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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fantana's choice of entrance music: You! Me! Dancing!. This should be a great matchup!
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151 lbs
6 - 5 - 1 |
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168 cm
24
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayden Fuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Fantana!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fantana.
Fantana scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantana throws a shot to the body.
Fantana slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuego looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantana is trying to control but can't.
Fuego passes to full mount!
Fantana wants to control but Fuego is having none of it.
Fantana is desperately trying to improve his position but Fuego has a good base and remains in mount.
Fantana sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantana gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana looking for a sweep. Not yet Fantana, not yet.
Fuego drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fantana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fantana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fantana!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fuego on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantana remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fantana advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Fantana.
Fantana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantana prevents Fuego from getting the reversal.
Fantana postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fuego looks a forlorn figure.
Fuego wants to hold on but Fantana pushes him away.
Fantana looking to secure an arm triangle but Fuego defends it well.
Fantana lands a nice shot to the head.
Fuego is looking to get to half guard.
Fantana landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana landing shots from mount.
Fuego is trying desperately to improve position.
Fuego throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fuego tries to hold on but Fantana postures up.
Fantana with shots to the head and body - Fuego looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantana looking for a guillotine from mount but Fuego is having none of it.
Fantana in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fuego is rocked!
Fantana lands with some strikes.
Oh Fuego is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantana unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fuego wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Fantana celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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