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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Lehder Rivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Mejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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130 lbs
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139 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Lehder Rivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franz Mejer!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehder Rivas is looking to clinch but Mejer is avoiding it.
Mejer misses with a two punch combination.
Lehder Rivas throws a big counter combination but Mejer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mejer takes one to the chin there.
Lehder Rivas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mejer.
Mejer fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mejer. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Mejer as he connects with a hook.
Mejer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lehder Rivas rushes Mejer and presses him up against the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Lehder Rivas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas misses with some punches.
Lehder Rivas pushes Mejer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejer tries to throw a body punch but Lehder Rivas avoids it by throwing Mejer back against the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas working Mejer over with knees to the body.
Mejer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mejer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mejer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas scores a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mejer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns Mejer into the cage.
Lehder Rivas scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lehder Rivas connects with a knee to the head.
Mejer trying to stall but Lehder Rivas improves his position.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mejer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehder Rivas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mejer is trying to drag Lehder Rivas to the mat but Lehder Rivas just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehder Rivas lands an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mejer backwards.
Lehder Rivas working Mejer over with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Mejer.
Lehder Rivas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lehder Rivas tries to throw a body punch but Mejer avoids it by throwing Lehder Rivas back against the cage.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Mejer's ribcage.
Lehder Rivas lands with a left to the head.
Mejer wants to break free but Lehder Rivas has control.
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lehder Rivas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mejer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejer working hard to break the clinch.
Mejer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lehder Rivas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehder Rivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mejer.
Lehder Rivas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body.
Mejer taking a breather.
Mejer blocking some punches.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mejer wants to stall.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas tries a knee to the head but Mejer blocks it.
Lehder Rivas is breathing heavily.
Mejer is looking to control Lehder Rivas's arms but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mejer has his back to the cage.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Lehder Rivas stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Mejer fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lehder Rivas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Donk. Mejer catches Lehder Rivas right on the button with a cross.
Lehder Rivas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mejer jumps guard but Lehder Rivas stands there with Mejer around his waist. Mejer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mejer taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas tries a body shot but Mejer blocks it.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas misses with a body punch.
Mejer tries to pull guard but Lehder Rivas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lehder Rivas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mejer's efforts to push away.
Mejer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lehder Rivas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Mejer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lehder Rivas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mejer's face.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Mejer is trying to stall.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mejer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short left from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mejer avoids it.
Mejer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Mejer looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lehder Rivas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mejer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mejer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehder Rivas scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Lehder Rivas misses with a punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas throws a punch but it's blocked by Mejer.
Lehder Rivas missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mejer stalling in the clinch but Lehder Rivas improves position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mejer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Mejer wants to stall.
Mejer is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Mejer tries to pull guard but Lehder Rivas holds him up against the cage and eventually Mejer drops back down to his feet.
Mejer blocks an uppercut.
Lehder Rivas crunches a lovely knee into Mejer's ribcage.
Mejer is trying to maintain a safe position but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns Mejer into the cage.
Lehder Rivas lands a nice uppercut.
Lehder Rivas lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand.
Lehder Rivas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mejer backwards.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Franz Mejer.
Mejer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lehder Rivas's hands.
Mejer jabs Lehder Rivas right on the nose. Lehder Rivas blinks but takes it well.
Mejer is looking to land body kicks.
Mejer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mejer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lehder Rivas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mejer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lehder Rivas is able to avoid easily.
Mejer misses with a body kick.
Lehder Rivas moves in looking to clinch but Mejer pushes him off.
Carlos Lehder Rivas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lehder Rivas clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehder Rivas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lehder Rivas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Lehder Rivas.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lehder Rivas.
Mejer jumps guard but Lehder Rivas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
Lehder Rivas gets through Mejer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehder Rivas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mejer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lehder Rivas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lehder Rivas misses with the head strike.
Mejer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lehder Rivas misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Lehder Rivas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mejer with a nice cross.
Lehder Rivas rushes Mejer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mejer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lehder Rivas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lehder Rivas is pushing Mejer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the body.
Mejer taking a breather.
Lehder Rivas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mejer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mejer looking to stall.
Mejer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lehder Rivas controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lehder Rivas tries to throw a body punch but Mejer avoids it by throwing Lehder Rivas back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lehder Rivas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas lands with a left to the head.
Lehder Rivas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mejer is looking to control Lehder Rivas's arms but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mejer has his back to the cage.
Lehder Rivas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mejer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mejer letting Lehder Rivas take a breather here.
Mejer jumps guard but Lehder Rivas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lehder Rivas obliges.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mejer is trying to pull guard but Lehder Rivas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carlos Lehder Rivas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Franz Mejer.
Mejer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lehder Rivas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mejer can do to turn this around?
Lehder Rivas lands with a right to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lehder Rivas lands a good knee to the midsection. Mejer won't want to take too many of those.
Lehder Rivas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lehder Rivas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mejer is looking to control Lehder Rivas's arms but Lehder Rivas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mejer has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mejer is trying to pull guard but Lehder Rivas has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mejer blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lehder Rivas fails to land.
Lehder Rivas taking a breather.
Lehder Rivas misses with a knee to the head.
Lehder Rivas lands a left hand.
Lehder Rivas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lehder Rivas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mejer avoids it.
Mejer trying to stall but Lehder Rivas improves his position.
Lehder Rivas lands with a short shot to the head.
Mejer managing to block the knees to the body from Lehder Rivas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehder Rivas swings wildly with an uppercut but Mejer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lehder Rivas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lehder Rivas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mejer.
Mejer misses with a body punch.
Mejer is trying to pull guard but Lehder Rivas has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mejer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lehder Rivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mejer tries to stall but Lehder Rivas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lehder Rivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lehder Rivas throws a head punch that misses.
Mejer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mejer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lehder Rivas walks away with a smile on his face. Mejer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mejer swats away the attempt to clinch by Lehder Rivas.
Mejer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mejer throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lehder Rivas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from Mejer does no damage.
Mejer misses with a double jab
and Lehder Rivas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mejer just misses with a punch to the body.
Franz Mejer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mejer cracks Lehder Rivas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mejer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lehder Rivas backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Mejer misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mejer is defended easily by Lehder Rivas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Lehder Rivas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lehder Rivas, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight for Carlos Lehder Rivas!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Carlos Lehder Rivas!
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight for Carlos Lehder Rivas!
Carlos Lehder Rivas wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Carlos Lehder Rivas was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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