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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Rivera could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roy Brandon's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon lands with a nice combination. Rivera backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Franco Rivera has been cut.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Brandon misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brandon tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
Brandon looking to throw knees to the head but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brandon tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandon throws out the jab.
Brandon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandon throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brandon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivera defending well as Brandon loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Brandon pushes him off.
Brandon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riveras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brandon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Brandon is avoiding it.
Brandon looks to land a combination but Rivera avoids it well.
Brandon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandon misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Brandon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera just leaning against Brandon, taking a breather.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brandon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brandon lands with a light punch inside.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
A combination from Brandon does no damage.
Brandon throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Brandon closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
Rivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rivera seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brandon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brandon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera is looking to control Brandon's arms but Brandon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rivera has his back to the cage.
Brandon misses with the head strike.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
Brandon lands with a left to the head.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Brandon is avoiding it.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brandon throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roy Brandon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franco Rivera's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Brandon.
Brandon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rivera is rocked!
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandon throws out the jab.
Oh Rivera is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brandon throws a leg kick but Rivera checks it.
Brandon lands a jab to the head.
Brandon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
Brandon misses with the head strike.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Brandon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Brandon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is trying to stall.
Brandon working aggressively here.
Brandon stalling the fight.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brandon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Brandon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brandon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon misses with the head strike.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Brandon circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Brandon.
Brandon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rivera to score with a decent uppercut.
Brandon fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Brandon circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Roy Brandon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandon blocks a head kick by Rivera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandon misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera wants to clinch but Brandon slips to the side
and Brandon counters with a one-two to the body.
Rivera instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brandon fails to land.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roy Brandon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandon misses with a wild combination.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Brandon moves out of range easily.
Brandon misses the shot to the body.
Brandon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brandon keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brandon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brandon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Brandon is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera gets a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Brandon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brandon fails to land.
Franco Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brandon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandon misses with a combination
and Rivera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandon avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roy Brandon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Franco Rivera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rivera darts in and clinches Brandon up against the cage.
Brandon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Brandon wants to clinch up but Rivera keeps it at a distance.
Rivera clinches.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Brandon misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandon lands with a short shot to the head.
Brandon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Brandon throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandon lands a jab-cross combination.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Brandon circles away.
Brandon tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Brandon.
Brandon misses with a combination
and Rivera counters by clinching up.
Brandon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera trying to stall but Brandon improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera manages to break the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Brandon is avoiding it.
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Brandon gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brandon throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera stalling.
Rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franco Rivera.
Brandon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch but Brandon moves out of range.
Franco Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Brandon keeps it at a distance.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Brandon saw that one coming.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Brandon throws a good cross that connects.
Jab from Brandon.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Brandon! Rivera is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Brandon!
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