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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Mayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bilkington has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Noah Mayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilkington. Mayo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bilkington gets a double leg takedown into Mayo's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bilkington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilkington trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bilkington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mayo is keeping the position for now.
Bilkington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mayo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bilkington is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Bilkington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bilkington manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mayo on his heels. He'll look to pass Mayo's guard now, I'm sure.
Bilkington connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bilkington content to stall in guard here.
Bilkington wants to control from the top but Mayo keeps moving.
Mayo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bilkington manages to get himself to full guard.
Mayo throwing strikes but missing.
Mayo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bilkington has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo lands a couple of elbows.
Bilkington pulls Mayo in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bilkington 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mayo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bilkington works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bilkington working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayo.
Mayo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mayo postures up and lands a big shot to Bilkington's brow.
Mayo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Bilkington looking to control.
Bilkington wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bilkington trying to control the position.
Mayo slips nicely into half guard.
Bilkington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mayo.
Bilkington has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mayo is working away from the top position though.
Bilkington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mayo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bilkington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayo working Bilkington over with strikes.
Bilkington is trying to stand back up but Mayo is controlling him
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayo thows a huge punch but Bilkington dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Mayo there.
Bilkington pushes Mayo off looking to stand but Mayo dives back in and keeps control.
Bilkington looks winded!
Bilkington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mayo scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bilkington is trying to control but can't.
Bilkington looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mayo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mayo 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.
Bilkington is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bilkington wants to control but Mayo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bilkington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mayo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mayo prevents Bilkington from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bilkington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayo.
Mayo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayo working Bilkington over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Noah Mayo 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.
Mayo scores with a takedown into Bilkington's guard.
Mayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bilkington pulls Mayo in close to prevent any damage.
Mayo is working Bilkington over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mayo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bilkington pulls Mayo in close to prevent any damage.
Bilkington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mayo throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mayo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mayo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington controlling the position.
Mayo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mayo prevents Bilkington from getting back to his feet.
Bilkington trying to keep a closed guard but Mayo is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bobby Bilkington was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mayo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bilkington moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bilkington avoids the damage to the body.
Mayo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bilkington won't allow it.
Mayo manages to break the clinch.
Bilkington moves into the clinch successfully.
Bilkington prevents Mayo from breaking the clinch.
Mayo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilkington has double underhooks.
Mayo is looking to break free of the clinch but Bilkington has double underhooks.
Mayo has had enough of the clinch but Bilkington keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mayo can't fight it off and eventually Bilkington manages to take the fight to the floor. Mayo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bilkington trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bilkington must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bilkington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mayo pushes Bilkington off and gets back to his feet.
Bilkington closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bilkington is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayo stops Bilkington from passing to mount.
Mayo is looking to regain half guard here but Bilkington keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Bilkington stalls from top position.
Bilkington sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mayo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mayo is not content to let Bilkington control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mayo is letting Bilkington control him for a moment.
Mayo tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Bilkington has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mayo!
Bilkington controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bilkington trying to control but Mayo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bilkington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bilkington swinging wildly here.
Bilkington throws a series of punches but Mayo moves out of range.
Bilkington closes the distance and pushes Mayo back into the cage.
Mayo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bilkington has him pressed against the cage.
Mayo is trying to break the clinch but Bilkington has him pressed against the cage.
Bilkington has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mayo regains guard immediately.
Bilkington pushing down on Mayo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bilkington trying to control the action but Mayo is working from the bottom.
Bilkington uses his free foot to push down on Mayo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayo regains half guard.
Mayo is refusing to be controlled, as Bilkington sits in half guard.
Bilkington is looking to advance position but Mayo won't allow it.
Bilkington is looking to stall here but Mayo recovers full guard.
Mayo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bilkington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayo keeping moving, preventing Bilkington from controlling successfully.
Bilkington content to stall in guard here.
Bilkington pushing down on Mayo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bilkington is trying to control. Mayo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bilkington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bilkington wants to control but Mayo is keeping him busy.
Mayo tries to roll over but Bilkington keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington works his way into full mount!
Mayo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bilkington controlling from mount.
Bilkington trying to control but Mayo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington controlling the pace for now.
Bobby Bilkington has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mayo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bilkington shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bobby Bilkington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bilkington wants to pass the guard but Mayo is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bilkington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bilkington 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 Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bilkington!
A relieved looking Bobby Bilkington thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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