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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Governor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Luis Montoya Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Governor comes to the cage accompanied by Didgeridoo. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jose Luis Montoya Rivera enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jimmy Governor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya Rivera misses with a hook.
Governor wants to land a leg kick but Montoya Rivera is out of range.
Governor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montoya Rivera pinned against the cage. Montoya Rivera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Governor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Montoya Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Montoya Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Governor throws a leg kick but Montoya Rivera moved away.
Governor throws an overhand right that lands on Montoya Rivera's shoulder, as Montoya Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Governor cracks Montoya Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Montoya Rivera leaves Governor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Governor tries a head kick but it misses.
Governor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Montoya Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Governor manages to avoid it.
Montoya Rivera misses with a double jab
and Governor counters with a right hand to the body.
Governor moves out of range as Montoya Rivera throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Governor throws out the jab.
Governor misses with a leg kick.
Governor sizes up Montoya Rivera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Montoya Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Governor throws a leg kick
so Montoya Rivera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Montoya Rivera throws a big right hand that misses.
Montoya Rivera won't allow Governor to sweep him here.
Montoya Rivera connects with a couple of short punches.
Montoya Rivera tries to free his leg and advance position but Governor is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Governor wants to sweep here but Montoya Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Governor wants to hit a switch here but Montoya Rivera passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Governor there!
Montoya Rivera raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera won't let Governor get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Governor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Montoya Rivera tries to control but Governor wriggling away.
Governor defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera wants to control the pace but Governor is squirming around nicely.
Governor trying desperately to get to his feet.
Governor is squirming around, avoiding Montoya Rivera's attempts to control the action.
Montoya Rivera sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Montoya Rivera working Governor over with strikes here.
Governor sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera is working for a submission of some sort.
Montoya Rivera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Governor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montoya Rivera.
Governor is trying to get back to full guard.
Montoya Rivera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Governor is trying to control but can't.
Montoya Rivera winds up and cracks Governor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Montoya Rivera is thwarting Governor's attempts to control the position.
Governor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera wants to control but Governor is keeping him busy.
Montoya Rivera has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Governor can't escape the position.
Montoya Rivera fails to move to back control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Montoya Rivera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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.
Governor is looking to get to half guard.
Governor is in a horrible position here. Montoya Rivera smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Montoya Rivera landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Montoya Rivera shoots in and bounces Governor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Governor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Montoya Rivera's guard.
Montoya Rivera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Montoya Rivera looking to control.
Governor throws an elbow that misses. Montoya Rivera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Governor's guard. Nice move by Montoya Rivera!
Montoya Rivera wants to control from the top but Governor keeps moving.
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montoya Rivera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Governor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Governor trying to keep a closed guard but Montoya Rivera is proving a slippery customer.
Governor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Governor looking to control.
Montoya Rivera postures up and lands a big shot to Governor's brow.
Montoya Rivera forces his way into half guard.
Montoya Rivera prevents Governor from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montoya Rivera is looking to take a break and control but Governor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Governor controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Montoya Rivera thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Governor's head.
Governor regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montoya Rivera won't allow Governor to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Governor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montoya Rivera being controlled here momentarily.
Montoya Rivera missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Montoya Rivera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Governor is keeping the position for now.
Governor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Governor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Governor controls Montoya Rivera momentarily but Montoya Rivera frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimmy Governor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Governor does no damage.
A shot to the body from Montoya Rivera misses
and Governor counters with a nice body shot.
A left lands for Montoya Rivera.
Governor throws a leg kick
and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Governor thinking.
Governor misses with an uppercut
and Montoya Rivera counters with a nice uppercut.
Montoya Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Governor throws out the jab.
Governor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Governor.
Montoya Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
Governor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Montoya Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governor stuffs the takedown.
Governor tries to work over Montoya Rivera's front leg with a kick but Montoya Rivera checks it.
Montoya Rivera slips a straight right by Governor.
Governor takes a swing at Montoya Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Montoya Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Governor throws a big shot that misses.
Governor slips a jab from Montoya Rivera.
Montoya Rivera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Montoya Rivera has Governor up against the cage in a clinch.
Montoya Rivera lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Governor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Governor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Montoya Rivera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Governor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Montoya Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jose Luis Montoya Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Governor.
Montoya Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Governor.
Governor feints and then cracks Montoya Rivera's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montoya Rivera down.
Montoya Rivera avoids the head kick by Governor.
Montoya Rivera lands a two punch combo.
Montoya Rivera moves away from the strike by Governor.
Jimmy Governor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Governor blocks the body kick.
Governor throws the kick towards the body but Montoya Rivera avoids it.
Governor throws the kick towards the body but Montoya Rivera avoids it.
Montoya Rivera slips under a jab.
Montoya Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Governor throws out the jab.
Governor is looking to land body kicks.
Montoya Rivera scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Montoya Rivera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Governor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the action but Governor is working from the bottom.
Governor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Montoya Rivera's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Governor wants to get back to his feet.
Montoya Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Montoya Rivera looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Governor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Montoya Rivera trying to control the action but Governor is working from the bottom.
Montoya Rivera prevents Governor from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya Rivera wants to work for an arm triangle but Governor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Governor is looking to improve his position.
Montoya Rivera is trying to work for a kimura but Governor is defending well.
Governor is not content to let Montoya Rivera control the position.
Governor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Governor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montoya Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Governor is looking to improve his position.
Montoya Rivera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montoya Rivera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Governor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Governor is pressing down on Montoya Rivera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Governor is trying to keep Montoya Rivera in close.
Montoya Rivera looking to pass the guard.
Montoya Rivera makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Montoya Rivera landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Governor wants to sweep here but Montoya Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Montoya Rivera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Governor's guard.
Governor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montoya Rivera is working away from the top position though.
Montoya Rivera uses his free foot to push down on Governor's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Governor.
Montoya Rivera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Governor looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Governor wants to control but Montoya Rivera is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Governor is working to get back to half guard.
Montoya Rivera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Montoya Rivera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Jose Luis Montoya Rivera!
Jose Luis Montoya Rivera wins by unanimous decision!
A pretty intense looking Jose Luis Montoya Rivera took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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