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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lauderdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darius Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauderdale comes to the cage accompanied by Phil Collins - Sussudio. Masters has chosen It's Been Awhile by Staind as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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198 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Lauderdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Masters!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters dives in and grabs Lauderdale's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lauderdale pushes down on Masters's head and hops out.
Lauderdale manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Masters on his heels. He'll look to pass Masters's guard now, I'm sure.
Masters working a defensive guard here.
Lauderdale cracks Masters with a solid left hand.
Masters trying to control the position.
Lauderdale pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Masters is keeping the position for now.
Masters looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lauderdale looking to sit in guard and control but Masters gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lauderdale keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauderdale is looking to stand up but Masters isn't so interested in that idea.
Lauderdale controlling Masters's posture.
Lauderdale's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Masters sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masters wants to pass the guard but Lauderdale is keeping the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lauderdale holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Masters closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lauderdale counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masters is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lauderdale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lauderdale's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lauderdale preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Masters.
Masters has the hooks in. Lauderdale is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lauderdale looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Masters somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Lauderdale trying to get back to his feet but Masters is in full control for now.
Lauderdale trying to control the hands but Masters won't let him.
Lauderdale is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters is working for a rear naked choke. Lauderdale is not defending it well and Masters has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Lauderdale refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Lauderdale's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darius Masters!
During a confident post fight interview, Darius Masters thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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