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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 cm
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143 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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167 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fine misses with a hook
and Luiz counters by clinching up. Luiz is trying to force a seperation but Fine has the dominant position. Fine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luiz has had enough of the clinch but Fine keeps him there for the moment. Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Fine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Luiz is working for takedown but Fine is calmly controlling the position for now. Luiz has picked Fine up - he's going for a ride! Luiz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Fine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Luiz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Luiz. Fine wants to control but Luiz is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luiz is figuring out what he wants to do next. Luiz lands strikes from half guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Fine manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Luiz with a nice head shot there. Fine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Luiz is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fine is keen to just control but Luiz is a slippery customer. Fine working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Luiz's thigh. Luiz counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luiz is controlling Fine's posture. Fine looking to sit in guard and control but Luiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fine looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Luiz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Fine tries to land a sweep but no joy. Luiz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Fine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luiz is one step ahead there. Luiz with a nice head shot there. Luiz looking to sit in guard and control but Fine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Fine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Fine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Fine trying to control the position from guard on top but Luiz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Luiz wants to stand but Fine is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fine looking to sit in guard and control but Luiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Fine controls Luiz momentarily but Luiz frees himself. Luiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Luiz looking to pass the guard. Fine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Fine wants to control the position but Luiz says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that round. That's time! Luiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fine lands with a nice body punch. Fine avoids the body shot from Luiz.
Luiz manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fine on his heels. He'll look to pass Fine's guard now, I'm sure. Fine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Luiz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Luiz throws an elbow that misses. Fine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Luiz's guard. Nice move by Fine! Fine is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Luiz keeping moving, preventing Fine from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Luiz pushes Fine off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fine cracks Luiz with a right hand to the side of the head. Luiz wants to clinch. Fine misses with a looping right. Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fine paws at him with a jab and circles away. Luiz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fine is trying to defend but Luiz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Luiz controlling the pace. Luiz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Luiz seems to be looking for submissions.
Luiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fine moves into full guard.
Luiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fine's head. Luiz scores with a decent looking elbow strike. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Luiz looking to sit in guard and control but Fine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Luiz holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fine trying to control but Luiz is working from the bottom. Luiz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Fine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Fine taking some punishment here, with Luiz in his half guard. Luiz lands with a punch from half guard. Luiz controlling the pace. Fine is staying active underneath Luiz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fine won't allow Luiz to pass to mount. Fine is trying to control but Luiz manages to pass to mount!
Fine working to try and regain half guard.
Luiz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fine looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fine wants to control but Luiz is having none of it. Luiz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Fine gets back to half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fine is trying to get back to full guard. Luiz moves into full mount! Fine won't be happy about that! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Luiz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fine. Fine throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Luiz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Luiz lands a couple of elbows. Luiz landing some decent shots from guard. Fine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Luiz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Luiz preventing the sweep. Luiz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Luiz works over Fine with some ground and pound from guard. Fine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Luiz has picked Fine up and slammed him! Fine can't keep hold of the triangle and Luiz manages to pass to side control! Luiz lands an elbow. Luiz lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Luiz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Fine taking a bit of punishment here - Luiz scoring with strikes. Fine trying his best to control but Luiz has mounted him. Fine is in a horrible position here. Luiz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Luiz with shots to the head and body - Fine looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fine is rocked! Luiz breaks from Fine's wrist control and lands an elbow. Fine is still in real trouble! Can Luiz finish him? Luiz lands a big shot to the head and Fine winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Luiz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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