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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jeff rites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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207 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, jeff rites!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neil Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. rites looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fallon wants to control but rites is keeping him busy.
Fallon cracks rites with a big right hand but rites just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fallon scoring with punches from side control.
rites tries to bench press Fallon off him but Fallon keeps the position.
Fallon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fallon scores with punches from side control.
Fallon is looking to take a break and control but rites is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fallon working the ground and pound.
Fallon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
rites tries to improve position but can't.
Fallon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear rites down.
Fallon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fallon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, rites has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rites struggling a bit here.
Fallon scores with punches from side control.
rites prevents Fallon from moving into mount.
Fallon working the head with strikes.
rites wants to control but Fallon postures up.
Fallon is looking to take a break and control but rites is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Fallon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fallon is looking to clinch.
Fallon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fallon looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. rites manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fallon cracks rites with a solid left hand.
Fallon scoring with some ground and pound.
Fallon landing with the ground and pound.
Fallon wants to pass the guard but rites is keeping the position.
rites working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fallon.
Fallon is looking to work some ground and pound but rites has wrist control.
rites is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
rites wants to get back to his feet but Fallon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rites lands with a shot to the body.
Fallon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Neil Fallon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
rites has managed to clinch.
rites lands an elbow inside.
rites drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fallon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. rites gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
rites manages to break the clinch.
rites misses with a takedown
and Fallon counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fallon.
Fallon is pushing down on rites's leg trying to pass to half guard. rites is fighting to maintain full guard but Fallon has managed to sneak the leg through.
rites moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
rites looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rites manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fallon is looking to improve his position but rites isn't that keen on the idea.
Fallon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
rites working for a submission but Fallon is keeping him at bay.
rites wants to control the pace but Fallon is squirming around nicely.
Fallon is trying desperately to improve position.
rites wants to control the pace but Fallon is squirming around nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fallon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
rites connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fallon momentarily.
No luck for Fallon with that takedown attempt.
rites has his takedown stuffed
and Fallon counters with a nice double leg into side control. rites won't be happy with that.
The strikes coming from Fallon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
rites takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
rites tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Neil Fallon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fallon cracks rites with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fallon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by rites, who protects the arm well.
rites struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
rites shoots and misses
so Fallon counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
rites is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fallon stops rites from standing up.
rites is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
rites manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fallon manages to get himself to full guard.
Fallon trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fallon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fallon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
rites passes Fallon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fallon wants to improve his position but rites is controlling well.
rites wants to free his trapped foot but Fallon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fallon is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
rites shoots and misses
and Fallon counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for rites!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jeff rites. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
rites tries to hold on but Fallon postures up.
Fallon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. rites looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon dominating with strikes here.
Fallon scoring with strikes but rites is staying in there.
rites is in a horrible position here. Fallon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Fallon.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fallon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fallon lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
rites is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Fallon.
Fallon prevents rites from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fallon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fallon putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fallon breaks from rites's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fallon working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can rites hang on?
Fallon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
rites is looking to get to half guard.
Fallon with shots to the head and body - rites looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Fallon.
rites wants to control but Fallon is having none of it.
rites in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fallon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fallon working the ground and pound effectively.
Fallon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Neil Fallon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
rites shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fallon pinned against the cage. Fallon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
rites thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fallon if he has to take too many more of those.
Fallon tries for a takedown but rites sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fallon looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
rites tries to get to full guard but Fallon has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fallon lands a nice short elbow.
rites keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
rites trying to hold on to Fallon's head to control him but Fallon postures up.
rites blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fallon.
Fallon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fallon lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fallon tries to pass the half guard into mount. rites knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
rites fails to land the takedown.
rites tries to close the distance and clinch but Fallon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
rites is looking to clinch but Fallon is avoiding it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fallon.
rites throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Fallon is working rites over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fallon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Fallon.
Fallon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, rites has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fallon avoids the strikes from the bottom by rites.
rites on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fallon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
rites is looking to regain half guard here but Fallon keeps moving and retains side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
rites shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
rites blocks Fallon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
rites blocks Fallon's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fallon tries to reverse the position but rites maintains control.
Fallon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
rites looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon wants to improve his position but rites is controlling well.
Fallon gets back to full guard.
rites is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
rites trying to control the position from guard on top but Fallon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fallon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in rites's guard.
rites looking for a sweep. Not yet rites, not yet.
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.
Fallon stops rites from standing up.
rites looking to control.
Fallon won't allow rites to sweep him here.
Fallon trying to control the position from guard on top but rites is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fallon tries to free his leg and advance position but rites is retaining full guard.
rites is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now rites is on top in guard.
Fallon keeping moving, preventing rites from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neil Fallon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fallon winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neil Fallon!
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