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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 lbs
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179 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Do throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Do closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Do has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Do is blocking nicely.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Do using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Do. That did some damage!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivera is working for takedown but Do is calmly controlling the position for now.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Do gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Do misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
Do throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Do throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Do connects with an inside leg kick.
Do motions for Rivera to come forward. Do throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Do.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivera swivels and escapes.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Rivera has managed to clinch.
A short right from Do on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Do.
Do tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Do throws a lazy head kick
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Do avoids it.
Do throws a leg kick
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Do.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Do pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivera is out of range and Do settles back down.
A slow jab from Do misses its intended target.
Do rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Do throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Do scores with a body shot.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Do's belly button to the back.
Do with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Do takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Do saw it coming and moves away.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Do scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Do throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice shot by Do.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Do on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Do takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Billy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Do ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Do misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Billy Do will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Do looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Do.
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Do takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Do has managed to clinch.
Rivera avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Do throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Do tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Do.
Rivera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Rivera coming out on top.
Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
Rivera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do clinches up against the cage.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Do tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera lands with a right to the head.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do wants to break the clinch but can't.
Do works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Do as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Do is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Do.
Do with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Do throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Do throws a leg kick
and Do takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Do is predictable there
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Do takes one to the side of the head.
Do connects with an inside leg kick.
Do fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rivera sprawls well initially but Do persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Do throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Do misses with a head shot. Rivera uses the momentum to regain guard.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivera has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a strike but Rivera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera wants to stand but Do is controlling his posture from full guard.
Do keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivera throwing strikes but missing.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
Rivera with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rivera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Do walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Do looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Do misses with a looping left.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivera thuds his right hand into Do's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivera cracks a nice hook into Do's ribs.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Do misses with a low kick.
Do displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Do moves into the clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Do blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants a takedown.
A short left from Rivera.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Do's brow.
A short right from Do.
Do turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Do manages to end up in side control.
Do cracks Rivera with a big right hand but Rivera just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Do has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Do are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Rivera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
Do working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rivera tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Do.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rivera some visible discomfort.
Do is chipping away with strikes.
Do working the strikes but Rivera uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rivera is staying active underneath Do, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Do throws a strike but Rivera avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Do stands and throws Rivera's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rivera tries to bench press Do off him but Do keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Do working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Billy Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivera dodges the ground and pound from Do.
Rivera is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do misses with the ground and pound.
Rivera tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Do easily slips into full mount!
Do raining down hammerfists from mount.
Do with the ground and pound from mount.
Rivera is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Do trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rivera working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rivera is in a horrible position here. Do smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Do showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Do has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Do!
A less than humble Billy Do misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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