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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lanjaron (ranked 7633 p4p, 570 weight class) and Brian Baggs (ranked 6005 p4p, 500 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Lanjaron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Baggs!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Baggs misses the target.
Lanjaron attempts a counter takedown but Baggs avoids it well and moves away.
Baggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lanjaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baggs sprawls and moves away.
Baggs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baggs misses with a wild body shot.
Baggs connects with a right hand. Lanjaron shakes it off.
Baggs misses with the combination.
Baggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanjaron.
Baggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanjaron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lanjaron defending well as Baggs loads up on a big left hand.
Brian Baggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baggs throws a hook to the side of Lanjaron's head but Lanjaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lanjaron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baggs as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Baggs 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.
Baggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baggs misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baggs lands a leg kick that knocks Lanjaron off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Baggs.
Lanjaron tries to counter with a takedown but Baggs is quick to defend against it.
Lanjaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lanjaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baggs sprawls and moves away.
Lanjaron seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Baggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Baggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Baggs. No joy for Lanjaron on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lanjaron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanjaron moves away from the strike by Baggs.
Lanjaron feinted with a counter takedown.
Baggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baggs catches Lanjaron with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lanjaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baggs sprawls and moves away.
Lanjaron on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lanjaron was well out of range. Poor timing from Baggs.
Baggs looks to land a right hand but Lanjaron moved out of range.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Lanjaron feinted with a counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baggs just misses with a punch to the body.
Lanjaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Baggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lanjaron circles away quickly and effectively.
Baggs lands a jab.
Lanjaron shoots for a double leg takedown but Baggs sprawls well. He's pushed Lanjaron's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sloppy strikes from Baggs. Those never looked like landing.
Baggs throws an overhand right that lands on Lanjaron's shoulder, as Lanjaron tries to avoid the shot.
Lanjaron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lanjaron ducks under a wild hook from Baggs.
Lanjaron attempts a counter takedown but Baggs avoids it well and moves away.
Nice cross by Baggs.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Baggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lanjaron.
Lanjaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Baggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lanjaron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lanjaron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lanjaron appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baggs misses with a straight right.
Baggs throws a body punch but Lanjaron moves out of range.
Baggs throws a hook but Lanjaron avoids it easily.
Baggs takes a swing at Lanjaron's ribcage but misses.
Baggs swings for the body but Lanjaron moves out of range.
Baggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lanjaron counters with a shoot takedown. Baggs fights it but they end up in guard.
Lanjaron 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.
Baggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lanjaron is one step ahead there.
Lanjaron sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baggs's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanjaron wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baggs keeps working.
Baggs tries to roll over but Lanjaron keeps him under control.
Lanjaron is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lanjaron is trying to control the action in half guard but Baggs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lanjaron is working for a submission of some sort.
Lanjaron stops Baggs from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Baggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lanjaron moves out of range as Baggs strikes.
Baggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Baggs misses.
Baggs thuds his right hand into Lanjaron's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baggs lands with a nice body punch.
Brian Baggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lanjaron slips a jab from Baggs.
Lanjaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Baggs misses with a body shot.
Lanjaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baggs sprawls and moves away.
Baggs throws a looping overhand right but Lanjaron ducks down to avoid it.
Lanjaron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanjaron fails with a takedown attempt.
Baggs misses the jab.
Lanjaron tries to counter with a takedown but Baggs is quick to defend against it.
Baggs throws a hook to the side of Lanjaron's head but Lanjaron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lanjaron tries to counter with a takedown but Baggs is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Baggs misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanjaron steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baggs.
Lanjaron slips a jab from Baggs.
Lanjaron feinted with a counter takedown.
Baggs misses with a hook.
Lanjaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Good exchange - Baggs coming out on top.
Jose Lanjaron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lanjaron circles away quickly and effectively.
Baggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baggs with a hook.
Baggs throws a right hand that misses
and Lanjaron counters with a takedown into side control.
Baggs is pushing Lanjaron's head away, looking to escape. Lanjaron manages to hold on to the position though.
Lanjaron thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baggs wants to control but Lanjaron postures up.
Lanjaron tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanjaron has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Baggs!
Lanjaron wants to finish this one by submission but Baggs is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lanjaron.
Baggs is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lanjaron wants to control the pace but Baggs is squirming around nicely.
Baggs wants to control but Lanjaron is having none of it.
Lanjaron with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanjaron working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lanjaron working for a guillotine from mount but Baggs is in no mood to give up.
Lanjaron looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lanjaron wants to finish this one by submission but Baggs is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lanjaron.
Lanjaron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baggs is looking to escape.
Baggs wants to control but Lanjaron is having none of it.
Jose Lanjaron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lanjaron can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baggs is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanjaron working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lanjaron looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Baggs working to try and regain half guard.
Lanjaron wants to finish this one by submission but Baggs is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lanjaron.
Lanjaron with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Lanjaron will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Baggs scores with a shot to the body.
Baggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lanjaron.
Lanjaron appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baggs throws a lazy right hand but Lanjaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baggs throws a lazy right hand but Lanjaron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baggs throws a hook but Lanjaron blocks it.
A combination from Baggs does no damage.
Baggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Lanjaron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanjaron counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baggs pushes Lanjaron off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Lanjaron takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Baggs.
Lanjaron blocks a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baggs. That's going to slow Lanjaron down.
Baggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanjaron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baggs looks to land a left hand but Lanjaron moved out of range nicely.
Lanjaron feinted with a counter takedown.
Baggs with a nice cross.
Baggs throws a nice looking combination but Lanjaron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lanjaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baggs sprawls and moves away.
Baggs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lanjaron defending well as Baggs loads up on a big left hand.
Lanjaron tries to counter with a takedown but Baggs is quick to defend against it.
Lanjaron checks a low kick from Baggs.
Baggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lanjaron shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baggs as he avoids it easily.
Lanjaron avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from Baggs.
Lanjaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Baggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Baggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lanjaron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baggs but Baggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lanjaron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanjaron darts in looking for a takedown but Baggs gets double underhooks and turns Lanjaron into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lanjaron tries to counter with a takedown but Baggs is quick to defend against it.
Baggs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lanjaron.
Baggs looks to land a right hand but Lanjaron moved out of range.
Lanjaron tries to counter with a takedown but Baggs is quick to defend against it.
Lanjaron shoots in for a takedown but Baggs shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Baggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lanjaron in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanjaron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baggs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brian Baggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lanjaron shoots in for a takedown but Baggs shows good takedown defense.
Baggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lanjaron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lanjaron moves away.
Lanjaron ducks under a wild hook from Baggs.
Lanjaron appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Baggs scores with a one two! Lanjaron had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Lanjaron drops down looking for a counter takedown but Baggs sprawls and moves away.
Baggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Baggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lanjaron was well out of range. Poor timing from Baggs.
Baggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lanjaron changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lanjaron has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baggs throws a body punch but Lanjaron moves out of range.
Baggs tries to work over Lanjaron's front leg with a kick but Lanjaron checks it.
Baggs looks to land a right hand but Lanjaron moved out of range.
Baggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lanjaron.
Baggs swings for the body but Lanjaron moves out of range.
Lanjaron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baggs.
Baggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Baggs misses.
Baggs takes a swing at Lanjaron's ribcage but misses.
Lanjaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baggs throws a jab when Lanjaron was well out of range.
Baggs misses the shot to the body.
Lanjaron feinted with a counter takedown.
Baggs wants to land a leg kick but Lanjaron is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Baggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Baggs!
After winning the bout, Brian Baggs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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