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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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180 lbs
34 - 19 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Riley!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a low kick but Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick and Tuilagi moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuilagi.
Riley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tuilagi is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Riley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riley tries to buck Tuilagi off but Tuilagi is having none of it.
Tuilagi scoring with punches and elbows.
Tuilagi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riley is avoiding damage well.
Tuilagi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Riley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Tuilagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tuilagi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tuilagi connects with a decent elbow.
Tuilagi working away.
Tuilagi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tuilagi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Riley's shoulder. That is not cool.
Riley can't do much from the bottom here.
Tuilagi wants to control but Riley is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tuilagi tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Tuilagi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is looking to work some ground and pound but Riley has wrist control.
Tuilagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tuilagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Travis Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tuilagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Riley has time to react.
Tuilagi slips a straight right by Riley.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riley tries to clinch
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuilagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Tuilagi's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Tuilagi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Riley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Tuilagi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tuilagi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tuilagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
Tuilagi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley throws an off balance right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a nice leg kick.
Tuilagi drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riley checks a leg kick.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tuilagi counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a single leg into guard. Riley didn't expect that.
Tuilagi postures up and lands a big shot to Riley's brow.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tuilagi sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuilagi postures up in Riley's guard and throws a big left but Riley blocks it.
Tuilagi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tuilagi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A big left from Riley misses.
Riley misses with a looping left.
Tuilagi missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riley lands a glancing blow to the side of Tuilagi's head.
Travis Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi lands with a good body shot.
Tuilagi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Tuilagi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riley throws a shot to the body.
Riley is looking to score with low kicks.
Tuilagi moves away from the strike by Riley.
Tuilagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley checks a low kick from Tuilagi.
Riley throws the kick towards the body but Tuilagi avoids it.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley motions for Tuilagi to come forward. Riley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuilagi slips under a jab.
Tuilagi ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi blocks a jab.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Tuilagi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tuilagi blocks a jab.
Riley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tuilagi drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Riley misses the body punch
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
Tuilagi throws an elbow but Riley slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tuilagi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tuilagi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Riley dodges the ground and pound from Tuilagi.
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.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Riley is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley is letting Tuilagi control him for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley defending against the ground and pound.
Tuilagi throwing strikes but Riley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Tuilagi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Travis Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Riley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuilagi.
Riley scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Tuilagi saw that one coming.
Riley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riley looks to land a right hand but Tuilagi moved out of range.
Riley jabs Tuilagi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuilagi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Tuilagi distracts Riley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tuilagi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tuilagi sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riley throws a leg kick
and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Riley!
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi 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.
You can see the frustration on Riley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuilagi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riley some visible discomfort.
Tuilagi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Tuilagi crashes against the mat.
Tuilagi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is staying tight to Riley's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tuilagi lands an elbow.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Tuilagi controlling from side mount.
Tuilagi in side control, throwing shots but Riley defends.
Tuilagi controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A leg kick checked by Tuilagi.
Travis Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuilagi checks a leg kick.
Riley swings widly with a right hand
and Tuilagi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tuilagi is trying to control. Riley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tuilagi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Tuilagi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tuilagi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Tuilagi!
After the big win, Manu Tuilagi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Jazzify and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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energy
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