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Round 1 – Pantoja comes out firing! He’s rushes Royval. Takedown attempt fails for Pantoja. Good leg kicks by Pantoja. Good right hand by Pantoja. Leg kick by Pantoja and then a body kick. Another one. Royval has yet to land clean. More kicks by Pantoja. Pantoja shoots and gets a takedown. Three minutes left. Some shots from bottom by Royval. Good up-kicks by Royval as Pantoja stands over him. Pantoja gets on top again. He’s working from half guard. One minute left. Royval goes for a leg lock, but Pantoja gets out and gets mount. Royval gets up. Good body kick by Pantoja. Jab by Royval. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Pantoja.
Round 2 – Big right wobbles Royval! Pantoja pressing him now. Pantoja tries to take the fight to the ground, but fails. Second time is the charm, there’s the takedown. Pantoja moves to half guard. Great control here by Pantoja, but very little damage. Two minutes left. Pantoja moves to side control. Now back to side control. Some ground-and-pound by Pantoja. Pantoja lets him back up. Oh! A one, two wobbles Royval. Pantoja takes the fight to the ground. The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Pantoja.
Round 3 – Good right hand by Pantoja! It wobbles Royval. Another takedown by Pantoja about 30 seconds in. Pantoja moves to mount! He tries to take the back and they scramble! They’re back standing. Good jab by Royval. Pantoja closes the distance, he tries to take down Royval but fails. Pantoja looks tired. Pantoja shoots and presses Royval against the cage. We’re halfway through the round. Leg kick by Pantoja. Good jabs by Royval. A couple of hard right hooks by Pantoja. Leg kicks by Pantoja. Good knee by Royval! Pantoja shoots and takes down Royval. Pantoja controls Royval all the way to the bell.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Pantoja.
Round 4 – Pantoja immediately shoots and gets the takedown on Royval. Complete control by Pantoja here! Pnatoja takes his back! He locks the body triangle. Three minutes left. Little damage, but complete control by Pantoja. Pantoja is fishing for the rear-naked choke! It looks tight! Royval gets out! Pantoja in complete control here. Royval gets out! Ge’s on top landing big shots! Pantoja goes for a leg lock! The bell rings.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Pantoja.
Round 5 – Good combo by Royval. Pantoja with a solid right hand. Royval is clearly more fresh than Pantoja. Good jab by Royval. Leg kicks by Pantoja. These two are going at it! Good combo by Royval! Pantoja looks exhausted. Leg kicks by Pantoja. Good jabs by Royval! Pantoja shoots and presses Royval against the cage. Halfway through the round. Pantoja gets the takedown. Pantoja working from half guard. Good shots by Pantoja. One minute left. Pantoja with solid control here. Pantoja controls all the way to the final bell. He ends the fight on mount.
MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Royval. Overall 49-46, Pantoja.
Result: Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Royval via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45-49-46) – to defend flyweight title
Recap: Alexandre Pantoja retains title, makes it two-for-two vs. Brandon Royval
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Records: Pantoja (27-5 MMA, 11-3 UFC), Royval (15-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
Broadcast: Pay-per-view
Referee: Marc Goddard
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