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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rise Against -Prayer Of The Refugee. Liam Jones has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Riley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Riley shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Riley seems to be looking for submissions.
Riley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Riley trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones trying to control the position.
Riley postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones keeping full guard, as Riley tries to pass.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Riley is trying to escape the position but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Riley!
Jones looking to control but Riley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Riley is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Riley is squirming around, avoiding Jones's attempts to control the action.
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.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Riley defends it well.
Riley is looking to get to half guard.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Riley has worked his arm free - good work by Riley!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Jones will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riley gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Riley drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
Jones manages to work his way to half guard, despite Riley's best efforts.
Riley is just content to waste time from the top position. Jones takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Riley advances to half guard.
Riley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Riley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Riley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riley is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Riley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Riley's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones punches the canvas rather than the man.
Jones gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Jones scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Riley is looking for a way out.
Riley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Can Riley hold on?! Jones is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Riley avoids the strikes from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley covering up well and avoiding damage.
Jones is throwing shots to the body but Riley manages to wriggle free. Jones pounces on him again and ends up in Riley's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jones wants to control from the top but Riley keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riley keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Billy Riley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones takes a swing at Riley's ribcage but misses.
Jones tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley checks a leg kick.
Riley slips under a jab from Jones.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Billy Riley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Riley getting side control.
Riley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riley thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Riley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
That's two 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.
Riley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Riley wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones is staying active underneath Riley, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jones defends it well.
Riley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jones is just riding it out for now. Riley eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riley trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Billy Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riley stands up from Jones's guard - Riley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Riley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Riley!
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energy
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hype
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