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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lontra Zocack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mountain Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lontra Zocack could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mountain Rivera's chin.
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265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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197 cm
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274 lbs
6 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lontra Zocack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mountain Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zocack missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zocack is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zocack throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera shoots for a double leg takedown but Zocack sprawls well. He's pushed Rivera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zocack is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Zocack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zocack wants it to stay on the feet.
Rivera shoots for a double leg takedown but Zocack sprawls well. He's pushed Rivera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lontra Zocack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zocack.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zocack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera pushes Zocack back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Zocack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera is trying to drag Zocack to the mat but Zocack just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera pulls guard.
Rivera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zocack!
Rivera lands with some strikes.
Rivera throwing strikes here but Zocack is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Zocack manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Zocack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rivera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries for a kimura but Zocack is defending well.
Rivera advances to mount.
Rivera scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like Lontra Zocack has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera has hold of Zocack's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zocack manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zocack blocking the ground and pound.
Rivera throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rivera is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zocack has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rivera wants to control the pace but Zocack is squirming around nicely.
Zocack on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zocack tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mountain Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lontra Zocack's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Zocack avoids the damage to the body.
Zocack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rivera.
Rivera pulls guard.
Rivera pulls Zocack in close to prevent any damage.
Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivera looking for a guillotine here but Zocack defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to sweep here but Zocack controlling him for the moment.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but Zocack is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rivera is pulling down on Zocack's head to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Lontra Zocack wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zocack lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera takes one to the chin there.
Zocack throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lontra Zocack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zocack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck for Rivera with that takedown attempt.
Zocack stuffs the takedown.
Lontra Zocack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
Rivera fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zocack sprawls well initially but Rivera persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rivera in particular looking to stall.
Rivera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rivera in particular looking to stall.
Zocack is not content to let Rivera control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mountain Rivera has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown but Zocack shows good takedown defense.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zocack.
Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Rivera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zocack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zocack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zocack!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rivera throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rivera landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mountain Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lontra Zocack's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Zocack gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rivera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivera throws a big elbow that misses.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Zocack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera is looking to work some ground and pound but Zocack has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zocack avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Zocack is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
Rivera is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mountain Rivera hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rivera is defended easily by Zocack.
Lontra Zocack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Zocack lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zocack as he jumps to the side.
Lontra Zocack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mountain Rivera.
Rivera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice takedown defense from Zocack. No joy for Rivera on that attempt.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zocack sprawls well. Zocack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
Zocack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zocack sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rivera somewhat.
Zocack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivera slips a straight right by Zocack.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zocack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera trying to control the action but Zocack is working from the bottom.
Zocack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rivera on the ground.
Zocack seems a little lost for a moment, as Rivera dominates the positioning.
Lontra Zocack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zocack!
Mountain Rivera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mountain Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivera controlling the position easily from mount.
Rivera working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mountain 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mountain Rivera!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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