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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Dubois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Landers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maurice Dubois !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Landers!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Dubois .
Landers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubois .
Landers misses with a body shot.
Landers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dubois manages to avoid it.
Landers shoots in and bounces Dubois off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dubois looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dubois looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Landers is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Landers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Landers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Landers throws a big right hand that misses.
Dubois keeping moving, preventing Landers from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Landers passes into half guard.
Landers passes to full mount!
Landers content just to control the position here.
Landers tries to control but Dubois wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Landers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Landers lands a nice shot to the head.
Landers lands a big elbow.
Landers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dubois in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Landers connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Landers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dubois really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landers controlling from the full mount.
Landers looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Landers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Landers pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Landers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dubois throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Landers.
Dubois fails to land with a series of punches.
Maurice Dubois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dubois throws a body punch but Landers moves out of range.
Dubois shoots in looking for a takedown but Landers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dubois 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Landers misses with an uppercut. Dubois saw that one coming.
Dubois checks a leg kick nicely.
Landers walks into a straight right hand from Dubois .
Dubois throws a right hand that Landers ducks under and follows up with a left that Landers also avoids with ease.
Dubois keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dubois will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dubois lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Landers circles away quickly and effectively.
Landers closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dubois 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubois looking for a sweep. Not yet Dubois , not yet.
Landers throws a big right hand that misses.
Dubois is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Landers is aware though and is defending well.
Brock Landers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dubois looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Landers passes into side control.
Landers working the ground and pound.
Dubois stops Landers from passing to mount.
Dubois is letting Landers control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landers decides to stand back up. Landers steps back and let's Dubois get back to his feet.
Landers wants to land a leg kick but Dubois is out of range.
Landers misses with a shot to the body
and Dubois counters with a series of strikes. Landers will be more careful next time no doubt.
Landers closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dubois to the mat! Dubois manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Landers wants to control from the top but Dubois keeps moving.
Landers looking to pass the guard.
Landers connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubois is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dubois can't keep his opponent in guard - Landers advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Well, if Landers 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Landers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dubois on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dubois shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dubois showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Landers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dubois swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Landers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dubois .
Landers looking to score a takedown here. Dubois is defending well but Landers drives through and ends up in Dubois 's guard.
Landers trying to control but Dubois is working from the bottom.
Landers stands and throws Dubois 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Landers trying to control the position but Dubois is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Landers cracks Dubois with a big right hand but Dubois just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Landers controlling from side mount.
Landers working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Landers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubois is looking to regain half guard here but Landers keeps moving and retains side control.
Dubois trying to remain calm as Landers controls from the top position.
Landers working the body and head with strikes.
Landers taking a break here but Dubois is having none of it and regains half guard.
Dubois is staying active underneath Landers, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landers content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dubois tries to get to full guard but Landers has control of the leg.
Landers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dubois won't allow Landers to pass to mount.
Brock Landers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubois is trying to get back to full guard.
Landers controlling the pace.
Landers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Landers looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Landers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Landers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Landers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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