Both men spend a few seconds bouncing around and trying to find their rhythms until Reuben “The Future” Duran shoots for a takedown. It doesn’t look like he’s got it, but Francisco “Cisco” Rivera obliges while locking in an arm-in guillotine. Duran’s in trouble because that baby is deep and it’s early so neither competitor is slippery with sweat.
After a few breathless seconds for Reuben and his camp, he manages to extricate his head and we’re back on the feet.
A few inconsequential exchanges culminate in another guillotine attempt by Rivera. This one is also deep, but it’s standing so Duran doesn’t have as much trouble freeing himself from this one.
Now, they’re both standing in the pocket trading shots with both men landing their fair share.
The Future has had enough of that so he scores another takedown and soon is seeking a guillotine of his own, but Cisco isn’t having any of it and ends up in Duran’s guard, at his liberty to rain elbows onto his opponent.
Pretty good pace to the first round, call it 10-9 for Duran.