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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Funda Mental (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Riformato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Riformato's choice of entrance music: psycho. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Funda Mental!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Riformato!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riformato shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mental as he avoids it easily.
Riformato feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Riformato got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mental has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riformato has managed to get both his arms back between Mental's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riformato stops Mental from standing up.
Riformato wants to stand but Mental has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mental is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riformato wants to control from the top but Mental keeps moving.
Mental looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Riformato is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riformato throws and elbow that misses. Mental uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riformato's guard. Nice move by Mental!
Riformato pulls Mental in to control the position.
Riformato is looking for a triangle but Mental pushes his legs off easily.
Mental is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riformato has a closed guard, preventing Mental from standing up.
Riformato is pulling down on Mental's head to control his posture.
Riformato is trying to keep Mental in close.
Riformato keeping full guard, as Mental tries to pass.
Riformato throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mental as he jumps to the side.
Riformato tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mental sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riformato somewhat.
Funda Mental has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Riformato.
Mental ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riformato moves away.
Funda Mental seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riformato.
Funda Mental is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riformato looks gassed!
Mental fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mental but Mental pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mental lands with a straight right. Riformato didn't see that one coming.
Mental tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riformato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riformato feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mental wants to get back to his feet but Riformato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riformato won't allow Mental to sweep him here.
Riformato is pushing down on Mental's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mental is fighting to maintain full guard but Riformato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mental wants to get back to his feet.
Mental is staying active underneath Riformato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mental trying to control here.
Mental regains full guard. Nicely done.
Riformato trying to control but Mental is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riformato forces his way into half guard.
That's four 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.
Riformato is trying to control. Mental wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mental is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Riformato pulls his head out easily.
Mental actively working from the bottom here.
Mental looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riformato sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Mental is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Riformato dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riformato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mental darts in and clinches Riformato up against the cage.
Riformato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mental smiles and moves away.
Riformato staying out of range there.
Mental tries a head kick but it misses.
Riformato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riformato throws a head kick that misses
and Mental counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riformato closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Riformato lands in his opponent's guard.
Mental has his feet on Riformato's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Riformato lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mental misses with a wild body shot.
Riformato shoots in for a takedown but Mental shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Funda Mental has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Riformato.
Riformato looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mental throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riformato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mental cracks Riformato with an open hand slap.
Mental throws a leg kick which misses Riformato's front leg but catches the back leg as Riformato tries to avoid it.
Mental dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mental connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riformato momentarily.
Mental cracks a nice hook into Riformato's ribs.
Mental throws a sloppy head kick
and Riformato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mental's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mental not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mental looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mental working for submissions but it's allowed Riformato to get to half guard.
Mental trying to control from the bottom.
Riformato is trying to work for a kimura but Mental is defending well.
Riformato wants to take a breather but Mental is having none of it.
Mental pushes Riformato off looking to stand but Riformato dives back in and keeps control.
Mental gets back to full guard.
Riformato controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mental keeping moving, preventing Riformato from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mental is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riformato is aware though and is defending well.
Riformato controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Riformato postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mental is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riformato is aware though and is defending well.
Riformato stands and throws Mental's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mental is trying to get back to half guard.
Riformato lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mental down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riformato is trying to get an arm triangle but Mental is defending well.
Mental is looking for a sweep.
Mental is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riformato off and has taken his back!
Mental is trying to control but Riformato is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Mental looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Mental is looking to stand but Mental has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riformato manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Riformato works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Riformato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mental wants to clinch.
Riformato walks into a straight right hand from Mental.
Mental will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riformato shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mental makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mental listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riformato gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mental counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riformato thinking.
Mental lands with a right hand.
Mental connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mental throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mental connects with a jab.
Mental wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riformato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mental.
Mental lands a jab-cross combination.
Funda Mental is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riformato swats away the attempt to clinch by Mental.
Mental lands a right hook to the body.
Mental bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riformato's head.
Mental is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riformato fails with the takedown
and Mental counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Funda Mental has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Riformato.
Riformato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mental.
The fighters circling - Mental throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mental throws a right hand that Riformato ducks under and follows up with a left that Riformato also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Mental. No joy for Riformato on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riformato dodges the punch combination from Mental.
Mental lands a jab-cross combination.
Riformato tries for a takedown but Mental circles away easily
and Mental counters with a nice body shot.
Mental misses the shot to the body.
Riformato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mental.
Mental jabs Riformato right on the nose. Riformato blinks but takes it well.
Riformato has Mental up against the cage in a clinch.
Riformato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut there from Mental.
Riformato drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mental trying to strike off his back.
Mental looking for a guillotine here but Riformato defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riformato stops Mental from standing up.
Riformato looking to pass the guard.
Riformato won't allow Mental to get back to his feet.
Riformato passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mental is not content to let Riformato control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mental darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riformato throws a body punch but Mental moves out of range.
Mental misses with a low kick.
Riformato moves out of range as Mental strikes.
Riformato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mental swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mental throws a shot to the body.
Mental throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mental tries a head kick but it misses.
Riformato changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mental looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Funda Mental has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mental tries to bench press Riformato off him but Riformato keeps the position.
Riformato looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Mental is trying to work for a sweep but Riformato has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Funda Mental.
I think Riformato 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Riformato!
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energy
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hype
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