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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Mccarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Montvilas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Montvilas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danilo Mccarthy's chin.
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177 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danilo Mccarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Montvilas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Mccarthy tries to score with a low kick but Montvilas moves his leg out of the way.
Montvilas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mccarthy avoids it really well and circles away.
Montvilas fails with the takedown
and Mccarthy counters with a stiff right hand.
Mccarthy misses with a body shot.
Mccarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montvilas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mccarthy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Danilo Mccarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthy punishes Montvilas's body with a nice straight punch.
Montvilas misses with a takedown attempt
and Mccarthy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Danilo Mccarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Montvilas.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Mccarthy throws a strike but Montvilas avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mccarthy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montvilas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccarthy throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montvilas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy stands and steps away. Montvilas gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Mccarthy.
Mccarthy gets a clinch.
Montvilas tries for a takedown but Mccarthy manages to get underhooks.
Mccarthy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montvilas.
Montvilas looks winded!
Montvilas is trying to drag Mccarthy to the mat but Mccarthy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A bit of stalling here from Mccarthy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montvilas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mccarthy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Montvilas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mccarthy trying to control but Montvilas is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy looking to secure an arm triangle but Montvilas defends it well.
Mccarthy misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montvilas is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Mccarthy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mccarthy clinches.
Montvilas lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Montvilas postures up in Mccarthy's guard and throws a big left but Mccarthy blocks it.
Montvilas preventing the sweep.
Montvilas works over Mccarthy with some ground and pound from guard.
Montvilas looking to sit in guard and control but Mccarthy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mccarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mccarthy is looking to work some ground and pound but Montvilas has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mccarthy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mccarthy won't allow Montvilas to get back to his feet.
Montvilas is breathing heavily.
Montvilas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccarthy with a nice head shot there.
Mccarthy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mccarthy throws a strike but Montvilas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mccarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Montvilas manages to get himself to full guard.
Mccarthy postures up in Montvilas's guard and throws a big left but Montvilas blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montvilas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mccarthy throws a big elbow that misses.
Mccarthy throws a strike but Montvilas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mccarthy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mccarthy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mccarthy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montvilas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montvilas wants to control from the top but Mccarthy keeps moving.
Montvilas works over Mccarthy with some ground and pound from guard.
Montvilas stopping the sweep attempt from Mccarthy.
Mccarthy is working hard here to advance position.
Mccarthy looking for a guillotine here but Montvilas defends easily.
Montvilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montvilas throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montvilas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montvilas stands up over Mccarthy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mccarthy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montvilas throwing strikes but missing.
Montvilas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mccarthy keeping moving, preventing Montvilas from controlling successfully.
Montvilas throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mccarthy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montvilas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccarthy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alexander Montvilas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Mccarthy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montvilas, pushing him back against the cage.
Montvilas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mccarthy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Montvilas.
Mccarthy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Mccarthy is trying to keep Montvilas in close.
Montvilas trying to control the position from guard on top but Mccarthy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mccarthy is on top in guard.
Montvilas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mccarthy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mccarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mccarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Montvilas.
Nice sprawl there from Mccarthy as Montvilas shoots in.
Montvilas shoots in for a double leg but Mccarthy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Montvilas checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy has managed to clinch.
Mccarthy is trying to stall.
Montvilas tries to score a body lock takedown but Mccarthy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Danilo Mccarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Montvilas.
Montvilas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Mccarthy is trying to keep an underhook but Montvilas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mccarthy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mccarthy striking off his back but it's not causing Montvilas any problems.
Mccarthy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montvilas is one step ahead there.
Montvilas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy is pulling down on Montvilas's head to control his posture.
Montvilas postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montvilas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mccarthy keeping moving, preventing Montvilas from controlling successfully.
Mccarthy controlling the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Danilo Mccarthy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mccarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Mccarthy misses with a body shot.
Mccarthy takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccarthy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Montvilas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mccarthy regains guard.
Mccarthy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Montvilas passes Mccarthy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Montvilas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mccarthy's head.
Mccarthy is trying to get back to full guard.
Montvilas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montvilas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montvilas with the ground and pound but Mccarthy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Montvilas throwing strikes from guard but Mccarthy blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Alexander Montvilas.
I think Montvilas 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Montvilas!
After winning the bout, Alexander Montvilas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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