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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Riley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, True Vengeance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance feints a jab promting Riley to slip. Vengeance then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
True Vengeance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Oooooh!!! Vengeance has knocked Riley down with a huge combo! Vengeance steps away and waves a wobbly Riley back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Riley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley is still on wobbly legs! Can Vengeance finish him?
Vengeance falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riley seems to have recovered his senses.
Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vengeance sees it coming and defends easily.
Riley is looking for a kimura here.
Riley throwing shots but Vengeance is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance wants to get back to his feet.
Riley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riley is looking for a kimura here.
Riley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance tries to kick Riley off but Riley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Riley trying to control from half guard but Vengeance is working away.
Riley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Riley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vengeance sees it coming and defends easily.
Vengeance is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riley looking for a submission but Vengeance manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Riley drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vengeance dives on top into guard.
Vengeance throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control the position here.
Vengeance with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riley is trying to keep Vengeance in close.
Riley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vengeance scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vengeance is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Vengeance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley is trying to keep Vengeance in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vengeance throws a strike but Riley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley has gone for a leg lock! Vengeance slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
True Vengeance dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vengeance's waist but Vengeance gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riley off to one side.
Riley clinches up against the cage.
Riley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vengeance pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vengeance has had enough of the clinch but Riley keeps him there for the moment.
Vengeance has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vengeance is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vengeance is trying to push Riley away but Riley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Vengeance clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Vengeance defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Riley's arms.
Vengeance defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance postures up.
Vengeance stopping the sweep attempt from Riley.
Vengeance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vengeance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vengeance 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.
Vengeance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vengeance is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Vengeance with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vengeance is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vengeance gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Vengeance throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vengeance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Vengeance postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Vengeance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vengeance throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Vengeance throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vengeance postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Vengeance trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vengeance throws a strike but Riley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riley wants to control from the top but Vengeance keeps moving.
Riley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vengeance works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Vengeance has wrist control.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Vengeance is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
Riley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Vengeance is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Vengeance has escaped and now he's on top!
Vengeance throwing strikes but missing.
Riley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vengeance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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 True Vengeance will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vengeance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vengeance swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riley prevents Vengeance from getting back to his feet.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vengeance's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vengeance's guard.
Riley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vengeance is defending against the submission attempts here by Riley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance kicks off Riley and gets to his feet.
Vengeance moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riley moves into range and clinches up with Vengeance.
Riley drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vengeance gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riley shoots in looking for a takedown. Vengeance tries to sprawl out of it but Riley keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vengeance manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley shoots in and gets a takedown into Vengeance's guard.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley has gone for a leg lock! Vengeance slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riley's guard.
Riley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vengeance is one step ahead there.
Vengeance is in close to Riley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vengeance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vengeance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vengeance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vengeance postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vengeance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vengeance with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vengeance throws a strike but Riley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Riley throws an elbow that misses. Vengeance uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riley's guard. Nice move by Vengeance!
Billy Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vengeance throws a big right hand that misses.
Vengeance throwing strikes from guard but Riley blocks nicely.
Vengeance working some strikes from top position.
Vengeance scoring with some ground and pound.
Vengeance tries to free his leg and advance position but Riley is retaining full 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!
Riley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vengeance.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vengeance stands up over Riley, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Billy Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
True Vengeance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vengeance throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
True Vengeance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vengeance, 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... True Vengeance!
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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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