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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Walter Rothko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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147 lbs
14 - 28 - 0 |
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179 cm
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135 lbs
26 - 12 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
14 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Walter Rothko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan slaps away a takedown attempt from Rothko , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rothko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bryan defends it nicely.
Bryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rothko sprawls well initially but Bryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bryan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bryan is pressing down on Rothko 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rothko is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan prevents Rothko from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bryan wants to get back to his feet.
Rothko won't allow Bryan to pass to mount.
Rothko is pressing down on Bryan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rothko working a defensive guard here.
Bryan connects with a couple of short punches.
Bryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bryan with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryan trying to control but Rothko is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rothko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bryan defends it nicely.
Rothko sets himself, and Bryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Rothko avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter Rothko . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rothko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bryan as he jumps to the side.
Rothko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryan throws a right and a left that Rothko avoids nicely.
Bryan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan tries to stand and escape but Rothko is controlling the position.
Bryan wants to pass the guard but Rothko is defending well.
Bryan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bryan wants to clinch
letting Rothko counter with a right hand.
Rothko clinches up with Bryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Bryan is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Bryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rothko 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bryan counters with a takedown into side control.
Bryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rothko , who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rothko is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rothko , who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bryan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bryan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rothko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rothko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rothko is looking to stand back up but Bryan counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Rothko .
Rothko wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rothko wants to get back to full guard.
Rothko wants to get back to full guard but Bryan has mounted him!
Bryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rothko ?
Bryan controlling from mount.
Rothko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bryan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rothko wants to control but Bryan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothko reaches up to try and control the position but Bryan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Rothko rolls and tries to escape and now Bryan has his back!
Rothko defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Rothko trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Bryan wants to control but Rothko is keeping busy.
Rothko trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Rothko is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rothko is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Rothko is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Rothko prevents Bryan from getting a body triangle.
Rothko trying to control but not successfully.
Bryan controls the action.
Rothko rolls, trying to escape but Bryan keeps control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rothko is working hard here to advance position.
Bryan loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Rothko hold on?
Bryan slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rothko fending off the submission attempt from Bryan.
Bryan is landing with strikes from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Rothko has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Bryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rothko takes the fight into the clinch.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rothko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rothko tries to avoid it but Bryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rothko to the ground. Rothko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rothko has closed the distance and engaged Bryan in a clinch.
Bryan is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan wants a takedown.
Rothko working Bryan over with knees to the body.
Bryan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walter Rothko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Bryan.
Rothko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rothko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothko tries to clinch up but Bryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bryan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rothko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bryan working away.
Rothko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bryan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rothko prevents Bryan from improving position.
Bryan keeps trying to improve his position.
Daniel Bryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working away.
Rothko wants to get back to his feet but Bryan is dominant here and he's now got Rothko 's back!
Rothko is trapped and Bryan is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bryan wants to control but Rothko manages to buck him off and is now in Bryan's guard! Nice work there by Rothko !
Bryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rothko looking to control.
Bryan connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothko has his foot on Bryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Bryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rothko looking to control but Bryan passes into half guard.
Rothko trying to control here.
Bryan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rothko has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rothko is trying to stand up here but Bryan is controlling him well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daniel Bryan.
I've got Bryan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Bryan!
Daniel Bryan made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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