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Event:
Gladiators 53 Jack v Usikov
Date: Oct 06, 2017 |
#R1##CL2#
Torres rushes Lothario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Lothario tries for a takedown. No joy.
Torres lands a left hand.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lothario goes for a takedown in the clinch but Torres prevents it.
We've been hearing reports that Lothario has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Lothario drops down looking for an ankle pick but Torres pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lothario. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Lothario misses
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Lothario was not able to check.
Lothario on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Jose Lothario has been cut.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1#
Lothario closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Lothario fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Torres moves into range and clinches up with Lothario.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lothario backwards.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lothario is trying to maintain a safe position but Torres gets an underhook and turns Lothario into the cage.
Torres has Lothario pressed against the cage, preventing Lothario from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lothario is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Torres gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Torres as the two fighters clinch.
#T2#
Torres lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lothario backwards.
Torres lands an uppercut.
Lothario can't get the takedown.
Torres gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lothario.
Torres gets underhooks to prevent Lothario's takedown attempt.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Lothario has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Lothario shoots in.
Torres throws a leg kick which misses Lothario's front leg but catches the back leg as Lothario tries to avoid it.
Torres works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Lothario closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T3#
Torres tries to kick Lothario off but Lothario keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lothario thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torres is looking to escape.#ES2#
Torres has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Lothario is on him like a limpet, forcing Torres back against the cage.
Lothario is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lothario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lothario is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Lothario wants to break free but Torres has control.
Lothario blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lothario is working for takedown but Torres is calmly controlling the position for now.
Torres lands a body shot.
Lothario looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Lothario looking for a takedown.
Torres lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lothario.
Lothario tries for a takedown. No joy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Torres.
Lothario changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Torres fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Lothario square on the jaw! Damn, Lothario is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kigo Torres!
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Event:
Bear Brawl 6
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Wipe moves away from the strike by Lothario.
Wipe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wipe lands a jab to the head.
Lothario seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wipe lands with a shot to the body.
Lothario ducks under a wild hook from Wipe.
Lothario gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wipe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Jose Lothario has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wipe tests Lothario's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wipe fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Lothario to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Lothario looks to clinch but Wipe throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Lothario taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Butt Wipe!
Butt Wipe is the new heavyweight champion!
Butt Wipe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Urban Fighter for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
Bear Brawl 2
Date: Aug 19, 2017 |
#R1#
Montgomery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lothario was well out of range. Poor timing from Montgomery .
Montgomery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Montgomery wants it to stay on the feet.
Montgomery tries to counter by clinching up but Lothario breaks away and moves out of range.
Lothario looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montgomery clobbers Lothario with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Montgomery lands a really nice looking cross but Lothario seems unphased.
Montgomery lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
#CUT#
It looks like Jose Lothario has been cut.
Montgomery throws a lazy uppercut
#TD2#
and Lothario counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Montgomery is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lothario is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montgomery working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lothario.
Lothario throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montgomery works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Montgomery is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T1#
Montgomery trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lothario is working Montgomery over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lothario throws a big right hand that misses.
Lothario is in close to Montgomery 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Montgomery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lothario trying to control but Montgomery is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothario lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lothario in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lothario is pushing down on Montgomery 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Montgomery is fighting to maintain full guard but Lothario has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lothario slips a nice elbow through Montgomery 's hands, connecting with Montgomery 's forehead.
Lothario thows a huge punch but Montgomery dodges it nicely.
Montgomery is trying to stand up here but Lothario is controlling him well.
Lothario drops an elbow to the side of Montgomery 's head.
Lothario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lothario lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lothario seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Montgomery avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lothario.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lothario connects with a nice short shot to Montgomery 's temple.
Lothario has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Lothario there.
Montgomery is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lothario connects with a nice short shot to Montgomery 's temple.
Ground and pound from Lothario.
Lothario throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Montgomery on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lothario working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lothario seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lothario lands strikes from half guard.
Lothario scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Lothario scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Montgomery wants to stand back up but Lothario manages to pass into side control.
Lothario lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Montgomery down.
#ROC2#
Montgomery is rocked!
Montgomery is breathing heavily.#T3#
Lothario working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lothario cracks Montgomery with a big right hand but Montgomery just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lothario crunches a massive hammerfist down on Montgomery - he's out! Lothario Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Lothario!
Jose Lothario is the new heavyweight champion!
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Event:
RBB Fight Night VI
Date: Jul 26, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Lothario closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Woods did well to prevent Lothario getting side control.#SUB2#
Woods is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lothario pulls his head out easily.
Woods looks like he's trying to stand up.
Woods keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lothario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woods's head.
Lothario is looking to take a break and control but Woods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Woods avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lothario.
Lothario scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Woods keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Woods actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Woods actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothario missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lothario lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lothario knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Woods on the ground.#SUB2#
Woods looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Lothario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woods's head.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.
Woods is staying active underneath Lothario, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lothario is thwarting Woods's attempts to control the position.
Lothario lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Lothario there. #ROC#
Woods is rocked!
Lothario working Woods over with strikes.
Woods is still in real trouble! Can Lothario finish him?
Lothario thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Woods's head.
Woods seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lothario lands a nice short elbow.
Lothario sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Woods defending well though. #SUB2#
Woods is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lothario pulls his head out easily.
Woods tries to roll over but Lothario keeps him under control.#SUB2#
Woods looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lothario connects with a nice short shot to Woods's temple.
Woods wants to improve his position but Lothario is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lothario connects with a nice short shot to Woods's temple.
Lothario is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Woods is hurt! He's hurt bad - Lothario fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Woods from any more punishment! Congratulations to Lothario! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Lothario!
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Event:
RBB Fight Night V
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lothario.
Tonkin throws a counter combo.#TD#
Lothario drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've been hearing that Lothario has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lothario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lothario won't allow Tonkin to get back to his feet.
Lothario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tonkin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lothario controls the pace.
Lothario is looking to work some ground and pound but Tonkin has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothario postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Our spies down at at BodyWorx inform us that Tonkin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lothario throws an elbow that misses. Tonkin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lothario's guard. Nice move by Tonkin!#REVB#
Lothario tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Lothario has a closed guard, preventing Tonkin from standing up.
Tonkin preventing the sweep.
Lothario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SU2#
Tonkin gets to his feet - Lothario follows without any prompting. #TD#
Lothario darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tonkin pushes Lothario off looking to stand but Lothario dives back in and keeps control.
Lothario takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lothario is nestled in close to Tonkin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC#
Tonkin is rocked!
Lothario creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Tonkin is out cold and this one is all over! Lothario climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Lothario!
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Event:
RBB Fight Night IV
Date: Jun 07, 2017 |
#R1#
Trabowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Lothario manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trabowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD2#
Lothario is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Trabowski's half guard.
Lothario throwing shots but Trabowski is blocking nicely.
Trabowski has hold of Lothario's hands but Lothario slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Trabowski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trabowski tries to roll over but Lothario keeps him under control.
Lothario thows a huge punch but Trabowski dodges it nicely.
Lothario thows a huge punch but Trabowski dodges it nicely.
Lothario not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lothario missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trabowski is trying to maintain the position but Lothario is very close to passing his half guard.
Lothario is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lothario not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lothario thows a huge punch but Trabowski dodges it nicely.
#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lothario lands a nice short elbow.
Trabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lothario.
Trabowski makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Trabowski.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lothario accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trabowski trying to control the position.
Lothario cracks Trabowski with a solid left hand.
Lothario trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Trabowski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lothario trying to control the position from guard on top but Trabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lothario working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lothario is stalling in the full guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trabowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Lothario is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
Trabowski staying out of range there.
Trabowski has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakub Trabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Lothario bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lothario wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trabowski keeps working.
Lothario lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Trabowski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Trabowski tries to buck Lothario off but Lothario is having none of it.
The strikes coming from Lothario are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Trabowski parries the strikes from Lothario easily there. Lothario is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Trabowski to escape.
Lothario lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Lothario throwing strikes but Trabowski manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #T3#
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Trabowski landing a few strikes.
Lothario is holding Trabowski down, trying to stall.
Trabowski throws a strike aimed at the side of Lothario's head but Lothario avoids it well.#SUB#
Trabowski in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lothario is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jakub Trabowski!
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Event:
RBB 13: Lewis vs Butcher
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Trowning ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL2#
Trowning closes the distance and clinches. #TD2#
Trowning gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lothario is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Trowning wants to work for an arm triangle but Lothario is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lothario is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Lothario might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothario slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lothario manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Trowning manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVR##T1#
Lothario landing with the ground and pound.
Lothario trying to control but Trowning is working from the bottom.
Lothario distracts Trowning with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lothario scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lothario's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ROC#
Trowning is rocked!
Lothario working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lothario lands a couple of digs.
Trowning is still in real trouble! Can Lothario finish him?
Trowning is trying to keep Lothario in close.
Lothario stands up over Trowning, holding on to his feet. Lothario throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Trowning is out cold! Lothario lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jose Lothario!
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Event:
RBB 10: Toure vs Lewis
Date: Apr 15, 2017 |
#R1#
Hureyleio moves to clinch but Lothario breaks away #TD2#
and Lothario counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hureyleio!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hureyleio taking a bit of punishment here - Lothario scoring with strikes.
The ground and pound from Lothario seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lothario working the ground and pound from side control.
Lothario working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lothario advances to full mount.
Lothario controlling from mount.
Lothario unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hureyleio wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lothario celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jose Lothario!
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Event:
RBB 6: Joon vs Crixus
Date: Mar 25, 2017 |
#R1#
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lothario is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Lothario circles away and we're back to standing.
Lothario lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL2#
Lothario clinches up against the ropes.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
#BC2#
Lothario manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Lothario fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the ropes.
Lothario is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Diaz to keep the fight standing.
Lothario tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diaz smiles and moves away.
Diaz scores with the left hand. Lothario knows he should have avoided that one.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lothario has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothario shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Joey Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Lothario.#T1#
Lothario dives in for a single leg takedown but Diaz sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
A head kick by Lothario misses
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!#TD2#
Diaz gets caught napping as Lothario dives in and scores a takedown. Diaz manages to retain guard.
Lothario stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lothario trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lothario missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz controls Lothario momentarily but Lothario frees himself.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Lothario is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lothario controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T2#
Diaz is trying to control the position but Lothario postures up.
Lothario is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diaz is trying to control the position but Lothario postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB#
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lothario is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lothario won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Forever Free Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lothario postures up and lands a big shot to Diaz's brow.
Diaz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lothario's guard. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lothario is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
#REVR##T3##SUB2#
Lothario throws his legs up looking for a submission but Diaz uses it to pass to side control.
Lothario is trying to improve his position.
Diaz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lothario keeps working.
Lothario is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Diaz stands up. #T4#
Diaz wants to clinch.
Lothario doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lothario tries for a takedown but Diaz circles away easily
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Diaz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Diaz cracks Lothario with an open hand slap.
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Lothario pushes Diaz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lothario can't get the takedown.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lothario keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Lothario jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Lothario around his waist. Lothario gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#TD2#
Lothario gets the takedown into side control. #T1#
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lothario wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Lothario is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lothario throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz is not content to let Lothario control the position.
Lothario working away.
Lothario tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz gets back to half guard.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Lothario keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Lothario looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Diaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Lothario is having none of it. #T3#
Lothario tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Diaz manages to move to mount!
Lothario is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz wants to control but Lothario has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Lothario is trying to stand up here but Diaz is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Lothario looking for a kimura from the bottom but Diaz passes into side control!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz working away.#T4#
Diaz wants to control but Lothario is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Diaz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lothario is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SU#
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lothario misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL2#
Lothario has managed to clinch.
Lothario tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
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 Joey Diaz will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Lothario misses with a body punch
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Lothario misses
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a three punch combo that has Lothario backing up. Lothario nods at Diaz to acknowledge the strikes.
Lothario tries to land a leg kick but Diaz saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Diaz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothario misses with a takedown
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Lothario tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Lothario misses with a body kick.
Diaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lothario fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lothario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Diaz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Lothario closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Lothario throws a wild hook but Diaz just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Lothario gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the ropes! The referee jumps in - Diaz raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Diaz!
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