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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grandmaster Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Push it to the Limit - Rick Ross as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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177 lbs
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183 cm
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179 lbs
16 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grandmaster Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera swings for the body but Red moves out of range.
Red lands with a shot to the body.
Red's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Red manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Red takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rivera moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Red swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a big head kick but Red shrugs it off.
Rivera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Junior Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Rivera slams his shin into Red's torso.
Rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera delivers a nice body kick.
Red waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Red fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Red lunges at Rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivera's hand.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Red steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Red sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Red looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Red misses with a jab to the body
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Red misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a hook but Red blocks it.
Red avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera lands a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Red.
Red throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Red throws an off balance right hand
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Grandmaster Red has been cut.
Red stalling in the clinch but Rivera improves position.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Red tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
Red tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Red wants to break the clinch but can't.
Red is trying to break free.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Red throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera slips a jab from Red.
Rivera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Red takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Jab from Rivera.
Rivera scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Red avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandmaster Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Red throws an off balance right hand
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grandmaster Red's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Red.
Red checks the leg kick.
Red misses with a hook.
Rivera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rivera moves out of range as Red strikes.
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 fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivera throws a low kick, looking for Red's leg but Red calmly moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Red misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Red checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Red throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Red.
Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Rivera has Red pressed against the cage, preventing Red from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera has Red pressed against the cage, preventing Red from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Junior Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Red slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rivera.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Red throws out the jab.
Red throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Red thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
Red takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Red.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Red moves out of range easily.
Red is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Red misses with a jab, cross combination.
Red thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Red is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Red keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Red.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grandmaster Red's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Red takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Red tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Red wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Red takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Red's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Red can't break the clinch.
Rivera keeps control of Red as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red is pressed up against the cage. Rivera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Red down to the mat. Red avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Red stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Red throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivera counters with a good, hard body kick but Red shrugs it off.
Red chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Red misses with a straight right.
Rivera clinches up with Red and pushes him back against the cage.
Red is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Red wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Red being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Red avoids the damage to the body.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Red paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Red. Beautiful body shot.
Rivera throws a head kick but Red moves out of range.
Red slips under a jab from Rivera.
Red throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
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 tries to clinch there but Red circles away.
Red will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Red misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Rivera. Those never looked like landing.
Red lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Grandmaster Red has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Red gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Junior Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Red blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera is working for takedown but Red is calmly controlling the position for now.
Red prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grandmaster Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Rivera.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Red's efforts to push away.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Red tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Red 's eye.
Red on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Red lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Red wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Red tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Red back against the cage.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Red is defending well for now.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera blocks a body shot from Red.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Red in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Red tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Rivera!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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