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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Cut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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190 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Cut! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Rivera! The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Excellent takedown into side control there by Cut. Cut grinds an elbow into Rivera's temple. Cut controlling from side mount. Cut is putting a hurting on Rivera here, landing some big shots from side control. Cut works to advance to full mount. Rivera defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. Cut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cut landing strikes from the mount and Rivera is in trouble! Cut landing shots from mount. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cut is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cut with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivera is rocked!
It looks like Ramon Rivera has been cut. Cut with a couple of short strikes. Cut wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely. Cut raining down shots from the mount! Cut with a couple of short strikes. Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Cut working the ground and pound effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Rivera takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cut looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rivera in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Cut with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there. Rivera is still in real trouble! Can Cut finish him? Cut looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Rivera seems to have recovered his senses. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Cut wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely. Cut 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.
Cut connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cut raining down hammerfists from mount. Cut landing punches. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cut controlling the pace for now. Cut raining down hammerfists from mount. Rivera wants to try and get back to his feet. Cut looking for a guillotine from mount but Rivera is having none of it. Cut cracks Rivera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cut is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rivera can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cut sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Cut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cut lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cut with good strikes from the mount here! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Cut dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ramon Rivera's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Cut misses with a two punch combination.
Cut shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivera pinned against the cage. Rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Cut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut. Cut lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rivera. Rivera blocks a head kick by Cut.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Cut is out of range. Cut throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivera on the side of the head. Jim Cut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cut tries to land a front kick but Rivera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A leg kick checked by Rivera. Cut paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Cut stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Cut cracks Rivera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cut. Rivera blocks a head kick by Cut.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Cut. Cut punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch. Cut tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cut misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with a nice body shot. Cut misses with a hook
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Cut misses the shot to the body. Cut bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Rivera throws the left hand but Cut avoids the punch easily. Rivera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cut. Cut throws a body kick that misses. Rivera scores with a jab. Rivera throws a hook but Cut blocks it. Cut misses with a head kick.
Cut throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily. Cut misses with a takedown attempt - Rivera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cut takes a body punch but keeps moving. Cut takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cut's hands. Cut avoids the body shot from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cut misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming. Cut looks to land a body kick but Rivera moved away. Rivera misses with an uppercut. Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Rivera lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cut at a distance.
Cut misses with a series of wild punches.
Cut takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Cut takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Rivera looks to throw the jab but Cut is out of range. Cut takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Rivera lands with a shot to the body. Rivera throws a big shot that misses. Rivera misses with a hook. Rivera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cut's hands. Rivera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cut misses with an uppercut
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand. A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target. Nice shot lands for Rivera. Cut keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera. Rivera scores with a jab to the body. Rivera lands with a nice body punch. Cut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Rivera lands with a good body shot. Nice cross by Rivera. Ramon Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Rivera looks to land a right hand but Cut moved out of range. Cut slips under a jab from Rivera. Rivera misses with an uppercut. Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cut on the side of the head. Rivera bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Cut throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily. Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Rivera throws a hook but Cut blocks it. A jab from Rivera does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rivera digs a good body shot into Cut's ribs. Rivera throws a series of strikes that have Cut backpedaling.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Rivera jabs Cut right on the nose. Cut blinks but takes it well. A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target. Cut throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Cut is just out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target. Rivera lands a head shot. Rivera with a nice cross. Cut throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut. Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cut stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Cut ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rivera avoids the body shot from Cut.
The crowd cheers as Rivera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cut doesn't seem phased though. Cut looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rivera cracks Cut with an open hand slap. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ramon Rivera'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. This is the final round!
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cut is rocked! Rivera drops Cut with a big left hand! Cut is injured, injured bad! Rivera jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Rivera!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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