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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Olyas Pride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pride is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Olyas Pride looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Olyas Pride!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jorge Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera lands with a right hand.
Pride is breathing heavily.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Pride needs to keep his hands up - Rivera had a free shot at his head there.
Olyas Pride seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rivera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a three punch combo!
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pride takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Rivera coming out on top.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivera. That snapped Pride's head back.
Nice takedown defense from Pride. No joy for Rivera on that attempt.
Rivera with a hook.
Rivera lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivera.
Olyas Pride has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Rivera.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pride napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rivera landing a few strikes.
Rivera scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rivera lands a nice forearm strike.
Rivera cracks Pride with a big right hand but Pride just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Pride takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pride is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rivera connects with a decent elbow.
Rivera advances nicely into full mount.
Rivera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rivera with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rivera landing punches.
Rivera landing strikes from the mount.
Rivera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rivera landing shots from mount.
Rivera raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rivera looking to finish Pride with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pride!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rivera with shots to the head and body - Pride looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rivera is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pride can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pride taking shots to the head.
Rivera landing punches.
Rivera lands with some strikes.
Pride wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rivera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pride?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera working the ground and pound effectively.
Rivera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rivera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rivera with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pride hang on?
Pride knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivera on the ground.
Rivera breaks from Pride's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pride taking shots to the head.
Rivera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rivera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pride takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pride is in a horrible position here. Rivera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rivera lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rivera unloading with bombs!
Rivera raining down shots from the mount!
Rivera in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rivera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pride's face.
Pride wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! Rivera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rivera lands with some strikes.
Rivera with a couple of short strikes.
Rivera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rivera looking to finish Pride with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pride!
Rivera working the ground and pound effectively.
Pride tries to buck Rivera off but he can't manage it.
Rivera is landing with some decent strikes but Pride is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pride is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera with the ground and pound from mount.
Rivera unloading with bombs!
Rivera connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pride taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Rivera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pride closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rivera working some strikes from top position.
Rivera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pride's head.
Pride wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rivera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rivera keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pride's head.
Rivera with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pride is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pride wants to stand but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera landing with the ground and pound.
Rivera is pushing down on Pride's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pride is fighting to maintain full guard but Rivera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rivera working over Pride with some ground and pound. Pride looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rivera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rivera slips a nice elbow through Pride's hands, connecting with Pride's forehead.
Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rivera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pride looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pride taking some punishment here, with Rivera in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Rivera.
Rivera seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pride is trying to stand back up but Rivera is controlling him
Pride taking some punishment here, with Rivera in his half guard.
Rivera winds up and cracks Pride with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rivera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pride is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera drops an elbow to the side of Pride's head.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Rivera.
Rivera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rivera connects with a nice short shot to Pride's temple.
Jorge Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pride on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivera working the head and body with strikes.
Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pride taking some punishment here, with Rivera in his half guard.
Rivera lands strikes from half guard.
Rivera lands strikes from half guard.
Pride is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Rivera.
Pride tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rivera winds up and cracks Pride with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pride looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rivera working over Pride with some ground and pound. Pride looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pride is trying to stand back up but Rivera is controlling him
Rivera working Pride over with strikes.
Pride is trying to stand up here but Rivera is controlling him well.
Rivera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pride pushes Rivera off looking to stand but Rivera dives back in and keeps control.
Rivera is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Rivera prevents Pride from standing back up.
Rivera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rivera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pride tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rivera winds up and cracks Pride with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pride has hold of Rivera's hands but Rivera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rivera connects with a nice short shot to Pride's temple.
Rivera winds up and cracks Pride with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rivera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rivera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rivera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pride tries to clinch but Rivera moves away
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pride at a distance.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Olyas Pride is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pride on the side of the head.
Pride needs to keep his hands up - Rivera had a free shot at his head there.
Pride takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rivera slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Decent striking displayed by Rivera there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pride tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rivera is in Pride's guard.
Rivera slips nicely into half guard.
Ground and pound from Rivera.
Pride has hold of Rivera's hands but Rivera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivera prevents Pride from standing back up.
Rivera lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pride is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pride on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pride tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pride taking some punishment here, with Rivera in his half guard.
Pride looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pride is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rivera scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rivera slips a nice elbow through Pride's hands, connecting with Pride's forehead.
Rivera lands with a punch from half guard.
Rivera working Pride over with strikes.
Pride tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pride on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rivera lands with a punch from half guard.
Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rivera connects with a nice short shot to Pride's temple.
Rivera slips a nice elbow through Pride's hands, connecting with Pride's forehead.
Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivera prevents Pride from standing back up.
Pride taking some punishment here, with Rivera in his half guard.
Pride on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivera working the head and body with strikes.
Rivera working Pride over with strikes.
Rivera slips a nice elbow through Pride's hands, connecting with Pride's forehead.
Rivera takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Rivera there.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
Rivera working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pride with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivera working Pride over with strikes.
Pride has hold of Rivera's hands but Rivera slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pride wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rivera lands a nice short elbow.
Rivera drops an elbow to the side of Pride's head.
Rivera lands strikes from half guard.
Pride pushes Rivera off looking to stand but Rivera dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rivera connects with a nice short shot to Pride's temple.
Ground and pound from Rivera.
Ground and pound from Rivera.
Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pride looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rivera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Rivera!
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