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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bert Rivers (ranked 24299 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Lord Of The Multiverse (ranked 4837 p4p, 455 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bert Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Lord Of The Multiverse!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord Of The Multiverse looks to land a combination. Rivers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rivers darts in looking for a takedown but Lord Of The Multiverse gets double underhooks and turns Rivers into the cage.
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lord Of The Multiverse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rivers lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rivers pushes Lord Of The Multiverse up against the cage in a clinch.
Lord Of The Multiverse avoiding damage as Rivers throws knees to the body.
Rivers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lord Of The Multiverse after a bit of a struggle.
Rivers throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lord Of The Multiverse working hard to break the clinch.
Rivers trying to land knees to the body.
Lord Of The Multiverse tries to break the clinch but Rivers is controlling the position.
Rivers pulls guard effortlessly.
Rivers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rivers throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers striking from his own guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord Of The Multiverse tries to stand but Rivers is controlling from the bottom.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lord Of The Multiverse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rivers is proving hard to escape from.
Rivers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lord Of The Multiverse tries to stand but Rivers is controlling from the bottom.
Lord Of The Multiverse looking to pass the guard.
Lord Of The Multiverse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rivers is proving hard to escape from.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lord Of The Multiverse accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lord Of The Multiverse has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rivers is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lord Of The Multiverse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rivers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lord Of The Multiverse is not content to let Rivers control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to get an arm triangle but Lord Of The Multiverse is defending well.
Rivers moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rivers has control of an arm but Lord Of The Multiverse manages to advance to Rivers's back!
Rivers looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rivers rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is not content to let Lord Of The Multiverse control the position.
Rivers is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lord Of The Multiverse's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lord Of The Multiverse's back!
Rivers is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lord Of The Multiverse is defending well though. Rivers let's go of the attempt for now.
Lord Of The Multiverse defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rivers's arms.
Lord Of The Multiverse really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rivers is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lord Of The Multiverse knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lord Of The Multiverse for a finish.
Rivers working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord Of The Multiverse trying to get back to his feet but Rivers is in full control for now.
Rivers has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rivers is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lord Of The Multiverse knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lord Of The Multiverse for a finish.
Rivers patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Lord Of The Multiverse preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rivers.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Rivers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
It looked like Rivers was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lord Of The Multiverse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Lord Of The Multiverse manages to avoid it.
Lord Of The Multiverse misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lord Of The Multiverse can do to turn this around?
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lord Of The Multiverse just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRivers.
Rivers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lord Of The Multiverse is wriggling around but Rivers manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers wants to work for an arm triangle but Lord Of The Multiverse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lord Of The Multiverse is breathing heavily.
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rivers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lord Of The Multiverse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lord Of The Multiverse on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rivers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rivers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lord Of The Multiverse is defending against the submission attempts here by Rivers.
Rivers content to control rather than advance.
Rivers seems to be working for a kimura but Lord Of The Multiverse defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rivers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lord Of The Multiverse is defending against the submission attempts here by Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rivers stalling.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Rivers.
Rivers drops an elbow to the side of Lord Of The Multiverse's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bert Rivers dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a right hand that Rivers ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivers also avoids with ease.
Rivers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rivers swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lord Of The Multiverse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivers circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lord Of The Multiverse throws a push kick but Rivers slaps the foot to one side.
Rivers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lord Of The Multiverse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lord Of The Multiverse manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lord Of The Multiverse wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Rivers manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bert Rivers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rivers is looking for a kimura here.
Lord Of The Multiverse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivers wants to work for an arm triangle but Lord Of The Multiverse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers slows the pace down in half guard.
Rivers winds up and cracks Lord Of The Multiverse with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rivers looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Rivers working Lord Of The Multiverse over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rivers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lord Of The Multiverse defends it well.
Rivers working the head and body with strikes.
Rivers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rivers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lord Of The Multiverse has hold of Rivers's hands but Rivers slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rivers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rivers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drew Lord Of The Multiverse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord Of The Multiverse wants to get back to his feet.
Rivers wants to work for an arm triangle but Lord Of The Multiverse is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rivers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lord Of The Multiverse with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rivers is trying to work for a kimura but Lord Of The Multiverse is defending well.
Rivers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is working for a kimura but Lord Of The Multiverse is defending it quite comfortably.
Rivers works his way into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rivers lands a nice forearm strike.
Bert Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bert Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivers, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Rivers!
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energy
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pop
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