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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rajon Rondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Francis Colon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rondo's entrance music is Cassidy - Rondo. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Rajon Rondo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rajon Rondo seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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135 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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155 cm
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143 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rajon Rondo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginald Francis Colon!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rondo as he avoids it easily.
Rondo throws a hook but Francis Colon avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rondo. Francis Colon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Francis Colon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rondo.
Francis Colon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rondo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Francis Colon if he has to take too many more of those.
Rondo lands a jab to the head.
Francis Colon scores with a shot to the body.
Rondo throws a body punch but Francis Colon moves out of range.
Rondo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Francis Colon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Francis Colon throws a shot to the body.
Rondo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Francis Colon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Francis Colon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Francis Colon misses with a head kick.
Rondo scores with a leg kick.
Francis Colon takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Rondo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Francis Colon throws a head kick but Rondo moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rondo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rondo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Rondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rondo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Rondo does it's job there.
Francis Colon lands a head kick!
Rondo throws a low kick but Francis Colon avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Rondo. Beautiful body shot.
Francis Colon misses with a head kick.
Rondo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Francis Colon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rondo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rondo throws a looping overhand right but Francis Colon ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Rondo catches Francis Colon right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo lands a head shot.
Rondo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Francis Colon is out of range and Rondo settles back down.
Francis Colon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Francis Colon moves forwards but Rondo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A solid body kick from Rondo.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Francis Colon with an uppercut!
Rondo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Francis Colon slips a straight right by Rondo.
Rajon Rondo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rondo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rondo misses with a straight left.
Francis Colon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rondo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rajon Rondo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rondo tries a low kick but Francis Colon avoids it.
Rondo dips to his left and cracks Francis Colon with an uppercut!
Francis Colon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rondo.
Rondo blocks a head kick by Francis Colon.
Francis Colon throws a leg kick
letting Rondo counter with a right hand.
Rondo scores with a jab. Francis Colon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rondo scores with a three punch combo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Rondo misses.
Francis Colon checks a leg kick nicely.
Francis Colon connects with a leg kick. Rondo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rajon Rondo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Francis Colon connects with a solid leg kick.
Francis Colon checks a low kick from Rondo.
Francis Colon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Francis Colon wants to control but Rondo is keeping him busy.
Francis Colon moves into full mount! Rondo won't be happy about that!
Francis Colon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rondo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Francis Colon working the ground and pound effectively.
Francis Colon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Francis Colon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis Colon punching from mount but Rondo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Francis Colon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rondo blocking the ground and pound.
Rondo is looking to get to half guard.
Rondo wants to hold on but Francis Colon pushes him away.
Francis Colon thowing shots but they're missing.
Rondo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francis Colon on the ground.
Francis Colon lands with some strikes.
Francis Colon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rondo wants to hold on but Francis Colon pushes him away.
Rondo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rondo tries to get out of the position.
Rondo is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francis Colon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Francis Colon lands a heavy elbow.
Rondo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Francis Colon avoids the attempt from Rondo to control.
Francis Colon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Francis Colon avoids the attempt from Rondo to control.
Francis Colon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rondo hang on?
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is having none of it.
Francis Colon punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rondo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Francis Colon lands a heavy elbow.
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Francis Colon landing strikes from the mount and Rondo is in trouble!
Francis Colon controlling his opponent.
Francis Colon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rondo?
Rondo wants to control but Francis Colon is having none of it.
Francis Colon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Reginald Francis Colon has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee warns Rondo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Francis Colon wants to control the pace but Rondo is squirming around nicely.
Francis Colon landing shots from mount.
Rondo tries to hold on but Francis Colon pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Francis Colon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Francis Colon landing strikes from the mount and Rondo is in trouble!
Francis Colon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Francis Colon in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rondo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Francis Colon working Rondo over with strikes here.
Rondo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rondo is rocked!
BOOM! Francis Colon connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reginald Francis Colon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Francis Colon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rondo as he avoids it easily.
Francis Colon ducks under a wild hook from Rondo.
Rondo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rondo throws a nice looking combination but Francis Colon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rondo throws a low kick but Francis Colon moves out of range easily.
Rondo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Francis Colon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rondo is trying to get back to full guard.
Francis Colon is trying to work for a kimura but Rondo is defending well.
Rondo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rondo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Francis Colon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Francis Colon crashes against the mat.
Francis Colon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Francis Colon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Francis Colon looking to control but Rondo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis Colon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Francis Colon avoids the attempt from Rondo to control.
Francis Colon looking to control but Rondo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Francis Colon with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rondo is squirming around, avoiding Francis Colon's attempts to control the action.
Rondo tries to lock up and control but Francis Colon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francis Colon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rondo is squirming around, avoiding Francis Colon's attempts to control the action.
Francis Colon quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Francis Colon but it's paid off an Rondo is forced to tap! Nice work by Francis Colon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reginald Francis Colon! Reginald Francis Colon retains his bantamweight title!
In his post fight interview, Reginald Francis Colon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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