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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stan Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justus Sheehan Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by Cyco Vision. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sheehan Jr's choice of entrance music: Now's My Time . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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135 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sheehan Jr throws a front kick aimed at Rivers's knee but Rivers avoids it well.
Sheehan Jr misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Sheehan Jr misses.
Sheehan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
Justus Sheehan Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sheehan Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sheehan Jr can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rivers scores with a body shot.
Rivers misses with a takedown attempt - Sheehan Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheehan Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehan Jr. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justus Sheehan Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers has his takedown stuffed
and Sheehan Jr counters with a body kick that stops Rivers in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rivers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sheehan Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers shoots and misses
and Sheehan Jr finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sheehan Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sheehan Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Rivers slips a straight right by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr scores with a body shot.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rivers motions for Sheehan Jr to come forward. Rivers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Sheehan Jr misses.
Sheehan Jr stuns Rivers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rivers checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivers swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sheehan Jr throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rivers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rivers misses with a straight left.
Sheehan Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that Rivers semi-blocks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehan Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan Jr throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sheehan Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheehan Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab
and Rivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers throws a right hand that Sheehan Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheehan Jr also avoids with ease.
Rivers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sheehan Jr is stalling here.
Sheehan Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Sheehan Jr lands an overhand right.
Sheehan Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sheehan Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Rivers.
Sheehan Jr throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheehan Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sheehan Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivers has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sheehan Jr.
Rivers misses with a low kick.
Rivers throws a right and a left that Sheehan Jr avoids nicely.
Rivers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Rivers.
Rivers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sheehan Jr.
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr connects with a leg kick. Rivers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sheehan Jr throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Sheehan Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Rivers does no damage.
Sheehan Jr misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Rivers tries to land a body kick
and Sheehan Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Sheehan Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sheehan Jr is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sheehan Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sheehan Jr connects with a right hand. Rivers shakes it off.
Sheehan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Good work by Sheehan Jr as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justus Sheehan Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers thows a body shot but no joy.
Sheehan Jr tries to land a leg kick but Rivers saw it coming and moves away.
Sheehan Jr throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Sheehan Jr. That snapped Rivers's head back.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers is looking to wear down Sheehan Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Sheehan Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sheehan Jr misses with a head kick.
Sheehan Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sheehan Jr.
Rivers blocks a head kick by Sheehan Jr.
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Sheehan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rivers moves away.
Rivers tries to clinch but Sheehan Jr moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivers tries to score a body lock takedown but Sheehan Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sheehan Jr tries to break free but Rivers pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers is leaning against Sheehan Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sheehan Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Rivers gets an underhook and turns Sheehan Jr into the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
Sheehan Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rivers is able to avoid easily.
Sheehan Jr misses with a straight left.
Rivers throws a leg kick but Sheehan Jr moved away.
Rivers misses with a jab to the body
and Sheehan Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rivers avoids a kick to the body.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Rivers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rivers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan Jr throws a leg kick but Rivers checks it.
Rivers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sheehan Jr misses with a double jab.
Rivers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sheehan Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sheehan Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sheehan Jr throws the left hand but Rivers avoids the punch easily.
Rivers has a takedown stuffed.
Stan Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehan Jr misses with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justus Sheehan Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sheehan Jr 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justus Sheehan Jr!
Justus Sheehan Jr 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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