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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Villarreal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ty bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ty bo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roger Villarreal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ty bo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Villarreal.
A lazy body kick from bo
and Villarreal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Villarreal stops bo from getting back to his feet.
Villarreal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Villarreal trying to control the action but bo is working from the bottom.
Villarreal slows the pace down in half guard.
Villarreal wants to control but bo is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Villarreal.
bo is trying to stand up here but Villarreal is controlling him well.
Villarreal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
bo is refusing to be controlled, as Villarreal sits in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bo wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
bo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villarreal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Villarreal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Villarreal tries to stand but bo is controlling from the bottom.
Villarreal slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Villarreal cracks bo with a solid left hand.
Villarreal 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Villarreal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal preventing the sweep.
Villarreal throwing strikes from guard but bo blocks nicely.
bo looks winded!
Villarreal trying to control but bo is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
bo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
bo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
bo scores with a takedown into Villarreal's guard.
bo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Villarreal wants to sweep here but bo controlling him for the moment.
bo prevents Villarreal from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal wants to improve his position but instead bo has moved into half guard.
Villarreal works his way to full guard. Good work.
Villarreal trying to keep a closed guard but bo is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Villarreal manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
bo pulls guard effortlessly.
Villarreal trying to control but bo is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Villarreal stands up and waves to bo to follow him.
bo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Villarreal to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Villarreal has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
bo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villarreal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villarreal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Villarreal dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
bo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Villarreal to the mat! Villarreal manages to get full guard.
bo won't allow Villarreal to sweep him here.
Villarreal looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
bo trying to control but Villarreal is working from the bottom.
Villarreal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that bo can do to turn this around?
Villarreal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bo is controlling him.
Villarreal looking for a guillotine here but bo defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bo sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal keeping full guard, as bo tries to pass.
bo is breathing heavily.
Villarreal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
bo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Villarreal scores with a couple of nice shots.
Villarreal is working for a kimura but bo is defending it quite comfortably.
It looks like Villarreal is going to stand back up.
Villarreal stops bo from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal tries to stand and escape but bo is controlling the position.
Villarreal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Villarreal takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Villarreal is nestled in close to bo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Villarreal prevents bo from improving his position.
Villarreal lands with a punch from half guard.
Villarreal trying to control from half guard but bo is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
bo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Villarreal circles away quickly and effectively.
Villarreal shoots for a double leg takedown but bo sprawls well. He's pushed Villarreal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Villarreal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. bo tries to avoid it but Villarreal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag bo to the ground. bo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roger Villarreal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villarreal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Villarreal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on bo, up you get!
Villarreal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Roger Villarreal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Villarreal remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
bo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villarreal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villarreal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows bo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Villarreal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst bo is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bo wants to control from the top but Villarreal keeps moving.
bo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Villarreal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, bo has managed to get both his arms back between Villarreal's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Villarreal dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
bo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
bo moves into range and clinches up with Villarreal.
Villarreal drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villarreal fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bo manages to break the clinch.
bo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
bo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Villarreal counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for bo!
A lull in the action here as Villarreal stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villarreal working the head with strikes.
Villarreal working the head and body with strikes.
Villarreal happy to just control the position for now.
Villarreal is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. bo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Villarreal decides to stand back up.
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.
bo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Villarreal is pressing down on bo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
bo stops Villarreal from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Villarreal is on top in guard.
Villarreal distracts bo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villarreal is looking to work some ground and pound but bo has wrist control.
Villarreal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Villarreal with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villarreal distracts bo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villarreal won't allow bo to get back to his feet.
bo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Villarreal lands a couple of digs.
Villarreal distracts bo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Villarreal is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Villarreal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Villarreal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. bo defends it nicely.
bo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Villarreal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Villarreal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but bo swivels and escapes.
bo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Villarreal counters by moving into the clinch.
Villarreal manages to break the clinch.
Villarreal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
bo pushes Villarreal off looking to stand but Villarreal dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Villarreal in particular looking to stall.
Villarreal 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villarreal lands with a punch from half guard.
bo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
ty bo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Villarreal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Villarreal content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Villarreal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villarreal, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Villarreal!
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