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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Sela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sela has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
202 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Omega! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Sela! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Omega is looking to clinch. Omega is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Omega is looking to clinch but Sela is avoiding it.
Omega throws a shot from downtown. Sela moves away and avoids it. Sela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Omega tries to avoid it but Sela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Omega to the ground. Omega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Omega tries to clinch up. Omega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Omega jabs Sela right on the nose. Sela blinks but takes it well. Omega shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sela napping and manages to drive through into side control! Omega throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Sela manages to work his way to half guard, despite Omega's best efforts. Omega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sela's head. Omega stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sela to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Omega cracks Sela with a right hand to the side of the head. Sela keeps the fight on the outside. Omega looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Omega looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sela with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Omega is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sela blocking the ground and pound attempt from Omega.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sela manages to get to full guard.
Sela looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Sela is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Sela looks gassed! Sela is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Omega wants to control from the top but Sela keeps moving. Omega is looking to stand up but Sela won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Omega wants to stand and escape but instead Sela has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. Omega wants to get back to his feet but Sela is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Omega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Omega tries to get out of the position. Sela drops back looking for a leg! Omega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Omega manages to kick Sela off! Sela jumps back into Omega's guard. Sela stopping the sweep attempt from Omega. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Sela stops Omega from standing up.
That's four 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. Sela throws a strike but Omega rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Omega chips away with some ground and pound. Omega thows a big elbow that misses. Sela is looking for a triangle but Omega pushes his legs off easily.
Omega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sela works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Omega trying to control but Sela is working from the bottom. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Omega dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Omega tries to close the distance and clinch but Sela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Omega looks for the body kick but Sela saw that one coming. Omega shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Omega showed some decent athleticism there. Omega tries to stand and escape but Sela is controlling the position. Omega drops an elbow to the side of Sela's head. Omega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Sela is breathing heavily. Sela is staying active underneath Omega, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Omega is thwarting Sela's attempts to control the position. Sela is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Omega wants to control but Sela is keeping him busy. Omega with the ground and pound but Sela uses the opportunity to regain guard. Omega throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sela works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Omega tries to stand but Sela is controlling from the bottom. Omega loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Sela wants to stand up but Omega is controlling him. Omega throws a big right hand that misses. Omega would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Omega stands up from Sela's guard - Omega perhaps looking for a knockout. Omega tries to clinch there but Sela circles away.
Sela takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. The crowd cheers as Omega lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sela doesn't seem phased though. Omega shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sela manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Omega wanted to stand there but Sela had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Omega stands up from guard. Let's bang! Omega tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Omega shoots in and gets a takedown into Sela's guard. Omega is looking to work some ground and pound but Sela has wrist control. Sela is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sela wants to improve his position but instead Omega has moved into half guard.
Omega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sela's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Omega throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Omega is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Omega missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Omega wants to stand up but Sela has a hold of him and won't allow it. Sela is looking to escape. Ground and pound from Omega. Omega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sela defending well though. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Omega is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sela defends it well. Sela is trying to stand up here but Omega is controlling him well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Omega dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Omega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Omega lands a head shot. Omega lands a nice looking body shot.
Rich Omega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Omega scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Omega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Omega wants to stand but Sela has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. Omega thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sela's head. Omega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sela on the ground. Omega tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sela controls his leg. Sela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Omega throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Rich Omega overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Sela is trying to get back to full guard. Sela avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Omega. Omega lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Sela tries to roll over but Omega keeps him under control. Omega tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sela knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two 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. Omega sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sela defending well though. Omega is keen to just control but Sela is a slippery customer. Omega decides to stand and escape the position. Sela walks into a stiff left hand from Omega. Omega wants to clinch up but Sela keeps it at a distance. Omega jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Omega misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sela is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag. Omega stalks Sela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sela's face. Sela staggers backwards, shaken. Fernando Sela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Omega lands with a cross. Sela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Omega misses with a series of wild punches.
Omega dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Sela walks into a straight right hand from Omega. A jab from Omega does it's job there. Omega moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Omega circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sela drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Omega follows Sela to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Omega!
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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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