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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cheyenne Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yas Uru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Cheyenne Rivera has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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165 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cheyenne Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yas Uru!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uru with a nice cross.
Uru swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
A swing and a miss from Uru.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Uru gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Rivera tries to stall but Uru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Uru avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uru tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Rivera would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Rivera tries a body shot but Uru blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uru.
Uru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uru's brow.
Uru is struggling to control the position.
Rivera tries to stall but Uru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Uru tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
Rivera wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Uru avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cheyenne Rivera.
Uru takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rivera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Uru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uru.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Uru counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera moves to clinch but Uru breaks away
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uru was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Uru to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Uru.
Uru throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uru looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Uru misses the jab.
Uru throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivera wants to clinch
and Uru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera wants to clinch
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yas Uru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Uru counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheyenne Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uru uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera darts in looking for a takedown but Uru gets double underhooks and turns Rivera into the cage.
Uru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Uru takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rivera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Uru taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Uru avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Uru dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Uru's brow.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera misses with some punches.
Rivera being controlled against the cage.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uru.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
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.
The referee is keeping an eye on Uru - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivera is trying to maintain a safe position but Uru gets an underhook and turns Rivera into the cage.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera taking a breather.
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Uru can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uru avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera is trying to stall.
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cheyenne Rivera.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch but Uru slips to the side
letting Uru counter with a right hand.
Rivera takes one to the chin there.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rivera wants to clinch but Uru slips to the side
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Uru is avoiding it.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Uru throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera shoots in looking for a takedown but Uru manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rivera's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rivera wants to clinch but Uru slips to the side
and Uru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uru sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheyenne Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uru circles away from the clinch attempt
and Uru counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yas Uru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rivera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rivera darts in trying to clinch
and Uru counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera slips a straight right by Uru.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera tries to clinch up
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to clinch
and Uru counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uru misses with a straight left.
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uru stalling in the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uru avoids it.
Uru tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
Rivera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Uru managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Yas Uru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Uru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Uru will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rivera up against the cage.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Cheyenne Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Uru is keeping busy.
Rivera seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Uru is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera letting Uru take a breather here.
Uru managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera keeps control of Uru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera keeps control of Uru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uru displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rivera up against the cage.
Uru wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four 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.
Rivera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Uru stalling in the clinch.
Uru dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheyenne Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cheyenne Rivera.
Rivera misses the body punch
and Uru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cheyenne Rivera.
I think Uru has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yas Uru!
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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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