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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Bujol (ranked 2197 p4p, 189 weight class) and Manuel La Bor (ranked 1452 p4p, 146 weight class). La Bor has chosen Centuries as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
29 - 16 - 1 |
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179 cm
34
152 lbs
25 - 16 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Bujol! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Manuel La Bor! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! La Bor throws a low kick but Bujol avoids it. La Bor misses with a looping right. La Bor darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch but La Bor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bujol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
La Bor steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. La Bor feints and then cracks Bujol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bujol down. Bujol lands a right hook to the body.
La Bor pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bujol throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. La Bor misses with an uppercut. Bujol tries to bum rush La Bor with a series of wild strikes but La Bor uses good footwork to avoid the assault. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bujol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Bujol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Bor.
Bujol punishes La Bor's body with a nice straight punch. A looping hook to the body misses from La Bor. Bujol does a little dance to reset his feet. This has been an exciting period of action! Bujol wants to clinch up but La Bor keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Bor avoids the body shot from Bujol.
La Bor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Bujol checks a leg kick. Bujol throwing a counter right hand but La Bor manages to avoid it. A swing and a miss from La Bor. Bujol looks to throw the jab but La Bor is out of range. Jab from La Bor. Bujol thumps La Bor with a low kick. La Bor keeps the fight on the outside. La Bor lands with a straight right. Bujol didn't see that one coming. La Bor cracks Bujol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Bujol misses with a low kick as La Bor jumps back. Bujol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. La Bor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bujol just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like La Bor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bujol lands a jab to La Bor's midsection. La Bor looks to land a body kick but Bujol moved away. Bujol takes a swing at La Bor's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bujol blocks a low kick nicely. Bujol throws out a loose jab but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it. La Bor looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bujol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action! La Bor throws a low kick but Bujol avoids it. Bujol misses with the combination.
Bujol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from La Bor.
La Bor is looking to land body kicks. Bujol is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Sergio Bujol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A slow jab from La Bor misses its intended target. La Bor misses with a straight left. Bujol lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bujol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Bor.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fight moves into the clinch position. La Bor lands a right hand. The referee is keeping an eye on Bujol - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
La Bor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bujol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bujol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Bor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Bujol uses good head movement to avoid it. La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor. Bujol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bujol misses with a hook to the body
and La Bor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. La Bor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and La Bor duly obliges. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! La Bor avoids the body shot from Bujol.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bujol throws a combination that misses and La Bor counters into the clinch. Nicely done. La Bor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bujol prevents a body shot from La Bor. A short body shot lands from Bujol as the two fighters clinch.
Bujol lands a shot to the body. La Bor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bujol or not. Bujol tries to throw a body punch but La Bor avoids it by throwing Bujol back against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor. La Bor lands with a light punch inside. A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land. La Bor misses with a body punch.
Bujol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bujol swinging wildly here.
Bujol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body kick from La Bor. La Bor scoring well with a low kick there.
Bujol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La Bor. La Bor obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bujol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bujol misses with a wild body shot. La Bor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bujol. La Bor throws a solid leg kick but Bujol takes the impact on his shin and smiles at La Bor. La Bor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bujol counter with a right hand. Bujol throws the kick towards the body but La Bor avoids it. La Bor moves out of range as Bujol strikes. Bujol misses with a double jab
and La Bor counters with a straight right hand. Bujol swings for the body but La Bor moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bujol throws a low kick but La Bor avoids it. Manuel La Bor seems to be getting the better of the standup. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by La Bor.
Bujol is looking to wear down La Bor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. A bone on bone clash there as Bujol blocks the leg kick.
Bujol went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. La Bor clobbers Bujol with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. La Bor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round. La Bor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Bujol slips a jab from La Bor. Bujol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bujol moves away from the strike by La Bor. La Bor has been the more effective fighter overall so far. A jab lands there for La Bor. Bujol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by La Bor. La Bor obviously looking to wear him down.
Sergio Bujol is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bujol takes one to the side of the head.
Bujol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Bujol moves into the clinch successfully.
Bujol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Bor's elbow. Bujol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Bor's elbow. Bujol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt La Bor or not. La Bor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bujol misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Bujol - that landed with a thud.
Bujol manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. La Bor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bujol to score with a decent uppercut. A punch combination from Bujol misses. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bujol.
La Bor avoids the body shot from Bujol.
Bujol throws a sloppy head kick and La Bor moves out of range easily. La Bor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bujol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bujol ducks down and throws a hook to the body. La Bor dips down and scores with a jab to the body. La Bor misses with a body shot.
Bujol misses the jab. Bujol tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Bor swats him away and circles back towards the center. La Bor wants to counter with a clinch but Bujol pushes him away. Bujol has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. La Bor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. La Bor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bujol moves away. Bujol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bujol has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bujol there as he acknowledges the shot. Bujol throws a body shot but no joy. Bujol backing away here, and La Bor unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Bujol throws out a powerful jab. Bujol moves out of range of the leg kick from La Bor. Bujol on the wrong end of a nice hook. Bujol throws a good cross that connects.
A slow jab from Bujol misses its intended target. Bujol looks to land a body kick but La Bor moved away. The fighters circling - La Bor throws out the jab but it was never going to land. La Bor moves out of range of the strikes. Bujol misses with a few strikes there.
La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Bujol counters with a stiff right hand. Bujol moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A lazy left from Bujol finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bujol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from La Bor. La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Bor throws a low kick but Bujol moves out of range easily. Bujol throws a series of punches but La Bor moves out of range. La Bor throws a low kick, looking for Bujol's leg but Bujol calmly moves out of range. La Bor throws a leg kick but Bujol sees it coming and moves out of range. No joy there for Bujol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bujol fails in his attempt to clinch. La Bor tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Bujol misses with a looping left. Some wild striking there from Bujol.
Bujol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but La Bor is out of range. La Bor slips a jab and a cross from Bujol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Bujol dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Bujol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bujol lands with a right hand. Bujol cracks a nice hook into La Bor's ribs. Bujol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Bujol. Bujol misses with a body shot.
La Bor avoids the head kick by Bujol.
A little jabbing left from La Bor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. La Bor throws a lazy uppercut
and Bujol counters with a nice uppercut. Bujol looks to score with a jab to the body but La Bor is just out of range. Bujol checks a low kick from La Bor. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. La Bor connects with a solid leg kick. La Bor cracks Bujol with a right hand to the side of the head. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bujol. La Bor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Bujol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and La Bor counters with a stiff right hand. La Bor misses with an uppercut
and Bujol counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bujol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Bor throws out the jab. Bujol is looking to clinch but La Bor is avoiding it.
A combination from Bujol does no damage. A lazy body kick from Bujol and La Bor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. La Bor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Bujol avoids a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bujol. Bujol fails in his attempt to clinch. It seemed like La Bor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bujol wants to clinch. Bujol throws a right hand that La Bor ducks under and follows up with a left that La Bor also avoids with ease. La Bor appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Bujol lands with a shot to the body. Bujol darts in trying to clinch and La Bor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bujol throws a series of punches but La Bor avoids them all with ease. Bujol gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. La Bor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bujol backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. La Bor lands an uppercut. Manuel La Bor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land. Bujol blocks an uppercut.
La Bor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. La Bor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land. La Bor breaks from the clinch.
Bujol has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by La Bor. Bujol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. La Bor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bujol. La Bor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bujol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Bor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bujol lands a two punch combo.
La Bor tries to work over Bujol's front leg with a kick but Bujol checks it. Bujol throws out a loose jab but La Bor uses good head movement to avoid it. Bujol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and La Bor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. La Bor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A shot to the body from Bujol misses and La Bor counters with a straight right hand. Bujol lands with a good body shot. Bujol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A looping hook to the body misses from La Bor. Bujol does a little dance to reset his feet. Bujol looks to land a body kick but La Bor moved away. Bujol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. La Bor looks to throw the jab but Bujol is out of range. Bujol is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. An inside leg kick lands from La Bor. Bujol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bujol takes the fight into the clinch. La Bor lands a shoulder strike. Bujol tries to work over La Bor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. A head punch on the inside from La Bor fails to land. Nice body punch from La Bor. La Bor presses Bujol against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice body punch from La Bor. A short right from La Bor. Bujol prevents a body shot from La Bor. La Bor blocks the elbow strike.
Bujol takes a shot to the head. Bujol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Bujol blocks a body shot from La Bor. La Bor working aggressively here.
Bujol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Manuel La Bor. Well La Bor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29 Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor! Manuel La Bor made sure to mention his sponsor, Woodshins' Ship in his post fight interview.
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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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