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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Brat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tupac - Hell Razor (remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 lbs
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179 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Brat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Junior Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera dodges the punch combination from Brat.
Rivera tries to clinch but Brat is having none of it.
Brat blocks a leg kick.
Brat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rivera wants to improve his position but Brat is controlling well.
Brat missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Brat 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.
Brat is trying to control. Rivera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rivera is in trouble now - Brat has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Brat prevents Rivera from getting the reversal.
Brat cracks Rivera with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera is squirming around, avoiding Brat's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brat thowing shots but they're missing.
Brat working for a guillotine from mount but Rivera is in no mood to give up.
Brat with shots to the head and body - Rivera looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brat lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rivera tries to hold on but Brat pushes him away.
Brat throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brat throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rivera tries to lock up and control but Brat gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rivera is squirming around, avoiding Brat's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is trying to escape the mount.
Rivera has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Brat's lack of action.
Brat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brat clinches with his opponent.
Brat is trying to stall.
Rivera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brat.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brat is defending well for now.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brat as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Rivera lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Brat managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land knees in the clinch but Brat avoids the damage to the body.
Rivera has Brat pressed against the cage.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brat is breathing heavily.
Brat on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brat up against the cage.
Brat misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brat working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera with a knee to the head.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brat stalling in the clinch but Rivera improves position.
Brat 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 Brat in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brat tries to circle away but Rivera has him pinned against the cage.
Brat 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 lands an elbow that stopped Brat in his tracks for a moment.
Brat avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera is pressed up against the cage. Brat has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivera down to the mat. Rivera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera tries to clinch but Brat moves out of range.
Brat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Brat circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Rivera will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rivera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivera's guard.
Rivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brat wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brat postures up.
Brat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Rivera wants to sweep but no luck.
Brat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera wants to stand and escape but Brat is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rivera tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brat decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivera's guard.
Brat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Brat throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rivera is trying to keep Brat in close.
Rivera has his feet on Brat's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A slow jab from Brat misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Brat.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera looks to clinch
and Brat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brat taking a breather.
Brat being controlled against the cage.
Brat avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera misses with a knee strike.
Brat blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brat goes for a takedown attempt but Rivera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brat was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Brat takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rivera tries to clinch but Brat moves away
and Brat counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rivera wants to control but Brat is keeping busy.
Rivera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera is in trouble now - Brat has advanced to mount!
Rivera wants to control but Brat is having none of it.
Brat wants to control the pace but Rivera is squirming around nicely.
Brat throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rivera is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rivera can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brat scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rivera tries to hold on but Brat postures up.
Brat pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Brat dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rivera wants to clinch.
Rivera is looking to clinch.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera closes the distance but Brat moves to the side
and Brat counters with a shoot takedown. Rivera fights it but they end up in guard.
Brat trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brat prevents Rivera from getting back to his feet.
Brat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rivera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brat is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivera has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brat wants to pass the guard but Rivera is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bratis looking to pass into half guard but Rivera pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rivera is in guard.
Rivera thows a big elbow that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rivera wants to clinch
and Brat counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rivera connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brat's face.
Rivera utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Rivera has Brat pressed against the cage.
Rivera landing knees to the head.
Rivera with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rivera stops a takedown attempt from Brat.
Rivera blocks an elbow strike from Brat.
Rivera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rivera connects with a knee to the head.
Brat takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rivera.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera scores with a knee to the head.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brat is defending well for now.
Brat avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Brat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brat as Rivera tries to tie him up.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Brat can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Rivera.
Rivera lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rivera is pressed up against the cage. Brat has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivera down to the mat. Rivera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Brat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivera stalling in the clinch.
Rivera unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brat lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Brat's ribcage.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Brat blocks with his arms.
Rivera landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brat controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brat misses with a knee strike.
Brat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brat changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rivera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brat keeps the fight on the outside.
Brat throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rivera was covering up waiting for the punch and Brat finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Brat scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junior Rivera.
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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Rivera!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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