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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Veg Eta (ranked 4398 p4p, 4534 weight class) and Rick Adegon (ranked 439 p4p, 0 weight class). Adegon has chosen INDILA - AINSI BAS LA VIDA as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rick Adegon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Veg Eta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Adegon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eta throws a jab when Adegon was well out of range.
Adegon darts in and clinches Eta up against the cage.
Adegon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eta stalks Adegon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Adegon's face. Adegon staggers backwards, shaken.
Eta is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Adegon.
It looks like Veg Eta has been cut.
Eta throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eta throws a series of punches but Adegon moves out of range.
Adegon lands a jab to the nose.
Adegon clinches with his opponent.
Eta tries to break free but Adegon pushes him back against the cage.
Adegon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adegon circles away quickly and effectively.
Adegon rushes Eta and presses him up against the cage.
Adegon breaks from the clinch.
Eta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adegon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adegon breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Eta.
Eta throws a series of punches but Adegon moves out of range.
Eta checks a leg kick.
Eta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adegon counters with a stiff right hand.
Veg Eta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eta checks a leg kick.
Eta seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adegon throws a head kick that misses.
Adegon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adegon has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eta throws a one two combo.
Adegon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eta misses the shot to the body.
Adegon throws a leg kick that misses.
Eta tries to keep at a distance but Adegon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Adegon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adegon throws a leg kick
and Eta cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Adegon. Those never looked like landing.
Adegon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adegon.
Adegon is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eta misses the jab.
Eta with a jab.
Eta connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adegon momentarily.
Adegon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adegon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eta.
Eta throws a nice looking combination but Adegon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eta takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adegon.
Eta swinging wildly here.
Adegon throws a lazy head kick
and Eta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eta misses with the combination.
Adegon throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Eta misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adegon throws a counter combo.
Adegon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adegon takes the fight into the clinch.
Adegon breaks the clinch.
Eta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eta throws a poor cross that misses
and Adegon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adegon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Veg Eta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Veg Eta's cut.
That's time! Eta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Adegon throws a body kick that misses
and Eta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eta connects with a nice looking jab.
Eta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adegon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adegon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Adegon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adegon throws a series of punches but Eta moves out of range.
Adegon takes one to the chin there.
Adegon misses with the combination.
Eta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eta keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Adegon moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adegon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Eta thuds a left hand into Adegon's body.
Eta misses with an uppercut. Adegon saw that one coming.
Adegon gets a clinch.
Adegon manages to break the clinch.
Eta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eta misses with a straight right.
Adegon drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Eta defends it well.
Adegon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eta is able to avoid easily.
Eta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Adegon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adegon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adegon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adegon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adegon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Eta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Adegon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Adegon needs to keep his hands up - Eta had a free shot at his head there.
Eta goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Adegon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eta is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Eta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eta looks to land a right hand but Adegon moved out of range.
Eta looks to land a left hand but Adegon moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eta. Adegon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adegon tries a quick counter leg kick but Eta is wise to it.
Eta swings widly with a right hand
and Adegon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Adegon is breathing heavily.
Eta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Adegon is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adegon escapes and gets back to his feet.
Veg Eta is winning the standup battle so far.
Adegon lands a jab to the head.
Eta scores with a one two! Adegon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Eta lands with an overhand left.
Eta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adegon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A head kick misses from Adegon.
Eta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adegon tried to score with a low kick but Eta checks it.
Eta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adegon's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adegon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adegon defending well as Eta loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Eta misses.
Eta checks a low kick from Adegon.
Eta misses with a hook.
Adegon throws a series of punches but Eta avoids them all with ease.
Adegon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Eta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adegon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Adegon manages to break the clinch.
Eta misses with a lunging right hand
and Adegon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Adegon manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rick Adegon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Veg Eta's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Adegon fails to land with a series of punches.
Adegon swinging wildly here.
Adegon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adegon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eta is able to avoid easily.
Adegon rushes Eta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Eta can't break the clinch.
Eta tries to pull guard but Adegon forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adegon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adegon has closed the distance and engaged Eta in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eta trying to control the position but instead, Adegon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eta into the cage.
Adegon breaks from the clinch.
Adegon slips under a jab from Eta.
Adegon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eta.
Eta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adegon doesn't seem bothered though.
Eta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Adegon slips under a jab.
Eta scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eta swinging wildly here.
Eta throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adegon.
Eta misses with the combination.
Eta misses with the combination.
Eta swings for the body but Adegon moves out of range.
Adegon raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Eta falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adegon moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eta wants to break free but Adegon has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adegon prevents Eta from breaking the clinch.
Adegon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adegon misses with a few strikes there.
Eta looks to land a left hand but Adegon moved out of range nicely.
Adegon tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adegon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Eta. Those never looked like landing.
Eta thuds a left hand into Adegon's body.
Eta checks a leg kick.
Eta avoids the body shot from Adegon.
Eta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adegon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eta.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adegon moves into range and clinches up with Eta.
Adegon breaks from the clinch.
Adegon clinches.
Eta is trying to force a seperation but Adegon has the dominant position.
Adegon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adegon throws a series of punches but Eta moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Eta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adegon tries a head kick but it misses.
Adegon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adegon manages to avoid it.
Adegon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Eta.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick Adegon.
I think Adegon 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Rick Adegon!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Rick Adegon!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Rick Adegon!
Rick Adegon wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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