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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miropui Laldama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Laldama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You can do it - Ice Cube. Cormier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Grafh - Knock'em Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miropui Laldama could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Cormier's chin.
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275 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miropui Laldama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laldama tries to clinch up but Cormier circles away and keeps his distance.
Laldama forces Cormier back against the cage and clinches.
Laldama working Cormier over with knees to the body.
Cormier looks winded!
Laldama landing knees to the head.
Laldama lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laldama working Cormier over with knees to the body.
Laldama missing with knees to the body.
Laldama putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cormier in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cormier avoiding damage as Laldama throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Laldama.
Laldama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cormier avoids it.
Knees to the body from Laldama.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laldama obliges.
Laldama lands a nice knee to the body.
Laldama tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
Laldama lands a good knee to the midsection. Cormier won't want to take too many of those.
Cormier avoiding damage as Laldama throws knees to the body.
Cormier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laldama with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Laldama tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
Cormier avoiding damage as Laldama throws knees to the body.
Laldama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cormier avoids it.
Cormier managing to block the knees to the body from Laldama.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laldama obliges.
Cormier displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laldama up against the cage.
Cormier is trying to break the clinch but Laldama is controlling him.
Laldama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cormier is defending well for now.
Laldama connects with a knee to the head.
Cormier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laldama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier wants to clinch up but Laldama keeps it at a distance.
Laldama tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laldama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laldama doesn't manage to clinch there - Cormier circles away.
Laldama tries to clinch there but Cormier circles away.
Laldama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cormier swats away the attempt to clinch by Laldama.
Laldama tries to clinch up but Cormier circles away and keeps his distance.
Miropui Laldama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laldama tries to close the distance and clinch but Cormier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laldama tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cormier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cormier.
Laldama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cormier is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cormier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laldama crunches a lovely knee into Cormier's ribcage.
Laldama tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
Cormier struggles to land a body shot inside as Laldama controls his hands.
Laldama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cormier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cormier misses the jab.
Laldama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cormier keeps the fight on the outside.
Laldama wants to clinch.
Cormier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laldama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miropui Laldama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laldama tries to clinch but Cormier is having none of it.
Laldama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laldama moves to clinch but Cormier breaks away
and Cormier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cormier.
Laldama unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cormier avoiding damage as Laldama throws knees to the body.
Cormier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laldama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cormier managing to block the knees to the body from Laldama.
Cormier avoiding damage as Laldama throws knees to the body.
Cormier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cormier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cormier takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormier jumps guard but Laldama turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Laldama tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laldama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cormier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miropui Laldama dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laldama wants to clinch
and Cormier counters by moving into the clinch.
Laldama lands a knee to the body.
Laldama tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cormier avoids it.
Laldama trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laldama obliges.
Laldama scores a nice knee to the body.
Laldama unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cormier lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Laldama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cormier is defending well for now.
Laldama tries to land knees in the clinch but Cormier avoids the damage to the body.
Laldama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cormier can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laldama landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cormier dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Laldama is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cormier is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier gets control of Laldama's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cormier will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cormier is looking to stand up but Laldama isn't so interested in that idea.
Laldama postures up.
Laldama wants to stand but Cormier has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cormier manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormier lands with some strikes.
Laldama knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cormier on the ground.
Laldama tries to reverse the position but Cormier maintains control.
Cormier lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cormier raining down shots from the mount!
Cormier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laldama is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cormier content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Laldama working to try and regain half guard.
Cormier tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Laldama really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Laldama could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cormier wants to finish this one by submission but Laldama is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cormier.
Laldama can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier looking to control and managing it successfully.
Laldama tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cormier working for a guillotine from mount but Laldama is in no mood to give up.
Cormier looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormier wants to control the pace but Laldama is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Cormier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Laldama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cormier swats away the attempt to clinch by Laldama.
Laldama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cormier keeps the fight on the outside.
Laldama tries to clinch but Cormier moves out of range.
Laldama tries to clinch up
and Cormier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laldama tries to kick Cormier off but Cormier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Laldama is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cormier's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cormier's back!
Laldama is looking to control Cormier but Cormier is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cormier tries to break free.
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.
Cormier staying busy and making it hard for Laldama to control.
Laldama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cormier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Laldama is really struggling to control Cormier but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cormier is trying to stand back up.
Laldama gets his hands free as Cormier looks to control.
Laldama is looking to control Cormier but Cormier is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Cormier wants to hold on but Laldama pushes him away.
Daniel Cormier has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cormier is desperately trying to improve his position but Laldama has a good base and remains in mount.
Cormier is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laldama is looking to stand but Laldama has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Laldama working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Laldama tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Laldama swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cormier is now in Laldama's guard. A big mistake from Laldama there, giving up the dominant position!
Cormier advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier controls the position.
Laldama is trying to improve his position.
Laldama is working hard here to advance position.
Cormier lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cormier taking a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cormier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cormier has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cormier!
A very excited looking Daniel Cormier made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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