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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fantinaz Del Norte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Norte comes to the cage accompanied by La Coka Nostra - Malverde Market. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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130 lbs
14 - 6 - 1 |
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148 lbs
12 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fantinaz Del Norte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Brown!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Norte tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Del Norte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brown looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brown keeps Del Norte under control for a moment.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Del Norte working away.
Del Norte looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Del Norte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Del Norte wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Del Norte lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
I wouldn't like to be where Brown is right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Del Norte is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Del Norte tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte trying to control from half guard but Brown is working away.
Del Norte stalling away here and it's allowed Brown to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Del Norte working some strikes from top position.
Del Norte trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Norte wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Del Norte is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Del Norte has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Del Norte is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Del Norte working Brown over with strikes.
Brown wants to control but Del Norte is keeping busy.
Brown keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Del Norte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Del Norte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Norte.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Norte.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Norte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Del Norte throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Del Norte tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fantinaz Del Norte dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Del Norte lands a jab to the nose.
Brown gets caught napping as Del Norte dives in and scores a takedown. Brown manages to retain guard.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Del Norte not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Norte has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Del Norte's guard.
Del Norte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Norte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Norte wants to hit a switch here but Brown passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Del Norte there!
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Del Norte is trying desperately to improve position.
Del Norte is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Del Norte is working to get back to half guard.
Del Norte is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the pace but Del Norte is squirming around nicely.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Del Norte is trying to escape the mount.
Brown content just to control the position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown cracks Del Norte with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Del Norte is squirming around, avoiding Brown's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown trying to control but Del Norte is having none of it.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Del Norte is looking to escape.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Del Norte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Brown trying to control the action but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Fantinaz Del Norte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Del Norte flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Del Norte moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Del Norte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Del Norte's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown trying to control but Del Norte is working from the bottom.
Del Norte wants to improve his position but instead Brown has moved into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Del Norte closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Del Norte wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Del Norte trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown trying to control but Del Norte postures up.
Del Norte prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown tries to roll over but Del Norte keeps him under control.
Del Norte throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control but Del Norte is keeping busy.
Del Norte trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Del Norte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Del Norte not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown wants to control but Del Norte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Del Norte is trying to control the action in half guard but Brown is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Del Norte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brown takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantinaz Del Norte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Norte trying to control the position.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown wants to control from the top but Del Norte keeps moving.
Del Norte manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Del Norte punching from mount but Brown doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte with the ground and pound from mount.
Brown tries to hold on but Del Norte postures up.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Del Norte misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Del Norte goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brown turns into him and now he's in Del Norte's guard.
Del Norte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Del Norte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Norte is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Del Norte prevents Brown from improving his position.
Del Norte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is controlling Del Norte's trapped leg to prevent Del Norte from advancing to side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Norte is trying to work for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Fantinaz Del Norte.
Well Del Norte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fantinaz Del Norte!
Fantinaz Del Norte was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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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