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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Millard Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Barbara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Barbara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Millard Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Barbara !
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers tries to clinch up but Barbara circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivers but Rivers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbara .
Barbara looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
Rivers appears to be looking for a big counter.
Millard Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Barbara .
Barbara misses with a series of wild punches.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Barbara tries to pull guard but Rivers holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbara drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbara tries for a takedown but Rivers manages to get underhooks.
Rivers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barbara .
Barbara looking to stall.
Barbara breaks from the clinch.
Barbara swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Rivers rushes Barbara and presses him up against the cage.
Barbara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barbara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbara jumps guard but Rivers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rivers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Barbara fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barbara is looking to land body kicks.
Barbara lands with a good body shot.
Rivers scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nice strikes from Rivers there.
Barbara flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barbara tries to get to full guard but Rivers has control of the leg.
Rivers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Barbara doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rivers.
Rivers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbara throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rivers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Nice strikes from Rivers there.
Rivers seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rivers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barbara defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rivers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Barbara defends it well.
Rivers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Barbara is trying to get back to full guard.
Rivers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rivers winds up and cracks Barbara with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Millard Rivers dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Barbara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbara .
Barbara throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Rivers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barbara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Barbara shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivers as he avoids it easily.
No luck for Barbara with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Millard Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Barbara .
Barbara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbara misses with a takedown attempt
and Rivers counters with a two punch combo.
Barbara is breathing heavily.
Barbara misses with a body kick.
Barbara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
Rivers clinches with his opponent.
Barbara tries to pull guard but Rivers won't allow it.
Barbara is fighting off a takedown attempt but Rivers is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barbara to the mat. Barbara regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivers cracks Barbara with a solid left hand.
Rivers distracts Barbara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
Barbara is working an open guard so Rivers takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Barbara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barbara looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rivers is fending him off so far but Barbara persists. Nope, Rivers circles away and we're back to standing.
Rivers forces Barbara back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Barbara 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbara tries to pull guard but Rivers holds him up against the cage and eventually Barbara drops back down to his feet.
Barbara fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbara controls his hands.
Rivers wants a takedown but no success here.
Rivers pulls guard successfully.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbara can do to turn this around?
Rivers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Rivers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbara 's head.
Rivers working some strikes from top position.
Rivers throwing strikes from guard but Barbara blocks nicely.
Rivers works over Barbara with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barbara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barbara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rivers defends it easily.
Rivers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rivers works over Barbara with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers lands a couple of digs.
Rivers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rivers scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Millard Rivers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barbara moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Barbara goes for a takedown attempt but Rivers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barbara misses with a head kick.
Adam Barbara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barbara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rivers but Rivers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rivers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers working Barbara over with strikes.
Barbara is rocked!
Barbara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barbara is still in real trouble! Can Rivers finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Barbara sees it coming and defends easily.
Rivers scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rivers is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Barbara is hurt! He's hurt bad - Rivers fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Barbara from any more punishment! Congratulations to Rivers! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Millard Rivers!
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energy
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RATING
42% |
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