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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Romulus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Julius Romulus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Romulus!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Riley shoots in and bounces Romulus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Romulus, up you get!
Nice takedown defense from Riley. No joy for Romulus on that attempt.
Romulus walks into a left hand.
Romulus throws a sloppy head kick and Riley moves out of range easily.
Romulus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Riley is fending him off so far but Romulus persists. Nope, Riley circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley lands a head kick!
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Romulus which made him look bad.
Riley swinging wildly here.
Romulus looks for the body kick but Riley saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romulus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riley's head.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riley misses with a two punch combination.
Riley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Romulus looks winded!
Romulus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riley is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Romulus is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Romulus avoid being mounted?
Riley is looking for a kimura here.
Riley trying to pass the guard but Romulus defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romulus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley tries to stand and escape but Romulus is controlling the position.
Romulus trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Romulus defends it.
Romulus trying to control but Riley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
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.
Riley decides to stand up.
Riley clinches.
Riley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Romulus is trying to keep an underhook but Riley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Riley wants to take a breather but Romulus is having none of it.
It looks like Riley is going to stand back up.
Riley misses with a head shot. Romulus uses the momentum to regain guard.
Romulus trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Riley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sloppy strikes from Riley. Those never looked like landing.
Romulus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riley but Riley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romulus circles away quickly and effectively.
Romulus swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Romulus pushes him off.
Romulus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romulus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riley sprawls well. Riley wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romulus gets slowly back to his feet.
Romulus is breathing heavily.
Romulus fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romulus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jimmy Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Romulus.
Romulus throws a leg kick but Riley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romulus avoids the head kick by Riley.
Riley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romulus to the ground. Riley is now in Romulus's guard.
Riley wants to get up but he can't break Romulus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Riley prevents Romulus from getting back to his feet.
Riley content to stall in guard here.
Riley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Riley misses.
Riley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romulus is fending him off so far but Riley persists. Nope, Romulus circles away and we're back to standing.
Riley avoids the head kick by Romulus.
Nice takedown defense from Riley. No joy for Romulus on that attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice combination there by Riley.
A head kick misses from Riley.
Romulus is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Riley rushes Romulus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romulus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Riley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Romulus misses with some punches.
Riley is trying to push Romulus away but Romulus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romulus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riley walks away with a smile on his face. Romulus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Riley clinches with his opponent.
Riley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Romulus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Riley looking for the choke but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jimmy Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Romulus's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley biding his time, looking for the opening.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Riley dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riley throws a right and a left that Romulus avoids nicely.
Riley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Romulus moves into the clinch successfully.
Romulus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riley walks away with a smile on his face. Romulus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Romulus throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Nice sprawl there from Riley as Romulus shoots in.
Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romulus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riley sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Romulus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romulus is fending him off so far but Riley persists. Nope, Romulus circles away and we're back to standing.
Romulus shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jimmy Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands a body shot.
A combination from Riley does no damage.
Romulus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romulus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jimmy Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley looks to land a combination but Romulus avoids it well.
Romulus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riley throws a head kick but Romulus moves out of range.
Romulus shoots in and bounces Riley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Romulus passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to get back to full guard.
Romulus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.
Riley is trying to control but can't.
Romulus prevents Riley from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romulus wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
Riley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romulus on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Julius Romulus.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but Romulus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romulus is looking to clinch.
Riley dives in and scores a takedown into Romulus's guard.
Romulus trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romulus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley tries to stand but Romulus is controlling from the bottom.
Riley is pushing down on Romulus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Romulus is fighting to maintain full guard but Riley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jimmy Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romulus wants to control but Riley is keeping busy.
Romulus wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Julius Romulus.
Well Riley 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Riley!
After winning the bout, Jimmy Riley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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