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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diangi Makiavala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Rivers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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205 cm
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220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leon Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diangi Makiavala!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers scores with a takedown into Makiavala's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makiavala can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rivers stays in close to Makiavala's body and controls the position.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Makiavala keeps moving.
Rivers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rivers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivers slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rivers throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Makiavala works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Makiavala manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers trying to control but Makiavala is working from the bottom.
Makiavala wants to sweep here but Rivers controlling him for the moment.
Rivers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makiavala swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rivers distracts Makiavala with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rivers throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rivers looking to sit in guard and control but Makiavala gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivers wants to sweep here but Makiavala controlling him for the moment.
Makiavala seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makiavala trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Makiavala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rivers is pulling down on Makiavala's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Rivers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Makiavala throws a right and a left that Rivers avoids nicely.
Rivers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Makiavala keeping full guard, as Rivers tries to pass.
Rivers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makiavala is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Makiavala is keen to just control but Rivers is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is trying is best to control the position here.
Rivers is not content to let Makiavala control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Makiavala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Makiavala from controlling successfully.
Rivers managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers keeping full guard, as Makiavala tries to pass.
Makiavala stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Makiavala trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Rivers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makiavala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Makiavala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makiavala.
Makiavala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Makiavala wants it to stay on the feet.
Makiavala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rivers showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rivers lands a nice short elbow.
Rivers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Makiavala is pressing down on Rivers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rivers slips nicely into half guard.
Rivers is looking to take a break and control but Makiavala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers moves into full mount! Makiavala won't be happy about that!
Rivers is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Makiavala can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rivers lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Rivers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rivers fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Makiavala is rocked!
Rivers has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makiavala's face.
Makiavala is still in real trouble! Can Rivers finish him?
Rivers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rivers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Makiavala is looking to escape.
Makiavala seems to have recovered his senses.
Makiavala is desperately trying to improve his position but Rivers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rivers wants to control the pace but Makiavala is squirming around nicely.
Makiavala is desperately trying to improve his position but Rivers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rivers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makiavala takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
A nice elbow there by Rivers.
Makiavala is trying desperately to improve position.
Makiavala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Makiavala scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rivers land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rivers stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Rivers!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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