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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Rivers (ranked 6126 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Ziarniewski (ranked 4800 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Arnold Rivers has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Arnold Rivers seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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193 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arnold 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 Ziarniewski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziarniewski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Ziarniewski forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rivers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ziarniewski smiles and moves away.
Rivers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ziarniewski defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ziarniewski feints and as Rivers raises his hands in defense, Ziarniewski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ziarniewski wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ziarniewski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers trying to control the position.
Rivers wants to stand but Ziarniewski is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.
Rivers wants to stand but Ziarniewski is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rivers landing with the ground and pound.
Ziarniewski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rivers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rivers tries to stand but Ziarniewski is controlling from the bottom.
Rivers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rivers has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ziarniewski is proving hard to escape from.
Ziarniewski is trying to keep Rivers in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziarniewski scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rivers is looking for a sweep.
Ziarniewski working away.
Ziarniewski gets to mount! Rivers was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ziarniewski in particular looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is looking to control Ziarniewski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rivers avoid being mounted?
Ziarniewski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ziarniewski is just content to waste time from the top position. Rivers takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ziarniewski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ziarniewski looking to pass the guard.
Rivers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Ziarniewski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ziarniewski drives through with a takedown into Rivers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Ziarniewski postures up.
Ziarniewski wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Rivers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rivers wants to stand and escape but Ziarniewski is having none of it.
Ziarniewski trying to move into half guard but instead Rivers has managed to sweep!
Rivers tries to stand but Ziarniewski is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers wants to control from the top but Ziarniewski keeps moving.
Ziarniewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rivers is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ziarniewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rivers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ziarniewski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rivers defends it easily.
Rivers trying to control but Ziarniewski is working from the bottom.
Rivers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ziarniewski wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Rivers is now in half guard.
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. Rivers connects with a nice short shot to Ziarniewski's temple.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers is nestled in close to Ziarniewski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ziarniewski is trying to stand.
Ziarniewski trying to control but Rivers postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziarniewski tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
It looks like Rivers is going to stand back up.
Ziarniewski is trying to maintain the position but Rivers is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ziarniewski misses with a wild combination.
Rivers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ziarniewski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ziarniewski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rivers.
Ziarniewski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziarniewski looks for the body kick but Rivers saw that one coming.
Rivers throws a big counter combination but Ziarniewski scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Adam Ziarniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ziarniewski is breathing heavily.
Rivers closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ziarniewski did well to prevent Rivers getting side control.
Ziarniewski is looking to control Rivers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ziarniewski avoid being mounted?
Ziarniewski has hold of Rivers's hands but Rivers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ziarniewski is looking to improve his position.
Rivers postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ziarniewski to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ziarniewski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rivers to the ground. Ziarniewski is now in Rivers's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ziarniewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Arnold Rivers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rivers instigates a clinch.
Rivers pulls guard successfully.
Ziarniewski won't allow Rivers to sweep him here.
Arnold Rivers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ziarniewski wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Ziarniewski looking to sit in guard and control but Rivers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rivers postures up in Ziarniewski's guard and throws a big left but Ziarniewski blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rivers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ziarniewski swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziarniewski scores with a takedown into Rivers's guard.
Rivers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Ziarniewski holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivers drops back down to his feet.
Ziarniewski jumps guard and drags Rivers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rivers postures up and lands a big shot to Ziarniewski's brow.
Ziarniewski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ziarniewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ziarniewski working for submissions but it's allowed Rivers to get to half guard.
Nice strikes from Rivers there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivers working over Ziarniewski with some ground and pound. Ziarniewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ziarniewski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers prevents Ziarniewski from improving his position.
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 tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ziarniewski controls his leg.
Nice strikes from Rivers there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziarniewski pushes Rivers off but Rivers dives into side control.
Ziarniewski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rivers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ziarniewski dives in and scores a takedown into Rivers's guard.
Rivers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rivers pulls Ziarniewski in to control the position.
Ziarniewski trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rivers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rivers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rivers fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers jumps guard but Ziarniewski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but Ziarniewski turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnold Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Arnold Rivers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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