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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Riverson (ranked 2168 p4p, 24631 weight class) and Alice Wonderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riverson comes to the cage accompanied by J.Ralph - Kansas City Shuffle. Riverson has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. John Riverson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Riverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alice Wonderland!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wonderland counters with a body kick.
Riverson is breathing heavily.
Wonderland shoots for a double leg takedown but Riverson sprawls well. He's pushed Wonderland's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riverson shoots and misses
and Wonderland counters with a good, hard body kick but Riverson shrugs it off.
Wonderland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riverson's guard.
Riverson has a closed guard, preventing Wonderland from standing up.
Riverson working for submissions but it's allowed Wonderland to get to half guard.
Wonderland is looking to take a break and control but Riverson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riverson actively working from the bottom here.
Riverson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Riverson tries to get to full guard but Wonderland has control of the leg.
Riverson is not content to let Wonderland control the position.
Riverson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Riverson.
Wonderland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riverson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonderland won't allow Riverson to sweep him here.
Riverson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wonderland wants to stand but Riverson is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wonderland landing some decent shots from guard.
Riverson looking for a sweep. Not yet Riverson, not yet.
Riverson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wonderland's guard.
Riverson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wonderland wants to stand but Riverson is controlling the position.
Riverson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riverson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wonderland is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Riverson, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riverson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonderland tries to stand but Riverson is controlling from the bottom.
Wonderland preventing the sweep.
Riverson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wonderland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Riverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wonderland defends well.
Wonderland won't allow Riverson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wonderland is looking to stand up but Riverson won't let him.
Riverson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wonderland looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wonderland wants to control from the top but Riverson keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riverson looking for a sweep. Not yet Riverson, not yet.
Wonderland trying to control but Riverson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alice Wonderland dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riverson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Riverson prevents Wonderland from standing back up.
Riverson seems to be working for a kimura but Wonderland defends the submission attempt.
Riverson is working for a submission of some sort.
Wonderland pushes Riverson off looking to stand but Riverson dives back in and keeps control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonderland is defending against the submission attempts here by Riverson.
Riverson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riverson wants to free his trapped foot but Wonderland is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wonderland is trying to stand back up but Riverson is controlling him
Riverson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wonderland is looking to control Riverson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wonderland avoid being mounted?
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.
Riverson wants to work for an arm triangle but Wonderland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Riverson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wonderland can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wonderland trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riverson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wonderland replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Riverson blocks it well.
Riverson shoots in for a double leg but Wonderland sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wonderland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riverson.
Wonderland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Riverson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonderland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riverson as he jumps to the side.
Wonderland fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riverson 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.
Riverson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Riverson wants to pass the guard but Wonderland is keeping the position.
Riverson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wonderland is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Riverson, into his guard.
Riverson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland trying to control but Riverson is working from the bottom.
Riverson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wonderland doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Riverson is tightening it up a little... Wonderland has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Wonderland reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Wonderland taps out! Nice BJJ there by Riverson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Riverson!
John Riverson very nearly forgot to thank Kore Fight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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