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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian LeBaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilio Izturis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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 Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian LeBaron!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izturis missing with a left hand there. LeBaron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from LeBaron misses.
LeBaron displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Izturis.
LeBaron swinging wildly here.
Izturis moves away from the strike by LeBaron.
LeBaron throws a sloppy head kick and Izturis moves out of range easily.
LeBaron throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christian LeBaron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeBaron scores with a nice strike.
LeBaron listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
LeBaron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izturis moves away.
Izturis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. LeBaron was covering up waiting for the punch and Izturis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Izturis sitting in guard here, content to control.
LeBaron is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Izturis is controlling him.
Izturis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LeBaron working a defensive guard here.
LeBaron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Izturis is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Izturis throws a hook but LeBaron blocks it.
Izturis misses the shot to the body.
Izturis throws a looping overhand right but LeBaron ducks down to avoid it.
Christian LeBaron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
LeBaron scores with a hook.
LeBaron throws a hook but Izturis avoids it easily.
Izturis tries a low kick but LeBaron avoids it.
LeBaron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
LeBaron throws a right hand that Izturis ducks under and follows up with a left that Izturis also avoids with ease.
Izturis missing with a left hand there. LeBaron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
LeBaron throws a right and a left that Izturis avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Izturis. LeBaron does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis avoids a punch combination nicely.
LeBaron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Izturis checks a low kick from LeBaron.
Izturis throws a chopping leg kick but LeBaron manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Izturis misses with a straight left.
Izturis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LeBaron.
LeBaron swinging wildly here.
LeBaron misses with a hook.
Izturis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with LeBaron but LeBaron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Izturis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LeBaron throws a hook but Izturis blocks it.
Izturis ducks under a wild hook from LeBaron.
Izturis thows a body shot but no joy.
LeBaron avoids the body shot from Izturis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Izturis throws a low kick, looking for LeBaron's leg but LeBaron calmly moves out of range.
LeBaron might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Izturis misses with a body shot.
LeBaron misses with a double jab.
LeBaron throws a head kick that misses.
Izturis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Izturis shoots in and gets a takedown into LeBaron's guard.
Izturis landing with the ground and pound.
Izturis controlling from the top position.
LeBaron wants to stand but Izturis is controlling the position.
Izturis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We're going to have a standup here because Emilio Izturis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Izturis slips a jab and a cross from LeBaron.
LeBaron ducks under a wild hook from Izturis.
LeBaron misses with a looping left.
LeBaron displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Izturis throws out the jab.
Izturis shoots for a double leg takedown but LeBaron sprawls well. He's pushed Izturis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Izturis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeBaron feints a jab promting Izturis to slip. LeBaron then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Izturis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Izturis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LeBaron.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from LeBaron does no damage.
LeBaron throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
LeBaron misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from LeBaron. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian LeBaron will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LeBaron tests Izturis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Izturis misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for LeBaron, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
LeBaron throws the left hand but Izturis avoids the punch easily.
Izturis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
LeBaron is looking to improve his position.
Izturis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Izturis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if LeBaron can do anything to dispel that myth.
Izturis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Izturis slips a nice elbow through LeBaron's hands, connecting with LeBaron's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Izturis lands a nice short elbow.
Izturis slips a nice elbow through LeBaron's hands, connecting with LeBaron's forehead.
Izturis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
LeBaron wants to control the action here but instead Izturis manages to pass to full mount!
Izturis landing punches.
LeBaron is rocked!
Izturis controlling the pace for now.
LeBaron is still in real trouble! Can Izturis finish him?
Izturis cracks LeBaron with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Izturis!
Our winner, Emilio Izturis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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