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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riviera to score with a decent uppercut.
Riviera just misses with a punch to the body.
Long slips under a jab from Riviera.
Riviera lands a really nice looking cross but Long seems unphased.
Riviera looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves away from the strike by Riviera.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Long is looking to clinch but Riviera is avoiding it.
Long uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riviera.
Jab by Riviera.
Long slips a straight right by Riviera.
Riviera with a jab.
Riviera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Riviera.
Long tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riviera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Long somewhat.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Riviera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Long tries to control but Riviera wriggling away.
Riviera tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Long looking to finish with strikes here!
Riviera is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riviera?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Riviera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Long throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Riviera because Long loaded up on that one.
Long trying to control but Riviera is having none of it.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Long thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Riviera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Long breaks from Riviera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Long lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
Long landing punches.
Riviera is rocked!
Long working for a submission but Riviera is keeping him at bay.
Oh Riviera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long throwing strikes here but Riviera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Riviera seems to have got his legs back now.
Riviera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Riviera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Long tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Long wants to control the pace but Riviera is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riviera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Long tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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 Jorge Riviera will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riviera keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riviera sprawls well. Riviera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Riviera misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riviera loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Long slips under a jab from Riviera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera fails to land with a series of punches.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riviera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riviera. That did some damage!
Riviera throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Jorge Riviera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riviera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Long takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Long tries to clinch up.
Riviera misses with a looping left.
Riviera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera throws a big shot that misses.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riviera's waist but Riviera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
A slow jab from Riviera misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Riviera.
Riviera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Long shoots in but Riviera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riviera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riviera looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riviera scores with a nice right hand.
Riviera looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Riviera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorge Riviera is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Long tries to clinch but Riviera is having none of it.
Riviera keeps the fight on the outside.
Riviera tries to score with a low kick but Long moves his leg out of the way.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Riviera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Riviera does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
Long slips under a jab from Riviera.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long shoots for a takedown but Riviera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riviera lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
Riviera throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Riviera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riviera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Long throws a leg kick
and Riviera counters with a crisp one two that drops Long! Riviera thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Long to his feet! Long is in big trouble!
A big right from Riviera misses.
Riviera fails to land with a series of punches.
Riviera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riviera lands the left hand.
Riviera connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riviera works Long's body with a nice hook.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Riviera.
Long clinches but Riviera breaks the clinch
and Riviera counters with a good low kick that Long was not able to check.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riviera misses with a double jab.
A big left from Riviera misses.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Riviera throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Riviera.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long moves out of range as Riviera strikes.
Long tries to clinch but Riviera moves away
and Riviera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riviera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Riviera as Long shoots in.
Long closes the distance and clinches up with Riviera, looking for a takedown. Long pushes Riviera against the ropes but Riviera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Riviera scores with a hook.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Long walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Riviera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Long tries to clinch up
and Riviera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riviera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Long clinches but Riviera breaks the clinch
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
Riviera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Riviera blocks the low kick.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Long shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riviera pinned against the cage. Riviera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riviera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riviera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riviera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riviera misses with a looping right.
Riviera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riviera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera clearly takes 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.
Long blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Riviera misses its intended target.
Riviera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Riviera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long clinches but Riviera breaks the clinch
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
Long closes the distance but Riviera moves to the side
and Riviera counters with a nice uppercut.
Riviera misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long has Riviera up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riviera.
A short body shot lands from Riviera as the two fighters clinch.
Riviera works on Long's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Long throws an elbow but misses.
Long throws an elbow but it misses.
Riviera lands a nice uppercut.
Riviera tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long misses with an elbow strike.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riviera blocks it with crossed arms.
Long is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Long throws an elbow but misses.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera avoiding damage.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riviera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera lands a left hand.
Long is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Riviera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Riviera finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera lands with a left to the head.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera is trying to stall.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Riviera scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Riviera taking a breather.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Riviera.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Long lands an elbow inside that Riviera shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Riviera.
A short right from Riviera.
A shot in the inside from Riviera.
Riviera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but Riviera blocks it.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike.
Riviera tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riviera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riviera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riviera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Riviera lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Riviera.
Riviera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riviera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera blocks an elbow strike.
Long throws an elbow but it misses.
Riviera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riviera pushes Long back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Riviera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riviera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riviera lands a right hand.
Riviera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Riviera - that landed with a thud.
Riviera pushes Long back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riviera is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riviera has his back to the ropes.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
Riviera scores with a hook to the body.
Riviera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Long.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riviera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Riviera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riviera stalls.
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!
Riviera lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riviera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera had his way with How Long in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Riviera scores with a shot to the body.
Long tries for a takedown but Riviera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
Riviera throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Long wants to clinch
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riviera with a jab.
Jab from Riviera.
Riviera throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riviera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Long throws a lazy head kick
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riviera cracks Long with an open hand slap.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riviera throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Riviera throws a shot to the body.
Riviera throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long moves out of range as Riviera strikes.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
Riviera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riviera looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Riviera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riviera lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Riviera does it's job there.
Riviera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Riviera duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long dives in and grabs Riviera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riviera pushes down on Long's head and hops out.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Riviera misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long throws a solid leg kick but Riviera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Riviera misses.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
Riviera misses with the combination.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Riviera misses.
Riviera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jorge Riviera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
How Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws and low kick but Riviera moves out of range easily.
Riviera connects with a crisp jab.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riviera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Long slips a jab from Riviera.
Long drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Long defending well as Riviera loads up on a big left hand.
Long throws a head kick but Riviera moves out of range.
Riviera misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riviera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riviera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Riviera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riviera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:42
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera retains his featherweight title!
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