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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Luiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Luiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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143 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Luiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luiz shoots for a double leg takedown but Fine sprawls well. He's pushed Luiz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fine throws a lazy uppercut
and Luiz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fine's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Luiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Luiz trying to control but Fine is working from the bottom.
Fine tries to strike from the bottom.
Luiz landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luiz is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fine wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Luiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luiz preventing the sweep.
Luiz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fine working for submissions but it's allowed Luiz to get to half guard.
Fine preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Luiz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fine actively working from the bottom here.
Fine looking for submissions off his back.
Fine is refusing to be controlled, as Luiz sits in half guard.
Luiz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Luiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Luiz.
Fine gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luiz wants to control from the top but Fine keeps moving.
Fine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luiz is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fine controls Luiz momentarily but Luiz frees himself.
Luiz trying to control but Fine is working from the bottom.
Fine has momentary wrist control but Luiz slips an elbow through the middle.
Luiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fine's head.
Fine wants to sweep but no luck.
Luiz lands a couple of elbows.
Fine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Luiz is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz is pushing down on Fine's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fine is fighting to maintain full guard but Luiz has managed to sneak the leg through.
Luiz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Luiz trying to control from half guard but Fine is working away.
Luiz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luiz trying to mount his opponent but Fine defends it.
Luiz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fine has hold of Luiz's hands but Luiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Luiz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fine knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fine looking for submissions off his back.
Luiz drops an elbow to the side of Fine's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fine throws a big shot that misses.
Luiz looking to score a takedown here. Fine is defending well but Luiz drives through and ends up in Fine's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Luiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fine lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Luiz!
Luiz is looking to improve his position but Fine isn't that keen on the idea.
Luiz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Fine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Luiz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Luiz is positioning himself well to prevent Fine advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz kicks Fine off and gets back to his feet.
Luiz tries to clinch but Fine moves out of range.
Luiz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Luiz defending well as Fine loads up on a big left hand.
Luiz tries to clinch but Fine moves away
and Fine counters with a single leg into guard. Luiz didn't expect that.
Luiz is adopting a defensive guard.
Fine prevents Luiz from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fine is one step ahead there.
Luiz controlling Fine's posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
David Luiz has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Luiz moves into range and clinches up with Fine.
Luiz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Luiz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Luiz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fine can't control as he wanted to and Luiz manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Fine not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Luiz's head.
Luiz wants to get back to full guard.
Luiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fine.
Fine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Luiz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luiz is pressing down on Fine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Luiz keeping moving, preventing Fine from controlling successfully.
Fine is fighting to break Luiz's control of his arms but Luiz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fine throws an elbow that misses. Luiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fine's guard. Nice move by Luiz!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Luiz throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Luiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Luiz moves in looking to clinch but Fine pushes him off.
Fine misses with a straight left.
Fine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Luiz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Luiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Luiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Luiz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luiz is trying to force a seperation but Fine has the dominant position.
Fine prevents Luiz from breaking the clinch.
Luiz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fine after a bit of a struggle.
Luiz can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Luiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fine keeps control of Luiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fine has Luiz pressed against the cage, preventing Luiz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Luiz can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fine pulls his leg out and moves away.
Luiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Luiz is defended easily by Fine.
Fine tests Luiz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Decent striking displayed by Fine there.
Luiz staying out of range there.
Fine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luiz tries to close the distance and clinch but Fine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luiz misses with a takedown attempt - Fine sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Luiz fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fine to the ground. Luiz is now in Fine's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fine controls Luiz momentarily but Luiz frees himself.
Fine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Luiz defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luiz scoring with some ground and pound.
Fine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fine wants to sweep but no luck.
Luiz is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luiz throws a strike but Fine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fine wants to pass the guard but Luiz is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Luiz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Luiz wants to sweep here but Fine controlling him for the moment.
Luiz controlling the position.
David Luiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Luiz is on top in guard.
Fine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Luiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fine is looking for a triangle here but Luiz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Fine tries to bench press Luiz off him but Luiz keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luiz lands an elbow.
Fine tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Luiz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Luiz working away.
Larry Fine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Luiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luiz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Luiz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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