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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Tyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steve rifformato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). steve rifformato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alan Tyre's chin.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alan Tyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, steve rifformato!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyre shoots in for a double leg but rifformato sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
rifformato shoots in but no luck this time.
rifformato swats away the attempt to clinch by Tyre.
Tyre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but rifformato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyre wants to land a leg kick but rifformato is out of range.
rifformato looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
rifformato trying to control the action but Tyre is working from the bottom.
Tyre is looking to control rifformato's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tyre avoid being mounted?
Tyre gets back to full guard.
Tyre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyre keeping moving, preventing rifformato from controlling successfully.
rifformato wants to pass the guard but Tyre is keeping the position.
rifformato would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
rifformato is looking to improve his position but Tyre isn't that keen on the idea.
rifformato tries to hold on but Tyre pushes him away.
Tyre lands with some strikes.
rifformato is working to get back to half guard.
rifformato bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
rifformato passes Tyre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
rifformato prevents Tyre from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rifformato is working for a kimura but Tyre is defending it quite comfortably.
rifformato looks gassed!
Tyre is trying to control but can't.
Tyre is looking to improve his position.
Tyre won't allow rifformato to pass to mount.
rifformato prevents Tyre from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tyre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tyre throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like steve rifformato has been cut.
rifformato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyre finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rifformato slips a jab and a cross from Tyre.
Tyre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
rifformato has Tyre up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyre is trying to break free.
rifformato jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rifformato working a defensive guard here.
Tyre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tyre postures up in rifformato's guard and throws a big left but rifformato blocks it.
Tyre wants to pass the guard but rifformato is keeping the position.
Tyre wants to stand but rifformato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyre wants to control from the top but rifformato keeps moving.
rifformato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
rifformato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rifformato avoids the head kick by Tyre.
rifformato tries for a takedown but Tyre circles away easily
and Tyre counters with a series of strikes. rifformato will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alan Tyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of steve rifformato.
Tyre with a lazy takedown attempt
and rifformato counters with a series of strikes. Tyre will be more careful next time no doubt.
rifformato shoots in but Tyre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alan Tyre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on steve rifformato'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.
Tyre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tyre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alan Tyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
rifformato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice takedown defense from Tyre. No joy for rifformato on that attempt.
Tyre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. rifformato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tyre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
rifformato throws a head kick but Tyre moves out of range.
Tyre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and rifformato counters with a single leg into guard. Tyre didn't expect that.
rifformato wants to control from the top but Tyre keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
rifformato pushes down on Tyre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rifformato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tyre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tyre flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
rifformato is working for a kimura but Tyre is defending it quite comfortably.
Tyre is trying to get back to full guard.
rifformato trying to pass the guard but Tyre defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rifformato has taken the fight to the clinch.
rifformato tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyre wants to get back to striking at distance but rifformato won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
rifformato is pressed up against the cage. Tyre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag rifformato down to the mat. rifformato avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
rifformato tries a head kick but it misses.
Tyre throws a sloppy head kick
so rifformato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
rifformato slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tyre gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
rifformato is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyre defends it well.
rifformato throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyre tries to get to full guard but rifformato has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. rifformato connects with a nice short shot to Tyre's temple.
Tyre blocking the ground and pound attempt from rifformato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rifformato is looking to take a break and control but Tyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
rifformato looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
rifformato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by rifformato.
Tyre is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but rifformato is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyre tries to improve his position but instead rifformato has taken his back!
rifformato is hanging on to Tyre's back as he tries to escape.
rifformato lands shots from the back.
Tyre is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if rifformato gets his way!
Tyre staying busy and making it hard for rifformato to control.
Tyre tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tyre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
rifformato is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tyre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tyre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
rifformato looking to finish Tyre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyre!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steve rifformato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on steve rifformato's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
rifformato closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tyre counters with a three punch combo that has rifformato backing up. rifformato nods at Tyre to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyre throws a head kick but rifformato moves out of range.
A head kick misses from rifformato.
rifformato with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyre counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tyre throws a lazy head kick
and rifformato counters with a takedown into side control.
Tyre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked rifformato off and has taken his back!
rifformato is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
rifformato trying to control the action but Tyre just sinks the hooks in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
rifformato breaks Tyre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
rifformato won't allow Tyre to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
rifformato wants to improve his position but Tyre is controlling well.
Tyre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tyre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
rifformato is trying to maintain the position but Tyre is very close to passing his half guard.
Tyre tries to pass the half guard into mount. rifformato knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tyre passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for rifformato!
rifformato wants to control but Tyre is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyre dominating with strikes here.
Tyre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
rifformato is working to get back to half guard.
Tyre lands a nice shot to the head.
rifformato is trying desperately to improve position.
Tyre looking to control but rifformato is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tyre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
rifformato can't escape the position.
Tyre scoring with strikes but rifformato is staying in there.
Tyre landing shots from mount.
rifformato is looking to improve his position but Tyre isn't that keen on the idea.
Tyre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tyre with good strikes from the mount here!
Tyre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
steve rifformato has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tyre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
rifformato tries to hold on but Tyre pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tyre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
rifformato can't escape the position.
Tyre trying to control but rifformato is having none of it.
rifformato keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. rifformato can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
rifformato 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.
Tyre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
rifformato is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tyre pulls his head out easily.
rifformato is pressing down on Tyre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
rifformato pulls Tyre in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to steve rifformato.
I think rifformato has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for steve rifformato!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for steve rifformato!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for steve rifformato!
steve rifformato wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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