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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angel Aracelis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Lafunete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aracelis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to God's Gonna Cut You Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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192 cm
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213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Angel Aracelis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gerard Lafunete!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aracelis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Lafunete.
A short right from Aracelis on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Lafunete.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lafunete's brow.
Lafunete lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Lafunete.
Lafunete misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lafunete blocks an elbow strike.
Lafunete scores with a shot to the side of Aracelis's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafunete stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aracelis.
Aracelis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Gerard Lafunete has been cut.
Lafunete looking to throw knees to the head but Aracelis is blocking nicely.
Lafunete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araceliss head.
A short uppercut from Lafunete.
Lafunete landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Aracelis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aracelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafunete has him pressed against the cage.
Aracelis is trying to break the clinch but Lafunete has him pressed against the cage.
Lafunete lands with a right to the head.
Aracelis misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aracelis working aggressively here.
Lafunete with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aracelis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lafunete backwards.
Lafunete misses with the head strike.
Lafunete is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aracelis is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Lafunete.
Lafunete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lafunete will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aracelis up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lafunete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lafunete stalling the fight.
Aracelis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafunete leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lafunete tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lafunete stalling in the clinch but Aracelis improves position.
Lafunete is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aracelis is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lafunete landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aracelis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafunete with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lafunete blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lafunete.
Lafunete looking to throw knees to the head but Aracelis is blocking nicely.
Lafunete throws a head punch that misses.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aracelis slaps away a takedown attempt from Lafunete, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aracelis looks to land a combination but Lafunete avoids it well.
Lafunete has a takedown stuffed.
Lafunete gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Lafunete.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lafunete.
Aracelis manages to break the clinch.
Aracelis moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafunete avoids the elbow strike from Aracelis, against the cage.
Lafunete pushes Aracelis back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lafunete lands with a right to the head.
Lafunete's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lafunete blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aracelis takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafunete is working Aracelis over against the cage.
Lafunete lands an uppercut.
Aracelis misses with the head strike.
Lafunete lands with a right to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lafunete tries to stall but Aracelis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aracelis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafunete shoots in for a takedown but Aracelis shows good takedown defense.
Angel Aracelis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerard Lafunete.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lafunete is defended easily by Aracelis.
Aracelis drives through and clinches with Lafunete against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafunete has a couple of punches blocked by Aracelis.
Lafunete letting Aracelis take a breather here.
Lafunete misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lafunete gets through Aracelis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lafunete.
Aracelis is breathing heavily.
Lafunete unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.
Lafunete scores with a hook to the body.
Lafunete lands with a light punch inside.
Lafunete with a knee to the head.
Lafunete lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lafunete lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lafunete creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Lafunete.
Lafunete is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Lafunete dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerard Lafunete's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lafunete shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aracelis pinned against the cage. Aracelis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Angel Aracelis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aracelis closes the distance and clinches.
Lafunete lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lafunete makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lafunete lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aracelis backwards.
Lafunete slowing the pace effectively.
Lafunete with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aracelis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lafunete.
Aracelis prevents a body shot from Lafunete.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aracelis throws an elbow but misses.
Aracelis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lafunete lands a good knee to the midsection. Aracelis won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafunete tries to land a knee to the head but Aracelis blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafunete has Aracelis pressed against the cage.
Lafunete using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lafunete is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lafunete lands a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aracelis tries to circle away but Lafunete has him pinned against the cage.
Aracelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lafunete with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lafunete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araceliss head.
Lafunete tries a knee to the head but Aracelis blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lafunete.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lafunete stalling in the clinch but Aracelis improves position.
Lafunete lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aracelis backwards.
A shot in the inside from Lafunete.
Aracelis trying to control the position but instead, Lafunete has worked for underhooks and has pushed Aracelis into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lafunete lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lafunete just leaning against Aracelis, taking a breather.
Lafunete using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aracelis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Lafunete scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aracelis lands a damaging elbow.
Aracelis struggles to land a body shot inside as Lafunete controls his hands.
Aracelis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lafunete fails to land.
Lafunete lands a nice uppercut.
Lafunete throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lafunete has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lafunete blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gerard Lafunete seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aracelis misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lafunete lands with a short shot to the head.
Aracelis lands a nice elbow.
Lafunete avoiding damage.
Aracelis throws a head punch that misses.
Lafunete dodges an elbow strike from Aracelis.
Lafunete is looking to control Aracelis's arms but Aracelis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lafunete has his back to the cage.
Aracelis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lafunete.
Lafunete is trying to maintain a safe position but Aracelis gets an underhook and turns Lafunete into the cage.
Aracelis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lafunete is defending well for now.
Aracelis lands an elbow just above Lafunete 's eye.
Aracelis lands with a light punch inside.
Aracelis is looking to break free of the clinch but Lafunete has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Aracelis.
Aracelis tries to work over Lafunete's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aracelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lafunete pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lafunete.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aracelis as Lafunete tries to tie him up.
Aracelis pushes off an throws an elbow but Lafunete leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aracelis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lafunete has him pressed against the cage.
Lafunete lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lafunete scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Angel Aracelis has been cut.
Aracelis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lafunete tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aracelis's elbow.
Aracelis has had enough of the clinch but Lafunete keeps him there for the moment.
Lafunete landing knees to the head.
Aracelis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lafunete.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lafunete fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lafunete wants to stall.
Lafunete keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aracelis's efforts to push away.
Lafunete softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Lafunete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Aracelis moves into the clinch.
Aracelis lands an elbow that stopped Lafunete in his tracks for a moment.
Lafunete is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aracelis is keeping busy.
Aracelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lafunete.
Lafunete lands a nice uppercut.
Lafunete digs a right hand underneath Aracelis's ribcage. Aracelis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aracelis misses with an elbow strike.
Lafunete throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lafunete stalling in the clinch but Aracelis improves position.
Lafunete tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lafunete has Aracelis pressed against the cage, preventing Aracelis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lafunete stalling in the clinch but Aracelis improves position.
Aracelis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lafunete content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lafunete throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lafunete lands a good knee to the midsection. Aracelis won't want to take too many of those.
Aracelis managing to block the knees to the body from Lafunete.
Lafunete lands a left hand.
Aracelis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lafunete managing to block the knees to the body from Aracelis.
Aracelis wants to stall.
Lafunete misses with a knee to the head.
Lafunete lands with a light punch inside.
Lafunete tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aracelis avoids it.
Aracelis trying to stall but Lafunete improves his position.
Aracelis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafunete's elbow.
Aracelis throws an elbow that misses.
Lafunete throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aracelis blocks it with crossed arms.
Aracelis avoiding damage as Lafunete throws knees to the body.
Aracelis misses with an elbow over the top.
Gerard Lafunete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lafunete dodges an elbow strike from Aracelis.
Lafunete dodges an elbow strike from Aracelis.
Aracelis misses with a knee strike.
Lafunete blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aracelis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lafunete unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aracelis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aracelis wants to get back to striking at distance but Lafunete won't allow it.
Aracelis tries to break free but Lafunete pushes him back against the cage.
Aracelis misses with an elbow strike.
Lafunete dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aracelis misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aracelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lafunete blocks the elbow strike.
Lafunete manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aracelis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafunete's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aracelis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lafunete's brow.
Aracelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aracelis stalling the fight.
Aracelis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Angel Aracelis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lafunete throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araceliss head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aracelis.
Aracelis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aracelis throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lafunete holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Aracelis missing with knees to the body.
Aracelis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lafunete blocks an elbow strike.
Lafunete scores with a shot to the side of Aracelis's head.
Aracelis has had enough of the clinch but Lafunete keeps him there for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Lafunete comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lafunete winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Lafunete!
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hype
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