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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Igor Larionov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose De La Vega (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Larionov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose De La Vega!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Vega drives through with a takedown into Larionov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De La Vega stands up and waves to Larionov to follow him.
Larionov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larionov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De La Vega misses with an uppercut. Larionov saw that one coming.
Larionov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larionov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed De La Vega momentarily.
Larionov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Larionov.
De La Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Larionov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De La Vega misses with an uppercut. Larionov saw that one coming.
De La Vega thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
De La Vega gets a clinch.
De La Vega successfully pulls guard.
De La Vega wants to stand but Larionov is controlling the position.
De La Vega pushes Larionov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Larionov's jab looks to have found its range, popping De La Vega under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larionov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Larionov catches De La Vega right on the button with a cross.
Larionov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De La Vega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De La Vega closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Larionov's guard.
Larionov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De La Vega gets to his feet. Larionov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Larionov slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for De La Vega.
Larionov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Larionov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larionov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De La Vega.
De La Vega misses with a left hand
and Larionov counters with a nice body shot.
De La Vega throws a jab but it's blocked by Larionov.
De La Vega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Larionov.
De La Vega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larionov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Larionov on his heels. He'll look to pass Larionov's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De La Vega postures up in Larionov's guard and throws a big left but Larionov blocks it.
De La Vega throwing strikes but missing.
De La Vega landing with the ground and pound.
De La Vega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De La Vega postures up in Larionov's guard and throws a big left but Larionov blocks it.
De La Vega throwing strikes from guard but Larionov blocks nicely.
De La Vega has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Larionov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De La Vega gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
De La Vega shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larionov's guard.
Larionov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Larionov is working an open guard so De La Vega takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
De La Vega takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
De La Vega clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larionov misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on De La Vega's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Larionov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De La Vega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Larionov misses with some punches.
De La Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Vega closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Larionov to the mat! Larionov manages to get full guard.
De La Vega throwing strikes but missing.
De La Vega passes Larionov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De La Vega stands up out of the half guard.
Larionov is breathing heavily.
De La Vega fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Larionov to the ground. De La Vega is now in Larionov's guard.
De La Vega throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De La Vega passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Larionov!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larionov avoids a series of strikes thrown by De La Vega.
De La Vega raining down hammerfists from mount.
It looks like Igor Larionov has been cut.
De La Vega with good strikes from the mount here!
De La Vega with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Vega sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Larionov is bucking up trying to escape but De La Vega cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
De La Vega controlling his opponent.
De La Vega is working for a guillotine from mount but Larionov frees his head quite easily.
De La Vega looking to finish Larionov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Larionov!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose De La Vega dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Larionov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De La Vega 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.
De La Vega stands up and waves to Larionov to follow him.
De La Vega bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
De La Vega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De La Vega staying out of range there.
De La Vega has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De La Vega dips to his left and cracks Larionov with an uppercut!
Larionov slips a jab from De La Vega.
Igor Larionov is winning the standup battle so far.
Larionov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Larionov lands a jab.
Jose De La Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De La Vega throws a hook but Larionov blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larionov ducks under a wild hook from De La Vega.
Larionov moves away from the strike by De La Vega.
De La Vega closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De La Vega manages to break the clinch.
De La Vega shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Larionov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jose De La Vega has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larionov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
De La Vega stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Larionov slips a straight right by De La Vega.
De La Vega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De La Vega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larionov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De La Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Larionov's head.
De La Vega throws a shot from downtown. Larionov moves away and avoids it.
Larionov missing with a left hand there. De La Vega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larionov throws a hook but De La Vega avoids it easily.
A jab from De La Vega misses.
Larionov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De La Vega on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Larionov scores with a nice head shot.
De La Vega takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from De La Vega. Those never looked like landing.
De La Vega misses with a looping right.
Larionov is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De La Vega throws a hook to the side of Larionov's head but Larionov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Vega lands a jab to Larionov's midsection.
De La Vega throws a jab but it's blocked by Larionov.
Larionov is looking to counter punch.
De La Vega throws a body punch but Larionov moves out of range.
De La Vega thows a left - swing and a miss!
De La Vega closes the distance and clinches.
De La Vega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De La Vega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De La Vega scores with a hook.
De La Vega scores with a jab to the head.
De La Vega clinches up against the cage.
De La Vega lands a nice shot to the body.
Larionov can't find room to land a body shot as De La Vega controls the action.
De La Vega's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Larionov misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
De La Vega closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - De La Vega lands in his opponent's guard.
Larionov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De La Vega passes easily into side control. Nice work.
De La Vega landing a few strikes.
De La Vega stands up and we're back to a striking position.
De La Vega missing with a left hand there. Larionov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De La Vega throws a hook to the side of Larionov's head but Larionov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De La Vega misses with a looping left.
De La Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Larionov's head.
De La Vega shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Larionov is trying to defend but De La Vega finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Larionov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega stands up out of the half guard.
De La Vega manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Larionov on his heels. He'll look to pass Larionov's guard now, I'm sure.
De La Vega gets to his feet. Larionov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Vega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De La Vega displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De La Vega digs a good body shot into Larionov's ribs.
De La Vega lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Larionov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larionov throws a body punch but De La Vega moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Vega misses with a looping right.
Larionov takes one on the button.
Larionov ducks under a wild hook from De La Vega.
De La Vega fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Larionov to the ground. De La Vega is now in Larionov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose De La Vega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Igor Larionov's cut.
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!
De La Vega is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Larionov's half guard.
De La Vega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Larionov defending well though.
De La Vega is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De La Vega content to control rather than advance.
De La Vega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larionov's head.
Larionov wants to improve his position but De La Vega is controlling well.
De La Vega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Larionov's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Vega decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
De La Vega clinches up against the cage.
De La Vega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larionov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from De La Vega misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Vega drives through and clinches with Larionov against the cage.
De La Vega manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De La Vega. Larionov does a little dance to reset his feet.
De La Vega thows a left - swing and a miss!
Larionov just misses with a punch to the body.
De La Vega misses the shot to the body.
Larionov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De La Vega scores with a punch to the head.
De La Vega connects with a looping right hand.
De La Vega moves into the clinch.
De La Vega manages to break the clinch.
De La Vega throws a right and a left that Larionov avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Larionov misses the target.
Larionov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Larionov enables De La Vega to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Larionov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
De La Vega controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Igor Larionov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larionov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Larionov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Larionov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De La Vega on the ground.
Larionov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Larionov looking to control.
De La Vega stands and steps away. Larionov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
De La Vega looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Larionov!
De La Vega misses with the ground and pound.
Larionov defending against the ground and pound.
De La Vega stands up.
De La Vega scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega pushes Larionov up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Vega pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De La Vega feints and as Larionov raises his hands in defense, De La Vega changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
De La Vega keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Larionov's head.
Larionov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from De La Vega.
De La Vega gets to his feet - Larionov follows without any prompting.
Larionov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
De La Vega looks to land a left hand but Larionov moved out of range nicely.
De La Vega might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
De La Vega pushes Larionov up against the cage in a clinch.
De La Vega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De La Vega bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Larionov is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Larionov's face as De La Vega controls the position.
De La Vega tries for a kimura but Larionov is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Vega tries for a kimura but Larionov is defending well.
De La Vega decides to take the fight back to the feet.
De La Vega throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Vega jabs at Larionov's body.
De La Vega has managed to clinch.
De La Vega manages to pull guard.
Larionov being controlled here momentarily.
De La Vega manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose De La Vega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De La Vega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose De La Vega!
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