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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Afzal (ranked 2035 p4p, 3966 weight class) and Biboy Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biboy Rivera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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3 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
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143
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Omar Afzal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biboy Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afzal looking to score a takedown here. Rivera is defending well but Afzal drives through and ends up in Rivera's guard.
Rivera controls Afzal momentarily but Afzal frees himself.
Afzal has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Afzal preventing the sweep.
Afzal forces his way into half guard.
Rivera is trying to maintain the position but Afzal is very close to passing his half guard.
Afzal seems to be working for a kimura but Rivera defends the submission attempt.
Afzal is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Afzal is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rivera has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Afzal has control of the leg.
Afzal wants to work for an arm triangle but Rivera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Afzal seems to be working for a kimura but Rivera defends the submission attempt.
Afzal is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Afzal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rivera is just riding it out for now. Afzal eventually gives up the hold.
Rivera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Afzal is working away from the top position though.
Rivera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Afzal looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Afzal seems to be looking for submissions.
Afzal seems to be looking for submissions.
Rivera is looking to improve his position.
Afzal is trying for a kimura here. Rivera looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Afzal wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omar Afzal!
A relieved looking Omar Afzal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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