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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Guarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aira Panganiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Guarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aira Panganiban!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panganiban bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Guarez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Guarez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Guarez wants to control but Panganiban is keeping him busy.
Guarez not doing much here.
Guarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Panganiban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panganiban tries to kick Guarez off but Guarez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Guarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Panganiban does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Juan Guarez.
Nice sprawl there from Panganiban as Guarez shoots in.
Guarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Panganiban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panganiban throwing strikes but missing.
Panganiban throws a big elbow that misses.
Panganiban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panganiban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panganiban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guarez controls Panganiban momentarily but Panganiban frees himself.
Panganiban is in close to Guarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Panganiban pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guarez is keeping the position for now.
Panganiban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panganiban really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Panganiban won't allow Guarez to sweep him here.
Panganiban throws a strike but Guarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panganiban keeping moving, preventing Guarez from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban pushes Guarez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Guarez doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Panganiban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Guarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panganiban working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guarez's head.
Panganiban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Panganiban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Panganiban is looking to work some ground and pound but Guarez has wrist control.
Panganiban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Guarez is breathing heavily.
Panganiban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Panganiban throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Panganiban's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Panganiban is looking to work some ground and pound but Guarez has wrist control.
Panganiban postures up in Guarez's guard and throws a big left but Guarez blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panganiban is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Panganiban scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panganiban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Guarez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Guarez tries to get out of the position.
Panganiban with a nice head shot there.
Panganiban with a flurry of punches that miss.
Panganiban lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Guarez has momentary wrist control but Panganiban slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panganiban throwing strikes from guard but Guarez blocks nicely.
Panganiban with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Panganiban is looking to work some ground and pound but Guarez has wrist control.
Guarez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panganiban working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Panganiban throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panganiban working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Guarez's head.
Panganiban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aira Panganiban dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Panganiban closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Guarez did well to prevent Panganiban getting side control.
Panganiban looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Guarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Panganiban postures up.
Panganiban in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panganiban throws a strike but Guarez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Panganiban scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Guarez with a poor takedown
and Panganiban counters with a shoot takedown. Guarez fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panganiban postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panganiban lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panganiban trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Panganiban throws an elbow that misses. Guarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Panganiban's guard. Nice move by Guarez!
Guarez stops Panganiban from standing up.
Guarez wants to control from the top but Panganiban keeps moving.
Guarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guarez prevents Panganiban from getting back to his feet.
Panganiban is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We're going to have a standup here because Juan Guarez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Guarez with a poor takedown
and Panganiban counters with a nice double leg into side control. Guarez won't be happy with that.
Guarez tries to bench press Panganiban off him but Panganiban keeps the position.
Panganiban cracks Guarez with a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panganiban throwing strikes but Guarez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Panganiban wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Guarez trying to control the action but Panganiban is working from the bottom.
Aira Panganiban has got the better of the ground game so far.
Panganiban trying to remain calm as Guarez controls from the top position.
Panganiban is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Guarez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Panganiban is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban is trying to buck Guarez off.
Guarez staying calm.
Panganiban is trying to buck Guarez off.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Guarez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Juan Guarez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Guarez has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Guarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guarez shoots in for a double leg but Panganiban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guarez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Panganiban sprawls well. Panganiban wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Guarez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guarez shoots in for a double leg but Panganiban sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guarez tries for a takedown but Panganiban sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Panganiban tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guarez swivels and escapes.
Guarez tries for a takedown but Panganiban circles away easily
and Panganiban counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panganiban misses with a head shot. Guarez uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aira Panganiban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Panganiban shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Panganiban lands a big elbow.
It looks like Juan Guarez has been cut.
Guarez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Panganiban.
Guarez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Juan Guarez's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panganiban working the ground and pound effectively.
Juan Guarez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Guarez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aira Panganiban!
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energy
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hype
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