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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daytona Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remington comes into the arena with Kymani Marley - Warriors blaring out of the sound system. Daytona Fernandez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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135 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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160 cm
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144 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daytona Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fernandez misses with a hook.
Fernandez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Remington throws a head kick that misses.
Fernandez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remington really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fernandez throws a looping overhand right but Remington ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Remington slips a straight right by Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a low kick but Remington avoids it.
Fernandez with a poor takedown
and Remington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fernandez's guard now.
Remington looking to pass the guard.
Remington preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Remington is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandez has wrist control.
Fernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Remington throwing strikes from guard but Fernandez blocks nicely.
Remington wants to pass the guard but Fernandez is keeping the position.
Remington passes Fernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fernandez tries to get to full guard but Remington has control of the leg.
Fernandez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Remington wants to control but Fernandez is keeping him busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fernandez misses with a kick to the body
and Remington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fernandez looks to land a right hand but Remington moved out of range.
Fernandez shoots and misses
and Remington counters with a head kick. That will keep Fernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fernandez with a poor takedown
and Remington counters with a takedown into side control.
Mike Remington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daytona Fernandez.
Remington postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fernandez is trying to control Remington's posture but Remington avoids it.
Remington lands a decent elbow from side control.
Remington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fernandez is trying to buck Remington off.
Fernandez looks gassed!
Remington advances to mount.
Fernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Fernandez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fernandez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Remington pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fernandez regains half guard.
Remington wants to control but Fernandez is keeping him busy.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fernandez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Remington thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Remington drops back looking for a leg! Fernandez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernandez manages to kick Remington off! Remington jumps back into Fernandez's guard.
Fernandez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Remington swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Remington keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Fernandez.
Remington srikes from the bottom but he's lost position and has given up his back.
Remington tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remington is wriggling around trying to escape.
Remington flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Remington dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Remington with that takedown attempt.
Fernandez throws a wild body kick that Remington sees coming a mile off.
Remington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Fernandez.
Fernandez is looking to land body kicks.
Fernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
so Remington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Remington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Remington tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fernandez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Remington postures up and lands a big shot to Fernandez's brow.
Remington with a nice head shot there.
Fernandez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Fernandez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Remington has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Remington stands up from Fernandez's guard - Remington perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fernandez throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington connects with a jab.
Remington closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandez tries to break free but Remington pushes him back against the cage.
Remington has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fernandez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Remington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Remington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Remington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fernandez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Remington throws a sloppy head kick and Fernandez moves out of range easily.
Mike Remington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fernandez's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep.
Fernandez is pushing Remington's head away, looking to escape. Remington manages to hold on to the position though.
Remington cracks Fernandez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
Remington decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fernandez to his feet.
Remington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fernandez counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Remington is trying to control Fernandez's posture but Fernandez avoids it.
Remington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fernandez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Remington taking some punishment here, with Fernandez in his half guard.
Mike Remington overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Remington wants to get back to full guard.
Fernandez escapes and gets back to his feet.
Fernandez throws a combination that misses
and Remington counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fernandez!
Remington will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Remington swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Fernandez is now in Remington's guard. A big mistake from Remington there, giving up the dominant position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Remington taking a bit of punishment here - Fernandez scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Remington dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Remington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fernandez defends it nicely.
Fernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remington counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fernandez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Remington can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fernandez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fernandez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Remington slips nicely into half guard.
Fernandez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington wants to work for an arm triangle but Fernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fernandez wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.
Remington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position.
Remington wants to work for an arm triangle but Fernandez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fernandez keeping moving, preventing Remington from controlling successfully.
Fernandez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Remington counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fernandez misses with the body kick
and Remington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remington counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fernandez!
Fernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Remington connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Remington lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Remington has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fernandez's face.
Daytona Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Remington cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Remington trying to control but Fernandez is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington working the ground and pound effectively.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position but Remington isn't that keen on the idea.
Remington lands a big shot there that rocks Fernandez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fernandez is desperately trying to improve his position but Remington has a good base and remains in mount.
Remington goes for an armbar but Fernandez turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fernandez.
Fernandez pushing down on Remington's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fernandez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandez sits in half guard.
Remington looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fernandez is trying to control the action in half guard but Remington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Remington throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fernandez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Remington keeps working.
Fernandez is looking to advance position but Remington won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fernandez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remington.
Fernandez is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remington counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Remington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Remington, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Mike Remington!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Mike Remington!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Mike Remington!
Mike Remington wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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