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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ay Blyad (ranked 196 p4p, 455 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 27 p4p, 63 weight class). Blyad comes into the arena with luv blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ay Blyad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers misses with a hook.
Blyad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blyad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Blyad lands the left hand.
It looks like Tom Rivers has been cut.
Blyad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tom Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Blyad.
Blyad is looking to counter punch.
Rivers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blyad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blyad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blyad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Blyad's ribs.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Blyad is looking to counter punch.
Blyad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Rivers.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blyad thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Blyad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blyad throws a right and a left that Rivers avoids nicely.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blyad. That did some damage!
Rivers throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slow jab from Blyad misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Rivers changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivers throws a low kick, looking for Blyad's leg but Blyad calmly moves out of range.
Rivers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rivers walks into a jab.
Rivers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blyad has time to react.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Rivers throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blyad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to clinch but Blyad moves out of range.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blyad slips a straight right by Rivers.
Blyad chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivers can pounce on him.
Blyad takes one to the chin there.
Blyad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Rivers is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Blyad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Blyad throws an overhand right that lands on Rivers's shoulder, as Rivers tries to avoid the shot.
Rivers clinches.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blyad blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Rivers lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blyad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blyad blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blyad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Blyad.
Blyad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blyad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Blyad lands with a left to the head.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blyad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Blyad tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blyad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyad.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Blyad pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blyads head.
Blyad blocks a body shot from Rivers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Rivers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blyad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blyad slips under a jab from Rivers.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers fakes the leg kick and cracks Blyad in the body.
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blyad, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blyad.
Blyad lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Blyad.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad is working Rivers over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
Blyad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blyad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Blyad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivers.
Blyad scores with a shoulder strike.
Blyad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad misses with some punches.
Blyad tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing Blyad back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blyad drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right handed body shot lands from Blyad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blyad's elbow.
Rivers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blyad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blyad has Rivers pressed against the cage, preventing Rivers from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blyad blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Blyad blocks an uppercut.
Blyad lands with a light punch inside.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blyad gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blyad backwards.
Blyad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blyad working aggressively here.
Blyad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Blyad.
Blyad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Blyad.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
Blyad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Blyad.
Blyad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Blyad lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivers.
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Blyad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Blyad.
Blyad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Blyad - that landed with a thud.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blyad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Blyad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers is rocked!
Blyad prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers is still on wobbly legs! Can Blyad finish him?
Blyad lands with a short shot to the head.
Blyad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blyad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blyad pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Blyad lands a left hand.
Blyad pulls guard successfully.
Blyad escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blyad is looking for a triangle but Rivers pushes his legs off easily.
Blyad isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rivers stacks Blyad on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rivers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blyad tries to buck Rivers off but Rivers is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers seems to have recovered his senses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ay Blyad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blyad avoids the body shot from Rivers.
A counter left hand to the body from Blyad misses its target.
Rivers dodges the punch combination from Blyad.
Rivers punishes Blyad's body with a nice straight punch.
Tom Rivers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers lands a jab.
Rivers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Blyad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blyad.
Rivers is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rivers throws the left hand but Blyad avoids the punch easily.
Rivers throws out a loose jab but Blyad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Blyad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blyad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blyad looks to land a right hand but Rivers moved out of range.
Rivers stuns Blyad with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blyad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blyad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rivers with the inside leg kick.
Rivers throws a body punch but Blyad moves out of range.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blyad ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Blyad throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Blyad needs to keep his hands up - Rivers had a free shot at his head there.
Blyad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blyad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivers.
Blyad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Rivers - just one landing.
Rivers feints and then cracks Blyad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyad down.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Blyad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Blyad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That has opened up Tom Rivers's cut even more.
Rivers feints and then cracks Blyad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blyad down.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers scores with a nice right hand.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Blyad moved out of range.
A lazy left from Blyad finds it's target.
Blyad misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jabs at Blyad's body.
Blyad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Blyad is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rivers closes the distance but Blyad moves to the side
and Blyad counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Blyad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rivers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers lands with a good body shot.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Blyad saw that one coming.
Blyad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
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.
Blyad misses with a double jab.
Rivers connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
Rivers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blyad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rivers misses with a looping left.
Rivers looks to land a body kick but Blyad moved away.
Blyad slips a straight right by Rivers.
Blyad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Blyad throws a counter high kick but Rivers was just alert enough to avoid it.
Blyad slips a jab from Rivers.
Blyad throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Blyad is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blyad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers scores with a jab to the body.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blyad checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blyad misses with a looping left.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blyad swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
It looked like Blyad was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rivers.
Rivers defending well as Blyad loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Blyad slips under a jab from Rivers.
Blyad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Blyad throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Blyad misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with an inside leg kick.
Blyad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blyad swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers counters with an outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Blyad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blyad thinks about countering with a head kick.
Rivers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blyad circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Blyad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blyad walks into a straight right hand from Rivers.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blyad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rivers on the side of the head.
Rivers slips a jab from Blyad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Blyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blyad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Blyad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A lazy left from Rivers finds it's target.
Blyad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Blyad throwing a counter right hand but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers jabs at Blyad's body.
Blyad avoids a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Blyad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rivers throws a leg kick which misses Blyad's front leg but catches the back leg as Blyad tries to avoid it.
Blyad throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blyad looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Blyad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blyad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tom Rivers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rivers cracks a nice hook into Blyad's ribs.
Blyad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Blyad walks into a stiff left hand from Rivers.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Blyad back into the cage.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivers presses Blyad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Blyad - that landed with a thud.
Rivers blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blyad stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blyad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Blyad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blyad.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Blyad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blyad lands a shot to the body.
Rivers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Blyad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Blyad pushes Rivers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blyad tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Blyad digs a right hand underneath Rivers's ribcage. Rivers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blyad misses with the head strike.
Blyad swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blyad lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blyad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right hand to the body from Blyad.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blyad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blyad digs a right hand into Rivers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivers's gas tank.
Blyad prevents a body shot from Rivers.
A head punch on the inside from Blyad fails to land.
Blyad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers tries a body shot but Blyad blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blyad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blyad scores with a hook to the body.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Blyad.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
Blyad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riverss head.
Blyad blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blyad.
Blyad dips a shoulder and cracks Rivers with a mighty uppercut! Rivers falls back against the cage and Blyad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rivers is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Blyad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ay Blyad!
Ay Blyad retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Ay Blyad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Tom Rivers stepped up to the mic, saying 'good fight'.
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