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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lacasa (ranked 640 p4p, 1857 weight class) and Pedro Porro (ranked 93 p4p, 231 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lacasa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Por Mi Mexico. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lacasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Porro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lacasa takes a swing at Porro's ribcage but misses.
Porro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Porro scores with a jab to the body.
Porro walks into a straight right hand from Lacasa.
Lacasa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Porro jabs at Lacasa's body.
Lacasa works the jab nicely.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porro misses with a hook. Lacasa ducked under it nicely.
Lacasa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lacasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Porro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porro jabs Lacasa right on the nose. Lacasa blinks but takes it well.
Porro walks into a jab.
We've been told by Lacasa's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lacasa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Porro lands with an uppercut that bounces Lacasa off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Lacasa does no damage.
Porro tries to clinch but Lacasa is having none of it.
Porro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Porro moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porro. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porro takes one to the chin there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lacasa checks a leg kick.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Porro throws out a counter right but Lacasa avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Porro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lacasa.
Lacasa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lacasa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lacasa.
Lacasa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porro.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa ducks under a wild hook from Porro.
Lacasa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porro's hands.
Lacasa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lacasa lands with a shot to the body.
Porro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Porro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Lacasa cracks Porro with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Porro slips a straight right by Lacasa.
A shot to the body from Lacasa misses
and Porro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lacasa's corner calls for a 1-2. Lacasa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Porro looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porro.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Porro moves out of range.
Porro 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lacasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacasa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Porro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lacasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacasa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacasa lands a right hand.
Porro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Porro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
Porro misses with some punches.
Porro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lacasa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porro scores with a shoulder strike.
Porro tries a knee to the head but Lacasa blocks it.
Porro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Porro fails to land.
Lacasa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Porro tries to throw a body punch but Lacasa avoids it by throwing Porro back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Lacasa.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Lacasa.
Porro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lacasa avoids the damage to the body.
Lacasa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porro's elbow.
Porro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lacasa is defending well for now.
Porro misses with a knee to the head.
Porro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lacasa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Porro tries a knee to the head but Lacasa blocks it.
Porro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Porro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa lands a shoulder strike.
Porro misses with a knee strike.
Lacasa throws a head punch that misses.
Porro misses with a punch to the body.
Porro misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lacasa scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Porro controls his hands.
Porro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lacasa has a couple of punches blocked by Porro.
Lacasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Porro misses with a knee strike.
Lacasa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porro throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Porro lands a glancing blow to the side of Lacasa's head.
Porro tries to clinch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Porro.
Porro on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Porro has Lacasa up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lacasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Porro looking to throw knees to the head but Lacasa is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Diego Lacasa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lacasa cracks Porro with a good jab.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Porro.
Good shot there by Lacasa.
Lacasa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Porro.
Lacasa lands a nice hook to Porro's body. Porro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Porro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porro moves away.
Good exchange - Porro coming out on top.
Lacasa swings for the body but Porro moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a hook but Porro blocks it.
Lacasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porro manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lacasa misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lacasa misses with a double jab.
Porro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lacasa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Porro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porro throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porro misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro cracks Lacasa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Porro catches Lacasa right on the button with a cross.
Lacasa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Porro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lacasa staying out of range there.
Lacasa throwing a counter right hand but Porro manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. Porro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Porro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
A looping hook to the body misses from Porro. Lacasa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but Porro moved out of range nicely.
Porro misses with a right hand
and Porro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lacasa throws a body punch but Porro moves out of range.
Porro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lacasa lands the left hand.
Lacasa tests Porro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lacasa misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacasa throws a hook but Porro avoids it easily.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Porro in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Porro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lacasa tries to keep at a distance but Porro has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lacasa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Porro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Porro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Porro lands a nice uppercut.
Lacasa is looking to break free of the clinch but Porro has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Porro.
It looks like Diego Lacasa has been cut.
Lacasa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lacasa lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Lacasa.
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
Lacasa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Porro lands with a light punch inside.
Porro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacasa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Porro misses with some punches.
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lacasa tries a body shot but Porro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa lands a body shot.
Porro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Lacasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro blocks an uppercut.
Porro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa lands a left hand.
Lacasa working aggressively here.
Lacasa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Porro's elbow.
Pedro Porro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Porro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Porro blocks an uppercut.
Lacasa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Porro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porro keeps control of Lacasa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Porro with a knee to the head.
Porro throws a knee to the head but misses.
Porro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacasas head.
Lacasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porro prevents a body shot from Lacasa.
Porro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa swings wildly with an uppercut but Porro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Porro working aggressively here.
Lacasa throws a head punch that misses.
Lacasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Porro blocking some punches.
Porro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Porro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
Lacasa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacasa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lacasa struggles to land a body shot inside as Porro controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Porro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lacasa blocks it with crossed arms.
Lacasa scores with a shot to the side of Porro's head.
A nice left hand lands by Porro.
Porro lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pedro Porro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Diego Lacasa's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lacasa with a nice cross.
Lacasa has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A telegraphed right hand from Porro misses the target.
Porro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lacasa misses with a combination
and Porro counters with a stiff right hand.
Porro takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Porro scores with a hook to the body. Lacasa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lacasa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porro walks into a jab.
Lacasa stalks Porro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porro's face. Porro staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porro throws a lazy right hand but Lacasa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Porro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lacasa.
Porro wants to clinch up but Lacasa keeps it at a distance.
Porro misses the jab.
Porro dips to his left and cracks Lacasa with an uppercut!
Lacasa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porro throws a right and a left that Lacasa avoids nicely.
Lacasa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porro looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
Porro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lacasa swinging wildly here.
Lacasa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Porro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Porro throws a hook to the side of Lacasa's head but Lacasa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Porro has managed to clinch.
Lacasa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lacasa throws a head punch that misses.
Lacasa tries a body shot but Porro blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacasa.
Porro misses with a knee strike.
Lacasa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lacasa lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porro throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa breaks from the clinch.
Lacasa with a hook.
Porro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Porro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lacasa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Porro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Porro looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
Porro tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Porro moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lacasa.
Lacasa scores with a hook to the body. Porro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Porro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lacasa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porro moves away.
Lacasa swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheers as Porro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lacasa doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa misses with a few strikes there.
Lacasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lacasa throws out the jab.
Porro throws a big shot that misses.
Porro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lacasa takes a swing at Porro's ribcage but misses.
Diego Lacasa is winning the standup battle so far.
Lacasa digs a good hook to Porro's body.
Porro clinches.
Porro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lacasa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porro.
Lacasa lands a shoulder strike.
Lacasa misses with a body punch.
Porro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Porro with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porro blocking some punches.
Porro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lacasa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Porro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lacasa throws a punch but it's blocked by Porro.
Porro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Porro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Porro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Porro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Porro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lacasas head.
Lacasa blocks a body shot from Porro.
Porro tries to land a knee to the head but Lacasa blocks with his arms.
Lacasa takes a shot to the head.
Lacasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porro backwards.
Porro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
Porro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Porro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Porro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Porro tries to land a knee to the head but Lacasa blocks with his arms.
Porro tries to land a knee to the head but Lacasa blocks with his arms.
Lacasa misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Porro.
I think Porro has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Porro!
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