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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dave Kama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Kama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Kama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kama misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rivera.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kama wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kama is looking to stand up but Rivera isn't so interested in that idea.
Kama scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rivera.
Kama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a shoot takedown. Kama fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rivera looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Kama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kama manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Kama's guard.
Kama uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kama as he avoids it easily.
Kama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Rivera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rivera prevents Kama from getting back to his feet.
Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Kama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kama manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Kama's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rivera drops back looking for a leg! Kama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kama manages to kick Rivera off! Rivera jumps back into Kama's guard.
Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kama wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rivera passes into half guard.
Kama manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Rivera shoots in and drives through. Kama sprawls well.
Rivera is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kama closes the distance and pushes Rivera back into the cage.
Kama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kama throws a combination that misses
so Rivera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kama wants to get back to his feet but Rivera is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kama wriggles free and stands up.
Rivera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kama avoids it really well and circles away.
Dave Kama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rivera.
Rivera looks for a takedown but Kama sprawls well.
Kama misses with a double jab.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rivera looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kama!
Rivera is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kama can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kama bucks up and throws Rivera to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera counters with a shoot takedown. Kama fights it but they end up in guard.
Rivera advances to half guard.
Kama is trying to stand up here but Rivera is controlling him well.
Rivera is looking for a kimura here.
Rivera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rivera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kama is trying to stand back up but Rivera is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex 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 tries for a takedown but Kama sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kama misses with a few strikes there.
Rivera shoots and misses
and Kama holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rivera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kama is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kama throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rivera passes into half guard.
Kama is defending against the submission attempts here by Rivera.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera prevents Kama from standing back up.
Rivera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rivera seems to be working for a kimura but Kama defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kama is trying to stand.
Rivera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kama defends it well.
Kama is looking to escape.
Alex Rivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rivera is working for a submission of some sort.
Kama kicks off Rivera and gets to his feet.
Kama misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kama pushes Rivera off looking to stand but Rivera dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera 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.
Kama manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rivera.
Dave Kama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Rivera.
Rivera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kama misses with a two punch combination.
Dave Kama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kama throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kama's guard now.
Rivera stops Kama from standing up.
Rivera drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rivera seems to have locked his on tight now - Kama screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rivera, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Alex Rivera!
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