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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Darrow (ranked 2354 p4p, 224 weight class) and Ruben Rivera (ranked 1463 p4p, 152 weight class). Ronnie Darrow has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronnie Darrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruben Rivera!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivera wants to counter with a clinch but Darrow pushes him away.
Darrow thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Darrow - just one landing.
Darrow drives through and clinches with Rivera against the ropes.
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 lands a damaging elbow.
Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivera. That one must have hurt.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow lands with an overhand left.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands the left hand.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Darrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Darrow in a clinch.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Rivera has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rivera can turn it around.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Darrow is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darrow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow lands a head shot.
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!
Darrow jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rivera clinches.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Darrow won't want to take too many of those.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Darrow.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Rivera.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darrow breaks the clinch.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a front kick.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow lands a head kick. Rivera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera checks a low kick from Darrow.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Darrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Darrow.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera working Darrow over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Darrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Darrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darrow takes an elbow to the temple.
Darrow misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
Darrow thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera rushes Darrow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Rivera blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Darrow in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Ronnie Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow scores with a nice body kick.
Darrow tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the ropes.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Darrow tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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