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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Magtanggol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Travis Riley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
17 - 13 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Totoy Magtanggol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley checks a leg kick nicely.
Magtanggol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Magtanggol.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magtanggol circles away quickly and effectively.
Magtanggol thows a leg kick but Riley checks it
and Riley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Magtanggol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magtanggol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley thuds his shin into the meat of Magtanggol's side.
Magtanggol fails to land with a series of punches.
Magtanggol throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magtanggol on the side of the head.
A left lands for Riley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley throws a good cross that connects.
Magtanggol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magtanggol misses with an uppercut.
Riley moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley misses with some punches.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Magtanggol avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
Riley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Magtanggol prevents a body shot from Riley.
Magtanggol has Riley pushed against the cage.
Riley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riley tries to work over Magtanggol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hook to the body lands for Riley.
Magtanggol is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Riley.
Magtanggol trying to land knees to the body.
Riley lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley is struggling to control the position.
Riley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riley lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Riley controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Magtanggol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riley.
Well, if Riley is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Magtanggol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riley in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Travis Riley.
A jab from Riley misses.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley lands a jab.
Riley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magtanggol under the eye.
Magtanggol throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Magtanggol jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Magtanggol circles away.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Magtanggol.
Riley loads up on a big right hand but Magtanggol slips the punch.
Riley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Magtanggol gets tackled into the cage by Riley. Riley maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
Magtanggol is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magtanggol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magtanggol pushes off an throws an elbow but Riley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Magtanggol trying to land knees to the body.
Riley has Magtanggol pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Riley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Magtanggol tumbling to the mat - Riley dives into Magtanggol's guard.
Riley pushes down on Magtanggol's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riley is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Riley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Riley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magtanggol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice defenses there by Riley.
Riley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magtanggol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riley is able to avoid easily.
Magtanggol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riley's sensitive parts.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Magtanggol.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Magtanggol stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riley dips to his left and cracks Magtanggol with an uppercut!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Magtanggol checks a leg kick.
Riley lands with a shot to the body.
Riley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Magtanggol is fending him off so far but Riley persists. Nope, Magtanggol circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magtanggol.
Magtanggol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magtanggol connects with a body shot that sends Riley's belly button to the back.
Riley fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Magtanggol sprawls well initially but Riley persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riley in particular looking to stall.
Let's hope that Riley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Riley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Riley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol is working to get back to half guard.
Riley working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Riley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Riley raining down shots from the mount!
Riley pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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.
Riley lands a nice shot to the head.
Riley controlling from the full mount.
Magtanggol wants to hold on but Riley pushes him away.
Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magtanggol keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riley cracks Magtanggol with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Riley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Magtanggol is rocked!
Riley controlling his opponent.
Magtanggol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riley on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magtanggol is bucking up trying to escape but Riley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Riley controlling the position easily from mount.
Riley landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riley lands a big elbow.
Riley drops a big elbow. That's hurt Magtanggol! More shots from Riley and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Travis Riley!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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