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Event:
Peak - Round one
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Hetfield blocks a leg kick.
Rivera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Hetfield checks it
and Hetfield connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera defending well as Hetfield loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#TD2#
Rivera gets caught napping as Hetfield dives in and scores a takedown. Rivera manages to retain guard.
Rivera is breathing heavily.
Hetfield seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Hetfield has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hetfield. #T1#
Hetfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hetfield.
Rivera being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hetfield wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hetfield throws a push kick but Rivera slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Rivera was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Rivera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE - {{$750}} - 15 Elite Coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hetfield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Hetfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T2#
Hetfield misses with a low kick.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hetfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hetfield looks to land a combination. Rivera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Hetfield does no damage.
Rivera appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Hetfield moves his leg out of the way.
Hetfield avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Hetfield is looking for the big counter here.#TD2#
Hetfield fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rivera to the ground. Hetfield is now in Rivera's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hetfield controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rivera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rivera tries to get out of the position.
Hetfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hetfield engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hetfield.
It looks like Hetfield might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
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.
Hetfield cracks Rivera with a good jab.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but Hetfield moves his leg out of the way.
Hetfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Hetfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Hetfield saw it coming and moves away.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
Rivera needs to keep his hands up - Hetfield had a free shot at his head there.
Hetfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hetfield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hetfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hetfield blocks a low kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hetfield misses the target.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Hetfield moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hetfield dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
A head kick by Rivera misses
and Hetfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hetfield throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
And Hetfield tries to counter it with a takedown but Rivera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hetfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivera blocks the leg kick.
Hetfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivera is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Hetfield does no damage.
Hetfield fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hetfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hetfield drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hetfield controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Hetfield throws a big elbow that misses.
Hetfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hetfield won't allow Rivera to get back to his feet. #T2#
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.
Hetfield sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hetfield checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hetfield! But no joy.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Hetfield tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivera defends well and Hetfield ends up having to push Rivera into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Hetfield throws a solid leg kick but Rivera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hetfield.
Hetfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
Hetfield only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hetfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Hetfield moves out of range easily.
Hetfield moves into range and connects with a jab.
A low kick from Rivera is predictable there
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hetfield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ruben Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hetfield checks a leg kick.
Ruben Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Rivera moves forwards but Hetfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.#ROC2#
Rivera is rocked!
Rivera walks straight into a right hand from Hetfield - that's dropped him! Hetfield jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rivera from any more punishment! Rivera complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Hetfield!
An out of breath James Hetfield 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 27, 2019 |
#R1#
Rivera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rivera thinking.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knox blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Knox takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera ducks right into an uppercut from Knox.
Knox blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Knox scores with a nice right hand.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rivera!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Knox fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rivera just manages to avoid it.
Knox throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Knox is looking to chop away at Rivera's legs.
Rivera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Knox is out of range and Rivera settles back down.
Knox tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Knox looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Knox blocks the low kick.
Knox throws a right hand that misses
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. #T1#
Knox scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivera should have avoided that one.
Knox looks to land a body kick but Rivera moved away.
Knox misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Knox is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Knox tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
A good leg kick by Knox.
Rivera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knox.
Knox checks a low kick from Rivera.
Knox is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Knox lands an overhand right.
Rivera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Knox throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Knox connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Knox pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Knox jumps back.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Knox avoids the head kick by Rivera.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Knox is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Knox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivera is able to avoid easily.
Rivera throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox lands a head shot.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Knox misses.
Knox lands a nice looking body shot.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Rivera feints a counter leg kick.
Knox lands a jab.
Rivera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Knox checks it
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera throws a nice looking combination but Knox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Knox blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Rivera lands a high kick!
#ROC2#
Knox is rocked!
Rivera throws a head kick that misses
and Knox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oh Knox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Knox is looking to counter punch.
Rivera throws a low kick but Knox avoids it.
Knox seems to have got his legs back now.
Knox throws a leg kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Rivera throws a head kick but Knox moves out of range.
As Rivera looks to move away, Knox throws a big counter combo but Rivera just gets out of the way.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera moves out of range as Knox strikes.
Knox takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knox throws a body punch but Rivera moves out of range.
Knox tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Knox lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Rivera is looking to close the distance but Knox sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Rivera crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Rivera is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Iota Knox!
During a confident post fight interview, Iota Knox thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GC 258
Date: Nov 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burns if he has to take too many more of those.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
Herbert Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
Burns with the counter takedown but Rivera avoids it easily.#TD2#
Burns closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rivera quickly recovers to half guard.
Burns wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Burns is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rivera is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Herbert Burns!
During a confident post fight interview, Herbert Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GC 254
Date: Oct 27, 2018 |
#R1#
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Michael ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.#CL#
Rivera clinches.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Michael's front leg but catches the back leg as Michael tries to avoid it.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #CL#
Michael tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Michael pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Michael lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rivera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rivera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#CL#
Michael tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Michael tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow. #T1#
Rivera working Michael over with knees to the body.
Michael is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a left hand.
Rivera lands a left hand.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michael.
A body shot lands from Michael.
#BC2#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Michael keeps it at a distance.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael throws out a leg kick but Rivera moves out of range and Michael only half commits.
Michael avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Rivera has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Michael throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Michael misses. #T2#
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Rivera has managed to clinch.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Michael on the inside.
Michael avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera misses with some punches.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivera.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Michael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Michael's brow. #BC2#
Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Rivera tries to land a body kick
letting Michael counter with a right hand. #T3#
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Michael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera throws a hook but Michael avoids it easily.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Michael misses with a looping right.
Michael moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Michael throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivera slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Michael. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Michael digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Michael connects with an inside leg kick.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Michael manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael is trying to break free.
Michael lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Michael lands a nice shot to the body.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Michael tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera lands a nice uppercut.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Michael misses with an uppercut.
A low kick from Rivera misses
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera tries to land a body kick
and Michael counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Michael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera checks the leg kick nicely there.
Michael has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera stalks Michael and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Michael's face. Michael staggers backwards, shaken.#CL#
Rivera closes the distance and pushes Michael back into the cage.
Michael blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Michael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Michael bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruben Rivera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera lands with a kick to the temple. Michael shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1##CL#
Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michael.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michael avoids it.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Michael blocks a body shot from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Michael avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Michael's defenses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michael takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Michael gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Michael - that landed with a thud.
Michael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michael is defending well for now.
Michael pushes Rivera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Michael is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michael in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michael lands a shot to the body.
Rivera has a couple of punches blocked by Michael.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Michael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michael tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Michael breaks the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Michael is avoiding it.
Michael throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Michael lands a jab to the head.
Rivera throws a lazy head kick
and Michael counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivera at a distance.
Rivera throws a sloppy body shot
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Balbus Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Rivera clinches.
Michael throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T3#
Michael is leaning against Rivera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Michael tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Michael back against the cage.
Michael struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Michael.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Michael blocks with his arms.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Michael scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
#BC2#
Michael breaks the clinch.
Rivera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Michael counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Michael looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Michael appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Michael on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Rivera instigates a clinch. #T4#
Rivera throws a punch but it's blocked by Michael.
Michael goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Michael blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera struggles to land a body shot inside as Michael controls his hands.
Rivera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Michael wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Michael's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Michael throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera throws a right hand that misses
and Michael cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michael with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Michael gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Michael circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
Michael throws a leg kick
and Rivera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Michael is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Michael shrugs it off though.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael tries to score with a low kick but Rivera moves his leg out of the way.
Rivera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
letting Michael counter with a right hand.
Rivera looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Rivera wants to clinch but Michael slips to the side
and Michael counters with a leg kick.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Michael takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michael missing with a left hand there. Rivera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rivera tries to clinch
and Michael counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera tries to clinch but Michael moves away
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michael lands an overhand right.
Michael changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera is looking to slow Michael down with leg kicks. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michael has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Michael. Michael obviously looking to wear him down.
Michael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Michael.#BC2#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Michael avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Michael flicks out a counter leg kick but Rivera steps away.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Michael off balance momentarily.
Michael throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Michael's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michael.
Nice jab there from Michael. #T3#
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Michael on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michael counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera is looking to chop away at Michael's legs.
Michael throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michael lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Michael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Michael is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Michael.
Rivera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Michael manages to circle out of the way.
Michael checks a leg kick.
Michael feints a counter leg kick.#CL#
Rivera clinches.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Michael tries to stall but Rivera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T4#
Michael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Michael breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Rivera forces Michael back against the cage and clinches.
Michael lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Michael misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michael has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michael lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Michael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Balbus Michael has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michael. #BC2#
Michael breaks from the clinch.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Michael pushes him off.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Michael circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balbus Michael.
I think Rivera 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Date: Oct 10, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Rivera has managed to clinch.
Jericho lands an uppercut.
Jericho lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Jericho shrugs off.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Jericho.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jericho throws a head punch that misses.
Jericho misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jericho.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Jericho.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera. #BC#
Jericho breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jericho counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Jericho lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.
Jericho misses with a body kick.
Jericho backing away here, and Rivera unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rivera throws a looping overhand right but Jericho ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Jericho gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
A short left from Jericho.
Jericho gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jericho has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jericho blocking some punches.
Jericho lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jericho avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera. #T2#
Jericho lands with a light punch inside.
Rivera working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Jericho.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
I was talking to Jericho's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jericho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Jericho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
Jericho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jericho blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Jericho tries to tie him up.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera misses with some punches.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jericho is defending well for now.
Jericho is stalling here.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jericho has Rivera pressed against the cage.
Jericho is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jericho slows down the pace here.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jericho is defending well for now.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera lands a right hand. #BC#
Jericho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jericho.
Rivera tries to move into range but Jericho moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jericho scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Jericho scores with a leg kick.
Rivera shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jericho eats them both and turns towards Rivera to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Jericho. Those never looked like landing.
Jericho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.#CL2#
Rivera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivera tries to throw a body punch but Jericho avoids it by throwing Rivera back against the cage.
Jericho avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera has Jericho pressed against the cage, preventing Jericho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Rivera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jericho scoring well with a low kick there.
Jericho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jericho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jericho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera throws a solid leg kick but Jericho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rivera.
Jericho delivers a nice body kick.
Jericho connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Jericho pushes Rivera up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rivera.
Jericho avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jericho misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T1#
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jericho managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jericho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jericho struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Jericho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jericho gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Jericho stalling the fight.
#T2#
Rivera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jericho backwards.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jericho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Jericho makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivera lands with a short shot to the head.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera being controlled against the cage.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jericho lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Jericho blocks it.
#T3#
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
A short left from Jericho.
Jericho managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jericho avoids it.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jericho avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jericho avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jericho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jericho misses with some punches.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jericho.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jericho.
Jericho is trying to break free.
Rivera blocking some punches.
#T4#
Jericho avoiding damage.
Rivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jericho is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jericho has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Jericho misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jericho dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Jericho content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jericho works on Rivera's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera 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.
#R3#
Rivera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Jericho keeps it at a distance.
Jericho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jericho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jericho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maxim Jericho is winning the standup battle so far.
Jericho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera walks into a left hand.
Jericho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho cracks Rivera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jericho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Jericho circles away.
Rivera moves to clinch but Jericho breaks away
and Jericho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
Jericho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jericho scores with a nice body kick.
Rivera rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jericho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Jericho takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jericho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jericho avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jericho.
Jericho is working Rivera over against the cage.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Jericho.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Jericho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jericho is defending well for now.
Jericho can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jericho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jericho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Jericho is working Rivera over against the cage.
Jericho is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Jericho manages to break the clinch.
Jericho lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jericho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jericho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jericho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T3##CL2#
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera lands a shoulder strike.
Jericho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Jericho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jericho.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Jericho avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho has Rivera pressed against the cage.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
Jericho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jericho is working Rivera over against the cage.#T4#
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Jericho to work.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Rivera fails to land.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Jericho managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
#BC#
Jericho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Rivera does no damage.
Jericho defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Rivera on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jericho clearly takes 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.
#R4##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivera scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Jericho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jericho blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Jericho avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera working aggressively here.
Rivera misses with the head strike.
Jericho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jericho slowing the pace effectively.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Jericho is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jericho as Rivera tries to tie him up. #T1#
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Jericho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jericho.
Jericho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jericho blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC#
Jericho manages to break the clinch.
Jericho just misses with a punch to the body.
Jericho throws out a powerful jab.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jericho lands a jab.#T2#
Jericho throws a body shot but no joy.
Jericho cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jericho manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Jericho.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera takes one on the button.
Jericho scores with a jab to the head.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Jericho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jericho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jericho thows a body kick. Rivera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jericho tries a head kick but it misses.
Jericho clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Jericho circles away.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jericho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Jericho.#T3#
Jericho lands with a nice body punch.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivera throws a fast counter high kick but Jericho manages to duck under it in time.
Rivera throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Jericho circles away and keeps his distance.
Jericho throws a combination. Rivera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jericho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jericho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Rivera clinches up against the cage.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T4#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jericho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jericho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera swings wildly with an uppercut but Jericho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Jericho.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Jericho lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jericho displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rivera up against the cage.
Rivera tries a body shot but Jericho blocks it.
Rivera misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jericho.
Rivera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jericho lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jericho had his way with Ruben Rivera in that round.
That's time! Jericho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R5#
Rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jericho sets himself, and Rivera steps forward looking for the clinch! Jericho avoids it this time.
Jericho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jericho to score with a decent uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
Jericho avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Jericho scores with a jab.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jericho appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jericho looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivera is just out of range.
Jericho jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
Rivera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jericho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jericho. Rivera shrugs it off though.
Jericho jabs at Rivera's body.
Jericho scores with a jab to the head.
Rivera has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jericho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho scores with a nice strike.#T1##CL2#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Jericho won't want to take too many of those.
Jericho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jericho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Rivera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jericho's elbow.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Jericho avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Jericho avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Jericho looking to slow down the pace here.
Rivera misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jericho.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jericho lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Jericho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jericho connects with a nice looking jab.
Rivera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jericho pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivera is out of range and Jericho settles back down.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jericho.
#CL2#
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Jericho blocks with his arms.
Jericho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jericho taking a breather.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jericho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Jericho.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jericho takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Jericho avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
#T4#
Jericho avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Jericho effectively controlling the action here.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
Jericho avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Jericho is stalling here.
#BC#
Jericho breaks from the clinch.
Jericho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivera.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jericho. Rivera shrugs it off though.
Jericho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jericho blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxim Jericho.
I think Jericho 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 49:47
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 48:48
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Maxim Jericho!
After winning the bout, Maxim Jericho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
Nahtic vs Poirier
Date: Sep 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Lindberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindberg seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lindberg chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rivera on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lindberg. Lindberg obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL2#
Rivera forces Lindberg back against the cage and clinches.
Lindberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Lindberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Janne Lindberg has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lindberg pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindberg.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Lindberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lindberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lindberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Lindberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lindberg has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Lindberg managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Lindberg tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Lindberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Lindberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Rivera lands with a left to the head.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Lindberg pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lindberg's brow.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindberg.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Lindberg is looking to control Rivera's arms but Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindberg has his back to the cage.
Lindberg stalling in the clinch but Rivera improves position.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lindberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Lindberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
#T3#
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Lindberg is blocking nicely.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2#
Lindberg is rocked!
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Lindberg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Lindberg is pressed against the cage. Rivera pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Lindberg! Two more big strikes from Rivera and Lindberg crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ruben Rivera!
An out of breath Ruben Rivera 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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Event:
Greene vs Vonshredder
Date: Aug 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Poirier scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Poirier flicks out a counter leg kick but Rivera steps away.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Poirier's front leg but catches the back leg as Poirier tries to avoid it.
Poirier scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivera should have avoided that one.
Rivera throws a hook but Poirier blocks it.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poirier! But no joy.
Rivera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Poirier can pounce on him.
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Poirier moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Poirier.
Poirier blocks a low kick nicely.
Poirier throws a hook but Rivera avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Poirier.
#T1#
Good leg kick by Poirier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poirier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera takes a jab right on the kisser.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Poirier has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Poirier misses the shot to the body.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Poirier checks it.
Poirier has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Poirier.
Rivera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poirier.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poirier.
Poirier blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Poirier is avoiding it.
Poirier counters with a body kick.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Poirier throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T2#
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruben Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poirier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Poirier swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poirier counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Poirier misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
The crowd cheers as Poirier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Rivera looks for the body kick but Poirier saw that one coming. #T3##CL#
Rivera moves into the clinch.
Poirier is struggling to control the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Anton Poirier has been cut.
Rivera being controlled against the cage.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Poirier in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poirier is defending well for now.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poirier is defending well for now.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poirier.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.#T4#
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Poirier avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poirier blocks it with crossed arms.
Poirier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poirier controlling the action here for a moment.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poirier.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poirier is defending well for now.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera lands an elbow just above Poirier 's eye. #TD2#
Poirier has hold of one of Rivera's legs. Rivera is fighting the takedown attempt but Poirier gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Poirier wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anton Poirier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anton Poirier's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Poirier avoids it.
Poirier moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Poirier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poirier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rivera moves to clinch but Poirier breaks away
enabling Poirier to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Poirier pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
A head kick by Rivera misses
and Poirier counters with a body kick that stops Rivera in his tracks momentarily. #CL#
Rivera moves into range and clinches up with Poirier.#T1#
Poirier blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Poirier's brow.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poirier has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poirier is defending well for now.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Poirier shrugs off.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poirier avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Poirier effectively controlling the action here.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Poirier in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Poirier avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
#T2##BC2#
Poirier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poirier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poirier is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Poirier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rivera.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Poirier keeps it at a distance.
Rivera closes the distance but Poirier moves to the side
and Poirier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Poirier.
Poirier misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poirier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poirier! But no joy.
Poirier scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poirier. That did some damage!
Poirier checks a low kick from Rivera.
Poirier is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Poirier lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T3#
Rivera checks a low kick from Poirier.
Poirier lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poirier. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Poirier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Poirier moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Poirier.
Rivera tries to clinch but Poirier is having none of it.
It seemed like Poirier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Poirier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poirier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Poirier.
Rivera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poirier just manages to avoid it.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
#T4#
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick from Poirier.
Poirier lands a high kick!
Rivera wants to clinch but Poirier slips to the side
enabling Poirier to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poirier connects with the punch.
Poirier swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Anton Poirier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera tries to clinch but Poirier moves out of range.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poirier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poirier throws a big shot that misses.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Poirier avoided it.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Poirier lands the left hand.
Rivera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Poirier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anton Poirier's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poirier throws out a counter right but Rivera avoids it with no problem.
Poirier dives in for a single leg takedown but Rivera sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poirier crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rivera - the referee stops the clock and Poirier gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rivera. Poirier manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rivera lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poirier.
Poirier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rivera motions for Poirier to come forward. Rivera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera is looking to slow Poirier down with leg kicks.
Rivera's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Rivera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poirier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Poirier circles away.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera scores with a leg kick.
Poirier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivera tries to clinch up
and Poirier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poirier counters with a left and a right that stings Rivera.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Poirier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poirier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Poirier.
Rivera tries to clinch up.#CL#
Rivera clinches.
Poirier blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poirier dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Poirier managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Ruben Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poirier.
Poirier avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.#BC2#
Poirier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Poirier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poirier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poirier tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivera is able to avoid easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Poirier circles away.
Poirier scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poirier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Poirier manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Poirier shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Poirier circles away.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Poirier looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Poirier lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CL#
Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Poirier blocks with his arms.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Poirier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rivera prevents it.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Anton Poirier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Poirier avoids it.#T4##BC2#
Poirier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Poirier misses
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Poirier was not able to check.
Poirier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
#CL#
Rivera gets a clinch. #BC2#
Poirier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses
and Poirier counters with a nice body kick.
Poirier takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poirier's corner calls for a 1-2. Poirier obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice combination there by Poirier.
Poirier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Poirier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anton Poirier.
I've got Poirier winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Poirier!
Anton Poirier tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Event:
Logan vs Gracie 2
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Darrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivera wants to counter with a clinch but Darrow pushes him away.
Darrow thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Darrow - just one landing. #CL#
Darrow drives through and clinches with Rivera against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera lands a damaging elbow. #BC#
Darrow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Darrow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rivera. That one must have hurt.
Darrow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darrow lands with an overhand left.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Ronnie Darrow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Rivera lands the left hand.
Darrow lands a slapping body shot.
Darrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Darrow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Darrow in a clinch.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera blocking some punches.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Rivera has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rivera can turn it around.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Darrow avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Darrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Darrow is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Darrow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#BC#
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Darrow is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow lands a head shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Darrow jabs Rivera to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Rivera clinches.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T4#
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Darrow won't want to take too many of those.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Darrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
Darrow gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Darrow blocks it.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera blocking some punches.
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 Ronnie Darrow will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Rivera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good shot there by Darrow.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Darrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darrow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Darrow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Darrow digs a good body shot into Rivera's ribs.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Rivera. #CL2#
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC#
Darrow breaks the clinch.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Rivera lands a front kick.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Darrow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darrow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow lands a head kick. Rivera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Darrow misses with a hook.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Darrow moves out of range easily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Darrow throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Rivera checks a low kick from Darrow.
Rivera connects with a solid leg kick.
Darrow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Darrow checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darrow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.#CL#
Darrow clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Darrow.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
#T3#
Rivera working Darrow over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Darrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
#T4#
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darrow is defending well for now.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Darrow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darrow takes an elbow to the temple.
Darrow misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Darrow.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darrow in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Darrow lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Rivera throws a low kick but it's checked well by Darrow.
Darrow is looking to counter punch.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
Darrow thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Darrow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darrow.
Darrow tried to score with a low kick but Rivera checks it.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Darrow paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darrow wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darrow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Darrow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rivera. That did some damage!
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Darrow.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Darrow misses
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Rivera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Darrow sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Rivera rushes Darrow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T2#
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot to the head.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC2#
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darrow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darrow seems to have got his legs back now.
Darrow lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Rivera blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Darrow avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Darrow avoids it.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Darrow 's eye.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Darrow blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Darrow in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T4##BC#
Darrow manages to break the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Ronnie Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Darrow scores with a nice body kick.
#CL2#
Darrow tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Darrow's brow.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the ropes.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Darrow tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darrow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
GRS 181
Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Rivera tries to clinch up.
St Hype keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've been informed that Rivera has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
St Hype blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and St Hype moves out of range easily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Hype swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Hype fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Hype.
Rivera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
St Hype was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
St Hype fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Hype lands a nice shot that snaps Rivera's head back.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses
and St Hype counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Hype paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Hype blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from St Hype.#T1#
St Hype looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Rivera tries to work over St Hype's front leg with a kick but St Hype checks it.
St Hype misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely. #CL2#
Rivera rushes St Hype and presses him up against the cage.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but St Hype blocks it.
St Hype stalling against the cage.
St Hype blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
St Hype lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivera keeps control of St Hype as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Hype.
#BC#
St Hype's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Hype is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
St Hype gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch. #BC#
St Hype breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Hype throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from St Hype.
St Hype looks to land a body kick but Rivera moved away.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Hype paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera wants to clinch up but St Hype keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera connects with a high kick.
Rivera is looking to clinch but St Hype is avoiding it.
Rivera staying out of range there.
Rivera feints a counter leg kick.#T3#
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Hype takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
St Hype throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for St Hype.
Rivera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Hype.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#CL2#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but St Hype leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
St Hype blocks an elbow strike.
St Hype dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
St Hype managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
#BC#
St Hype breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perry St Hype seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera tries to score with a low kick but St Hype moves his leg out of the way.#T4#
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Hype throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Rivera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from St Hype.#CL2#
Rivera clinches up with St Hype and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
St Hype is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivera has double underhooks.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Hype.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped St Hype in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Perry St Hype has been cut.
St Hype is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
St Hype avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera prevents St Hype from breaking the clinch.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Perry St Hype's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
That kick from Rivera tenderised St Hype's leg. St Hype is trying to keep his angry face on.#TD#
St Hype darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rivera pushes St Hype off looking to stand but St Hype dives back in and keeps control.
St Hype throwing shots but Rivera is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Hype wants to control but Rivera is keeping him busy.
St Hype has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
St Hype will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
St Hype wants to pass to mount but Rivera is defending the position. #SUB#
St Hype is trying to work for a kimura but Rivera is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet.#T1#
St Hype not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
St Hype 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.#SUB#
St Hype is working for an americana but Rivera has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst St Hype was thinking about the submission.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing St Hype from controlling successfully.
St Hype stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Hype is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Hype missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
St Hype is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
St Hype sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
St Hype throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera throws a head kick but St Hype moves out of range.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Hype, as that shot connected.
St Hype jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Hype sets himself, and Rivera steps forward looking for the clinch! St Hype avoids it this time.
St Hype misses with a looping right.
St Hype looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Hype lands a really nice looking cross but Rivera seems unphased.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T3#
St Hype throws a poor cross that misses
#CL2#
and Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Hype's efforts to push away.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Hype avoids it.
St Hype blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Hype is defending well for now.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but St Hype avoids the damage to the body.
St Hype on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but St Hype is blocking nicely.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
#T4#
St Hype blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
St Hype breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from St Hype finds it's target.
Ruben Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera tries to clinch
and St Hype connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
St Hype was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivera wants to clinch.
St Hype wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rivera wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivera tries to clinch up but St Hype circles away and keeps his distance.
Perry St Hype is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from St Hype.
Rivera appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Hype misses with a lunging right hand
and Rivera counters with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Perry St Hype's cut.
That's time! St Hype's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
St Hype dips to his left and cracks Rivera with an uppercut!
Rivera staying out of range there.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but St Hype swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
Rivera pushes St Hype up against the cage in a clinch.
St Hype dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Hype managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Hype has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Hype tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
#T1#
St Hype wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
St Hype avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into St Hype's ribcage.
Rivera lands a damaging elbow.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Hype blocks the elbow strike.
Perry St Hype has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but St Hype is blocking nicely.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but St Hype avoids the damage to the body.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Hype is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but St Hype leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
St Hype blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
St Hype breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Hype misses with a straight right.
Rivera walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Hype throws a body shot but no joy.
St Hype scores with a hook.#T3#
St Hype avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Hype manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera wants to clinch.
St Hype lands with a cross.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and St Hype moves out of range easily.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from St Hype.
Rivera feints and then cracks St Hype's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Hype down.
Rivera misses with a lunging right hand
enabling St Hype to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into St Hype's ribcage.#T4#
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through St Hype's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped St Hype in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #BC#
St Hype breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivera throws a good cross that connects.
Rivera slips under a jab from St Hype.
St Hype blocks the body kick.
St Hype misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rivera scoring well with a low kick there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rivera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Rivera!
During a confident post fight interview, Ruben Rivera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GRS 179
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak throws a shot from downtown. Rivera moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bak counters with a straight right hand.
Bak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bak fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rivera eats them both and turns towards Bak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bak uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera throws a push kick but Bak slaps the foot to one side.
Bak let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bak.
#T1##CL#
Rivera has Bak up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bak's defenses.
Bak avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bak managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bak shrugs off.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Rivera has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#BC2#
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bak blocks a head kick by Rivera.
Rivera walks into a straight right hand from Bak.
Bak throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a good low kick that Bak was not able to check.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Bak.
Bak throws an ugly left hook that misses
#CL#
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Bak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bak wants to break free but Rivera has control.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC2#
Bak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera misses with a kick to the body.
Bak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Bak jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rivera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bak feints a jab promting Rivera to slip. Bak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rivera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bak throws out a powerful jab.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Bak sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera wants to clinch.
Bak with a hook.
Bak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bak misses the shot to the body.
Bak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rivera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T4#
Rivera wants to clinch but Bak slips to the side
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Rivera thows a body kick. Bak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bak scores with the left hand. Rivera knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Bak.
Rivera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bak avoids the body shot from Rivera.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Rivera misses with a low kick as Bak jumps back.
Bak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bak's brow.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Bak won't want to take too many of those.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gun Seok Bak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bak keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut there from Bak.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Bak is avoiding it.
#CL#
Rivera has managed to clinch.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bak tries to break free but Rivera pushes him back against the cage.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bak shrugs off.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC2#
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Bak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rivera is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bak scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Bak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivera backs up against the cage.
Bak tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera throws a leg kick which misses Bak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bak tries to avoid it.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bak throws a big shot that misses.
Bak fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Bak does it's job there.
Rivera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Rivera closes the distance and pushes Bak back into the cage.
Bak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bak working hard to break the clinch.
Bak avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
#T2#
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bak has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rivera seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bak can turn it around.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
#BC2#
Bak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bak lands a jab to Rivera's midsection.
Good exchange - Bak coming out on top.
Bak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivera throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
Bak shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rivera eats them both and turns towards Bak to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rivera takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivera throws a head kick but Bak moves out of range.
#T3#
Bak scores with a jab. Rivera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rivera has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from Bak misses its intended target.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivera.
Bak moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bak avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bak tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Bak circles away and keeps his distance.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T4#
Bak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Rivera clinches.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Bak won't want to take too many of those.
Bak is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Bak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Rivera has double underhooks.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bak's face.
Rivera keeps control of Bak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bak dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gun Seok Bak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Bak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bak.
Nice straight punches there by Bak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bak.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Bak tries to keep at a distance but Rivera has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bak.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
#T1#
Rivera lands an elbow just above Bak 's eye.
Bak takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bak working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Bak.
Bak lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bak scores with a jab to the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Bak jabs Rivera right on the nose. Rivera blinks but takes it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2#
Bak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bak throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Gun Seok Bak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bak.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Bak keeps it at a distance.
Bak bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bak.
Bak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak works Rivera's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheers as Bak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
Bak misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bak.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
#T3#
Bak looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Rivera on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bak throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Bak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bak throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bak's head.
Bak punishes Rivera's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivera moves out of range as Bak strikes.
Bak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Bak moved away.
Bak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bak manages to circle out of the way.
Bak misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Bak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivera backs up against the cage.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak throws a predictable looking body shot
#CL#
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rivera.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera lands an elbow inside that Bak shrugs off.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bak's brow.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Bak 's eye.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ruben Rivera did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bak. That did some damage!
Bak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bak stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Bak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Bak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rivera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bak throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Bak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bak.
Rivera is looking to counter the offense by Bak and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera walks into a left hand.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rivera.
#T1#
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Nice shot by Bak.#CL#
Rivera gets a clinch.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Bak avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera has Bak pressed against the cage, preventing Bak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Rivera has the dominant position.
Rivera has Bak pressed against the cage, preventing Bak from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
#BC2#
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
#T2#
Bak blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC2#
Bak pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bak with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Bak.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Bak avoided it.
Bak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Rivera drives through and clinches with Bak against the cage.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bak tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bak looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rivera.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bak avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
#T3#
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Bak wants to break free but Rivera has control.
Bak avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bak in his tracks for a moment.
Bak blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bak lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bak is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Bak working hard to break the clinch.
Bak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Bak wants to break free but Rivera has control.
#T4#
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Bak wants to get back to striking at distance but Rivera won't allow it.
Bak is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
#BC2#
Bak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak lands a jab to the head.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Bak backs away, Rivera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bak lands a jab to the head.
Bak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Bak keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera had his way with Gun Seok Bak in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R5#
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Bak.
Rivera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bak just manages to avoid it.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak is having none of it.
Bak misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak thuds his right hand into Rivera's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That kick from Rivera tenderised Bak's leg. Bak is trying to keep his angry face on.
A big right from Bak misses.
Bak swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bak misses its intended target.
Bak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T1#
Bak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#CL#
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Bak's ribcage.
Bak is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Bak is trying to break free.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bak managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak is trying to push Rivera away but Rivera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Bak wants to break the clinch but can't.
#BC2#
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Bak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Bak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rivera.
A clash of legs there as Bak blocks the low kick.
Bak scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bak misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bak.
A big left from Bak misses.
A jab lands there for Bak.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak is having none of it.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T3#
A decent looking cross lands there for Bak.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bak misses with a body shot.
Rivera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Bak misses.
Bak avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Bak bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rivera's head backwards.
Bak throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Bak pushes him off.
Rivera tries to move into range but Bak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T4#
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bak.
A shot to the liver by Bak. Beautiful body shot.
Bak throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bak. Those never looked like landing.
Bak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bak's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivera under the eye.
Bak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Bak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bak circles away.
Bak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bak moves out of range.
Rivera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bak lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gun Seok Bak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bak 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gun Seok Bak!
Gun Seok Bak is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Gun Seok Bak started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RS 176 No Whiners!
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Bushwacker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bushwacker has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bushwacker moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Bushwacker counters with an outside leg kick.
Bushwacker moves out of range as Rivera strikes.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Bushwacker keeps it at a distance.
Bushwacker checks the leg kick.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
Rivera moves to clinch but Bushwacker breaks away
and Bushwacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Rivera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushwacker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bushwacker avoids the head kick by Rivera.
#CL2#
Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Bushwacker manages to break the clinch.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bushwacker throwing a counter right hand but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera throws a front kick aimed at Bushwacker's knee but Bushwacker avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bushwacker misses with a combination
#CL2#
and Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T2#
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bushwacker lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushwacker scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Bobby Bushwacker has been cut.
Rivera being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bushwacker throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.#T3#
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Bushwacker stalling against the cage.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike.
Bushwacker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Bushwacker misses with some punches.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bushwacker misses with a body punch.
Bushwacker pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T4#
Bushwacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Bushwacker missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera avoiding damage as Bushwacker throws knees to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bushwacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Bushwacker looking to slow down the pace here.
Bushwacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bushwacker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bushwacker cracks Rivera with a good jab.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Rivera gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Bushwacker.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
A short left from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bushwacker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Bushwacker 's eye.
Bushwacker takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
Bobby Bushwacker's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.#T1#
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bushwacker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Bushwacker lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera being controlled against the cage.
Bushwacker stalling in the clinch but Rivera improves position.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bushwacker.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Bushwacker tries to tie him up.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Bushwacker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Rivera missing with a left hand there. Bushwacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bushwacker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bushwacker is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bushwacker throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Bushwacker backing away here, and Rivera unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bushwacker is having none of it.
Bushwacker throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bushwacker thows a leg kick but Rivera checks it
and Rivera counters with a low kick, right behind Bushwacker 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera tries to work over Bushwacker's front leg with a kick but Bushwacker checks it.
Bobby Bushwacker is winning the standup battle so far.
Bushwacker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bushwacker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bushwacker throws a hook but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera tries to clinch but Bushwacker moves away
and Bushwacker counters with a straight right hand.
Bushwacker looks to land a right hand but Rivera moved out of range.
Bushwacker blocks a leg kick.#T3#
Bushwacker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivera wants to counter the offense by Bushwacker and move into the clinch position.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Bushwacker swinging wildly here.
Rivera pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bushwacker is out of range and Rivera settles back down.
Bushwacker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Bushwacker.
Bushwacker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rivera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bushwacker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rivera.
Bushwacker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Rivera. #T4#
Bushwacker throws out a powerful jab.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Bushwacker.
Rivera is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Bushwacker circles away.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bushwacker checks a leg kick nicely.
Bushwacker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bushwacker throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bushwacker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Bushwacker checks a low kick from Rivera.
Bushwacker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Rivera.
A clash of legs there as Bushwacker blocks the low kick.
Bushwacker throws a big counter combination but Rivera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bushwacker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bushwacker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Rivera throws a leg kick but Bushwacker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bushwacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Bushwacker cracks a nice hook into Rivera's ribs.
Bobby Bushwacker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera wants to clinch but Bushwacker slips to the side
and Bushwacker counters with a series of strikes. Rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rivera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivera wants to land a leg kick but Bushwacker is out of range.
Bushwacker misses with a hook.
Rivera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Bushwacker is predictable there
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bushwacker dips to his left and cracks Rivera with an uppercut!
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bushwacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera staying out of range there.#T1#
Rivera looks for the body kick but Bushwacker saw that one coming.
Bushwacker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
A lazy left from Bushwacker finds it's target.
Bushwacker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bushwacker throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera throws a head kick but Bushwacker moves out of range.
Bushwacker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rivera swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bushwacker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bushwacker moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
#T2#
Rivera connects with an inside leg kick.
Bushwacker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivera misses the target.
Bushwacker keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Bushwacker misses its target.
Bushwacker works over Rivera's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushwacker throws an overhand right that lands on Rivera's shoulder, as Rivera tries to avoid the shot.
Bushwacker misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bushwacker.
Bushwacker moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Bushwacker.
Rivera has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bushwacker finds it's way round the side to connect with Rivera's head. #CL2#
Rivera instigates a clinch. #T3#
A short uppercut from Bushwacker.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Bushwacker is blocking nicely.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Bushwacker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera misses with a hook
and Bushwacker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Bushwacker.
Rivera tries to counter with a clinch but Bushwacker shakes him off and moves away.
Rivera wants to clinch up but Bushwacker keeps it at a distance.
Bushwacker misses with a body shot.
#T4##CL2#
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bushwacker working hard to break the clinch.
Bushwacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bushwacker is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivera gets an underhook and turns Bushwacker into the cage.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bushwacker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bushwacker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Bushwacker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bushwacker avoids it.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.
Bushwacker pushes Rivera back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bushwacker clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bushwacker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Bushwacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bushwacker misses with a right hand
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Bushwacker misses its intended target.
Rivera turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bushwacker misses with a wild combination.
Rivera thinks about the counter body kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Bushwacker moves out of range easily.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera looks to land a right hand but Bushwacker moved out of range.
A head kick by Rivera misses
and Bushwacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
As Rivera looks to move away, Bushwacker throws a big counter combo but Rivera just gets out of the way.
Bushwacker lands an overhand right.#T1#
Bushwacker misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with an inside leg kick.
Bushwacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Bushwacker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Bushwacker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bushwacker misses with a wild body shot.
Bushwacker throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera misses with a leg kick
and Bushwacker counters with a leg kick.
Rivera lands with a kick to the temple. Bushwacker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CL2#
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Bushwacker throws a head punch that misses.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike.#T2#
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bushwacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bushwacker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Bushwacker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Bushwacker.
Bushwacker tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Bushwacker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bushwacker pushes off an throws an elbow but Rivera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera has Bushwacker pressed against the cage, preventing Bushwacker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bushwacker is trying to push Rivera away but Rivera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.
Rivera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T3#
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bushwacker managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bushwacker.
#BC#
Bushwacker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bushwacker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rivera cracks the inside of Bushwacker's front leg.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Bushwacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bushwacker scoring well with a low kick there.
#CL2#
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
#T4#
Bushwacker can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera dodges an elbow strike from Bushwacker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bushwacker avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bushwacker blocks it with crossed arms.
Bushwacker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bushwacker lands a shot to the body.
Bushwacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Bushwacker blocks with his arms.
Rivera blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bobby Bushwacker's cut.
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!
#R5#
Rivera tries to clinch but Bushwacker is having none of it.
Rivera fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Bushwacker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Bushwacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bushwacker blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bushwacker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Bushwacker.
Rivera is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
#T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bushwacker's brow.
Bushwacker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bushwacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bushwacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Bushwacker blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Bushwacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bushwacker avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
#T2#
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bushwacker in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Bushwacker.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Bushwacker.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Bushwacker is trying to push Rivera away but Rivera has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Bushwacker avoids the damage to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bushwacker can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Bushwacker avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Bushwacker has Rivera pressed against the cage.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Bushwacker misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Bushwacker dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bushwacker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bushwacker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bushwacker struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bushwacker is defending well for now.
Bushwacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
#BC#
Bushwacker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
A left and a right from Bushwacker both land. Nice combination.
Bushwacker avoids the body shot from Rivera.
#CL2#
Rivera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bushwacker avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Bushwacker controlling the action here for a moment.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Bushwacker in his tracks for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bushwacker pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Bushwacker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC#
Bushwacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Rivera blocks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivera 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 47:48
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera is the new featherweight champion!
Ruben Rivera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
RS 174 Make'm Bleed
Date: Mar 24, 2018 |
#R1##CL2#
Heart has managed to clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heart avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Heart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heart wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Heart 's eye.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Heart pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Heart.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#TD2#
Heart tightens his grip and picks Rivera up, before dumping him to the ground. Rivera manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#T1#
Heart wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Heart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heart working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Heart makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Heart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Heart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Heart throws a strike but Rivera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Rivera has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rivera seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heart trying to control the position here.
Heart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Heart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heart controlling the position.
Rivera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rivera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rivera's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3##SU#
Rivera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heart connects with a body shot.
Heart lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Heart lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T4#
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Heart tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Heart back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heart softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Heart in his tracks for a moment.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Heart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Heart.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Heart pushes Rivera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#TD2#
Heart tightens his grip and picks Rivera up, before dumping him to the ground. Rivera manages to land in guard.
Rivera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Heart on the ground.
Rivera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Heart from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Heart will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Rivera misses with a body kick.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Heart counters with a stiff right hand.
Heart darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Rivera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heart, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Heart is blocking nicely.
Heart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Heart avoids the damage to the body.
Heart dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Heart misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Heart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
#T1#
Heart blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Heart in his tracks for a moment.
Heart takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Heart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Heart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Heart wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ruben Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Heart.
Heart can't get the takedown.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heart.
A head punch on the inside from Heart fails to land.
Heart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Heart won't want to take too many of those.
Heart is breathing heavily.
Rivera lands an elbow inside. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Heart fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heart misses with the head strike.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
Rivera lands an elbow that stopped Heart in his tracks for a moment.
Heart avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Rivera working Heart over with knees to the body.
Heart gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Rivera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Heart.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.#T3#
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Heart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heart tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Heart swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heart blocks the elbow strike.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#
It looks like Peter Heart has been cut.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heart.
Rivera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Heart blocks an elbow strike.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heart can do to turn this around?
Heart is working for takedown but Rivera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivera lands a nice elbow.
Heart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heart managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Heart takes an elbow to the temple.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Heart won't want to take too many of those.#T4#
Rivera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heart blocks the elbow strike.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
Heart misses with a punch on the inside.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Heart leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera misses with an elbow over the top.
Heart looking for a takedown.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heart is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Heart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rivera feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heart's calf.
Peter Heart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Heart stalks Rivera and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rivera's face. Rivera staggers backwards, shaken.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Heart rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heart has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rivera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heart wants a takedown.
Heart avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Heart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Heart misses with a body punch.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Heart has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rivera regains guard immediately. #ES#
Rivera scrambles and gets back to his feet.
#T1#
That kick from Rivera tenderised Heart's leg. Heart is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL#
Rivera clinches up with Heart and pushes him back against the cage.
Heart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rivera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruben Rivera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Heart.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Heart's brow.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Heart.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Heart throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Heart blocks with his arms.
Heart working aggressively here.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heart.
Heart misses with some punches.
Heart tries for a takedown. No joy.
Heart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Heart takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Heart drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Heart is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Heart.
Heart blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Heart takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
Heart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heart avoids it.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
#TD2#
Heart has picked Rivera up - he's going for a ride! Heart dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#T3#
Rivera is trying to stand.
Heart thows a huge punch but Rivera dodges it nicely.
Heart slips a nice elbow through Rivera's hands, connecting with Rivera's forehead.
Rivera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rivera is concentrating on defense, preventing Heart from advancing position.
My spies in Shit House inform me that Heart has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Heart looks to land a strike but Rivera avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Heart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Heart throws a big right hand that misses.
Heart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heart throwing strikes from guard but Rivera blocks nicely.
Rivera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Heart moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Heart is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Heart moves out of range easily.
Heart swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Rivera drops his hands momentarily and Heart takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Heart as the two fighters clinch.
Heart wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Heart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rivera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Heart can't get the takedown.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heart's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rivera 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruben Rivera!
During a confident post fight interview, Ruben Rivera thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Peter Heart was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck this! Let's do it again.'.
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Event:
DARE 29 LIBERTY
Date: Feb 24, 2018 |
#R1#
Matonen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matonen connects with a body shot that sends Rivera's belly button to the back.
Matonen lands with an overhand left.
Matonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land a leg kick but Matonen saw it coming and moves away.
Matonen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a good, hard body kick but Matonen shrugs it off.
Matonen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matonen misses with a left hand
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
Rivera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matonen. That did some damage!
Rivera slips a jab from Matonen.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.#BC#
Matonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera looks to throw a body kick
letting Matonen counter with a right hand.
A solid body kick from Matonen.
Rivera staying out of range there.#CL2#
Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
#T1#
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Matonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Matonen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Matonen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#BC#
Matonen breaks the clinch.
Matonen throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera pushes Matonen away with a front kick.
A head kick from Rivera lands but Matonen takes it in his stride.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Matonen is avoiding it.
Matonen looks to throw the jab but Rivera is out of range.
Matonen swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matonen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matonen misses with the combination.
Matonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Matonen.#T2#
Rivera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#CL2#
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of stalling here from Matonen.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Matonen scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matonen.
Matonen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Matonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matonen dodges an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matonen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Matonen on the inside.
Matonen is trying to pull guard but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Matonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Matonen blocks it.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera letting Matonen take a breather here.
Matonen looking to stall.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Matonen tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Matonen looking to slow down the pace here.#T4#
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Matonen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Matonen stalling in the clinch but Rivera improves position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matonen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Matonen is breathing heavily.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Matonen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matonen is pushing Rivera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matonen is defending well for now.
Matonen stalling against the cage.
Matonen fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Rivera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Matonen in a clinch.
Matonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rivera throws an elbow but misses.
Matonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Matonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matonen is looking to control Rivera's arms but Rivera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matonen has his back to the cage.
Matonen taking a breather.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Matonen is trying to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling him.
Matonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Matonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rivera as Matonen tries to tie him up. #T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Matonen managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Matonen jumps guard but Rivera stands there with Matonen around his waist. Matonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matonen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rivera smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Usko Matonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera moves out of range as Matonen strikes.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Matonen, as that shot connected.
Matonen scores with a body shot.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Matonen there.
Matonen sizes up Rivera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
A left lands for Matonen.
Matonen lands with an overhand left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Matonen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matonen misses with a body shot.
Rivera keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab from Matonen.
Rivera throws a leg kick but Matonen moved away.
Usko Matonen is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Rivera clinches up with Matonen and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Matonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matonen moves out of range as Rivera strikes.#CL2#
Rivera instigates a clinch.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Matonen blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Matonen.
#T3#
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matonen.
#TD#
Matonen jumps into guard, dragging Rivera to the mat.
Matonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rivera's guard. #REVR#
Matonen looking to pass the guard.
Rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Matonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Matonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now. #T4#
Matonen wants to control from the top but Rivera keeps moving.
Matonen wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Matonen from controlling successfully.
Rivera is looking to stand up but Matonen isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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 Usko Matonen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matonen.
Matonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riveras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rivera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rivera defending well as Matonen loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Matonen.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Matonen.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Matonen moves out of range easily.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Matonen sees coming a mile off.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matonen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matonen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rivera.#T1#
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Matonen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Matonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
Matonen checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Matonen pushes him off.
Matonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice kick to the body.
Matonen tries to bum rush Rivera with a series of wild strikes but Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Matonen blocks the low kick.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rivera misses with a straight left.
Matonen lands a nice shot that snaps Rivera's head back.
Matonen misses with a straight left.
Matonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rivera can pounce on him.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2#
Rivera misses with the body kick
and Matonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Matonen circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Matonen misses the target.
Rivera slips a straight right by Matonen.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Matonen misses with an uppercut. #CL2#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Matonen fails to pull guard.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matonen.
Matonen avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Matonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Usko Matonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera tries to clinch but Matonen moves out of range. #T3#
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Matonen throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matonen connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera misses with a looping left.
And Matonen counters with a quick kick to the body but Rivera blocks it.
Matonen cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Matonen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Matonen misses the target.
Rivera is looking to slow Matonen down with leg kicks.
Rivera checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera is trying to counter with his kicks.
Matonen moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivera.
Rivera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Matonen if he has to take too many more of those.
Matonen throws a one two combo.
Matonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rivera pushes Matonen away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matonen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL2#
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matonen avoids it.
Matonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Matonen avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera throws an elbow that misses.
Matonen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivera is keeping busy.
Matonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matonen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD#
Matonen gets control of Rivera's arms and successfully pulls guard. Matonen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Matonen trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Usko Matonen.
I think Matonen 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
DARE BEYOND THE THUNDERDOME
Date: Dec 30, 2017 |
#R1#
Nice body kick from Lê.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lê.
Jab from Lê.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lê.
Rivera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lê.
Lê cracks Rivera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lê is looking to slow Rivera down with leg kicks.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Lê misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lê.
Lê connects with a solid leg kick.
Lê connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lê is looking to clinch. #CL#
Rivera darts in and clinches Lê up against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice elbow. #T1#
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lê.
Our sources have told us that Rivera has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lê throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lê blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lê.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Lê blocks it.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lê.
Lê avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lê's brow.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lê avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Lê avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lê avoids it.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lê is defending well for now.
Lê lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Lê lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards. #T2#
Rivera tries a knee to the head but Lê blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Lê.
Lê working aggressively here.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Lê managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Lê fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lê blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lê fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lê.
Lê gets through Rivera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lê lands with a light punch inside.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lê is defending well for now.
Lê lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Lê tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
Lê misses with some punches.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T3#
Rivera prevents a body shot from Lê.
Lê lands a body punch.
Lê misses with the head strike.
Lê misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lê lands a body punch.
Rivera misses with an elbow strike.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Lê on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Lê blocks with his arms.
Lê managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Lê avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Lê misses with the head strike.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Lê avoids the damage to the body.
Lê softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lê.
#T4#
Lê tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Lê blocks with his arms.
Rivera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lê goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Lê won't want to take too many of those.
Lê managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lê.
Lê blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lê.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lê avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lê lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Lê as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quân Lê will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Lê tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lê misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lê checks a low kick from Rivera.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lê lands a nice hook to Rivera's body. Rivera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Rivera jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lê checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lê misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Quân Lê seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lê scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera tries to land a front kick but Lê steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lê lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rivera will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Rivera looks for the body kick but Lê saw that one coming.
Rivera scores with a spinning back kick!
Lê lands a nice hook to Rivera's body. Rivera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Lê lands.
Lê moves out of range of the leg kick from Rivera.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lê. That's going to slow Rivera down.
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Lê.
Lê swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lê has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lê lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lê thuds a left hand into Rivera's body.#CL#
Rivera clinches.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Lê on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lê tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Lê avoids the damage to the body.
Lê avoids a wild elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Lê avoids the damage to the body.
Lê blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lê lands with a left to the head.
Lê blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lê.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lê.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lê managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Lê lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T3#
Lê is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lê misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lê is defending well for now.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lê lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Lê.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Lê 's eye.
Lê managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lê is defending well for now.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lê avoids it.
Lê tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Lê back against the cage.
Lê lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lê misses with the head strike.
Lê avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Lê's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Lê - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
Lê lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Lê.
Rivera pushes off an throws an elbow but Lê leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lê is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera prevents a body shot from Lê.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lê misses with a body punch.
Lê works on Rivera's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lê.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lê is defending well for now.
Lê avoids the elbow strike from Rivera, against the cage.
Lê lands with a right to the head.
Lê tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Lê.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Lê.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Lê misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lê doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivera circles away.
Lê is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rivera shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lê throws a good cross that connects.
Lê lands with an overhand left.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but Lê is having none of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lê - that will leave a mark!
Lê cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Lê connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera takes one to the side of the head.
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lê lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rivera's sensitive parts.
Lê has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lê.
Lê goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lê swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Lê as he connects with a hook.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Lê misses with a head kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lê fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rivera.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Lê circles away.
Lê stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lê thuds a left hand into Rivera's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lê. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruben Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Rivera moves out of range of the strikes.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Lê circles away.
Lê only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lê lands with a hook. Rivera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Lê slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lê cracks the inside of Rivera's front leg.
Rivera walks into a stiff left hand from Lê.
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rivera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lê connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rivera. Rivera circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rivera is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lê lands a leg kick that knocks Rivera off balance momentarily.#T3#
Lê scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lê tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rivera moves out of range as Lê throws a body kick.
Rivera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lê.
Lê connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lê with a jab.
Lê lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Lê finds it's way through Rivera's defenses.
Rivera takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lê connects with an inside leg kick.
Lê takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lê connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
#T4#
Lê throws out a powerful jab.
Lê lands a nice looking body kick.
Lê fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lê thows a body kick. Rivera tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lê moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lê tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rivera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivera takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lê. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera tries to counter by clinching up but Lê breaks away and moves out of range.
Lê pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lê scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lê winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!
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#R1#
Smith throws a push kick but Rivera slaps the foot to one side. #CL#
Rivera rushes Smith and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Rivera's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Rivera has him pressed against the cage.
Rivera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith looks winded!
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
We've been informed that Smith has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera just leaning against Smith, taking a breather.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T1#
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
#T2#
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera lands an elbow inside.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T3#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rivera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
#T4#
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Smith throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Ruben Rivera has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith letting Rivera take a breather here.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
#T3#
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
#T4#
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rivera prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that second 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. 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.
#R3##CL#
Rivera clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T1#
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Rivera working Smith over with knees to the body.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
#T3#
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Rivera is controlling the position.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera is stalling here.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruben Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ruben Rivera!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ruben Rivera!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Ruben Rivera thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
DARE 14
Date: Nov 18, 2017 |
#R1#
Websphere throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rivera.
Websphere tries a head kick but it misses.
Websphere lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Websphere misses with an uppercut
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Websphere throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
Websphere lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Websphere misses with a looping right.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere scores with a jab to the head.
#CL#
Rivera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Rivera has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Websphere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Websphere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Websphere swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Websphere misses with the head strike.
Websphere lands with a light punch inside.
Websphere avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Websphere on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Websphere works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Websphere is defending well for now.
Websphere takes a knee to the side of the body.
Websphere misses with the head strike.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Websphere.
Websphere working aggressively here.
#T2#
Websphere misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Websphere's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
Rivera fires out a quick counter leg kick but Websphere just manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera is looking to clinch but Websphere is avoiding it.
Websphere slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Websphere lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Websphere scoring well with a low kick there.
Websphere with a hook.
BM Websphere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Websphere misses with a wild body shot.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T3#
A low kick from Websphere is predictable there
and Rivera makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Websphere really felt that one!
Rivera throws out a leg kick but Websphere moves out of range and Rivera only half commits.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Websphere's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rivera defending well as Websphere loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera tries to counter by clinching up but Websphere breaks away and moves out of range.
Websphere connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Websphere throws a leg kick
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Websphere stuns Rivera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Websphere. #T4#
Websphere scores with a push kick.
Websphere has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
An inside leg kick from Websphere misses.
Websphere scores with a nice body kick.
Websphere throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Rivera counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Websphere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Websphere goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Websphere in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Websphere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Websphere avoids it.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Websphere avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BM Websphere will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Rivera tries to clinch but Websphere moves out of range.
Websphere has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rivera throws a wild body kick that Websphere sees coming a mile off.
Websphere takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Rivera tried to counter with a leg kick but Websphere avoided it.
Websphere scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Websphere connects with a leg kick. Rivera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rivera there as he acknowledges the shot.
BM Websphere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Websphere lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Websphere throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Websphere scores with a kick to the midsection.
Websphere misses with a body kick.
Rivera is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Websphere.
Websphere paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A slow jab from Websphere misses its intended target.
Rivera is looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Websphere misses with a kick to the body.
Rivera throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rivera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Websphere can pounce on him.
Websphere misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Websphere blocks with his arms.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Websphere swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Websphere won't want to take too many of those.#BC2#
Websphere breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Websphere circles away.
A head kick by Websphere misses
and Rivera counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rivera slips a jab from Websphere.
Rivera thinks about countering with a body kick.#T2##CL#
Rivera clinches.
Websphere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Websphere misses with the head strike.
Websphere avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera looking to throw knees to the head but Websphere is blocking nicely.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Websphere is defending well for now.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Websphere is defending well for now.
Websphere working aggressively here.
#BC2#
Websphere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Websphere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Websphere misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Websphere scores with a jab.
Rivera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Websphere looks to land a left hand but Rivera moved out of range nicely.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Websphere steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Websphere moves out of range of the body kick.
Websphere throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rivera is looking to slow Websphere down with leg kicks.
Websphere is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Websphere connects with a looping right hand.
Websphere misses the jab.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T4#
Rivera checks a low kick from Websphere.
Rivera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivera seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Websphere takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Websphere thows a leg kick but Rivera checks it
and Rivera counters with a nice low kick that buckles Websphere's knee momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Websphere counters with an inside leg kick.
Websphere throws a front kick aimed at Rivera's knee but Rivera avoids it well.
Websphere looks for the body kick but Rivera saw that one coming.
Rivera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Websphere circles away from the clinch attempt.
Websphere was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That kick from Websphere tenderised Rivera's leg. Rivera is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BM Websphere showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Rivera tries to clinch but Websphere moves out of range.
A low kick from Websphere is predictable there
and Rivera counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Websphere to score with a decent uppercut.
Websphere throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Websphere.
Websphere scores with a head kick. Rivera tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rivera blocks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Websphere tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Websphere misses.
Rivera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Websphere takes a step back to recover. #T1#
Rivera throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Websphere checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rivera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Websphere.
Rivera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Websphere throws a looping overhand right but Rivera ducks down to avoid it.
Websphere throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Websphere misses with a kick to the body.
Websphere cracks Rivera with a good jab.
Websphere lands a really nice looking cross but Rivera seems unphased.
Ruben Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Websphere takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Websphere just misses with a punch to the body.
Websphere lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rivera backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera is looking to clinch but Websphere is avoiding it.
Websphere takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Websphere misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Websphere.
Rivera appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Websphere pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivera is out of range and Websphere settles back down.
Rivera is looking to counter the offense by Websphere and move into the clinch.
Rivera staying out of range there.#T3#
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Websphere avoids it.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Websphere throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera throws a quick counter head kick but Websphere was just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
Rivera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Websphere.
Websphere has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivera.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Websphere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rivera moves forwards but Websphere connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A lazy body kick from Websphere
and Rivera counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rivera slips a straight right by Websphere.
As Websphere backs away, Rivera returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Rivera gets a clinch. #T4#
Websphere blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Websphere avoids the damage to the body.
Websphere tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Websphere won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Websphere throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Websphere's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Websphere takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Websphere avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera.
A frustrated look appears on Websphere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
BM Websphere is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to BM Websphere.
I've got Websphere winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... BM Websphere!
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Event:
DARE MONTREAL
Date: Oct 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rivera wants to counter the offense by Vovchanchyn and move into the clinch position.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rivera.
#CL2#
Rivera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vovchanchyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vovchanchyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vovchanchyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T1#
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vovchanchyn lands with a right to the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vovchanchyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Vovchanchyn blocks with his arms.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera has Vovchanchyn pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivera. #T2#
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Vovchanchyn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3#
Rivera with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Vovchanchyn.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Vovchanchyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Vovchanchyn working aggressively here.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vovchanchyn can't break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Vovchanchyn won't want to take too many of those.
Vovchanchyn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vovchanchyn letting Rivera take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera 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.
#R2#
Vovchanchyn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Vovchanchyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivera's hands.
Vovchanchyn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rivera momentarily.
No joy there for Vovchanchyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vovchanchyn blocks the body kick.
Vovchanchyn throwing a counter right hand but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vovchanchyn lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivera at a distance.
#CL2#
Rivera moves into the clinch.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rivera controls the action.
Rivera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The referee calls for Rivera to work.
Rivera misses with a knee to the head.
Vovchanchyn being controlled against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vovchanchyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Vovchanchyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T2#
Rivera prevents a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Rivera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Vovchanchyn fails to land.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage. #T3#
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Vovchanchyn.
Rivera slowing the pace effectively.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vovchanchyn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn trying to land knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Vovchanchyn breaks from the clinch.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
Vovchanchyn throws a shot to the body.
Vovchanchyn moves out of range of the body kick.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Vovchanchyn there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera throws a push kick but Vovchanchyn slaps the foot to one side.
Rivera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rivera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vovchanchyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Vovchanchyn takes a swing at Rivera's ribcage but misses.
Vovchanchyn sets himself, and Rivera steps forward looking for the clinch! Vovchanchyn avoids it this time.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Vovchanchyn. Those never looked like landing.
Vovchanchyn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vovchanchyn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vovchanchyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Igor Vovchanchyn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Vovchanchyn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivera was well out of range. Poor timing from Vovchanchyn.#CL2#
Rivera forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vovchanchyn avoids it.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Ruben Rivera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vovchanchyn misses with the head strike.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Rivera stalling.
#BC#
Vovchanchyn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vovchanchyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vovchanchyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice right hand.
#CL2#
Rivera forces Vovchanchyn back against the cage and clinches.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a body punch.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Vovchanchyn back against the cage.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
#T2#
Vovchanchyn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Vovchanchyn blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vovchanchyn.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Vovchanchyn blocks with his arms.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vovchanchyn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Vovchanchyn won't want to take too many of those.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vovchanchyn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vovchanchyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vovchanchyn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vovchanchyn misses with a punch to the body.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera stalling the fight.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera avoiding damage.
Vovchanchyn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Vovchanchyn avoids the damage to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vovchanchyn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vovchanchyn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vovchanchyn is defending well for now.#T4#
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vovchanchyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vovchanchyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vovchanchyn misses with some punches.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vovchanchyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vovchanchyn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vovchanchyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vovchanchyn tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Vovchanchyn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vovchanchyn has a couple of punches blocked by Rivera.
Rivera's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vovchanchyn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Vovchanchyn.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Igor Vovchanchyn.
I think Vovchanchyn 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Igor Vovchanchyn!
Igor Vovchanchyn seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
DARE 7
Date: Sep 16, 2017 |
#R1#
Kovalev shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rivera as he avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kovalev!
Kovalev throws a lazy head kick
and Rivera counters with an outside leg kick.
Kovalev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kovalev has eaten all the pies!
Kovalev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#KD#
Rivera lands a big head kick that sends Kovalev tumbling to the mat! Rivera takes a step backwards and waves Kovalev back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Kovalev is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Kovalev is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera feints a jab and as Kovalev dips his head, Rivera unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Kovalev right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Kovalev falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Rivera smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruben Rivera!
Ruben Rivera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
DARE 5
Date: Aug 26, 2017 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Old is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivera with a body shot.
Old looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rivera thuds his shin into the meat of Old's side.
Old sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Old tries to counter it with a takedown but Rivera pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rivera scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivera.#CL#
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Old looks winded!
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
#T1#
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Old being controlled against the cage.
Rivera pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
#T2#
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Old's face.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Old in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Old takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.#T3#
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Old's ribcage.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera stalling the fight.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Old in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Old lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Old in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera working Old over with knees to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Old lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
That's time! Rivera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rivera. Old shrugs it off though. #CL#
Old gets tackled into the cage by Rivera. Rivera maintains the clinch.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#
It looks like Titan Old has been cut.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Old takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Rivera working Old over with knees to the body.
Old is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivera stalls.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Old can do to turn this around?#T1#
Old takes a knee right on the jaw!
Old takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Old's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Old won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivera.
Rivera has Old pushed against the cage.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
#T2#
Rivera landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivera - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera has Old pushed against the cage.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#KD#
Rivera drops Old with a big knee straight up the middle! Old is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Old is rocked!
That kick from Rivera tenderised Old's leg. Old is trying to keep his angry face on.
Old is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Old crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ruben Rivera!
Our winner, Ruben Rivera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
DARE ELIMINATORS
Date: Aug 05, 2017 |
#R1#
Rivera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Davis takes a step back to recover.
Rivera lands a front kick.
Rivera keeps Davis at a distance using the push kick.
A solid body kick from Rivera.
We've been told by Rivera's head coaches at Double XX that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rivera, right into the meat.
Rivera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rivera throws a nice head kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Cony Davis has been cut.
Davis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rivera.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Rivera takes the fight into the clinch.
Rivera content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rivera has Davis pressed against the cage.
Davis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rivera.#T1#
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Davis's face.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis looks winded!
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Davis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rivera using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rivera stalling the fight.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
#T2#
Knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a good knee to the midsection. Davis won't want to take too many of those.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Davis's ribcage.
Rivera working Davis over with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a nice knee to the body.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rivera has Davis pushed against the cage.#T3#
Rivera stalling the fight.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivera obliges.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
#ROC#
Davis is rocked!
Rivera with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Davis is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivera finish him?
Rivera working the clinch nicely. Davis is working for position but Rivera cracks him with a big knee to the head! Davis crumples up against the cage and Rivera lands two more shots before the ref can save Davis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ruben Rivera!
A relieved looking Ruben Rivera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Carnage 40
Date: May 20, 2017 |
#R1#
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Granger moves out of range easily.
Granger appears to be looking for a big counter.
Rivera throws a head kick that half lands.
#CUT2#
It looks like Heath Granger has been cut.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Granger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Granger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granger misses with the combination.
Granger moves out of range of the body kick from Rivera.
Granger is looking to counter the offense by Rivera and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
It looked like Granger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#KD2#
Rivera lands a big head kick that sends Granger tumbling to the mat! Rivera takes a step backwards and waves Granger back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Granger is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses #CL#
and Granger counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Granger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivera throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Granger blocks it with crossed arms.
Granger seems to have got his legs back now.#T1##BC2#
Rivera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Granger staying out of range there.
Granger moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Rivera is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rivera avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Granger moves out of range easily.
Granger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Granger cracks Rivera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Granger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Granger avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T2#
A punch combination from Rivera misses.
Granger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Granger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rivera is out of range.
Rivera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Granger went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Granger moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
#CL#
Granger closes the distance and clinches.
Granger presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Granger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivera is trying to force a seperation but Granger has the dominant position.#T3#
Granger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Granger takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Granger.
Granger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Granger trying to stall but Rivera improves his position.
Granger tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC2#
Rivera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivera throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Rivera goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rivera throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Granger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Granger tries to clinch up but Rivera circles away and keeps his distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rivera - that will leave a mark!
Rivera scores with a head kick. Granger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger is looking to clinch.
Granger throws a series of punches but Rivera avoids them all with ease.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rivera lands a front kick.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick and Granger moves out of range easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Granger scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Rivera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heath Granger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Granger is looking to counter punch.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Granger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Granger lands with a straight right. Rivera didn't see that one coming.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rivera is out of range and Granger settles back down.
Ruben Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Granger.
Granger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
Granger appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ruben Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Granger throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T1#
Rivera keeps Granger at a distance using the push kick.
Granger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rivera throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Granger wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Granger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Granger wants to slow Rivera down by chopping away at his legs.
Rivera throws a head kick but Granger moves out of range.
Granger misses with a two punch combination.
#T2#
Rivera avoids a kick to the body.
Rivera counters with a body kick.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Granger swings for the body but Rivera moves out of range.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rivera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Granger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Granger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rivera at a distance.
Rivera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Granger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Granger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.#T3#
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Granger throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Rivera's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Granger tries a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Rivera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rivera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivera plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Granger tries to counter by clinching up but Rivera breaks away and moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivera misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rivera throws a low kick but Granger moves out of range easily. #T4#
Granger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rivera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera misses the jab.
Rivera throws a lazy uppercut
and Granger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivera walks into a jab.
Granger tries to clinch but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera misses with a head kick.
Granger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rivera tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivera throws a poor cross that misses
and Granger counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Rivera.
Rivera throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#CL#
Granger has closed the distance and engaged Rivera in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ruben Rivera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Heath Granger's cut.
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.
#R3#
Rivera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Granger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL#
Granger moves into the clinch.
Rivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Granger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Granger tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivera avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Granger blocks a head kick by Rivera.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rivera!
Granger checks a leg kick nicely.
Rivera misses with a low kick.
#T1#
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Granger moves out of range as Rivera throws a body kick.
Granger misses with a two punch combination.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
and Granger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Granger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Granger. That snapped Rivera's head back.
#CL#
Granger takes the fight into the clinch.
Granger stalling.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Rivera avoids the elbow strike from Granger, against the cage.
#BC2#
Rivera breaks the clinch.
Heath Granger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Granger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Granger avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Rivera throws a sloppy head kick
and Granger counters with an outside leg kick.
Rivera checks the leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera looks to throw a body kick
and Granger counters with a left to the body.
Rivera misses with a leg kick.
Rivera throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rivera throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Granger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Granger throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Granger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T3#
Granger throws a right and a left that Rivera avoids nicely.
Rivera connects with a leg kick. Granger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rivera lands with a kick to the temple. Granger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Granger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivera.
Rivera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Granger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Granger off balance momentarily.
A head kick from Rivera lands but Granger takes it in his stride.
Rivera lands a leg kick that knocks Granger off balance momentarily.
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Granger.
Rivera misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Granger lunges at Rivera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivera's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Granger.
A head kick by Rivera misses
letting Granger counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
A little feinted left hand from Granger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Granger.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Rivera throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Granger. Rivera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivera throws a fast counter high kick but Granger manages to duck under it in time.
Good work by Granger as he checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Granger tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ruben Rivera.
I've got Rivera winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 29:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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