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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tod Rivas (ranked 25326 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Whittaker (ranked 5718 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel Whittaker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tod Rivas's chin.
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24
193 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tod Rivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axel Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whittaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivas has had enough of the clinch but Whittaker keeps him there for the moment.
Whittaker misses with a knee to the head.
Whittaker lands a shot to the body.
Whittaker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivas looking for a takedown.
Rivas managing to block the knees to the body from Whittaker.
Nice elbow from Whittaker.
It looks like Tod Rivas has been cut.
Nice body punch from Whittaker.
Whittaker presses Rivas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whittaker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Whittaker stops a takedown attempt from Rivas.
Rivas is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whittaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivas avoids the damage to the body.
Whittaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whittaker'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.
Whittaker pushes Rivas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivas.
Whittaker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rivas's defenses.
Rivas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Whittaker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whittaker missing with knees to the body.
Whittaker trying to land knees to the body.
Whittaker pushes Rivas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whittaker gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whittaker lands a body punch.
Whittaker looking to throw knees to the head but Rivas is blocking nicely.
Whittaker looking to throw knees to the head but Rivas is blocking nicely.
Whittaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rivas's face.
Rivas is rocked!
Rivas is pressed against the cage. Whittaker pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Rivas! Two more big strikes from Whittaker and Rivas crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Axel Whittaker!
After winning the bout, Axel Whittaker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
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