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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavo comes to the cage accompanied by Rico Sauve by Girardo. Comanche Todd will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
14 - 20 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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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
14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Comanche Todd!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd misses with a body shot
and Chavo counters by clinching up.
Chavo has Todd pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Chavo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Todd tumbling to the mat - Chavo dives into Todd's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavo throwing strikes from guard but Todd blocks nicely.
Todd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chavo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chavo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavo throws a big right hand that misses.
Chavo wants to control from the top but Todd keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo is looking to work some ground and pound but Todd has wrist control.
Chavo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Todd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chavo controlling from the top position.
Chavo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todd is keeping the position for now.
Todd utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Todd lands with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Chavo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Todd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chavo backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chavo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Todd throws a right and a left that Chavo avoids nicely.
Chavo fails to land the takedown.
Chavo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chavo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Todd misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a series of punches but Chavo avoids them all with ease.
Todd digs a good body shot into Chavo's ribs.
Todd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Todd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavo shoots in and gets a takedown into Todd's guard.
Chavo throwing strikes from guard but Todd blocks nicely.
Todd is working an open guard so Chavo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Chavo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Todd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chavo momentarily.
Todd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chavo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Chavo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd throws a combination. Chavo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Todd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Todd lands a really nice looking cross but Chavo seems unphased.
Chavo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Todd loads up on a big right hand but Chavo slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Todd.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chavo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Todd sprawls well. Todd wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chavo gets slowly back to his feet.
Todd works over Chavo's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Comanche Todd dominated that round.
That's time! Chavo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Todd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chavo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Todd is working an open guard so Chavo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Eddie Chavo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Comanche Todd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Todd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Todd just misses with a punch to the body.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Chavo moved out of range.
Todd misses with a few strikes there.
Chavo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chavo darts in looking for a takedown but Todd gets double underhooks and turns Chavo into the cage.
Chavo wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Chavo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chavo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chavo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavo looks to clinch
and Todd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Todd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Todd tests Chavo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Todd throws a series of punches but Chavo avoids them all with ease.
Chavo fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd stuns Chavo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chavo tries to close the distance and clinch but Todd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice jab there from Todd.
Chavo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Todd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No luck for Chavo with that takedown attempt.
Todd misses with a combination
and Chavo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Todd won't be happy with that.
Todd is trying to improve his position.
Chavo landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Todd sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Todd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chavo.
Chavo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chavo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chavo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todd keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Chavo is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Chavo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Todd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Chavo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Todd manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chavo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chavo throws a strike but Todd rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Chavo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavo, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chavo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Chavo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Eddie Chavo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Todd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Todd is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've been informed that Todd has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chavo looks for a takedown but Todd sprawls well.
Todd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chavo's head.
Chavo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chavo avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd stalks Chavo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chavo's face. Chavo staggers backwards, shaken.
Chavo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Todd tries to avoid it but Chavo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Todd to the ground. Todd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Todd looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavo is just out of range.
Todd throws a right and a left that Chavo avoids nicely.
Todd moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Chavo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Chavo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Todd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chavo walks into a stiff left hand from Todd.
Todd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chavo.
Todd throws a body punch but Chavo moves out of range.
Todd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chavo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Todd, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo shoots in but no luck this time.
Todd tests Chavo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Todd scores with a hook.
Todd lands a nice shot that snaps Chavo's head back.
Todd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chavo backs up against the cage.
Todd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Todd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Todd lands with a good body shot.
Todd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Comanche Todd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Todd 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Comanche Todd!
Comanche Todd seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Eddie Chavo was interviewed post fight and said 'BS! Come on Joe Rogan'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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