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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cirilo Galiei (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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140 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cirilo Galiei!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galiei is looking to clinch.
Avalon takes the fight into the clinch.
Avalon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galiei.
Avalon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avalon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Avalon closes the distance and pushes Galiei back into the cage.
Avalon jumps into guard, dragging Galiei to the mat.
Avalon managing to control the position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Avalon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Galiei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Avalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Galiei controls his hands.
Avalon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galiei misses with a body punch.
Galiei is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Galiei is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Avalon misses with the head strike.
Avalon tries to pull guard but Galiei won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avalon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Galiei is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Avalon is trying to force a seperation but Galiei has the dominant position.
Avalon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Galiei lands a hook that snaps the head of Avalon backwards.
It looks like Joey Avalon has been cut.
Avalon fails to pull guard.
Avalon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galiei avoids it.
Galiei throws a punch but it's blocked by Avalon.
Galiei misses with some punches.
Avalon tries to pull guard but Galiei forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Avalon tries to score a body lock takedown but Galiei shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Avalon decides to pull guard.
Avalon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Galiei's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Avalon trying to keep a closed guard but Galiei is proving a slippery customer.
Galiei controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joey Avalon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Avalon or perhaps it was just good defense by Galiei which made him look bad.
Joey Avalon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon throws a hook but Galiei blocks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Avalon, right into the meat.
Avalon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Galiei as he avoids it easily.
Avalon is breathing heavily.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avalon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Avalon circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galiei tries to clinch up.
Galiei clinches with his opponent.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Avalon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Avalon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Galiei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galiei tries to clinch there but Avalon circles away.
Avalon darts in and clinches Galiei up against the cage.
Avalon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Avalon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Avalon tries to pull guard but Galiei holds him up against the cage and eventually Avalon drops back down to his feet.
Avalon pulls guard effortlessly.
Galiei prevents Avalon from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galiei slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Galiei won't allow Avalon to get back to his feet.
Avalon looking for a sweep. Not yet Avalon, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cirilo Galiei was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Galiei is looking to clinch.
Avalon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Galiei tries to avoid it but Avalon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Galiei to the ground. Galiei escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Avalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Galiei.
Avalon closes the distance and clinches.
Avalon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galiei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon has had enough of the clinch but Galiei keeps him there for the moment.
Avalon wants to get back to striking at distance but Galiei won't allow it.
Galiei misses with a punch on the inside.
Avalon tries to break free but Galiei pushes him back against the cage.
Avalon jumps guard but Galiei stands there with Avalon around his waist. Avalon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Avalon blocks a body shot from Galiei.
Galiei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Avalon is keeping busy.
Avalon is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Avalon avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Avalon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Galiei tries to throw a body punch but Avalon avoids it by throwing Galiei back against the cage.
Avalon swings wildly with an uppercut but Galiei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avalon tries to stall but Galiei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Galiei pulls Avalon into guard.
Galiei wants to stand but Avalon is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galiei 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.
Avalon being controlled here momentarily.
Avalon wants to stand but Galiei has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Galiei really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avalon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avalon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Avalon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Avalon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Avalon's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Galiei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Avalon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galiei moves into range and clinches up with Avalon.
Avalon jumps guard but Galiei stands there with Avalon around his waist. Avalon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galiei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galiei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avalon tries to throw a body punch but Galiei avoids it by throwing Avalon back against the cage.
Come on Galiei - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A frustrated look appears on Avalon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galiei avoids it.
Avalon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Galiei can't find room to land a body shot as Avalon controls the action.
Avalon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Galiei walks away with a smile on his face. Avalon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Avalon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Galiei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Avalon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Avalon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avalon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Avalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Galiei.
Galiei is looking to clinch.
Joey Avalon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galiei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avalon moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galiei as Avalon tries to tie him up.
Avalon misses with some punches.
Galiei tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Avalon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Avalon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Galiei avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Avalon gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Galiei is trying to stand up here but Avalon is controlling him well.
Galiei is not content to let Avalon control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galiei is trying to stand.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Galiei wants to improve his position but Avalon is controlling well.
Galiei tries to kick Avalon off but Avalon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Joey Avalon has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Galiei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galiei tries to clinch but Avalon moves out of range.
Galiei tries to clinch up but Avalon circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalon swats away the attempt to clinch by Galiei.
Avalon rushes Galiei and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Avalon is trying to break the clinch but Galiei has him pressed against the cage.
Galiei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Avalon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galiei gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Avalon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cirilo Galiei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joey Avalon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Avalon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Avalon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Avalon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joey Avalon!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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