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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juancho Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewie Dent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juancho Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera cracks Dent with an open hand slap.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dent throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Dent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Dent is out of range.
Dent misses with a wild body shot.
Dent lands a right hook to the body.
Dent misses with a left hand
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Dent does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Dent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
Dent scores with a nice right hand.
Dent swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera slips a straight right by Dent.
Dent throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Dent.
Rivera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera digs a good hook to Dent's body.
Dent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Dent takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Dent moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Dent looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivera as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera.
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Dent was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dent misses with a hook.
Dent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Dent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera scores with a hook.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Dent shoots in for a takedown but Rivera shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dent misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
Dent throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dent misses with a right hand
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dent lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juancho Rivera will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rivera swings for the body but Dent moves out of range.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dent was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Rivera swings for the body but Dent moves out of range.
Dent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Dent slips a jab from Rivera.
Dent throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dent misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dent looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rivera.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Rivera takes a swing at Dent's ribcage but misses.
Dent lands with a shot to the body.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dent.
A big left from Rivera misses.
Dent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dent thinking.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dent.
Rivera takes a swing at Dent's ribcage but misses.
Dent slips a straight right by Rivera.
A slow jab from Rivera misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Dent cracks Rivera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dent slips under a jab.
Dent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Dent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dent in his tracks.
Dent takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Dent slips the punch.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dent.
Rivera cracks Dent with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Rivera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dent doesn't seem phased though.
Rivera scores with a jab to the body.
Dent walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
Rivera misses with a jab to the body
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dent moves away.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juancho Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dent slips a straight right by Rivera.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Dent thuds a left hand into Rivera's body.
Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
Dent lands a slapping body shot.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
Dent moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Dent throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera throws a poor cross that misses
and Dent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera lands with a straight right. Dent didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dent.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dent was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Dent moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Dent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dent misses with a straight left.
Rivera's corner calls for a 1-2. Rivera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rivera misses with a body punch
and Dent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with an uppercut.
Dent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dent throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dent thinking.
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!
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rivera throws a hook but Dent blocks it.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Dent misses.
Rivera ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dent misses with an uppercut.
Dent throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
A jab from Dent misses.
Stewie Dent is winning the standup battle so far.
Dent lands an overhand right.
Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera looks to throw the jab but Dent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dent to score with a decent uppercut.
Dent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dent misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera scores with a sloppy right hand. Dent should have avoided that one.
A shot to the body from Rivera misses
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera throws a poor cross that misses
and Dent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Dent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Dent clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big left from Dent misses.
Dent misses with an uppercut
and Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Dent avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Dent looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dent is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Rivera slips a jab from Dent.
Rivera throws a hook to the side of Dent's head but Dent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
Dent takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Dent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivera.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rivera slips a straight right by Dent.
Rivera throws a hook but Dent avoids it easily.
Dent throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Dent lands a nice shot to the body.
Dent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses the jab.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
Dent avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rivera throws a body punch but Dent moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivera. Dent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera lands with a nice body punch.
Dent swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
A jab from Dent misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dent keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivera.
A telegraphed right hand from Dent misses the target.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dent throws out the jab.
Dent keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dent staying out of range there.
Dent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Rivera finds it's target.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dent moves away.
Dent misses the jab.
Dent loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Dent moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Nice shot by Dent.
Dent lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stewie Dent had his way with Juancho Rivera in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rivera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Dent misses the target.
Rivera swings for the body but Dent moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dent, as that shot connected.
Dent misses the shot to the body.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Dent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera misses with an uppercut.
Rivera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dent misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Dent throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera defending well as Dent loads up on a big left hand.
Dent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dent avoids the body shot from Rivera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dent misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dent counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera throws the left hand but Dent avoids the punch easily.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
Dent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dent at a distance.
Rivera connects with a right hand. Dent shakes it off.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Dent.
Dent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Dent throws a sloppy body shot
and Rivera counters with a left to the body.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dent throws a good cross that connects.
Rivera catches Dent with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with a looping left.
Dent misses with an uppercut.
Dent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Dent.
Dent throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dent misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dent. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dent scores with a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juancho Rivera.
I think Rivera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juancho Rivera!
Juancho Rivera is the new light heavyweight champion!
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