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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Camden Roach (ranked 5503 p4p, 24474 weight class) and Ricky Rivas (ranked 489 p4p, 522 weight class). Rivas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breathin kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Camden Roach has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Camden Roach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rivas!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roach drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rivas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roach postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roach is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roach throws a big right hand that misses.
Rivas is adopting a defensive guard.
Rivas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Roach lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach throwing strikes from guard but Rivas blocks nicely.
Rivas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivas is controlling Roach's posture.
Roach wants to control from the top but Rivas keeps moving.
Roach has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach is really struggling to control Rivas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rivas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roach manages to get himself to full guard.
Rivas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roach is looking for a triangle but Rivas pushes his legs off easily.
Rivas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roach is proving hard to escape from.
Rivas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rivas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivas postures up.
Rivas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Roach has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Roach moves out of range as Rivas strikes.
Roach with a jab.
Roach throws a hook but Rivas avoids it easily.
Rivas keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roach defends it well.
Rivas needs to keep his hands up - Roach had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas gets caught flat footed, as Roach shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rivas keeping full guard, as Roach tries to pass.
Roach preventing the sweep.
Rivas is looking to sweep but instead, Roach has passed into half guard.
Rivas is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivas keeping hold of Roach's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rivas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Roach advances to half guard.
Rivas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivas is positioning himself well to prevent Roach advancing to mount.
Rivas trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ground and pound from Roach.
Rivas wants to get back to full guard.
Roach throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Camden Roach dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Roach closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rivas's guard.
Roach stands up over Rivas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Roach throws a big right hand that misses.
Roach wants to control from the top but Rivas keeps moving.
Camden Roach overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivas is pulling down on Roach's head. It's preventing any offense from Roach, at least for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach won't allow Rivas to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roach lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Roach trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivas wants to sweep here but Roach controlling him for the moment.
Roach drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rivas manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roach has Rivas in his guard.
Rivas throws an elbow that misses. Roach uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rivas's guard. Nice move by Roach!
Roach trying to control but Rivas is working from the bottom.
Roach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivas can do to turn this around?
Rivas is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Roach trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivas wants to sweep but no luck.
Roach postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivas pulls Roach in close to prevent any damage.
Roach throwing strikes but missing.
Rivas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roach is one step ahead there.
Rivas trying to control the position here.
Roach trying to control but Rivas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rivas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rivas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roach misses with a wild body shot.
Rivas changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Roach looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivas can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rivas wants to get back to full guard.
We've been informed that Rivas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas trying to control but Roach postures up.
Roach scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rivas is trying to get back to full guard.
Rivas trying to control but Roach postures up.
Rivas is controlling Roach's trapped leg to prevent Roach from advancing to side control.
Roach seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rivas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Roach connects with a nice short shot to Rivas's temple.
Roach is trying to control. Rivas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Camden Roach dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roach tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Rivas tries to counter it with a takedown but Roach pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Roach looks to throw the jab but Rivas is out of range.
Rivas throws a body kick that misses
and Roach counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rivas keeping hold of Roach's head, controlling as best he can.
Roach missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivas wants to improve his position but Roach is controlling well.
Roach wants to pass the guard but Rivas is defending well.
Roach working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rivas is looking for a sweep. Roach is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Roach working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Roach working Rivas over with strikes.
Rivas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Roach's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Roach's back!
Rivas controlling well, preventing Roach from escaping the position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Rivas.
Rivas connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Roach to escape the position.
Roach is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Roach tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Camden Roach is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach is wriggling around trying to escape.
Roach slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Roach wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivas trying to control the pace.
Roach is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roach manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rivas wanted to stand there but Roach had control of the position.
Rivas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roach working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Roach misses with a wild combination.
Rivas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Roach defends it well.
Rivas throws the left hand but Roach avoids the punch easily.
Roach swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roach drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roach is one step ahead there.
Rivas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roach manages to get himself to full guard.
Rivas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rivas keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roach's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivas content to stall in guard here.
Rivas throwing strikes from guard but Roach blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camden Roach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roach 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Camden Roach!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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