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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paco Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera comes into the arena with Oh Fortuna blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paco Rivera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts is looking to land body kicks.
Rivera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Roberts is looking to improve his position.
Roberts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rivera pulls his head out easily.
Roberts is looking for a sweep. Rivera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rivera is keen to just control but Roberts is a slippery customer.
Roberts tries to kick Rivera off but Rivera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roberts looks gassed!
Rivera is working for a kimura but Roberts is defending it quite comfortably.
Rivera wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
Roberts wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rivera shoots in and drives through. Roberts sprawls well.
Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roberts walks away with a smile on his face. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera clinches with his opponent.
Roberts looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rivera blocks the elbow strike.
Roberts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rivera jumps guard and drags Roberts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rivera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Roberts.
Roberts postures up.
Roberts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rivera bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roberts's guard.
Rivera passes Roberts's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rivera stands up and beckons Roberts to join him on the feet.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
Rivera tries to pull guard but Roberts won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paco Rivera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Rivera blocks with his arms.
Rivera jumps guard and drags Roberts to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rivera wants to stand up but Roberts is controlling him.
Rivera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roberts manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera passes into half guard.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rivera is taking a breather. Roberts says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rivera wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
Rivera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Rivera has control of the leg.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roberts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roberts tries to clinch
and Rivera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivera pulls guard.
Roberts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivera is looking for a triangle but Roberts pushes his legs off easily.
Rivera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Roberts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rivera trying to keep a closed guard but Roberts is proving a slippery customer.
Rivera wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Roberts drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rivera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Roberts has Rivera in his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivera stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Rivera pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Roberts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rivera decides to pull guard.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rivera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Roberts!
Rivera tries to control but Roberts wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Rivera dominated that 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.
Rivera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rivera lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Roberts is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Roberts misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Rivera wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
Roberts tries to roll over but Rivera keeps him under control.
Rivera controlling the action here.
Rivera stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera clinches up against the cage.
Rivera ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rivera no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rivera is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rivera is trying to control the position but Roberts postures up.
Rivera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Roberts is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roberts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rivera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roberts is one step ahead there.
Roberts would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rivera pulls Roberts in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rivera is trying to keep Roberts in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rivera scores with a nice body kick.
Rivera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roberts!
Rivera unloading with bombs!
Roberts is looking to get to half guard.
Rivera controlling from the full mount.
Rivera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roberts is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying desperately to improve position.
Rivera putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rivera wants to control the pace but Roberts is squirming around nicely.
Rivera is landing with some decent strikes but Roberts is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rivera looking to control but Roberts is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rivera cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roberts taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rivera prevents Roberts from getting the reversal.
Rivera wants to control the pace but Roberts is squirming around nicely.
Rivera prevents Roberts from getting the reversal.
Roberts is squirming around, avoiding Rivera's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Rivera connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Rivera.
Rivera tries to control but Roberts wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paco Rivera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivera throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roberts.
Roberts gets caught flat footed, as Rivera shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rivera trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paco Rivera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Roberts defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rivera.
Rivera drives through and clinches with Roberts against the cage.
Roberts connects with a knee to the head.
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 decides to pull guard.
Rivera has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Rivera trying to control the position.
Paco Rivera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roberts wanted to stand there but Rivera had control of the position.
Rivera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Roberts gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roberts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Roberts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roberts postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rivera is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Roberts, into his guard.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera wants to pass the guard but Roberts is keeping the position.
Paco Rivera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rivera preventing the sweep.
Rivera advances to half guard.
Roberts is trying to get back to full guard.
Rivera controlling the action here.
Rivera is trying to control the action in half guard but Roberts is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rivera sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rivera escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roberts!
Rivera controlling the position easily from mount.
Roberts is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rivera wants to control the pace but Roberts is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Paco Rivera just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rivera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roberts manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to sweep but no luck.
Rivera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Rivera controlling him for the moment.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Josh Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roberts is looking to sweep but instead, Rivera has passed into half guard.
Rivera slows the pace down in half guard.
Rivera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paco Rivera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Rivera!
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energy
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