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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Superior (ranked 2548 p4p, 118 weight class) and Myles Rider (ranked 2796 p4p, 129 weight class). Max Superior could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Myles Rider 's chin.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Superior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Myles Rider !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider closes the distance and pushes Superior back into the cage.
Rider looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rider rushes Superior and presses him up against the cage.
Superior is trying to break free.
Superior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rider breaks from the clinch.
Rider closes the distance and clinches.
Rider controlling the action here for a moment.
Rider lands with a light punch inside.
Superior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Superior has had enough of the clinch but Rider keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Rider on the inside.
Rider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rider gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Superior is trying to break the clinch but Rider has him pressed against the cage.
Rider lands with a short shot to the head.
Rider lands a right hand.
Rider misses with the head strike.
Rider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Superior blocking some punches.
Rider breaks the clinch.
Rider has closed the distance and engaged Superior in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rider .
Superior is trying to stall.
Superior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands a right hand that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
Superior is trying to force a seperation but Rider has the dominant position.
Rider scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rider misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Superior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rider is keeping busy.
Rider breaks the clinch.
A big left from Superior misses.
Myles Rider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rider darts in and clinches Superior up against the cage.
Rider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Superior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rider counters with a straight right hand.
Rider pushes Superior up against the cage in a clinch.
Rider misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior manages to break the clinch.
Superior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rider has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Superior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rider lands a right hand that snaps the head of Superior backwards.
Rider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Superior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rider throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Superior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rider pushes Superior up against the cage in a clinch.
Rider content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rider misses with some punches.
Rider scores with a shot to the side of Superior's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rider lands with a left to the head.
Rider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rider moves into the clinch successfully.
Rider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Superior tries to keep at a distance but Rider has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rider .
A nice right hand lands inside from Rider .
Rider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Superior.
Superior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Superior connects with a right hand. Rider shakes it off.
Superior misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rider counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Rider dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rider fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Superior, pushing him back against the cage.
Rider keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Superior's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rider creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myles Rider seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Superior taking a breather.
Superior has had enough of the clinch but Rider keeps him there for the moment.
Superior wants to break free but Rider has control.
Superior tries to break free but Rider pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Superior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Superior blocks an uppercut.
Superior wants to stall.
Superior blocks an uppercut.
Rider misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Superior has had enough of the clinch but Rider keeps him there for the moment.
Rider manages to break the clinch.
Superior throws a series of punches but Rider avoids them all with ease.
Rider looks to land a combination but Superior avoids it well.
Rider pushes Superior up against the cage in a clinch.
Superior tries to stall but Rider uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rider is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Superior.
Rider misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Superior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider breaks from the clinch.
Superior pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rider gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rider .
Rider breaks the clinch.
Rider closes the distance and clinches.
Superior is trying to break free.
Rider will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Superior up against the cage.
Rider throws a punch but it's blocked by Superior.
Rider gets through Superior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Superior misses the shot to the body.
Superior throws a shot from downtown. Rider moves away and avoids it.
Rider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Superior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Superior.
Rider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Superior scores with a nice head shot.
Superior seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rider moves into the clinch.
Rider breaks from the clinch.
Rider has taken the fight to the clinch.
Superior working aggressively here.
Rider misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Superior's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Superior wants to get back to striking at distance but Rider won't allow it.
Rider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rider throws a punch but it's blocked by Superior.
Rider misses with a punch on the inside.
Superior stalling in the clinch but Rider improves position.
Rider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Superior.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rider wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rider moves into range and clinches up with Superior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myles Rider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Superior.
Superior connects with a crisp jab.
Superior throws an off balance right hand
letting Rider counter with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Rider .
Superior throws a combination that misses
and Rider counters with a takedown into side control.
Rider working the ground and pound but Superior is defending the strikes.
Rider sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Superior is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Superior is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Superior regains half guard, as Rider was trying to land strikes.
Rider throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rider sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Superior defending well though.
Rider seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Superior is trying to maintain the position but Rider is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rider stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rider has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands a shoulder strike.
Rider throws a head punch that misses.
Superior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rider gets through Superior's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rider breaks the clinch.
Superior works the jab nicely.
Superior jabs at Rider 's body.
Myles Rider seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Superior connects with the punch.
Rider steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Superior.
Superior throws a right and a left that Rider avoids nicely.
Rider drives through and clinches with Superior against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider misses with a punch on the inside.
Rider manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rider lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Max Superior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Superior is trying to force a seperation but Rider has the dominant position.
Rider swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rider manages to break the clinch.
Rider has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Superior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Superior connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rider 's hands.
Rider scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rider 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Myles Rider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rider has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Myles Rider !
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