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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cale Downes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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175 cm
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150 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cale Downes!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downes shoots in but Rivera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Downes.
Downes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivera circles away.
A head kick misses from Downes.
Downes clinches up with Rivera and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera drops down looking for an ankle pick but Downes pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera forces Downes back against the cage and clinches.
Downes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera darts in and clinches Downes up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to take the fight to the mat but Downes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rivera looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera jumps guard.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Downes from controlling successfully.
Rivera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Downes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Downes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Downes throwing strikes but missing.
Downes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rivera is trying to keep Downes in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Downes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Downes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Downes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rivera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Downes is one step ahead there.
Downes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Downes passes Rivera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rivera is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downes stands up and beckons Rivera to join him on the feet.
Downes with a poor takedown
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Downes closes the distance and clinches up with Rivera, looking for a takedown. Downes pushes Rivera against the cage but Rivera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rivera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Downes's guard.
Downes is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Rivera presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Downes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera taking a breather.
Downes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Downes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rivera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Downes on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Downes trying to control the action but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Downes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Rivera is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Downes is controlling him well.
Downes landing strikes.
Downes cracks Rivera with a big elbow.
Downes is working Rivera over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rivera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rivera tries to get out of the position.
Rivera managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Downes.
Rivera dodges the ground and pound from Downes.
Downes works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Downes 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.
Downes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Downes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Downes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rivera's half guard.
Rivera is trying to control but can't.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Downes has control of the leg.
Rivera is trying to stand up here but Downes is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downes trying to control the action but Rivera is working from the bottom.
Rivera tries to roll over but Downes keeps him under control.
Rivera is staying active underneath Downes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cale Downes has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downes thows a huge punch but Rivera dodges it nicely.
Downes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rivera sees it coming and defends easily.
Downes throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Rivera is looking to control Downes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivera avoid being mounted?
Downes throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
Rivera has hold of Downes's hands but Downes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivera is looking to improve his position.
Rivera is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downes drops an elbow to the side of Rivera's head.
Downes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rivera defends it well.
Downes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rivera defends it well.
Downes passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rivera is desperately trying to improve his position but Downes has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is squirming around, avoiding Downes's attempts to control the action.
Rivera is trying to escape the mount.
Downes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rivera is looking to escape.
Downes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Downes lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Downes locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Rivera is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cale Downes!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
44% |
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