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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riley Kerestes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Liriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Kerestes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Liriano!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liriano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Liriano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liriano.
Liriano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kerestes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kerestes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liriano.
Liriano throws a hook but Kerestes blocks it.
Liriano tries to move into range but Kerestes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kerestes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley Kerestes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerestes scores with a punch to the head.
Kerestes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kerestes cracks the inside of Liriano's front leg.
Kerestes looks to land a left hand but Liriano moved out of range nicely.
Kerestes connects with a high kick.
It looks like Nelson Liriano has been cut.
Liriano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kerestes. Kerestes obviously looking to wear him down.
Liriano looks gassed!
Liriano throws a right hand that Kerestes ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerestes also avoids with ease.
Kerestes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kerestes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Liriano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerestes makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kerestes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kerestes catches Liriano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liriano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kerestes can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Kerestes misses its intended target.
Kerestes throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Liriano stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Kerestes follows into mount!
Liriano is rocked!
Kerestes looking to control and managing it successfully.
Liriano is still in real trouble! Can Kerestes finish him?
Kerestes get's back to his feet.
Liriano seems to have recovered his senses.
Kerestes lands a two punch combo.
Kerestes feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liriano's calf.
Kerestes throws a sloppy head kick and Liriano moves out of range easily.
Kerestes lands a right hook to the body.
Liriano blocks a head kick by Kerestes.
Liriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerestes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kerestes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liriano lands with a hook. Kerestes tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerestes misses the target.
Kerestes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liriano throws out the jab.
Liriano fails to land with a series of punches.
Liriano throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kerestes to counter with a crisp jab.
Liriano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kerestes!
Liriano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Liriano thuds a left hand into Kerestes's body.
Kerestes just misses with a punch to the body.
Liriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerestes connects with a solid leg kick.
Liriano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerestes.
Liriano throws a combination. Kerestes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kerestes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerestes feints and then cracks Liriano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Liriano down.
Liriano slips a jab from Kerestes.
Liriano thuds a left hand into Kerestes's body.
Kerestes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Liriano lands a lovely overhand right.
Kerestes throws a right hand that Liriano ducks under and follows up with a left that Liriano also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liriano. That's going to slow Kerestes down.
Kerestes misses with a straight left.
Liriano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice jab there from Liriano.
Kerestes cracks Liriano with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kerestes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liriano misses with a series of wild punches.
Liriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liriano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kerestes throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerestes throws a series of strikes that have Liriano backpedaling.
Kerestes walks into a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liriano.
Liriano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kerestes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Liriano takes a step back to recover.
Kerestes slips a jab and a cross from Liriano.
Kerestes lands a body shot.
Liriano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liriano throws a leg kick which misses Kerestes's front leg but catches the back leg as Kerestes tries to avoid it.
Kerestes scores with a nice head shot.
Liriano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liriano.
Kerestes stalks Liriano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liriano's face. Liriano staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liriano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kerestes looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liriano lands with a nice combination. Kerestes backs away looking to recover.
Liriano fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Kerestes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Liriano's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Liriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerestes throws an overhand right that lands on Liriano's shoulder, as Liriano tries to avoid the shot.
Kerestes looks to throw the jab but Liriano is out of range.
Kerestes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liriano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerestes counters with a thumping low kick.
Kerestes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kerestes misses with a wild combination.
Liriano lands a nice shot that snaps Kerestes's head back.
Liriano misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Liriano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerestes lands with a cross.
Liriano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kerestes connects with a looping right hand.
Kerestes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kerestes throws a hook to the side of Liriano's head but Liriano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kerestes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Liriano's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerestes throws a head kick that half lands.
Kerestes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Liriano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerestes counters with a series of strikes. Liriano will be more careful next time no doubt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Liriano.
A slow jab from Liriano misses its intended target.
Liriano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Liriano throws a leg kick
and Kerestes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liriano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kerestes throws a jab but it's blocked by Liriano.
Liriano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Kerestes coming out on top.
Liriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerestes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Liriano at a distance.
A head kick by Liriano misses
and Kerestes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Liriano thinking.
Liriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kerestes counter with a right hand.
Liriano throws a lazy right hand but Kerestes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liriano throws a one two combo.
Kerestes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liriano looks to land a combination but Kerestes avoids it well.
Kerestes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liriano with a hook.
Kerestes misses with a looping right.
Liriano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kerestes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liriano with a jab.
Liriano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kerestes throws out the jab.
Liriano misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson Liriano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liriano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kerestes darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Liriano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kerestes in his tracks.
Kerestes lands a nice shot that snaps Liriano's head back.
Kerestes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liriano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerestes scores with a spinning back kick!
Liriano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kerestes scores with a jab.
Kerestes misses with a looping right.
Kerestes throws a looping overhand right but Liriano ducks down to avoid it.
Liriano tries a head kick but it misses.
Liriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerestes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerestes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A head kick by Kerestes misses
and Liriano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kerestes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kerestes.
Kerestes dodges the punch combination from Liriano.
Liriano throws a hook but Kerestes avoids it easily.
Kerestes lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circling - Kerestes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riley Kerestes is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kerestes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liriano.
Liriano is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liriano connects with a looping right hand.
Good leg kick by Kerestes there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A cross from Liriano lands.
Kerestes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kerestes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Liriano.
Kerestes blocks a head kick by Liriano.
Kerestes throws an overhand right that lands on Liriano's shoulder, as Liriano tries to avoid the shot.
Liriano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kerestes moves forwards but Liriano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kerestes connects with a high kick.
Kerestes swings for the body but Liriano moves out of range.
Liriano staying out of range there.
Liriano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riley Kerestes dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Liriano's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liriano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerestes throws a shot from downtown. Liriano moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liriano.
Liriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liriano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kerestes lands with a straight right. Liriano didn't see that one coming.
Liriano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kerestes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kerestes.
Kerestes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Liriano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Liriano.
Kerestes lands a jab-cross combination.
Liriano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kerestes looks to land a combination. Liriano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Liriano throws a head kick that misses
and Kerestes counters with a head kick.
Liriano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerestes.
Liriano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liriano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kerestes counters with a stiff right hand.
Liriano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kerestes lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Kerestes misses.
Liriano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Liriano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kerestes.
Kerestes avoids the head kick by Liriano.
Kerestes closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerestes throws a head kick that half lands.
Jab by Liriano.
Kerestes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Liriano lands a jab to the head.
Kerestes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liriano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liriano lands with a right hand.
Liriano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
An inside leg kick lands from Kerestes.
Liriano has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Liriano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liriano throws a leg kick
and Liriano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kerestes cracks the inside of Liriano's front leg.
An inside leg kick from Liriano misses.
Liriano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerestes to score with a decent uppercut.
Liriano lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerestes off the cage and back into rage.
Liriano waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Kerestes.
Liriano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kerestes counters with a straight right hand.
Kerestes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liriano misses with a double jab.
Liriano misses with a double jab
and Kerestes counters with a nice uppercut.
Kerestes misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kerestes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerestes throws a sloppy head kick and Liriano moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Liriano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liriano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kerestes.
A telegraphed right hand from Kerestes misses the target.
Liriano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liriano staying out of range there.
Nelson Liriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kerestes misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liriano.
A big left from Liriano misses.
Kerestes missing with a left hand there. Liriano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liriano moves away from the strike by Kerestes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Liriano.
Liriano misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Kerestes misses its intended target.
Liriano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley Kerestes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liriano, as that shot connected.
That's four 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.
Liriano lands a jab-cross combination.
Donk. Kerestes catches Liriano right on the button with a cross.
Liriano connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy body kick from Liriano
and Kerestes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Liriano misses with the combination.
Kerestes missing with a left hand there. Liriano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liriano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kerestes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerestes throws a hook but Liriano blocks it.
Liriano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Liriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kerestes.
Kerestes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerestes looks to land a left hand but Liriano moved out of range nicely.
Liriano lands a jab to the nose.
Kerestes throws the left hand but Liriano avoids the punch easily.
Liriano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kerestes ducks under a wild hook from Liriano.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nelson Liriano.
Well Kerestes 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Kerestes!
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RATING
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