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Francisco Rivera
The UFC 156 prelims got under way just after 7 p.m. eastern time. 4 fighters would play to a virtually empty Las Vegas crowd who are likely not in any hurry to make their way to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. The Vegas fans, as always, will file in and start to fill up the seats mid way through the card. Fight City has that internal clock that knows when the big fights begin. Unfortunately for them they would miss a couple of fantastic fights tonight.
Francisco Rivera vs. Edwin Figueroa
This was a stand and banger from the get go. Everyone's favorite referee Kim Winslow took the assignment as both Rivera and "El Feroz" stood and traded heavy leather early and often. Figueroa took the 1st round but appeared to have gassed himself out going for finish blow after finishing blow. Rivera was the fresher fighter as the bout seemed to be headed for a third and final round when he caught Figueroa with a nasty right. Figueroa tried to run away from Rivera but was relentless...
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February 02, 2013

