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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Padilla (ranked 4823 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Iovine (ranked 4664 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Padilla!
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, Kevin Iovine!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iovine dives in and grabs Padilla's left leg, looking for a takedown. Padilla pushes down on Iovine's head and hops out.
Iovine pushes Padilla up against the cage in a clinch.
Padilla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Padilla shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Padilla was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Iovine is looking to regain half guard here but Padilla keeps moving and retains side control.
Padilla lands a nice forearm strike.
Iovine on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Iovine is looking to regain half guard here but Padilla keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iovine keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iovine manages to get back to half guard.
Iovine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Padilla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Iovine trying to control but Padilla postures up.
Iovine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Padilla connects with a nice short shot to Iovine's temple.
Padilla looks to land a strike but Iovine avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Iovine is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Padilla is aware though and is defending well.
Padilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Padilla keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Iovine's head.
Padilla throwing strikes from guard but Iovine blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Padilla accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iovine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Padilla doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Padilla manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Padilla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Padilla working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Iovine trying to keep a closed guard but Padilla is proving a slippery customer.
Padilla has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iovine has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Padilla doesn't defend quickly enough and Iovine has managed to lock this one up! Can Padilla escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Iovine on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kevin Iovine!
Kevin Iovine thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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