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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dont Lose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Zach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dont Lose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dont Lose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Black Zach!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zach moves into the clinch successfully.
Zach tries to pull guard but Lose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zach is defending well for now.
Lose gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Lose wants to control from the top but Zach keeps moving.
Zach is pulling down on Lose's head. It's preventing any offense from Lose, at least for the moment.
Zach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lose has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Zach bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lose's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zach content to stall in guard here.
Lose working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zach is one step ahead there.
Lose is trying to hold Zach in close to prevent damage but Zach has managed to pass into half guard.
Lose wants to get back to his feet.
Lose tries to roll over but Zach keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Zach might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Zach gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zach sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lose displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zach.
Lose shoots in looking for a takedown. Zach tries to sprawl out of it but Lose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zach manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lose tries to close the distance and clinch but Zach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zach shoots in for a takedown but Lose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dont Lose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lose moves in looking to clinch but Zach pushes him off.
Zach rushes Lose and presses him up against the cage.
Zach drags the fight down to the ground.
Zach wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zach keeping moving, preventing Lose from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lose tries to free his leg and advance position but Zach is retaining full guard.
Zach is pulling down on Lose's head. It's preventing any offense from Lose, at least for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lose wants to stand and escape but instead Zach has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lose can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zach controls the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Black Zach.
Lose throws a shot from downtown. Zach moves away and avoids it.
Zach closes the distance and clinches up with Lose, looking for a takedown. Zach pushes Lose against the cage but Lose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Zach dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zach shoots in looking for a takedown. Lose tries to sprawl out of it but Zach keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zach closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lose circles away.
Lose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zach defends it nicely.
Zach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dont Lose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Black Zach.
Zach stuffs the takedown.
Zach tries to clinch but Lose moves out of range.
Zach shoots in but Lose avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zach will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zach is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lose scores with a sloppy right hand. Zach should have avoided that one.
Zach shoots in and drives through. Lose sprawls well.
Lose tries to clinch there but Zach circles away.
Lose tries to clinch up but Zach circles away and keeps his distance.
Zach keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Lose. No joy for Zach on that attempt.
Lose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zach circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lose is defended easily by Zach.
Lose wants to clinch
and Zach counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zach is looking to clinch but Lose is avoiding it.
Lose shoots in for a takedown but Zach shows good takedown defense.
Lose closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zach's guard.
Black Zach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zach wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zach rushes Lose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zach tries to pull guard but Lose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lose taking a breather.
Lose breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zach tries for a takedown but Lose sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lose blocks the body kick.
Dont Lose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lose tries a head kick but it misses.
Zach fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zach pinned against the cage. Zach gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Zach avoids the body shot from Lose.
Zach blocks a leg kick.
Zach throws a sloppy head kick
and Lose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lose wants to control from the top but Zach keeps moving.
Zach wants to sweep here but Lose controlling him for the moment.
Zach is controlling Lose's posture.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dont Lose just wasn't active enough.
Nice sprawl there from Lose as Zach shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dont Lose dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lose tries to clinch but Zach is having none of it.
Zach stuffs the takedown attempt from Lose. Lose gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lose.
Zach shoots for a double leg takedown but Lose sprawls well. He's pushed Zach's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zach looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lose shoots in looking for a takedown. Zach tries to sprawl out of it but Lose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zach manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lose feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zach is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zach has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lose stays in close to Zach's body and controls the position.
Lose looking to pass the guard.
Zach pushes Lose off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zach swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dont Lose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lose shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zach sprawls well. Zach wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lose gets slowly back to his feet.
Zach pushes Lose up against the cage in a clinch.
Zach lands a knee to the head.
Zach tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zach jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lose walks away with a smile on his face. Zach gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Horrible takedown by Lose or perhaps it was just good defense by Zach which made him look bad.
Zach shoots in for a takedown but Lose shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zach fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lose, pushing him back against the cage.
Zach jumps guard but Lose stands there with Zach around his waist. Zach gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lose looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zach wants a takedown but no success here.
Lose is looking for a takedown.
Lose has had enough of the clinch but Zach keeps him there for the moment.
Zach fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zach goes for a takedown attempt but Lose pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lose shoots in for a takedown but Zach shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lose throws a head kick that misses.
Lose throws a lazy head kick
and Zach moves into the clinch.
Lose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lose tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zach closes the distance and pushes Lose back into the cage.
Lose is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dont Lose.
I think Lose has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dont Lose!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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