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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Danes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luke Danes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Danes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Danes shoots in but Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riley.
Danes dives in and grabs Riley's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riley pushes down on Danes's head and hops out.
Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danes tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danes to the ground. Danes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riley pinned against the cage. Riley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Danes with that takedown attempt.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Riley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt.
Danes gets the takedown into side control.
Riley is not content to let Danes control the position.
Danes stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Danes looks gassed!
Danes trying to hold on to Riley's head to control him but Riley postures up.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danes defending well though.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Riley throwing shots but Danes is blocking nicely.
Danes manages to get to full guard.
Riley postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riley is in close to Danes's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Danes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Danes kicks Riley off and gets to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Danes.
Riley looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Danes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Danes trying to keep a closed guard but Riley is proving a slippery customer.
Riley lands a couple of digs.
Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riley cracks Danes with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley scoring with some ground and pound.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Danes blocks nicely.
Riley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danes is keeping the position for now.
Danes wants to stand up but Riley is controlling him.
Danes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riley throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
Riley is working Danes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Riley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Danes slaps away a takedown attempt from Riley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danes shoots for a takedown but Riley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Riley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danes defending well though.
Danes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riley.
Danes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.
Danes wants to get back to his feet.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Danes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.
Riley thows a huge punch but Danes dodges it nicely.
Danes tries to get to full guard but Riley has control of the leg.
Riley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Danes is breathing heavily.
Riley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Riley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danes taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.
Riley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Danes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Riley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Danes tries to kick Riley off but Riley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Danes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riley lands with a punch from half guard.
Danes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danes's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley working the head and body with strikes.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riley thows a huge punch but Danes dodges it nicely.
Riley throwing shots but Danes is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley working over Danes with some ground and pound. Danes looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Danes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Riley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Riley there.
Riley prevents Danes from standing back up.
Danes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Riley.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danes's head.
Riley drops an elbow to the side of Danes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riley throwing shots but Danes is blocking nicely.
Riley winds up and cracks Danes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Danes taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.
Riley is nestled in close to Danes, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danes on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riley thows a huge punch but Danes dodges it nicely.
Danes taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.
Riley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riley slips a nice elbow through Danes's hands, connecting with Danes's forehead.
Danes trying to hold on to Riley's head to control him but Riley postures up.
Riley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Danes's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danes trying to control but Riley postures up.
Danes makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Riley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Danes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Riley postures up in Danes's guard and throws a big left but Danes blocks it.
Riley postures up in Danes's guard and throws a big left but Danes blocks it.
Danes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Riley dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Riley leaves Danes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Danes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Riley tries to avoid it but Danes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Riley to the ground. Riley escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Danes. No joy for Riley on that attempt.
Danes shoots in and drives through. Riley sprawls well.
James Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Danes.
Riley dives in and grabs Danes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Danes pushes down on Riley's head and hops out.
Danes forces Riley back against the cage and clinches.
Riley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Danes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Danes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Riley tries for a takedown. No joy.
Danes lands a knee to the body.
Danes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Danes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Riley as he avoids it easily.
Riley shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Danes but Danes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley shoots in looking for a takedown but Danes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danes misses with a takedown attempt - Riley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riley shoots in and drives through. Danes sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley shoots in for a double leg but Danes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riley stuffs the takedown attempt from Danes. Danes gets slowly back to his feet.
Danes shoots in but Riley avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Danes shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense.
Danes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Danes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Danes sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Riley looks to land a strike but Danes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
Riley thows a big elbow that misses.
Riley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Danes is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throwing strikes from guard but Danes blocks nicely.
Riley with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riley throwing strikes but missing.
Riley prevents Danes from getting back to his feet.
Luke Danes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riley postures up.
Riley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley preventing the sweep.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riley won't allow Danes to get back to his feet.
Danes keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Danes looking to control.
Danes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riley.
Riley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Danes has wrist control.
That's four 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.
Riley postures up in Danes's guard and throws a big left but Danes blocks it.
Riley postures up in Danes's guard and throws a big left but Danes blocks it.
Riley is looking to work some ground and pound but Danes has wrist control.
James Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Danes.
Danes wants to stand up but Riley is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
James Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Riley!
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