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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Baringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Maserati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maserati's choice of entrance music: Not Falling . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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179 cm
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187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Baringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Maserati!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maserati does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maserati tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baringer swivels and escapes.
Baringer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Baringer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baringer is looking to work some ground and pound but Maserati has wrist control.
Maserati has his foot on Baringer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baringer works his way back into a safe position though.
Maserati avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Maserati throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baringer throws a big right hand that misses.
Baringer stops Maserati from standing up.
Baringer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baringer stands up over Maserati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baringer landing with the ground and pound.
Baringer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baringer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maserati is looking to stand up but Baringer isn't so interested in that idea.
Baringer is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Baringer won't allow Maserati to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maserati is looking for a triangle but Baringer pushes his legs off easily.
Maserati looks gassed!
Maserati wants to get back to his feet but Baringer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baringer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maserati is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maserati tries to land a front kick but Baringer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Baringer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baringer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Baringer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Baringer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maserati is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Baringer seems to be looking for submissions.
Baringer working over Maserati with some ground and pound. Maserati looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maserati makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Baringer doesn't manage to clinch there - Maserati circles away.
Maserati swats away the attempt to clinch by Baringer.
Baringer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baringer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Luke Maserati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maserati misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baringer tries to clinch but Maserati is having none of it.
Maserati throws the kick towards the body but Baringer avoids it.
Baringer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maserati swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maserati tries to clinch but Baringer moves away
and Baringer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maserati's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baringer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baringer prevents Maserati from getting back to his feet.
Baringer postures up and lands a big shot to Maserati's brow.
Maserati is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maserati looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maserati is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baringer is controlling him.
Maserati is looking for a triangle but Baringer pushes his legs off easily.
Maserati looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maserati working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baringer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baringer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Maserati is trying to keep Baringer in close.
Maserati is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baringer scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maserati swats away the attempt to clinch by Baringer.
Maserati fails with the takedown
and Baringer counters with a takedown into side control.
Maserati bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Maserati darts in and clinches Baringer up against the cage.
Baringer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Baringer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maserati using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baringer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maserati pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maserati closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baringer jumps guard but Maserati stands there with Baringer around his waist. Baringer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Baringer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Maserati manages to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baringer has closed the distance and engaged Maserati in a clinch.
Baringer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maserati pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maserati breaks the clinch.
Baringer moves into the clinch.
Maserati wants to get back to striking at distance but Baringer won't allow it.
Maserati looking to throw knees to the head but Baringer is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Baringer dominated that round.
That's time! Baringer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baringer instigates a clinch.
Maserati with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baringer ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Baringer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maserati stands and steps away. Baringer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baringer closes the distance and pushes Maserati back into the cage.
Maserati tries to break the clinch but Baringer is controlling the position.
Maserati stops a takedown attempt from Baringer.
Baringer decides to pull guard.
Maserati trying to control but Baringer is working from the bottom.
Baringer striking off his back but it's not causing Maserati any problems.
Baringer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maserati decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Baringer, up you get!
Maserati throws a head kick but Baringer moves out of range.
Maserati throws the kick towards the body but Baringer avoids it.
Maserati throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baringer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Baringer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baringer stands up over Maserati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Baringer throws a big right hand that misses.
Maserati is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baringer is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maserati working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baringer.
Baringer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maserati's head.
Baringer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maserati works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bill Baringer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maserati had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Baringer is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Maserati Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Baringer's back instead.
Baringer showing good submission defense here.
Baringer rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Baringer missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer is trying to get back to full guard.
Baringer throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Maserati is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maserati wants to stand up but Baringer is controlling the position.
Baringer is staying active underneath Maserati, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Baringer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maserati escapes and gets back to his feet.
Baringer tries to clinch up but Maserati circles away and keeps his distance.
Baringer is looking to clinch but Maserati is avoiding it.
Maserati tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Maserati misses.
Maserati tries to clinch up but Baringer circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baringer fails with a takedown attempt.
Baringer tries to clinch up.
Baringer wants to clinch up but Maserati keeps it at a distance.
Maserati has managed to clinch.
Maserati tries to land a knee to the head but Baringer blocks with his arms.
Baringer breaks the clinch.
Baringer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maserati.
Maserati moves into the clinch successfully.
Baringer lands a takedown into guard.
Maserati has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Baringer doesn't defend quickly enough and Maserati has managed to lock this one up! Can Baringer escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Maserati on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Luke Maserati!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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