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RFC 13: Throwdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Otoole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Samir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey Otoole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Otoole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohamed Samir!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samir cracks Otoole with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Samir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Samir swings widly with a right hand
and Otoole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Samir pushes him off.
Otoole darts in and clinches Samir up against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stalling in the clinch from Otoole.
Samir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Samir takes an elbow to the temple.
Otoole lands an elbow inside that Samir shrugs off.
Otoole lands a nice knee to the body.
Samir is trying to break the clinch but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Samir is looking to break free of the clinch but Otoole has double underhooks.
Otoole connects with a nasty looking knee right to Samir's face.
Otoole breaks the clinch.
Otoole is looking to clinch but Samir is avoiding it.
Otoole tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samir just misses with a punch to the body.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Samir keeps it at a distance.
Samir swats away the attempt to clinch by Otoole.
Otoole gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Samir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samir scores with a jab to the head.
Otoole doesn't manage to clinch there - Samir circles away.
Otoole gets a clinch.
Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Otoole in his tracks.
Otoole wants to clinch up but Samir keeps it at a distance.
Samir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otoole.
Otoole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samir.
Otoole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Samir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Samir throws a sloppy head kick
and Otoole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Otoole moves into range and clinches up with Samir.
Samir is trying to break the clinch but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samir is trying to break the clinch but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Otoole walks away with a smile on his face. Samir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Otoole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samir lands a nice hook to Otoole's body. Otoole takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Samir looks to score with a jab to the body but Otoole is just out of range.
Samir throws a body punch but Otoole moves out of range.
Otoole wants to clinch.
Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samir scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Otoole moves into the clinch.
Samir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samir is trying to force a seperation but Otoole has the dominant position.
Otoole lands an elbow just above Samir 's eye.
Samir wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Otoole lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Otoole landing knees to the head.
Otoole is pushing Samir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samir tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Otoole - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Otoole breaks the clinch.
Samir moves into the clinch.
Otoole misses with a body punch.
Otoole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Samir is trying to push Otoole away but Otoole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otoole working Samir over with knees to the body.
Otoole manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Samir.
Samir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Samir thuds a left hand into Otoole's body.
Otoole takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Otoole takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Samir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otoole clinches up with Samir and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samir wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Otoole is pushing Samir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Otoole.
Knees in the clinch landing for Otoole.
Otoole misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Samir.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Samir avoids it.
Otoole scores a nice knee to the body.
Otoole lands a good knee to the midsection. Samir won't want to take too many of those.
Otoole is breathing heavily.
Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samir swings for the body but Otoole moves out of range.
Samir is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Otoole rather than just go for the knockout.
Samir looks to score with a jab to the body but Otoole is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Otoole moves in looking to clinch but Samir pushes him off.
Otoole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Samir avoiding damage as Otoole throws knees to the body.
Samir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Samir tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
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 Mickey Otoole will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Samir. Beautiful body shot.
Samir lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otoole at a distance.
Otoole is looking to clinch but Samir is avoiding it.
Samir 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.
Sloppy strikes from Otoole. Those never looked like landing.
Samir clinches up against the cage.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
Otoole misses with a knee to the head.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Samir is blocking nicely.
Samir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Otoole throws an elbow but it misses.
Samir tries to break free but Otoole pushes him back against the cage.
Otoole gets underhooks to prevent Samir's takedown attempt.
Otoole prevents Samir from breaking the clinch.
Samir tries to circle away but Otoole has him pinned against the cage.
Samir wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Otoole.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samir dodges an elbow strike from Otoole.
Otoole landing knees to the body.
Otoole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samir motions for Otoole to come forward. Samir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Samir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otoole.
Samir just misses with a punch to the body.
Otoole is looking to clinch.
Samir lands with a cross.
Otoole fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Otoole.
Mickey Otoole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otoole.
Mohamed Samir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samir tries for a takedown but Otoole sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Otoole.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Samir is blocking nicely.
Otoole creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Samir's defenses.
Samir wants to break free but Otoole has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otoole looking to throw knees to the head but Samir is blocking nicely.
Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Otoole gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otoole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Samir is working for takedown but Otoole is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mickey Otoole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohamed Samir.
Otoole lands with a right to the head.
Samir has had enough of the clinch but Otoole keeps him there for the moment.
Samir is trying to push Otoole away but Otoole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Otoole slowing the pace effectively.
Otoole lands a left hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Otoole.
Otoole missing with knees to the body.
Otoole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samir is defending well for now.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samir is trying to break free.
Otoole tries to land a knee to the head but Samir blocks with his arms.
Samir can't break the clinch.
Samir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Otoole walks away with a smile on his face. Samir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samir looks to score with a jab to the body but Otoole is just out of range.
Samir takes a swing at Otoole's ribcage but misses.
Samir misses with a lunging right hand
and Otoole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Otoole has Samir up against the cage in a clinch.
Samir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Otoole is defending well.
Samir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Otoole lands an elbow that stopped Samir in his tracks for a moment.
Otoole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Otoole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Otoole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Samir misses the jab.
Samir scores with a nice right hand.
Otoole avoids the body shot from Samir.
Some wild striking there from Otoole.
Otoole moves into range and clinches up with Samir.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samir takes an elbow to the temple.
Samir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Otoole displaying some good clinch control by pressing Samir up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Samir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Samir has had enough of the clinch but Otoole keeps him there for the moment.
Otoole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Samir avoids a wild elbow strike from Otoole.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mickey Otoole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Otoole.
Otoole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samir. Otoole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otoole avoids the body shot from Samir.
Mickey Otoole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samir swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mohamed Samir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Otoole takes the fight into the clinch.
Samir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Otoole dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Otoole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Samir connects with a jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Samir is defended easily by Otoole.
Otoole closes the distance and clinches.
Samir wants to break free but Otoole has control.
Otoole breaks from the clinch.
Samir shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Otoole as he avoids it easily.
Samir throws out a loose jab but Otoole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Otoole tries to clinch there but Samir circles away.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Otoole moves out of range of the strikes.
Samir throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Otoole stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Samir missing with a left hand there. Otoole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samir takes a swing at Otoole's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otoole is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Otoole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Samir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Otoole was well out of range. Poor timing from Samir.
Samir throws a leg kick but Otoole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Samir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good standup being displayed there by Samir as he connects with a hook.
Otoole drives through and clinches with Samir against the cage.
Otoole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Samir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but Samir blocks it.
Otoole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Otoole connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Otoole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Samir blocks it with crossed arms.
Otoole keeps control of Samir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Otoole throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Otoole landing knees to the head.
Samir working hard to break the clinch.
Otoole crunches a lovely knee into Samir's ribcage.
Otoole prevents Samir from breaking the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otoole manages to break the clinch.
Otoole takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samir. Otoole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Samir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samir misses the body punch
and Otoole moves into the clinch.
Otoole comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otoole taking a breather.
Samir blocks the elbow strike.
Otoole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Samir misses.
Samir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Otoole, pushing him back against the cage.
Samir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Otoole has him pressed against the cage.
Otoole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Samir misses with a left hand
and Otoole counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Otoole pushes Samir up against the cage in a clinch.
Mickey Otoole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Samir wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Samir tries to circle away but Otoole has him pinned against the cage.
Samir tries to break the clinch but Otoole is controlling the position.
Otoole prevents Samir from breaking the clinch.
Samir tries to circle away but Otoole has him pinned against the cage.
Otoole has Samir pressed against the cage, preventing Samir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Otoole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Samir takes an elbow to the temple.
Samir has had enough of the clinch but Otoole keeps him there for the moment.
Samir wants to get back to striking at distance but Otoole won't allow it.
Samir wants to break free but Otoole has control.
Otoole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Samir's efforts to push away.
Otoole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mohamed Samir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samir misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mohamed Samir.
I think Otoole has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Otoole!
A victorious Mickey Otoole thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sal Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sal Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jermaine Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a left hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a good low kick that Watson was not able to check.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Watson catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
A jab from Watson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Watson tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee catches Watson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Lee slams his shin into Watson's torso.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee throws out a powerful jab.
Watson tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a nice right hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lee's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Watson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Sal Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watson forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Watson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
A big left from Watson misses.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a hook.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Watson misses.
Watson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Watson pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Watson misses.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Watson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lee counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
Watson misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Watson misses with a hook.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Watson gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Watson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watson scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Lee slips a straight right by Watson.
Jermaine Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee with a jab.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Watson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Watson wants to break free but Lee has control.
Watson prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Lee won't allow it.
Watson stalling.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Watson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lee eats them both and turns towards Watson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sal Watson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Watson tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Watson misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Watson misses with a left hand
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Watson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a nice body kick.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson throws a push kick but Lee slaps the foot to one side.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Watson misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Watson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Sal Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Watson throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Lee slips under a jab from Watson.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Watson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee blocks a jab.
Watson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Watson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jermaine Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sal Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Watson throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sal Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson 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 Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sal Watson!
An out of breath Sal Watson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Ortiz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz misses with a hook. Kerr ducked under it nicely.
Kerr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ortiz lands a nice shot that snaps Kerr's head back.
A cross from Ortiz lands.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerr fails with a takedown attempt.
Kerr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Kerr staying out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Ortiz as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Kerr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerr shoots for a takedown but Ortiz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ortiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kerr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz moves out of range as Kerr strikes.
Ortiz thows a body shot but no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
It looks like Wayne Kerr has been cut.
Kerr misses with a lunging right hand
and Ortiz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Kerr moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Ortiz.
Kerr misses the shot to the body.
Ortiz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerr circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kerr is defended easily by Ortiz.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kerr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ortiz misses with a hook.
Kerr pushes Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.
Kerr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Ortiz keeps control of Kerr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kerr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kerr.
Ortiz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kerr.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kerr slowing the pace effectively.
Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Ortiz there.
Kerr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ortiz throws out the jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kerr. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Ortiz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz throws a lazy uppercut
and Kerr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ortiz ducks under a wild hook from Kerr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Ortiz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wayne Kerr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ortiz.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Kerr moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz swings for the body but Kerr moves out of range.
Justin Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ortiz to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr fails to land the takedown.
Ortiz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kerr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ortiz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kerr being controlled here momentarily.
Ortiz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Ortiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Ortiz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ortiz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Justin Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
Ortiz throws a right hand that misses
and Kerr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ortiz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kerr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wayne Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a double jab.
Kerr gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kerr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kerr throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ortiz is trying to buck Kerr off.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kerr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ortiz stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ortiz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kerr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kerr fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kerr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ortiz is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.
Kerr is putting a hurting on Ortiz here, landing some big shots from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Ortiz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wayne Kerr'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. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kerr is defended easily by Ortiz.
Ortiz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ortiz connects with a right hand. Kerr shakes it off.
Jab from Kerr.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Kerr moved out of range nicely.
Kerr with a nice cross.
Ortiz throws an overhand right that lands on Kerr's shoulder, as Kerr tries to avoid the shot.
Horrible takedown by Kerr or perhaps it was just good defense by Ortiz which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz catches Kerr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ortiz throws out a powerful jab.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ortiz misses with a lunging right hand
and Kerr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Ortiz misses
and Kerr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kerr to counter with a crisp jab.
Ortiz misses with a left hand
and Kerr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz is trying to control the position but Kerr postures up.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ortiz has momentary wrist control but Kerr slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ortiz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kerr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ortiz keeping full guard, as Kerr tries to pass.
Ortiz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Justin Ortiz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Justin Ortiz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to clinch
and Ortiz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ortiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kerr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ortiz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kerr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wayne Kerr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ortiz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Ortiz!
Justin Ortiz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Casey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubiao Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rubiao Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones digs a good body shot into Macarenco's ribs.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Macarenco tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Macarenco on that attempt.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Macarenco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Macarenco fails with the takedown.
Jones cracks Macarenco with a good jab.
Macarenco is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macarenco backwards.
Macarenco is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Macarenco seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones drives through and clinches with Macarenco against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a jab when Macarenco was well out of range.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Macarenco moved out of range.
A big left from Jones misses.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macarenco's hands.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macarencos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Macarenco is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Macarenco's shoulder, as Macarenco tries to avoid the shot.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Macarenco goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Casey Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubiao Macarenco.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones pushes Macarenco up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macarenco dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Macarenco's head and hops out.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Macarenco's head but Macarenco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones clinches up with Macarenco and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Macarenco gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casey Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones pushes Macarenco up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Macarenco moved out of range.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casey Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macarenco blocks a jab.
Macarenco walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Macarenco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macarenco tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Macarenco avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones clinches up with Macarenco and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macarenco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rubiao Macarenco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Macarenco.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones pushes Macarenco up against the cage in a clinch.
Macarenco tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Jones misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Macarenco counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macarenco drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Macarenco jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Macarenco passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Macarenco stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Macarenco works his way into full mount!
Macarenco is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jones has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Macarenco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Macarenco working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
Macarenco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macarenco on the ground.
Macarenco working for a guillotine from mount but Jones is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macarenco with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Macarenco wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Macarenco.
Macarenco looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macarenco is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Macarenco jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Macarenco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Macarenco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Macarenco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubiao Macarenco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones looks to throw the jab but Macarenco is out of range.
Jones gets a clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Macarenco is having none of it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Jones scores with a hook.
Macarenco walks into a left hand.
Jones clinches.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones cracks Macarenco with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Macarenco looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Jones finish him?
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!
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macarenco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones rushes Macarenco and presses him up against the cage.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones wants to clinch up but Macarenco keeps it at a distance.
Jones punishes Macarenco's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Macarenco's shoulder, as Macarenco tries to avoid the shot.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macarenco can do to turn this around?
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Macarenco circles away.
Macarenco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Macarenco ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Jones rushes Macarenco and presses him up against the cage.
Casey Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macarenco uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Macarenco keeps it at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones clinches up with Macarenco and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Macarenco is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones tries to clinch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Macarenco moved out of range.
Jones rushes Macarenco and presses him up against the cage.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but Macarenco moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones has Macarenco up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Macarenco moves away from the strike by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Macarenco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Macarenco fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macarenco.
Jones misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Antenori scores the fight 29:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Tatoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Izzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatoy comes to the cage accompanied by KT Theme. Angelo Izzo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kevin Tatoy's chin.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Tatoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Izzo!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatoy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Izzo with that takedown attempt.
Izzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatoy throws a head kick but Izzo moves out of range.
Tatoy scores with a spinning back kick!
Tatoy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Izzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Tatoy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Izzo can't fight it off and eventually Tatoy manages to take the fight to the floor. Izzo looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tatoy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Izzo dives on top into guard.
Izzo wants to control from the top but Tatoy keeps moving.
Izzo won't allow Tatoy to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatoy keeping full guard, as Izzo tries to pass.
Izzo is looking to stand up but Tatoy won't let him.
Tatoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Izzo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tatoy wants to stand but Izzo is controlling the position.
Izzo passes Tatoy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy pushes Izzo off looking to stand but Izzo dives back in and keeps control.
Tatoy is staying active underneath Izzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Izzo wants to pass the guard but Tatoy is defending well.
Tatoy is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izzo wants to stand up but Tatoy has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Izzo throwing shots but Tatoy is blocking nicely.
Tatoy pushes Izzo off looking to stand but Izzo dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tatoy wants to clinch up but Izzo keeps it at a distance.
Tatoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tatoy pulls guard successfully.
Tatoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tatoy tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy is looking to stand up but Izzo isn't so interested in that idea.
Izzo has gone for a leg lock! Tatoy slips out almost immediately though and dives into Izzo's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Izzo wants to sweep here but Tatoy controlling him for the moment.
Tatoy works over Izzo with some ground and pound from guard.
Tatoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tatoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Izzo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Izzo wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatoy looking to pass the guard.
Tatoy has gone for a leg lock! Izzo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tatoy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Tatoy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tatoy wants to clinch up but Izzo keeps it at a distance.
Tatoy tries to clinch but Izzo is having none of it.
Izzo shoots in for a takedown but Tatoy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tatoy throws a sloppy head kick
and Izzo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Izzo.
Izzo prevents Tatoy from getting back to his feet.
Izzo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatoy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Tatoy keeping full guard, as Izzo tries to pass.
Izzo wants to stand and escape but instead Tatoy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izzo is looking to stand up but Tatoy isn't so interested in that idea.
Izzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tatoy manages to get himself to full guard.
Izzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tatoy is keeping the position for now.
Izzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tatoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Izzo has managed to get both his arms back between Tatoy's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izzo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tatoy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Izzo is looking to stand up but Tatoy won't let him.
Izzo trying to control but Tatoy is working from the bottom.
Izzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izzo prevents Tatoy from getting back to his feet.
Tatoy can't keep his opponent in guard - Izzo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tatoy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Izzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tatoy keeps working.
Izzo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tatoy has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatoy is trying to stand.
Tatoy tries to kick Izzo off in order to stand up. Izzo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tatoy tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Tatoy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Izzo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tatoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Izzo on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatoy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Izzo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Izzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tatoy looks to clinch
and Izzo counters with a two punch combo.
Kevin Tatoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Izzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatoy takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatoy wants the takedown. Izzo is fighting it off but Tatoy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Izzo's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Izzo has wrist control.
Tatoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Izzo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tatoy lands a couple of digs.
Tatoy is looking to pass into half guard but Izzo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Izzo is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatoy wants to get back to his feet but Izzo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Izzo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tatoy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Izzo, into his guard.
Tatoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Izzo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatoy.
Tatoy landing with the ground and pound.
Tatoy throws an elbow that misses. Izzo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tatoy's guard. Nice move by Izzo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izzo prevents Tatoy from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Izzo lands a couple of digs.
Izzo passes Tatoy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Izzo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tatoy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tatoy pushes Izzo off but Izzo dives into side control.
Angelo Izzo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatoy is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Izzo is controlling him well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Izzo trying to control the action but Tatoy is working from the bottom.
Izzo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tatoy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izzo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Tatoy!
Izzo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Izzo trying to control but Tatoy is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izzo moves to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatoy wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angelo Izzo.
I think Izzo 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Izzo!
A very excited looking Angelo Izzo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jatukamramthep Vajiralongkorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Romeo Hernanes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jatukamramthep Vajiralongkorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vajiralongkorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vajiralongkorn cracks the inside of Hernanes's front leg.
Vajiralongkorn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Vajiralongkorn makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vajiralongkorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vajiralongkorn throws a body punch but Hernanes moves out of range.
Vajiralongkorn looks for the body kick but Hernanes saw that one coming.
Hernanes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hernanes is looking to slow Vajiralongkorn down with leg kicks.
Hernanes doesn't manage to clinch there - Vajiralongkorn circles away.
Hernanes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hernanes moves to clinch but Vajiralongkorn breaks away
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a series of strikes. Hernanes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vajiralongkorn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hernanes is out of range.
Vajiralongkorn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernanes tries to clinch up
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vajiralongkorn tries to land a leg kick but Hernanes saw it coming and moves away.
An inside leg kick from Vajiralongkorn misses.
Hernanes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a good, hard body kick but Hernanes shrugs it off.
Vajiralongkorn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hernanes tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a low kick, right behind Hernanes 's knee.
Hernanes tries to clinch there but Vajiralongkorn circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vajiralongkorn.
Vajiralongkorn misses with a body shot.
Hernanes moves out of range of the body kick.
Hernanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernanes moves in looking to clinch but Vajiralongkorn pushes him off.
Vajiralongkorn throws the kick towards the body but Hernanes avoids it.
Hernanes wants to clinch but Vajiralongkorn slips to the side
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a leg kick.
Vajiralongkorn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes misses with a combination
and Vajiralongkorn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernanes tries to clinch but Vajiralongkorn moves out of range.
Vajiralongkorn misses with a low kick as Hernanes jumps back.
Vajiralongkorn misses with a looping left.
Hernanes has managed to clinch.
Hernanes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vajiralongkorn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vajiralongkorn manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vajiralongkorn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hernanes.
Vajiralongkorn throws a leg kick
and Hernanes counters with a nice body kick.
Hernanes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hernanes avoids a kick to the body.
Hernanes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vajiralongkorn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vajiralongkorn swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernanes.
Vajiralongkorn throws a combination that misses
and Hernanes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hernanes scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernanes with a nice cross.
Hernanes slips a jab and a cross from Vajiralongkorn.
Vajiralongkorn throws a leg kick which misses Hernanes's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernanes tries to avoid it.
Hernanes throws a leg kick but Vajiralongkorn moved away.
Vajiralongkorn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hernanes is able to avoid easily.
Vajiralongkorn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hernanes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hernanes.
Hernanes jumps guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Vajiralongkorn sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vajiralongkorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vajiralongkorn is sitting in close to Hernanes's body. Hernanes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Vajiralongkorn is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Vajiralongkorn is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hernanes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Romeo Hernanes!
Romeo Hernanes thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyron Woodley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Woodley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hangar-The Reason of your Conviction. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyron Woodley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodley shoots and misses
and John counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. John lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
John not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Woodley slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
John preventing the sweep.
John trying to control but Woodley is working from the bottom.
John controls from within his opponent's guard.
John throws an elbow that misses. Woodley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Woodley!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woodley preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bobby John just wasn't active enough.
John stuffs the takedown attempt from Woodley. Woodley gets slowly back to his feet.
Woodley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John working for submissions but it's allowed Woodley to get to half guard.
John is staying active underneath Woodley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley is thwarting John's attempts to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tyron Woodley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
John misses with a straight right.
John dives in and scores a takedown into Woodley's guard.
John has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
John lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
John wants to pass the guard but Woodley is keeping the position.
Woodley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
John is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Woodley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woodley can't keep his opponent in guard - John advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. John lands a nice short elbow.
Woodley missing with punches from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John winds up and cracks Woodley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
John not landing any meaningful shots this time.
John keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
John working over Woodley with some ground and pound. Woodley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
John fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby John dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Woodley.
Woodley tries for a takedown but John circles away easily
and John counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by John.
John postures up and lands a big shot to Woodley's brow.
John keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Woodley's head.
John throwing strikes but missing.
John throwing strikes from guard but Woodley blocks nicely.
John working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Woodley's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Woodley is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley won't allow John to sweep him here.
John working for a triangle but Woodley defends it easily.
Woodley is looking to stand up but John won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John is looking to sweep but instead, Woodley has passed into half guard.
Woodley blocks the strikes from John.
John misses with some strikes from the bottom.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodley slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyron Woodley was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woodley with a poor takedown
and John counters with a shoot takedown. Woodley fights it but they end up in guard.
Bobby John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyron Woodley.
Woodley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
John throws an elbow that misses. Woodley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in John's guard. Nice move by Woodley!
John looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woodley passes into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodley wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
Bobby John overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Woodley tries to stand but John is controlling his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woodley looking to control but instead John has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby John dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by John or perhaps it was just good defense by Woodley which made him look bad.
John gets caught napping as Woodley dives in and scores a takedown. John manages to retain guard.
Woodley trying to stand up but can't free himself from John's guard.
John wants to hit a switch here but Woodley passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for John there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodley looking to control but John is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John wants to hold on but Woodley pushes him away.
John is wriggling around trying to escape.
Woodley stands up from mount. Strange move.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Woodley counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for John!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
John is looking to reverse the position.
John manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
John is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Woodley tries to kick John off but John keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John looks to land a strike but Woodley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
John is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
John with a flurry of punches that miss.
John tries to free his leg and advance position but Woodley is retaining full guard.
John with a nice head shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John connects with a couple of short punches.
Tyron Woodley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John lands a couple of digs.
Bobby John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woodley is looking to sinch up a triangle. John throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Woodley's body to avoid the submission. Woodley has instead reached around John's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Woodley arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tyron Woodley!
A less than humble Tyron Woodley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Colorado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omicron PerseiSeven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mike Colorado has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Colorado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omicron PerseiSeven!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colorado looks to land a combination but PerseiSeven avoids it well.
PerseiSeven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Colorado was covering up waiting for the punch and PerseiSeven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
PerseiSeven is looking to work some ground and pound but Colorado has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as PerseiSeven accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
PerseiSeven throwing strikes from guard but Colorado blocks nicely.
PerseiSeven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Colorado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
PerseiSeven throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PerseiSeven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Colorado blocking the ground and pound attempt from PerseiSeven.
PerseiSeven performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
PerseiSeven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colorado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for PerseiSeven on the ground.
Colorado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from PerseiSeven.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
PerseiSeven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
PerseiSeven is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Colorado won't allow PerseiSeven to pass to mount.
PerseiSeven passes to side control.
Sloppy strikes there by PerseiSeven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
PerseiSeven lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
PerseiSeven looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Colorado is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Colorado is breathing heavily.
The strikes coming from PerseiSeven are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
PerseiSeven looks up at the clock and then as Colorado takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, PerseiSeven smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
PerseiSeven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
PerseiSeven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
PerseiSeven throws a strike aimed at the side of Colorado's head but Colorado avoids it well.
Colorado tries to escape but PerseiSeven is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colorado on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Colorado is not content to let PerseiSeven control the position.
PerseiSeven is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colorado avoids any damage from the ground and pound of PerseiSeven.
PerseiSeven trying to control the action but Colorado is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PerseiSeven wants to control for a moment but Colorado uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omicron PerseiSeven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Colorado tries to sprawl but PerseiSeven drives through with a takedown into half guard.
PerseiSeven moves nicely into side control.
Colorado is pushing PerseiSeven's head away, looking to escape. PerseiSeven manages to hold on to the position though.
PerseiSeven throwing strikes but Colorado manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
PerseiSeven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
PerseiSeven manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
PerseiSeven throwing shots but Colorado is blocking nicely.
PerseiSeven is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
PerseiSeven is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Colorado defends it well.
PerseiSeven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
PerseiSeven is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Colorado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time PerseiSeven.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven trying to mount his opponent but Colorado defends it.
PerseiSeven seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
PerseiSeven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
PerseiSeven lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Colorado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
PerseiSeven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Colorado defending well though.
PerseiSeven content to control rather than advance.
PerseiSeven thows a huge punch but Colorado dodges it nicely.
Colorado avoiding damage under a succession of punches from PerseiSeven.
PerseiSeven winds up and cracks Colorado with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven seems to be looking for submissions.
PerseiSeven throwing shots but Colorado is blocking nicely.
Colorado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colorado is not content to let PerseiSeven control the position.
PerseiSeven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
PerseiSeven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omicron PerseiSeven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
PerseiSeven shoots for a takedown but Colorado saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
PerseiSeven takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Colorado throws a combination but it was largely blocked by PerseiSeven.
PerseiSeven dives in and grabs Colorado's left leg, looking for a takedown. Colorado pushes down on PerseiSeven's head and hops out.
Omicron PerseiSeven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PerseiSeven shoots in for a double leg but Colorado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mike Colorado has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omicron PerseiSeven.
PerseiSeven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
PerseiSeven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colorado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
PerseiSeven distracts Colorado with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
PerseiSeven trying to control but Colorado is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PerseiSeven is in close to Colorado's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Colorado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
PerseiSeven wants to control from the top but Colorado keeps moving.
PerseiSeven advances position into side control!
PerseiSeven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colorado keeps working.
PerseiSeven tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven just content to control the position.
PerseiSeven is looking to take a break and control but Colorado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
PerseiSeven working the head and body with strikes.
Omicron PerseiSeven has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Colorado has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for PerseiSeven but great work by Colorado.
PerseiSeven pushes Colorado away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Colorado gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
PerseiSeven regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
PerseiSeven is controlling Colorado's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Omicron PerseiSeven was stalling too much, according to the referee.
PerseiSeven closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
PerseiSeven misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven scores with a couple of short elbows.
PerseiSeven scoring with punches from side control.
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!
PerseiSeven tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
PerseiSeven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colorado keeps working.
PerseiSeven looks up at the clock and then as Colorado takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, PerseiSeven smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PerseiSeven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
PerseiSeven trying to control the action but Colorado is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omicron PerseiSeven really dominated that round.
That's time! Colorado's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
PerseiSeven drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells PerseiSeven's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
PerseiSeven is pushing down on Colorado's leg trying to pass to half guard. Colorado is fighting to maintain full guard but PerseiSeven has managed to sneak the leg through.
PerseiSeven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colorado keeps working.
PerseiSeven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
PerseiSeven lands with a punch from half guard.
PerseiSeven working Colorado over with strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PerseiSeven moves nicely into side control.
PerseiSeven misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
PerseiSeven working the head and body with strikes.
PerseiSeven in side control, throwing shots but Colorado defends.
PerseiSeven in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
PerseiSeven tries for a kimura but Colorado is defending well.
PerseiSeven working the ground and pound but Colorado is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PerseiSeven postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
PerseiSeven cracks Colorado with a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
PerseiSeven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Colorado keeps working.
Colorado taking punishment in the form of punches.
Colorado is rocked!
PerseiSeven scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Colorado is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and PerseiSeven can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omicron PerseiSeven!
Omicron PerseiSeven is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago De La Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarik Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarik Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago De La Barbosa !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barbosa gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson seems to be looking for submissions.
Barbosa is trying to get back to full guard.
Barbosa looking for submissions off his back.
Barbosa actively working from the bottom here.
Barbosa tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Barbosa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Barbosa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson is keen to just control but Barbosa is a slippery customer.
Barbosa has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Johnson. Oh but Barbosa has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Johnson goes limp - he's gone! Barbosa jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thiago De La Barbosa !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Preston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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19
140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Preston!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Preston.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Preston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riley keeps working.
Preston gets to mount! Riley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Preston with the ground and pound from mount.
Preston can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riley is looking to escape.
Riley tries to hold on but Preston postures up.
Preston looking to control but Riley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riley is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Preston's attempts to control the action.
Riley is desperately trying to improve his position but Preston has a good base and remains in mount.
Riley is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Preston tries to control but Riley wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley tries to lock up and control but Preston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Preston lands a big elbow.
Riley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Preston controlling the position easily from mount.
Preston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riley wants to hold on but Preston pushes him away.
Preston trying to control but Riley is having none of it.
Riley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Riley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Riley tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Preston.
Preston thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
Riley looking for submissions off his back.
Riley with the active half guard here but Preston passes nicely into side control.
Riley is letting Preston control him for a moment.
Riley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley is looking to reverse the position.
Riley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Preston off and has taken his back!
Riley looking for the RNC.
Riley gets his hands free as Preston looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to control but Preston is keeping busy.
Riley is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Preston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Preston tries to roll but Riley sticks to his back.
Preston is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Riley tightening his grip on Preston, looking for the choke.
Preston showing good submission defense here.
Riley trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Riley keeps control of the position as Preston tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Preston trying to control the action but Riley just sinks the hooks in.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Riley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Riley is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Preston is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Riley!
Kevin Riley retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Kevin 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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