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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
13 - 1 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Craig Carter has been cut.
Riviera misses with a straight left.
Riviera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jorge Riviera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riviera misses the jab.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Riviera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Riviera throws and low kick but Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter is looking to chop away at Riviera's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera just misses with a punch to the body.
Riviera moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Riviera.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Riviera throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riviera.
Carter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Riviera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Riviera scores with a jab to the body.
Riviera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter throws and low kick but Riviera moves out of range easily.
Riviera throws a big shot that misses.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Riviera's head but Riviera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter throws the left hand but Riviera avoids the punch easily.
Riviera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
A leg kick checked by Riviera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riviera throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riviera throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riviera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Riviera misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Riviera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera misses with a straight right.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter wants to clinch.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Riviera throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter'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.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Riviera throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter is looking to chop away at Riviera's legs.
Riviera throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Riviera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carter.
Riviera throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws and low kick but Riviera moves out of range easily.
Carter checks a low kick from Riviera.
Nice defenses there by Riviera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera thows a body shot but no joy.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carter throws a lazy body kick
and Riviera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good work by Carter as he checks the leg kick.
Riviera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Carter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riviera circles away.
A clash of legs there as Riviera blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Riviera throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter takes a swing at Riviera's ribcage but misses.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riviera was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Riviera misses with the combination.
Carter throws a right hand that Riviera ducks under and follows up with a left that Riviera also avoids with ease.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Riviera misses.
Riviera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riviera throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Riviera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Riviera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter avoids the body shot from Riviera.
Riviera cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Riviera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carter doesn't seem phased though.
Riviera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riviera lands a two punch combo.
Craig Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riviera throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riviera lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Riviera ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riviera throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Riviera lands a jab.
Riviera throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riviera misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Riviera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Riviera misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riviera wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Carter throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Riviera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Riviera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter throws the left hand but Riviera avoids the punch easily.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Riviera's leg but Riviera calmly moves out of range.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Riviera misses the shot to the body.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riviera's calf.
Carter takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riviera throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riviera defends it nicely.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Carter.
Riviera cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Carter avoids the body shot from Riviera.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Riviera throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Riviera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riviera looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter cracks Riviera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Riviera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riviera misses with a looping right.
Riviera throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter defending well as Riviera loads up on a big left hand.
Carter thuds a left hand into Riviera's body.
Carter throws a series of punches but Riviera moves out of range.
Riviera slips a straight right by Carter.
Riviera throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Riviera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter rushes Riviera and presses him up against the cage.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jorge Riviera did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carter throws a series of punches but Riviera moves out of range.
Riviera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Riviera throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Riviera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter throws a hook but Riviera avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riviera throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Riviera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter slips a straight right by Riviera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Riviera - just one landing.
Riviera misses with a double jab
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riviera tries to land a leg kick but Carter saw it coming and moves away.
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Riviera slips a straight right by Carter.
A leg kick checked by Carter.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter wants to clinch but Riviera slips to the side
and Riviera counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Carter misses
and Riviera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter staying out of range there.
Riviera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Riviera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Riviera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Carter blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carter.
Riviera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riviera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riviera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Riviera sprawls well.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Carter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riviera misses with a leg kick.
Carter slips a straight right by Riviera.
Carter misses with a leg kick
and Riviera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Riviera.
Carter slips under a jab.
Riviera misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Riviera misses.
Riviera slips a straight right by Carter.
Riviera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter tried to score with a low kick but Riviera checks it.
Carter tries to clinch up but Riviera circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera had his way with Craig Carter in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Riviera throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riviera lands an overhand right.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riviera.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riviera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Riviera connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it.
Riviera scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter throws a body punch but Riviera moves out of range.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Riviera.
Riviera misses with a leg kick
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Riviera staying out of range there.
Craig Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riviera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carter throws out the jab.
Riviera throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands a body shot.
Riviera misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Riviera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jorge Riviera is winning the standup battle so far.
Riviera defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Riviera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a front kick aimed at Riviera's knee but Riviera avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Riviera.
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and Riviera counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Riviera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riviera cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jorge Riviera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riviera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Riviera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riviera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice cross by Riviera.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Riviera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Riviera moved out of range nicely.
Riviera lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riviera.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Riviera.
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 Ian Loll scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera is the new featherweight champion!
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