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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Romero had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal moves into the clinch successfully.
Romero controlling the action here for a moment.
Rizal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romero moves to clinch but Rizal breaks away
and Rizal counters with a shoot takedown. Romero fights it but they end up in guard.
Rizal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romero's guard.
Rizal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Romero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero is controlling Rizal's posture.
Rizal wants to pass the guard but Romero is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal landing some decent shots from guard.
Rizal preventing the sweep.
Romero trying to keep a closed guard but Rizal is proving a slippery customer.
Rizal content to stall in guard here.
Rizal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rizal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Romero's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rizal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Romero being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Rizal from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Romero looking for a sweep. Not yet Romero, not yet.
Romero keeping full guard, as Rizal tries to pass.
Romero tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romero has control of Rizal's left arm, preventing Rizal from doing any damage.
That's four 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jose Rizal.
Romero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rizal closes the distance and pushes Romero back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rizal takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rizal breaks the clinch.
Rizal closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Romero quickly recovers to half guard.
Romero is positioning himself well to prevent Rizal advancing to mount.
Rizal misses with a head shot. Romero uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rizal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rizal is looking to take a break and control but Romero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romero keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romero tries to buck Rizal off but Rizal is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal swings around for an armbar but Romero sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rizal's guard.
Romero seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rizal is trying to keep Romero in close.
Romero pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizal is keeping the position for now.
Romero wants to control from the top but Rizal keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rizal throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rizal.
Rizal tries for a kimura but Romero is defending well.
An elbow from Rizal crashes against the mat.
Rizal looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rizal throwing strikes but Romero manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rizal's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rizal gets back to half guard.
Rizal gets full guard.
Romero controls from within his opponent's guard.
Romero seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rizal for as long as he can get away with.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Romero.
Romero wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizal keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Rizal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rizal throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romero was covering up waiting for the punch and Rizal finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rizal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Romero is proving hard to escape from.
Rizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romero looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rizal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Romero is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jose Rizal was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rizal shoots in and bounces Romero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rizal gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rizal feints and as Romero raises his hands in defense, Rizal changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Romero keeping moving, preventing Rizal from controlling successfully.
Rizal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Romero's guard.
Rizal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rizal trying to control the position from guard on top but Romero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rizal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizal looking to pass the guard.
Rizal trying to control but Romero is working from the bottom.
Romero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rizal manages to get himself to full guard.
Romero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rizal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jose Rizal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rizal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romero's guard.
Romero managing to control the position.
Romero has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rizal has passed into side control.
Ricky Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Rizal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Romero wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Rizal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizal has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Rizal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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