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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes to the cage accompanied by Sans Pression - Numero 1. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane throws a front kick that sends Rivera stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera lands a slapping body shot.
Laane throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Laane stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Rivera throws an off balance right hand
and Laane counters with a three punch combo that has Rivera backing up. Rivera nods at Laane to acknowledge the strikes.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Laane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laane tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Laane.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera swings for the body but Laane moves out of range.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laane was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Laane throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Laane scores with a head kick.
Laane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Laane moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Laane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Laane.
Laane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a jab when Laane was well out of range.
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Laane moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Laane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Laane lands a body shot.
Laane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera throws the left hand but Laane avoids the punch easily.
Laane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Laane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laane manages to avoid it.
Laane is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivera. That snapped Laane's head back.
Rivera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivera throws a lazy body kick
and Laane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice cross by Laane.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Rivera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laane gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Laane.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Laane controls his hands.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera looking to stall.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivera's face.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laane misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
Laane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A left hand lands to the body for Rivera.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera is working Laane over against the cage.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera tries a body shot but Laane blocks it.
Laane looking to stall.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laane's elbow.
Our sources have told us that Laane has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera tries a body shot but Laane blocks it.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Rivera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera presses Laane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Laane.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laane scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Laane.
Laane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera scores with a jab to the head.
Laane checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrus Laane dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Laane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Rivera slams his shin into Laane's torso.
Laane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andrus Laane is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab, jab by Rivera - just one landing.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Juancho Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laane throws a nice looking combination but Rivera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab by Laane.
Laane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera with a nice cross.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Laane moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane lands a two punch combo.
Laane gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivera swings for the body but Laane moves out of range.
Laane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Laane is rocked!
A jab from Rivera misses.
Oh Laane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for Laane.
Laane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera looks to land a combination but Laane avoids it well.
Laane seems to have got his legs back now.
Laane takes one to the chin there.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Laane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera digs a good body shot into Laane's ribs.
Rivera throws out a loose jab but Laane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Laane ducks down to avoid it.
Laane throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laane throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera swings for the body but Laane moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Laane.
Rivera wants to slow Laane down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivera misses with a hook.
It looked like Laane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Laane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rivera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Laane is able to avoid easily.
Laane on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Laane lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Laane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Laane swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Rivera.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Laane is looking for a counter combo.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivera connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laane avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Laane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Laane lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Laane blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Laane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laane tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Rivera misses.
Laane tries to clinch up.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Laane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera lands a big uppercut and Laane crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Laane looks OK. Rivera waves Laane back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Laane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Laane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laane lands a front kick.
Rivera thumps Laane with a low kick.
Laane throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Laane moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Laane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Laane ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Laane moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laane.
Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laane.
Laane tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juancho Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Laane looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera connects with a body shot that sends Laane's belly button to the back.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laane. Laane obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Laane misses.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laane. Laane obviously looking to wear him down.
Laane ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Laane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick misses from Laane.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Laane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Laane slips the punch.
Laane seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Laane slips the punch.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Laane.
Laane misses with a double jab.
Rivera sizes up Laane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Laane rushes Rivera and presses him up against the cage.
Laane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Laane blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Laane tries to tie him up.
Rivera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laane manages to break the clinch.
Laane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Nice body kick there by Rivera.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane misses with a body shot.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Laane's shoulder, as Laane tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Laane misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rivera checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera tried to score with a low kick but Laane checks it.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Laane moves away and avoids it.
Laane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Laane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laane throws a push kick but Rivera slaps the foot to one side.
Rivera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laane manages to avoid it.
Laane moves out of range of the strikes.
Laane lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Laane.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Laane was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Laane looks to land a body kick but Rivera moved away.
Some wild striking there from Laane.
Rivera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivera lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laane throws a big counter combination but Rivera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Laane lands with a right hand.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laane's sensitive parts.
Laane rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laane with a knee to the head.
It looks like Juancho Rivera has been cut.
Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera takes a swing at Laane's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laane tries to clinch up
and Rivera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Laane.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Laane misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Laane moved out of range.
Rivera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Laane has time to react.
Laane scores with a kick to the body.
Laane throws a head kick but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera checks a low kick from Laane.
Rivera throws a front kick that sends Laane stumbling back into the cage.
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 Andrus Laane.
I think Laane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrus Laane!
Andrus Laane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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