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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Rivera looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith won't allow Rivera to sweep him here.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rivera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Rivera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Rivera!
Rivera would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rivera is controlling him.
Smith keeping full guard, as Rivera tries to pass.
Rivera stops Smith from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith kicks Rivera off and gets to his feet.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rivera moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rivera looks winded!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Rivera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Rivera.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera lands a knee to the body.
Smith looking for a takedown.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith is trying to trip Rivera. He has hold of a leg but Rivera is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smith persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Rivera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rivera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith throws a strike but Rivera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rivera throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wants to stand and escape but Rivera is having none of it.
Rivera wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rivera throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith wriggles free and stands up.
Rivera tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Rivera fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Rivera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Rivera!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith pushes Rivera off and gets back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Rivera. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Rivera. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Rivera tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Rivera takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rivera crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Smith has hold of one of Rivera's legs. Rivera is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivera slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Rivera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rivera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivera.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Smith shoots in.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivera sprawls well. Rivera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Rivera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Rivera tries to clinch up.
Rivera moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Jim Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rivera tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Rivera doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Rivera's guard.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rivera manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rivera punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rivera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is trying to stand up.
Rivera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith really wants to buck Rivera off and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivera thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to buck Rivera off but he can't manage it.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rivera.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Rivera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Smith wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rivera sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Smith trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rivera throwing strikes here but Smith is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rivera punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Smith really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rivera wants to finish this one by submission but Smith is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rivera.
Smith is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rivera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Rivera loaded up on that one.
Rivera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Smith's face.
Smith wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rivera.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Rivera's attempts to control the action.
Rivera looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
Smith somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Johnny Rivera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rivera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rivera as he jumps to the side.
Rivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Rivera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smith is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rivera gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Rivera.
Smith jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rivera walks away with a smile on his face. Smith gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivera sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnny Rivera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from Rivera.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Smith has hold of one of Rivera's legs. Rivera is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Rivera as Smith shoots in.
Rivera slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivera has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rivera with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
Rivera looking to stall.
Smith is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rivera is pressed up against the cage. Smith has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivera down to the mat. Rivera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rivera tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivera gets a clinch.
Rivera missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Smith gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rivera regains guard.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rivera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rivera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rivera is keeping the position for now.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Jim Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rivera wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Rivera has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith is working Rivera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
Rivera is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Smith wants to take the fight to the mat but Rivera manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Rivera trying to land knees to the body.
Rivera landing knees to the body.
Smith avoiding damage as Rivera throws knees to the body.
Smith has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rivera is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith has picked Rivera up - he's going for a ride! Smith dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rivera has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Rivera's temple.
Rivera wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rivera works his way to full guard. Good work.
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 lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Smith!
Smith tries to buck Rivera off but he can't manage it.
Rivera with a couple of short strikes.
Rivera working the ground and pound effectively.
Smith is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivera looking to ground and pound but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith really wants to buck Rivera off and get back to his feet.
Rivera throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Smith because Rivera loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Smith.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smith!
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