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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Rosales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Connor looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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151 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Rosales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Connor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Connor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rosales's head.
Connor looks to land a strike but Rosales avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rosales is trying to keep Connor in close.
Rosales wants to get back to his feet but Connor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Connor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rosales is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Connor, into his guard.
Connor looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales working some strikes from top position.
Rosales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosales has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Connor is proving hard to escape from.
Rosales is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rosales loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rosales trying to stand up but can't free himself from Connor's guard.
Rosales stopping the sweep attempt from Connor.
Connor wants to control but Rosales passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales wants to get back to his feet.
Rosales postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Connor to stand up.
Rosales takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Rosales shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Connor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rosales working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to control the position but Rosales postures up.
Connor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Rosales haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Rosales throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Connor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Connor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Rosales has passed into half guard!
Rosales takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rosales thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rosales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Connor taking some punishment here, with Rosales in his half guard.
Rosales content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosales landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales is thwarting Connor's attempts to control the position.
Rosales slips a nice elbow through Connor's hands, connecting with Connor's forehead.
Rosales is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rosales seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rosales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosales lands with a punch from half guard.
Rosales has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rosales not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rosales perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosales working Connor over with strikes.
Rosales sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rosales looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Connor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Rosales dominated that round.
That's time! Rosales's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A combination from Rosales does no damage.
Connor drives through with a takedown into Rosales's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Connor wants to pass the guard but Rosales is keeping the position.
Connor throwing strikes from guard but Rosales blocks nicely.
Rosales is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rosales is working hard here to advance position.
Rosales trying to keep a closed guard but Connor is proving a slippery customer.
Rosales really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Connor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rosales looking for a guillotine here but Connor defends easily.
Connor decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connor doesn't seem bothered though.
Rosales tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Rosales misses with a two punch combination.
Wayne Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rosales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Rosales working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales working Connor over with strikes.
Rosales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rosales takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Connor is refusing to be controlled, as Rosales sits in half guard.
Rosales will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rosales takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rosales is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Connor trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Rosales there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rosales connects with a nice short shot to Connor's temple.
Rosales scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rosales lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Rosales there.
Rosales lands with a punch from half guard.
Rosales looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Connor tries to kick Rosales off but Rosales keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rosales working Connor over with strikes.
Rosales seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Connor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rosales stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosales decides to return to a standing position.
Rosales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Rosales dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosales shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rosales throwing strikes but missing.
Rosales distracts Connor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rosales stands and steps away. Connor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Connor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosales rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rosales avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Connor.
Rosales wants to control but Connor postures up.
Connor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosales tries to escape but Connor is in control.
Rosales holds on to Connor's head and controls the position momentarily.
Rosales regains half guard.
Gregory Rosales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connor is working for an americana but Rosales has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Connor was thinking about the submission.
Connor preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a strike but Rosales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Connor trying to keep a closed guard but Rosales is proving a slippery customer.
Rosales trying to stand up but can't free himself from Connor's guard.
Rosales missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rosales connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosales wants to control from the top but Connor keeps moving.
Rosales wanted to stand there but Connor had control of the position.
Rosales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rosales with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Connor looking for a sweep. Not yet Connor, not yet.
Connor keeps trying to improve his position.
Rosales working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Connor's head.
Rosales preventing the sweep.
Connor has momentary wrist control but Rosales slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosales is looking to stand up but Connor won't let him.
Rosales decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gregory Rosales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor blocks a jab.
Connor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rosales quickly recovers to half guard.
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!
Rosales wants to get back to his feet.
Rosales gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosales has his hands on Connor's head, controlling the position.
Connor stopping the sweep attempt from Rosales.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Rosales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rosales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Rosales!
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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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