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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Omas (ranked 3928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Erickson (ranked 5240 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Erickson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antonio Omas's chin.
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145 lbs
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181 cm
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154 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Omas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Erickson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson connects with a high kick.
It looks like Antonio Omas has been cut.
Omas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Erickson.
Omas clinches with his opponent.
Omas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Omas with a nice head shot there.
Omas working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Omas is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Omas wants to control from the top but Erickson keeps moving.
Omas content to stall in guard here.
Erickson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Omas defends well.
Omas landing some decent shots from guard.
Omas is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Omas lands a couple of elbows.
Omas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Omas scoring with some ground and pound.
Omas trying to control the position from guard on top but Erickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erickson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Omas defends it easily.
Omas 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.
Omas lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omas landing with the ground and pound.
Omas controlling from the top position.
Omas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Omas trying to control but Erickson is working from the bottom.
Erickson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Omas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Omas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omas connects with a couple of short punches.
Erickson wants to sweep but no luck.
Omas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Omas lands a couple of digs.
Omas postures up and lands a big shot to Erickson's brow.
Omas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omas trying to control the position from guard on top but Erickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Omas is working Erickson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Erickson keeping moving, preventing Omas from controlling successfully.
Omas stands up over Erickson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Omas works over Erickson with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omas not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Omas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omas wants to control from the top but Erickson keeps moving.
Omas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Omas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Erickson's head.
Omas scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Omas content to stall in guard here.
Omas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Erickson for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omas's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Omas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Omas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Omas gets a takedown into half guard.
Omas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Omas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Omas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Erickson has hold of Omas's hands but Omas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Omas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omas stalling.
Erickson wants to get back to his feet.
Erickson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Omas winds up and cracks Erickson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omas passes the guard and advances to mount!
Omas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Erickson?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Omas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Omas with the ground and pound from mount.
Erickson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Omas looking to finish Erickson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Erickson!
Antonio Omas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omas lands with some strikes.
Omas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Omas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Erickson hang on?
Erickson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Omas controlling the pace for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Omas continues to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Erickson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omas raining down shots from the mount!
Omas with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Omas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Omas looking to finish Erickson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Erickson!
Omas with a couple of short strikes.
Erickson is breathing heavily.
Omas wants to finish this one by submission but Erickson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Omas.
Omas lands a big shot there that rocks Erickson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Omas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Omas with shots to the head and body - Erickson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Omas raining down hammerfists from mount.
Omas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Omas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Omas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Erickson can do to turn this around?
Omas looking to finish Erickson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Erickson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Omas looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Omas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Erickson's face.
Erickson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Omas looking to finish Erickson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Erickson!
Erickson is rocked!
Erickson is in a horrible position here. Omas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Erickson is still in real trouble! Can Omas finish him?
Omas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Omas lands a big shot there that rocks Erickson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Omas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A nice elbow there by Omas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
BOOM! Omas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Omas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Omas is landing with some decent strikes but Erickson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Omas pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Omas dominating with strikes here.
Omas dominating with strikes here.
Omas postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Erickson in real trouble here! The ref calls for Erickson to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Omas!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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