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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between J Blunts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunts comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Rivera has chosen Your Hand in Mine as his entrance music. J Blunts could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Rivera's chin.
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196 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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190 cm
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197 lbs
11 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, J Blunts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera takes a swing at Blunts's ribcage but misses.
Blunts ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Blunts defending well as Rivera loads up on a big left hand.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
Blunts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Rivera attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera misses with an uppercut. Blunts saw that one coming.
Blunts takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blunts misses with a hook to the body
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blunts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blunts slips under a jab from Rivera.
Blunts throws a lazy right hand but Rivera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blunts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blunts misses with a straight right.
Rivera swats away the attempt to clinch by Blunts.
Rivera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blunts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivera on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blunts.
Rivera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blunts darts in and clinches Rivera up against the cage.
Rivera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blunts.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blunts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunts throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Blunts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blunts missing with knees to the body.
Blunts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blunts lands with a left to the head.
Blunts lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera tries to break the clinch but Blunts is controlling the position.
Rivera letting Blunts take a breather here.
Blunts lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blunts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blunts thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Rivera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Rivera is predictable there
and Blunts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera lands with an uppercut that bounces Blunts off the cage and back into rage.
Blunts throws a jab but it's blocked by Rivera.
Blunts throws the left hand but Rivera avoids the punch easily.
Blunts lands a body shot.
Rivera cracks the inside of Blunts's front leg.
Carlos Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivera manages to avoid it.
Blunts scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivera should have avoided that one.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blunts manages to avoid it.
Carlos Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Blunts slips a jab from Rivera.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blunts counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera throws a body punch but Blunts moves out of range.
Blunts throws a jab when Rivera was well out of range.
Rivera just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Blunts throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Blunts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blunts fails with the takedown
and Rivera counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera ducks under a wild hook from Blunts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
J Blunts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rivera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rivera throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Blunts counters with a straight right hand.
Blunts clobbers Rivera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rivera avoids the body shot from Blunts.
Blunts lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivera off the cage and back into rage.
Blunts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blunts slips under a jab.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Rivera misses the jab.
Blunts rushes Rivera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Blunts breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Blunts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rivera doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blunts.
Blunts misses with a straight right.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rivera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rivera misses with a body shot.
Rivera misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blunts counters with a left to the body.
Blunts just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blunts throws the kick towards the body but Rivera avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Rivera misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rivera there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Rivera.
Rivera looks to land a left hand but Blunts moved out of range nicely.
Rivera lands an overhand right.
J Blunts is winning the standup battle so far.
Blunts attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Blunts as he checks the leg kick.
Blunts misses with a body punch
and Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blunts thinking.
Blunts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera throws the kick towards the body but Blunts avoids it.
A big right from Rivera misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blunts trying to pass the guard but Rivera defending well.
Rivera wants to control but Blunts is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rivera wants to get back to full guard.
Blunts wants to pass to mount but Rivera is defending the position.
Rivera is refusing to be controlled, as Blunts sits in half guard.
Rivera trying to hold on to Blunts's head to control him but Blunts postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunts is looking for a kimura here.
Rivera tries to get to full guard but Blunts has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rivera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blunts counters with an inside leg kick.
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 J Blunts will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivera looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blunts lands a glancing blow to the side of Rivera's head.
Blunts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blunts throws a big shot that misses.
Blunts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivera swivels and escapes.
Blunts misses with a straight left.
Rivera walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blunts checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rivera misses with a combination
and Blunts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rivera moves out of range as Blunts strikes.
Blunts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunts with a nice cross.
Blunts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivera moves away.
Rivera blocks a jab.
Rivera takes a swing at Blunts's ribcage but misses.
Blunts misses the jab.
Blunts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivera, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivera trying to control the position but instead, Blunts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rivera into the cage.
Blunts manages to break the clinch.
Rivera misses with the body kick
and Blunts counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blunts with the ground and pound but Rivera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera keeping moving, preventing Blunts from controlling successfully.
Blunts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rivera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blunts passes Rivera's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rivera is looking to get back to full guard here but Blunts has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blunts throwing strikes but Rivera recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Blunts trying to pass the guard but Rivera defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunts is thwarting Rivera's attempts to control the position.
Rivera is staying active underneath Blunts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blunts is thwarting Rivera's attempts to control the position.
J Blunts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blunts is trying to control the action in half guard but Rivera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rivera wants to get back to full guard but Blunts has mounted him!
Blunts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rivera looks a forlorn figure.
Blunts controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blunts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Blunts controlling from mount.
Carlos Rivera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivera tries to reverse the position but Blunts maintains control.
Rivera tries to lock up and control but Blunts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blunts working Rivera over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Blunts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blunts, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Blunts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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