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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snoozer (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. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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179 lbs
26 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snoozer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snoozer loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch.
Rivera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rivera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Snoozer is able to avoid easily.
A clash of legs there as Snoozer blocks the low kick.
Snoozer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snoozer shoots in for a double leg but Rivera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Snoozer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Snoozer had a free shot at his head there.
Snoozer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Snoozer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Snoozer tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera throws a head kick that Snoozer semi-blocks.
Snoozer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snoozer misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Snoozer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Snoozer thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera throws a front kick that sends Snoozer stumbling back into the cage.
Rivera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Snoozer.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Snoozer's legs.
Rivera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rivera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Snoozer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Snoozer misses with a combination
and Rivera decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Snoozer's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera is looking to work some ground and pound but Snoozer has wrist control.
Snoozer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Snoozer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rivera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera looking to pass the guard.
Rivera working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snoozer is keeping the position for now.
Snoozer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snoozer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rivera is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rivera's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Snoozer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Snoozer wants to control the position but Rivera says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Snoozer is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Snoozer is trying to maintain the position but Rivera is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Snoozer is looking to control Rivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Snoozer avoid being mounted?
Snoozer is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera is pressing down on Snoozer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snoozer is holding on for now.
Snoozer regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snoozer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rivera!
Snoozer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Snoozer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivera tries to hold on but Snoozer pushes him away.
Snoozer pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Rivera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rivera lands a nice leg kick that just misses Snoozer's sensitive parts.
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Snoozer throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Snoozer lands a jab to the nose.
Rivera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Snoozer rather than just go for the knockout.
Snoozer looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Snoozer is rocked!
It looks like Sam Snoozer has been cut.
Rivera lands a big head kick that sends Snoozer to the canvas! Rivera follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junior Rivera!
Junior Rivera decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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