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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Federico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D Remy La Gam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Federico comes into the arena with Kid Frost - La Raza blaring out of the sound system. D Remy La Gam is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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204 cm
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280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Federico! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D Remy La Gam! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! La Gam shoots in but no luck this time. Federico throws a right hand that La Gam ducks under and follows up with a left that La Gam also avoids with ease. Federico connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Federico rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but La Gam moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Federico looks to land a combination but La Gam avoids it well. La Gam darts in looking for a takedown but Federico gets double underhooks and turns La Gam into the cage. Some wild striking there from Federico.
Jose Federico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Federico looks to land a combination but La Gam avoids it well. Federico fails to land with a series of punches.
Federico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from La Gam. Jose Federico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D Remy La Gam. Federico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Federico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Gam avoids the body shot from Federico.
La Gam is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. The fight stays on the outside here - La Gam looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Gam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Federico. Federico throws a right and a left that La Gam avoids nicely. Federico throws a nice looking combination but La Gam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Federico lands with a shot to the body. Federico throws a right and a left that both miss. Federico throws a nice looking combination but La Gam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. La Gam misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Federico does no damage. Federico misses with a jab, cross combination.
La Gam shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Federico defends it nicely. La Gam's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Federico connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! La Gam scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. La Gam shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Federico pinned against the cage. Federico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Federico swinging wildly here.
La Gam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Federico. This has been an exciting period of action! Federico throws a series of punches but La Gam avoids them all with ease. Federico misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Federico.
Federico throws a right and a left that La Gam avoids nicely. Federico misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Federico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Federico swinging wildly here.
Federico sets himself, and La Gam steps forward looking for the clinch! Federico avoids it this time. Federico throws a series of punches but La Gam moves out of range. Federico is breathing heavily. La Gam shoots and misses and Federico counters with a lovely shot to the body. La Gam wants to clinch up but Federico keeps it at a distance. La Gam doesn't manage to clinch there - Federico circles away.
La Gam misses with a head kick.
Federico lands with a cross. La Gam moves in looking to clinch but Federico pushes him off. Federico throws a series of strikes that have La Gam backpedaling.
La Gam shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Federico as he avoids it easily. La Gam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round. La Gam darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Federico scores with a jab. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice straight punches there by Federico. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Federico. La Gam misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. La Gam tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Federico to counter with a crisp jab. Federico misses with a wild combination.
La Gam slips under a jab from Federico. Federico misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Federico dominated that 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.
Federico misses with a wild combination.
La Gam shoots in for a takedown but Federico shows good takedown defense. Federico scores with a one two! La Gam had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Federico throws a right and a left that both miss. La Gam is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here. Federico leaves La Gam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but La Gam might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Federico has got the better of the exchanges. La Gam avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Gam moves in looking to clinch but Federico pushes him off. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Federico looks to land a combination but La Gam avoids it well. Federico throws a series of punches but La Gam avoids them all with ease. Federico throws a right and a left that both miss. La Gam wants to counter with a clinch but Federico pushes him away. A punch combination from Federico misses. La Gam doesn't manage to clinch there - Federico circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Gam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Federico throws out the jab. La Gam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. La Gam tries to land a front kick but Federico steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. La Gam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Federico. La Gam takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
La Gam jabs at Federico's body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Federico swinging wildly here.
La Gam scores with a three punch combo!
La Gam throws a series of strikes that have Federico backpedaling.
Federico lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but La Gam circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. La Gam clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Federico blocks a body shot from La Gam. La Gam throws a punch but it's blocked by Federico. La Gam is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Federico is defending well. Jose Federico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D Remy La Gam. La Gam breaks from the clinch.
Federico fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
La Gam tries to close the distance and clinch but Federico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. La Gam is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Federico throws a shot from downtown. La Gam moves away and avoids it. Federico lands a jab-cross combination. La Gam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jose Federico is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Federico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Federico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Federico misses with a double jab.
Federico scores with a nice strike. La Gam lands with a nice combination. Federico backs away looking to recover. La Gam tries to clinch but Federico moves out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from La Gam is defended easily by Federico. Federico throws a shot from downtown. La Gam moves away and avoids it. As Federico backs off La Gam throws a huge counter combo but Federico manages to avoid it all. La Gam swinging wildly here.
Federico misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Federico looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. La Gam ducks under a wild hook from Federico. La Gam rushes Federico and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Federico breaks from the clinch.
Jose Federico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. La Gam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Federico. La Gam rushes Federico and presses him up against the cage. A bit of stalling here from La Gam.
La Gam can't get the takedown.
La Gam is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Federico pulls him back up using the underhooks. Federico manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Federico 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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Federico.
La Gam slips a jab and a cross from Federico.
Despite the aggression on La Gam's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Federico misses with a wild combination.
Federico showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Gam.
La Gam moves in looking to clinch but Federico pushes him off. Federico throws out a loose jab but La Gam uses good head movement to avoid it. La Gam wants to clinch up but Federico keeps it at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A punch combination from Federico misses. Federico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Federico avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Federico throws a right hand that La Gam ducks under and follows up with a left that La Gam also avoids with ease. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Gam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Federico. Federico throws a right and a left that both miss. Federico cracks La Gam with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. La Gam is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Federico. Jose Federico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Federico throws a nice looking combination but La Gam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. La Gam tries to clinch there but Federico circles away.
La Gam tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Federico defends well and La Gam ends up having to push Federico into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. La Gam misses with a takedown attempt - Federico sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Federico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Federico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
La Gam wants to counter the offense by Federico and move into the clinch position. Federico throws a series of strikes that have La Gam backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Federico throws a looping overhand right but La Gam ducks down to avoid it. La Gam moves away from the strike by Federico. La Gam shoots in but no luck this time. Jose Federico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of D Remy La Gam. Federico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from La Gam. Federico misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
La Gam is looking for the big counter here. Federico throws a right and a left that both miss. La Gam moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. La Gam rushes Federico and presses him up against the cage. La Gam misses with a knee strike.
La Gam looking for a takedown. Federico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Federico.
La Gam dodges the punch combination from Federico.
Federico throws a right and a left that La Gam avoids nicely. Federico swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Gam tries a head kick but it misses.
La Gam is looking to take this fight into the clinch. La Gam pushes Federico up against the cage in a clinch. La Gam manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Federico displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Federico displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from La Gam. La Gam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Federico.
La Gam closes the distance and clinches up with Federico, looking for a takedown. La Gam pushes Federico against the cage but Federico circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Federico misses with a double jab.
La Gam steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Federico. Federico looks to land a left hand but La Gam moved out of range nicely. D Remy La Gam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Federico lands with an overhand left. Federico is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that La Gam can do to turn this around? We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! La Gam is looking to clinch but Federico is avoiding it.
It looked like Federico was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. La Gam tries for a takedown but Federico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Federico scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. A lazy body kick from La Gam and Federico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight! Jose Federico showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Federico, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Federico! Jose Federico bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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