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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ici La Bas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Tenorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tenorio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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164 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ici La Bas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Tenorio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tenorio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed La Bas momentarily.
Tenorio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Bas avoids the body shot from Tenorio.
La Bas tries to sprawl but Tenorio drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Bas is defending against the submission attempts here by Tenorio.
Tenorio with the ground and pound but La Bas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
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!
La Bas keeping moving, preventing Tenorio from controlling successfully.
La Bas wants to sweep but no luck.
La Bas is trying to keep Tenorio in close.
La Bas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tenorio defends well.
La Bas working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio trying to control but La Bas is working from the bottom.
La Bas has his foot on Tenorio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tenorio works his way back into a safe position though.
Tenorio wants to stand but La Bas is controlling his posture from full guard.
La Bas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tenorio trying to control the position from guard on top but La Bas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Tenorio was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tenorio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tenorio. La Bas does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Bas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio misses with a hook. La Bas ducked under it nicely.
Tenorio works La Bas's body with a nice hook.
Tenorio stuffs the takedown attempt from La Bas. La Bas gets slowly back to his feet.
Tenorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenorio trying to control but La Bas is working from the bottom.
La Bas keeping full guard, as Tenorio tries to pass.
Tenorio is looking to pass into half guard but La Bas pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now La Bas is in guard.
Our spies down at at Silverback MMA Academy (Elite + Sauna & 160VM) inform us that Tenorio has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tenorio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
La Bas's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
La Bas shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tenorio is trying to defend but La Bas finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
La Bas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tenorio regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tenorio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
La Bas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tenorio's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio won't allow La Bas to pass to mount.
La Bas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
La Bas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tenorio looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
La Bas winds up and cracks Tenorio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Tenorio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
La Bas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tenorio.
La Bas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tenorio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten La Bas somewhat.
Tenorio shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tenorio showed some decent athleticism there.
La Bas is looking to improve his position.
Tenorio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tenorio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tenorio wants to control but La Bas is keeping him busy.
La Bas is trying to get back to full guard.
La Bas misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenorio is controlling the pace.
La Bas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tenorio postures up in La Bas's guard and throws a big left but La Bas blocks it.
La Bas keeping moving, preventing Tenorio from controlling successfully.
Tenorio is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tenorio looking to sit in guard and control but La Bas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
La Bas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Tenorio.
La Bas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tenorio quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tenorio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
La Bas looking to sit in guard and control but Tenorio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tenorio stands up over La Bas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tenorio looking to sit in guard and control but La Bas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
La Bas wants to control from the top but Tenorio keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tenorio is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tenorio has escaped and now he's on top!
La Bas keeping moving, preventing Tenorio from controlling successfully.
La Bas tries to strike from the bottom.
Tenorio tries to free his leg and advance position but La Bas is retaining full guard.
Tenorio wants to control from the top but La Bas keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tenorio manages to get himself to full guard.
La Bas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos Tenorio has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carlos Tenorio wasn't active enough on the ground.
La Bas shoots in looking for a takedown. Tenorio tries to sprawl out of it but La Bas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tenorio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tenorio misses with a right hand
and La Bas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bas throws a strike but Tenorio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Ici La Bas will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
La Bas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ici La Bas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
La Bas drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tenorio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
La Bas trying to control the position from guard on top but Tenorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Bas throws an elbow that misses. Tenorio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in La Bas's guard. Nice move by Tenorio!
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tenorio trying to control but La Bas is working from the bottom.
La Bas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tenorio trying to control the position from guard on top but La Bas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Bas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tenorio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tenorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
La Bas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tenorio!
La Bas throwing strikes here but Tenorio is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio gets back to half guard.
La Bas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
La Bas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tenorio defending well though.
La Bas has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tenorio is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Bas wants to control the pace but Tenorio is squirming around nicely.
La Bas raining down shots from the mount!
Tenorio is squirming around, avoiding La Bas's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenorio slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tenorio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from La Bas.
Tenorio is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but La Bas pulls his head out easily.
Tenorio is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Bas controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ici La Bas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think La Bas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ici La Bas!
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energy
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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