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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes to the cage accompanied by LBP ost - Cornman. Sin has chosen Ona Tańczy Dla Mnie - Weekend as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rivera! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin! The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rivera throws a jab but it's blocked by Sin. Sin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. A big right from Rivera misses. The fighters circling - Sin throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rivera works Sin's body with a nice hook. Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Sin catches Rivera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! A jab from Rivera misses. Sin misses with a looping right. Sin takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sin lands a jab to the head.
Sin lands a jab to the nose. Sin defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand. Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Sin moves away and avoids it. Sin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivera. Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivera. Sin connects with a looping right hand.
Sin throws a big shot that misses. Sin throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it. Rivera takes a swing at Sin's ribcage but misses. Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Rivera misses with an uppercut. Rivera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Sin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Rivera misses with a hook
and Sin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Sin looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range. A big left from Rivera misses. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Sin checks a low kick from Rivera. Rivera moves out of range as Sin strikes. Sin walks into a straight right hand from Rivera. A punch combination from Rivera misses. Sin throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it. Sin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivera throws out the jab. Sloppy strikes from Rivera. Those never looked like landing. A good leg kick by Rivera. Sin lands with a nice body punch. Rivera misses with a double jab.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round. A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target. Sin lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily. Rivera looks to land a right hand but Sin moved out of range. Sin ducks right into an uppercut from Rivera. Rivera cracks Sin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera. Sin slips under a jab from Rivera. Sin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera. Sin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Sin. Rivera throws a jab when Sin was well out of range. Rivera scores with a punch to the head. Rivera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sin under the eye. Sin throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/3.gif) That's three minutes gone in the round. Rivera throws a hook but Sin avoids it easily. Rivera cracks Sin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Rivera works over Sin's head and body with a nice combination. Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Sin. Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Sin. Sin throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Rivera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sin doesn't seem bothered though. Sin misses with an uppercut. Rivera looks to land a right hand but Sin moved out of range. Rivera lands the left hand. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rivera 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 Sin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Rivera looks to throw the jab but Sin is out of range. Sin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Rivera swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Sin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sin looks winded!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/4.gif) That's four minutes gone in the round. A big right from Rivera misses. Sin misses with a hook. Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sin misses with a looping left. Rivera moves away from the strike by Sin. Rivera loads up on a big right hand but Sin slips the punch. A combination from Rivera does no damage. Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sin. Rivera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivera. Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Rivera connects with the punch. Rivera lands a jab. Sin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Sin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivera.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/5.gif) That's five minutes gone in the round. Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away. Rivera looks to land a combination. Sin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Rivera's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rivera duly obliges. Sin darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range. Rivera is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Rivera throws a combination that misses and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sin missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Sin moves away from the strike by Rivera. Rivera misses with an uppercut. Sin saw that one coming. Rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand! Sin checks the leg kick. Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera swinging wildly here.
Rivera pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/6.gif) That's six minutes gone in the round. Rivera throws a right and a left that Sin avoids nicely. Sin loads up on a big right hand but Rivera slips the punch. Rivera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sin. Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot. Rivera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A left lands for Rivera. Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it. A jab lands there for Rivera. Rivera is working the combinations to good effect here. A lazy left from Rivera finds it's target. Sin misses with a straight right. Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
and Sin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sin. Sin scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one. Lee Sin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/7.gif) That's seven minutes gone in the round. Sin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A combination from Rivera does no damage. A big right from Sin misses. Sin ducks right into an uppercut from Rivera. Sin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Sin slips under a jab. Rivera scores with a jab. Sin acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Antonio Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Rivera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivera misses with a series of wild punches.
Sin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Rivera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sin. Rivera misses with a double jab.
Sin misses with a hook.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/8.gif) That's eight minutes gone in the round. Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away. Rivera swings for the body but Sin moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target. Rivera throws a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sin. Rivera slips a jab from Sin. Rivera bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sin's head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Rivera looks to score with a jab to the body but Sin is just out of range. Rivera throws a series of strikes that have Sin backpedaling.
Sin throws a big shot that misses. Sin throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rivera finds it's way round the side to connect with Sin's head. Rivera scores with a nice head shot. Sin walks into a jab. Sin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Rivera lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/9.gif) That's nine minutes gone in the round. Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A jab lands there for Rivera. Rivera scores with a body shot.
Rivera scores with the left hand. Sin knows he should have avoided that one. Rivera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sin momentarily.
Sin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Rivera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nice body punch from Rivera. Rivera with a nice cross. Rivera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Rivera closes the distance and lands a one-two. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Rivera lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sin. The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Rivera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! Antonio Rivera showed his dominance in that final round. Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Antonio Rivera! Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Antonio Rivera! Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Antonio Rivera!
Antonio Rivera wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
29% |
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