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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erico Plaza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erico Plaza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Flores!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Plaza gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Flores drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Flores jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Flores drops back looking for a leg! Plaza is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Plaza manages to kick Flores off! Flores jumps back into Plaza's guard.
Flores's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Plaza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Flores is bucking up trying to escape but Plaza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Plaza is working for a guillotine from mount but Flores frees his head quite easily.
Plaza working for a guillotine from mount but Flores is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores reaches up to try and control the position but Plaza seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Flores rolls and tries to escape and now Plaza has his back!
Plaza is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Flores defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Flores rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores actively working from the bottom here.
Flores looks gassed!
Plaza wants to pass to mount but Flores is defending the position.
Flores actively working from the bottom here.
Flores looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flores is refusing to be controlled, as Plaza sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plaza passes the guard and advances to mount!
Flores is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Plaza is going olschool here, as he tries to force Flores to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Flores shrugs it off.
Plaza looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Plaza content just to control the position here.
Flores tries to hold on but Plaza postures up.
Plaza is going olschool here, as he tries to force Flores to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Flores shrugs it off.
Plaza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flores is looking to escape.
Flores working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plaza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Plaza is landing with some decent strikes but Flores is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flores wants to control but Plaza is having none of it.
Flores working to try and regain half guard.
Plaza with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Flores is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Plaza swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Flores is now in Plaza's guard. A big mistake from Plaza there, giving up the dominant position!
Plaza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Flores stands up from Plaza's guard - Flores perhaps looking for a knockout.
Plaza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Flores counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Plaza's guard now.
Flores wants to control from the top but Plaza keeps moving.
Flores slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flores is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Flores is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Plaza is just riding it out for now. Flores eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Erico Plaza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Plaza gets the takedown into side control.
Flores throws a punch from the bottom, which has left him a bit exposed here… Plaza has an arm triangle now. This could be big trouble for Flores. He's out! He's out cold! The ref pulls Plaza off and Plaza celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Erico Plaza!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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