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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Day (ranked 1741 p4p, 214 weight class) and Tom Rivers (ranked 1908 p4p, 229 weight class). Day comes to the ring accompanied by Last minute - Great day to choke you out. Rivers has chosen start from scratch as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day scores with a leg kick.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Day is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Day.
Day throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivers cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Day defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers stalks Day and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Day's face. Day staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Day counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Day throws a head kick but Rivers moves out of range.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers throws out a leg kick but Day moves out of range and Rivers only half commits.
Day looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Day connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Day thuds his right hand into Rivers's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Day lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rivers wants to slow Day down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivers blocks the leg kick.
Rivers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Day looks to land a combination but Rivers avoids it well.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Day throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Day has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Day catches Rivers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rivers misses with a looping right.
Good work by Rivers as he checks the leg kick.
Rivers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day clobbers Rivers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Day forces Rivers back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rivers gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rivers is trying to push Day away but Day has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers trying to stall but Day improves his position.
Day fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Day doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Day.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Rivers tries a body shot but Day blocks it.
Day letting Rivers take a breather here.
Rivers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Day prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers swings widly with a right hand
and Day counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Day lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivers's sensitive parts.
Day fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looks like Day has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Day misses the shot to the body.
Tom Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers takes a swing at Day's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Day. That's going to slow Rivers down.
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 Gary Day will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivers throws a jab but it's blocked by Day.
Day misses with a hook. Rivers ducked under it nicely.
Rivers connects with a single shot there.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Day sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rivers misses with the combination.
Day scores with a hook to the body. Rivers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Day lands a jab.
Day tests Rivers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Day throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Day.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
Rivers lands with an uppercut that bounces Day off the ropes and back into range.
Gary Day is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Day with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rivers counters with a straight right hand.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Day is just out of range.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Day misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivers.
Rivers throws out a counter right but Day avoids it with no problem.
Day connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivers. Rivers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Day thumps Rivers with a low kick.
Rivers is looking to score with low kicks.
Day scores with the left hand. Rivers knows he should have avoided that one.
Day lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Day lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Day avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Day defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Day appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Day fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tests Day's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivers throws a poor cross that misses
and Day counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rivers!
Rivers can't do much from the bottom here.
Rivers is trying to get back to half guard.
Rivers can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Day seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Day creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rivers sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers tries to improve position but can't.
Rivers tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Day presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Day lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rivers hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Day dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Day slips the punch.
Day bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rivers checks a leg kick.
Day misses with a low kick.
Rivers misses with a hook. Day ducked under it nicely.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from Day is predictable there
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Rivers checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivers ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Day's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Day scrambles back to his feet.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Day checks it
and Day decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivers's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Day chips away with some ground and pound.
Day landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Day postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rivers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Day, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Day to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rivers is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Day pulls down on the head and he's put Rivers to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gary Day!
An out of breath Gary Day thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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