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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe White will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Lara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe White!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. White defends it nicely.
White shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lara takes the fight into the clinch.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lara.
White tries to pull guard but Lara holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
White is trying to force a seperation but Lara has the dominant position.
Lara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alberto Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe White.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lara moves away.
White has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White misses with a kick to the body.
Lara fails with the takedown.
Lara has taken the fight to the clinch.
White tries to circle away but Lara has him pinned against the cage.
White wants to stall.
Lara prevents a takedown attempt there.
White is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lara is defending well.
Lara ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lara no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lara is on top in guard.
Lara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lara is controlling him.
Lara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on White, up you get!
Nice sprawl there from White as Lara shoots in.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lara clinches up against the cage.
Lara breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands an overhand right.
White closes the distance but Lara moves to the side
and Lara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lara.
White pulls Lara into guard.
Lara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lara won't allow White to get back to his feet.
White wants to hit a switch here but Lara passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for White there!
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
White looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lara controlling from the full mount.
Lara thowing shots but they're missing.
White tries to reverse the position but Lara maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lara controlling his opponent.
Lara looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lara dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lara looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Lara finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
White tries to clinch but Lara moves away
and Lara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lara.
Lara is stalling here.
White is trying to drag Lara to the mat but Lara just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
White with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lara has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by White after a bit of a struggle.
White is trying to break the clinch but Lara has him pressed against the cage.
Lara breaks the clinch.
White shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lara but Lara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alberto Lara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe White.
White tries to clinch but Lara moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White closes the distance but Lara moves to the side
and Lara counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lara is defended easily by White.
White darts in trying to clinch
and Lara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Lara moves out of range easily.
White fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White shoots in looking for a takedown. Lara tries to sprawl out of it but White keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White tries to clinch
and Lara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alberto Lara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Lara circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lara counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lara pulls guard successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
White wants to stand and escape but instead Lara has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
White looking for subs off his back but Lara has passed one foot through into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lara works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lara content just to control the position here.
Lara prevents White from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Lara dominated that second round.
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!
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
White fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
White shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lara sprawls well. Lara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. White gets slowly back to his feet.
White closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lara counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lara goes for a double leg but White avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as White continues to drive forward.
White is trying to break the clinch but Lara is controlling him.
Lara lands a good knee to the midsection. White won't want to take too many of those.
Lara is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. White can't fight it off and eventually Lara manages to take the fight to the floor. White looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lara passes into half guard.
Lara is thwarting White's attempts to control the position.
White is trying to stand up here but Lara is controlling him well.
Lara passes to side control.
Lara decides to stand back up. Lara steps back and let's White get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lara fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Lara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White goes for a double leg but Lara avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lara continues to drive forward.
Lara pulls guard effortlessly.
Lara pulls White in to control the position.
Alberto Lara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White wants to stand but Lara has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
White is fighting to break Lara's control of his arms but Lara is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lara doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
White really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
White postures up in Lara's guard and throws a big left but Lara blocks it.
White wants to control from the top but Lara keeps moving.
Lara pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Lara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with White but White pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White shoots in for a takedown but Lara shows good takedown defense.
Lara stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Lara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lara rushes White and presses him up against the cage.
White tries to pull guard but Lara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
White wants a takedown.
Lara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White wants to break the clinch but can't.
White is trying to maintain a safe position but Lara gets an underhook and turns White into the cage.
Joe White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alberto Lara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lara has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics White uses from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Lara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alberto Lara!
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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
44% |
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