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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chok rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). rivera has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 cm
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254 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
22
250 lbs
5 - 10 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spencer Fisher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, chok rivera! The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fisher looks for a takedown but rivera sprawls well. rivera looks gassed! Fisher closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. Fisher scores with punches from side control. rivera taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fisher is working rivera over with some ground and pound from side control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Fisher landing strikes. Fisher working the body and head with strikes. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fisher scores with punches from side control. Fisher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Fisher trying to control the action but rivera is working from the bottom. Fisher landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher controlling the position. Fisher wants to lay and pray for a moment but rivera keeps working. Fisher working the ground and pound from side control. Fisher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for rivera! BOOM! Fisher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
rivera is in a horrible position here. Fisher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns rivera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fisher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Fisher is landing with some decent strikes but rivera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Fisher landing shots from mount. Fisher dominating with strikes here. Fisher working the ground and pound effectively.
Fisher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can rivera hang on? Fisher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Fisher scoring with strikes but rivera is staying in there. Fisher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of rivera's face.
Fisher is landing with some decent strikes but rivera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Fisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fisher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can rivera hang on? Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes. Fisher landing strikes, looking to finish! rivera is in a horrible position here. Fisher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fisher breaks from rivera's wrist control and lands an elbow. This has been an exciting period of action! Fisher with the ground and pound from mount. Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A nice elbow there by Fisher. Fisher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fisher with shots to the head and body - rivera looks very uncomfortable down there. Fisher with the ground and pound from mount. Fisher trying to control but he's not successful this time. Fisher lands a big elbow. Fisher landing shots from mount. Fisher landing strikes from the mount and rivera is in trouble! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Fisher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fisher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Fisher dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fisher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Fisher frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Fisher landing strikes from the mount and rivera is in trouble! Fisher cracks rivera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fisher landing shots from mount. Fisher looking to control but rivera is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Fisher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. rivera looks a forlorn figure.
rivera is breathing heavily. 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! Fisher landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round. Fisher dominating with strikes here. Spencer Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Fisher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as rivera is looking to escape. BOOM! Fisher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fisher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish rivera?
Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes. Fisher landing strikes from the mount and rivera is in trouble! 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! Fisher breaks from rivera's wrist control and lands an elbow. The referee warns rivera that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fisher is landing with some decent strikes but rivera is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Fisher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish rivera?
Fisher lands a heavy elbow. Fisher landing punches. Fisher scoring with strikes but rivera is staying in there. Fisher lands a nice shot to the head. Fisher working away from the top, dropping strikes. Fisher landing punches. Fisher looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has rivera covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spencer Fisher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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