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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lil Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Etherton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Etherton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lil Troy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samuel Etherton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Etherton misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Etherton
and Troy counters with a big head kick but Etherton shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Troy, right into the meat.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy dips to his left and cracks Etherton with an uppercut!
Etherton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Troy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Etherton scrambles back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troy.
Etherton takes a swing at Troy's ribcage but misses.
Troy connects with a leg kick. Etherton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Troy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Etherton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Troy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Etherton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Etherton throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Etherton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Troy. Troy obviously looking to wear him down.
Etherton is looking to chop away at Troy's legs.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Etherton moves into range and clinches up with Troy.
Troy trying to control the position but instead, Etherton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Troy into the cage.
Etherton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Troy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Etherton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Etherton's sensitive parts.
Troy scores with a leg kick.
Etherton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Etherton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Troy.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Etherton. Troy shrugs it off though.
Some bone on bone action there as Troy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Etherton drives through with a takedown into Troy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Troy working for a triangle but Etherton defends it easily.
Troy has his foot on Etherton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Etherton works his way back into a safe position though.
Troy wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Etherton is now in half guard.
Troy manages to get to full guard.
Troy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Troy has his foot on Etherton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Etherton works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Etherton wants to control from the top but Troy keeps moving.
Troy trying to control the position.
Etherton trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Troy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Etherton is aware though and is defending well.
Etherton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Troy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Etherton has managed to get both his arms back between Troy's legs - danger averted.
Troy looking for a triangle here. Etherton is fighting it but it looks tight! Troy pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Etherton is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Lil Troy!
Our winner, Lil Troy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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