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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fantastico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Get Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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174 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roberto Fantastico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riley!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riley keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riley wants to clinch.
Riley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Roberto Fantastico has been cut.
Riley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fantastico.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantastico swats away the attempt to clinch by Riley.
Fantastico drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roberto Fantastico's cut is getting worse.
Riley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Fantastico counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riley wants to control but Fantastico is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riley is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fantastico is staying active.
Fantastico stops Riley from getting back to his feet.
Fantastico trying to advance position but Riley counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking for subs off his back but Fantastico has passed one foot through into half guard.
Riley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastico is thwarting Riley's attempts to control the position.
Riley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Riley looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastico is keen to just control but Riley is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley tries to kick Fantastico off but Fantastico keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riley tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fantastico counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riley won't be happy with that.
Riley pushes Fantastico away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fantastico gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Riley looks gassed!
Fantastico is trying to get an arm triangle but Riley is defending well.
Fantastico looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastico is looking to take a break and control but Riley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riley, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riley wants to control but Fantastico postures up.
Riley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fantastico off and has taken his back!
Riley trying to control momentarily.
Can Fantastico hold on?! Riley is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Riley connects with a big shot to the side of Fantastico's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fantastico defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Fantastico might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riley is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fantastico. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Fantastico's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riley has his takedown stuffed
and Fantastico decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Riley's guard.
Riley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riley wants to stand up but Fantastico has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Riley looking for a submission but Fantastico manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Fantastico has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Riley is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fantastico.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fantastico keeps working.
Fantastico dodges the ground and pound from Riley.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley tries to move to mount but Fantastico blocks the move with his legs.
Riley lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Riley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fantastico has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fantastico struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fantastico knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastico is looking for a sweep.
Riley stands up.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantastico takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riley darts in trying to clinch
and Fantastico counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to keep a closed guard but Fantastico is proving a slippery customer.
Riley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fantastico doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fantastico manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Riley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fantastico's guard.
Riley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Riley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Riley thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riley trying to control but Fantastico is working from the bottom.
Fantastico 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Riley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roberto Fantastico's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Riley tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Riley tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Riley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastico dodges the punch combination from Riley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastico is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Riley.
Riley moves in looking to clinch but Fantastico pushes him off.
Fantastico dodges the punch combination from Riley.
Riley looks to clinch
and Fantastico counters with a single leg into guard. Riley didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fantastico gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Riley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fantastico doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fantastico manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fantastico slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riley manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Riley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastico sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riley's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantastico trying to mount his opponent but Riley defends it.
Riley is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley kicks Fantastico off and gets back to his feet.
Riley tries to clinch but Fantastico moves out of range.
Fantastico looks for a takedown but Riley sprawls well.
Riley wants to clinch but Fantastico slips to the side
so Fantastico counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riley is on top in guard.
Riley trying to control but Fantastico is working from the bottom.
Riley sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley trying to control but Fantastico is working from the bottom.
Roberto Fantastico has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastico managing to control the position.
Riley chips away with some ground and pound.
Riley stands up from Fantastico's guard - Riley perhaps looking for a knockout.
John Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riley tries to clinch but Fantastico moves away
and Fantastico counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riley's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley is looking for a triangle but Fantastico pushes his legs off easily.
Riley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fantastico can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Fantastico showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Riley!
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energy
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hype
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