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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Munez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes into the arena with Retaliator blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jacoby Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Munez!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Munez wants to take a breather but Lombard is having none of it.
Lombard wants to get back to his feet.
Munez prevents Lombard from improving his position.
Lombard actively working from the bottom here.
Munez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munez trying to control from half guard but Lombard is working away.
Munez passes to side control.
Lombard taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard wants to control but Munez postures up.
Lombard tries to buck Munez off but Munez is having none of it.
Lombard takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Munez trying to control the position but Lombard is working away.
You can see the frustration on Lombard's face as Munez controls the position.
Lombard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lombard manages to get to full guard.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez wants to pass the guard but Lombard is keeping the position.
Munez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lombard trying to keep a closed guard but Munez is proving a slippery customer.
Munez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Lombard working for a triangle but Munez defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lombard keeping full guard, as Munez tries to pass.
Munez prevents Lombard from getting back to his feet.
Munez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hector Munez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Munez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Munez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lombard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Munez has managed to get both his arms back between Lombard's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard trying to control the position.
Munez wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Lombard doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Munez tries to free his leg and advance position but Lombard is retaining full guard.
Munez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lombard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Munez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lombard fails with the takedown
and Munez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lombard's guard now.
Munez trying to control the position from guard on top but Lombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lombard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Munez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lombard's head.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Munez from controlling successfully.
Munez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Munez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Munez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munez preventing the sweep.
Lombard wants to stand and escape but Munez is having none of it.
Lombard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Munez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Munez slips nicely into half guard.
Munez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Munez takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lombard trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munez lands with a punch from half guard.
Munez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lombard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Well, if Munez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ground and pound from Munez.
Munez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Munez wants to pass to mount but Lombard is defending the position.
Well, if Munez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munez with the ground and pound but Lombard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lombard working for a triangle but Munez defends it easily.
Lombard wants to sweep here but Munez controlling him for the moment.
Munez content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Lombard has locked up a guillotine! Lombard's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Munez is holding on here and Lombard must be using up a lot of energy. Munez has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Lombard gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jacoby Lombard!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacoby Lombard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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