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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vick Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by hed(pe)- Bartender. Vick Armstrong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aiden Rivers's chin.
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185 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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181 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vick Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong motions for Rivers to come forward. Armstrong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Armstrong loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
Armstrong connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Armstrong avoids them all with ease.
Rivers moves out of range of the body kick from Armstrong.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Rivers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Rivers feints a jab promting Armstrong to slip. Rivers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Armstrong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Armstrong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rivers.
Armstrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivers.
Rivers walks into a left hand.
Armstrong looks to throw the jab but Rivers is out of range.
Rivers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rivers moves out of range as Armstrong throws a body kick.
Armstrong throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt - Armstrong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Armstrong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivers under the eye.
Armstrong throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Armstrong pinned against the cage. Armstrong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Rivers misses with a combination
and Armstrong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Armstrong.
Armstrong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Armstrong leaning his opponent against the cage.
Armstrong tries a knee to the head but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Armstrong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Armstrong's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rivers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Armstrong regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stopping the sweep attempt from Armstrong.
Rivers advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armstrong is defending against the submission attempts here by Rivers.
Armstrong is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rivers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rivers's back!
Rivers is breathing heavily.
Rivers wants to escape the position.
Armstrong cracks Rivers with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Rivers from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Armstrong somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is landing with strikes. Rivers can't take much more of this.
Rivers avoids the strikes from Armstrong.
The referee is taking a good look at Rivers as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Armstrong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Even with his hooks in, Armstrong manages to miss with strikes from the back.
I would not like to be Rivers right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong controlling well, preventing Rivers from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Armstrong dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Armstrong.
Armstrong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rivers sprawls well initially but Armstrong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Armstrong is pressing down on Rivers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rivers is holding on for now.
Armstrong looks to land a strike but Rivers avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Armstrong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Armstrong is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivers has wrist control.
Rivers is looking to sweep but instead, Armstrong has passed into half guard.
Armstrong is taking a breather. Rivers says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Armstrong working Rivers over with strikes.
Armstrong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rivers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Armstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wants to get back to full guard.
Armstrong stalling away here and it's allowed Rivers to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Vick Armstrong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivers keeping full guard, as Armstrong tries to pass.
Rivers has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Armstrong can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Armstrong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rivers controls Armstrong momentarily but Armstrong frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Armstrong working some strikes from top position.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Armstrong throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Armstrong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Armstrong connects with a couple of short punches.
Armstrong trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Armstrong works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rivers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vick Armstrong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers looks to land a combination but Armstrong avoids it well.
Armstrong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Armstrong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Armstrong works the jab nicely.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Armstrong throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivers takes one on the button.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Rivers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivers but Rivers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Armstrong feints and then cracks Rivers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivers down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers takes one on the button.
A big right from Rivers misses.
That kick from Armstrong tenderised Rivers's leg. Rivers is trying to keep his angry face on.
Armstrong connects with a crisp jab.
Rivers throws a series of punches but Armstrong moves out of range.
Armstrong scores with a head kick.
Rivers moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Vick Armstrong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Armstrong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vick Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a series of wild punches.
Armstrong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rivers avoids it really well and circles away.
Armstrong moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Armstrong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong shoots in looking for a takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl out of it but Armstrong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rivers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Aiden Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vick Armstrong.
Armstrong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Vick Armstrong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Armstrong throws a hook but Rivers avoids it easily.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Armstrong misses with a low kick.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong works Rivers's body with a nice hook.
Rivers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Armstrong on the side of the head.
Armstrong lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the head kick by Armstrong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers misses with an uppercut.
Vick Armstrong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rivers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Armstrong is out of range.
Armstrong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Armstrong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong misses with a head kick.
Armstrong avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Armstrong counters with a good low kick that Rivers was not able to check.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Armstrong. No joy for Rivers on that attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aiden Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong thumps Rivers with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vick Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armstrong 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vick Armstrong!
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hype
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