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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spontaneous Combustion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rivas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill-Insane in the Membrane. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Rivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spontaneous Combustion!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivas scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Combustion tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivas throws a nice looking combination but Combustion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Decent striking displayed by Combustion there.
It looks like Oscar Rivas has been cut.
Combustion swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivas.
Combustion keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivas moves into range and clinches up with Combustion.
Combustion throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
Combustion lands with a right to the head.
Combustion told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Combustion lands an elbow that stopped Rivas in his tracks for a moment.
We've been hearing reports that Rivas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Combustion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rivass head.
Combustion misses with some punches.
Rivas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Combustion lands an elbow that stopped Rivas in his tracks for a moment.
Rivas wants to break free but Combustion has control.
Combustion prevents Rivas from breaking the clinch.
Rivas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Combustion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivas can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Combustion lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivas looking to throw knees to the head but Combustion is blocking nicely.
Still in the clinch, Combustion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivas wants to get back to striking at distance but Combustion won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Combustion.
Rivas has had enough of the clinch but Combustion keeps him there for the moment.
Rivas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Combustion.
Combustion keeps control of Rivas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Combustion is pressed up against the cage. Rivas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Combustion down to the mat. Combustion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Rivas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combustion connects with a right hand. Rivas shakes it off.
Rivas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivas scores with a jab to the body.
Rivas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Combustion's guard.
Rivas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rivas looking to sit in guard and control but Combustion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivas is breathing heavily.
Combustion decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rivas, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivas gets tackled into the cage by Combustion. Combustion maintains the clinch.
Nice elbow from Combustion.
Combustion misses with a knee strike.
Combustion scores with a shot to the side of Rivas's head.
Rivas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Combustion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rivas scores a nice knee to the body.
Combustion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Combustion backwards.
Rivas blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivas wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Combustion.
Nice elbow from Combustion.
Oscar Rivas's cut is getting worse.
Combustion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Combustion is pressed up against the cage. Rivas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Combustion down to the mat. Combustion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Combustion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Combustion closes the distance and pushes Rivas back into the cage.
A short right from Combustion on the inside.
Rivas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Combustion uses from the top position.
Combustion trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rivas is striking off his back. Combustion thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivas is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivas is in trouble now - Combustion has advanced to mount!
Combustion get's back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivas keeps the fight on the outside.
Combustion keeps the fight on the outside.
Combustion misses with a body shot.
Rivas misses with a head kick.
Rivas circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spontaneous Combustion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oscar Rivas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Combustion rushes Rivas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Combustion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Combustion avoids the elbow strike from Rivas, against the cage.
Rivas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rivas jumps guard but Combustion turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Combustion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivas working hard to break the clinch.
Combustion lands an elbow just above Rivas 's eye.
Rivas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Combustion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Combustion tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Combustion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oscar Rivas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Combustion doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivas circles away.
Combustion doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivas circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Combustion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oscar Rivas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Combustion feints and then cracks Rivas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rivas down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Combustion.
Combustion connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Combustion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Combustion is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Rivas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Combustion fails with a takedown attempt.
Combustion tries a head kick but it misses.
Spontaneous Combustion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivas needs to keep his hands up - Combustion had a free shot at his head there.
Rivas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Combustion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivas tries to clinch up but Combustion circles away and keeps his distance.
Combustion instigates a clinch.
Combustion lands a nice uppercut.
Rivas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Combustion lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Combustion.
Combustion keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rivas's efforts to push away.
Rivas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Combustion has him pressed against the cage.
Rivas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Combustion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Combustion has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rivas after a bit of a struggle.
A right hook to the body lands for Combustion.
Combustion lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivas backwards.
Combustion lands a body shot in the clinch.
Combustion lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Combustion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivas is rocked!
Combustion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oh Rivas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, Oscar Rivas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Combustion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Combustion throws a head punch that misses.
Combustion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Combustion throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivas.
Rivas trying to land knees to the body.
Rivas seems to have got his legs back now.
Rivas misses with the head strike.
Rivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Combustion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivas is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivas takes a shot to the head.
Combustion misses with a knee strike.
Combustion lands an elbow that stopped Rivas in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Oscar Rivas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Spontaneous Combustion!
Our winner, Spontaneous Combustion, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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