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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maigonis Lupata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abou Chaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maigonis Lupata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abou Chaker!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupata looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaker misses with a head kick.
Lupata moves into the clinch.
Lupata manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chaker is stalling in the full guard.
Chaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chaker drops back looking for a leg! Lupata is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lupata manages to kick Chaker off! Chaker jumps back into Lupata's guard.
Lupata looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chaker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Lupata keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lupata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaker tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Chaker trying to control from half guard but Lupata is working away.
Chaker is controlling the pace.
Lupata tries to get to full guard but Chaker has control of the leg.
Lupata on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lupata tries to get out of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Abou Chaker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chaker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lupata is looking to control Chaker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lupata avoid being mounted?
Lupata desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupata striking from half guard on the bottom.
Chaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lupata keeps working.
Lupata strikes from the bottom but Chaker uses the opportunity to move to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Lupata is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupata is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lupata struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupata is not content to let Chaker control the position.
Lupata tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Chaker easily slips into full mount!
Chaker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chaker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lupata turns into him and now he's in Chaker's guard.
Lupata stops Chaker from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lupata postures up in Chaker's guard and throws a big left but Chaker blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lupata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lupata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chaker has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lupata is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Chaker.
The ground and pound from Lupata seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Chaker tries to buck Lupata off but Lupata is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lupata cracks Chaker with a big elbow.
Chaker looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lupata landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lupata throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Chaker is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lupata throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maigonis Lupata dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lupata shoots in and bounces Chaker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chaker looking to control.
Lupata throws a big right hand that misses.
Maigonis Lupata overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lupata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chaker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lupata!
Lupata can't escape the position.
Chaker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lupata regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lupata is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Chaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Lupata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chaker is breathing heavily.
Lupata pushes Chaker off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Chaker as Lupata shoots in.
Lupata rushes Chaker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lupata goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaker prevents it.
Chaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupata gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Chaker regains guard.
Lupata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lupata postures up and lands a big shot to Chaker's brow.
Chaker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chaker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lupata has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lupata throwing strikes but missing.
Lupata throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lupata slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chaker struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaker is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lupata looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chaker is looking to reverse the position.
Chaker on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lupata scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chaker to see if he's OK.
Lupata in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lupata landing a few strikes.
Lupata scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupata cracks Chaker with a big elbow.
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!
Lupata working the head with strikes.
Lupata grinds an elbow into Chaker's temple.
Chaker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lupata is refusing to be controlled, as Chaker sits in half guard.
Lupata is concentrating on defense, preventing Chaker from advancing position.
Lupata is trying to maintain the position but Chaker is very close to passing his half guard.
Lupata keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maigonis Lupata 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lupata darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Lupata.
Chaker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Lupata takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lupata is keen to just control but Chaker is a slippery customer.
Chaker trying to hold on to Lupata's head to control him but Lupata postures up.
Lupata is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chaker is trying to control but can't.
Chaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lupata is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaker striking from half guard on the bottom.
Lupata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lupata takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chaker is trying to maintain the position but Lupata is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chaker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lupata lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lupata is working Chaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lupata throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lupata trying to control but Chaker is working from the bottom.
Chaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lupata stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lupata postures up and lands a big shot to Chaker's brow.
Lupata passes Chaker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lupata prevents Chaker from improving his position.
Lupata scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chaker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaker is trying to control but can't.
Lupata looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lupata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Chaker wants to control but Lupata is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lupata is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lupata working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lupata not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lupata landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chaker is trying to maintain the position but Lupata is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Lupata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaker is not content to let Lupata control the position.
Lupata is nestled in close to Chaker, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaker is trying to maintain the position but Lupata is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ground and pound from Lupata.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lupata lands a nice short elbow.
Chaker wants to improve his position but Lupata is controlling well.
Chaker is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupata passes to side control.
Abou Chaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maigonis Lupata is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaker takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maigonis Lupata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lupata has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maigonis Lupata!
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energy
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