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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phil Rivers (ranked 2262 p4p, 3426 weight class) and Frederic Bastiat (ranked 284 p4p, 395 weight class). Rivers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, RUNNING IN THE 90’s. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frederic Bastiat!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers lands with a hook. Bastiat tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rivers with a jab.
Bastiat's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rivers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bastiat scrambles back to his feet.
Bastiat staying out of range there.
Bastiat drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rivers defends it well.
Bastiat slips a jab and a cross from Rivers.
The crowd cheers as Rivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bastiat doesn't seem phased though.
Bastiat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Rivers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bastiat has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rivers cracks Bastiat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bastiat ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Bastiat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rivers cracks Bastiat with a good jab.
Phil Rivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Bastiat dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Bastiat slips the punch.
Rivers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Bastiat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivers cracks Bastiat with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phil Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rivers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bastiat closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers darts in and clinches Bastiat up against the cage.
I was talking to Rivers's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Rivers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivers blocks a body shot from Bastiat.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastiat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Rivers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Bastiat - that landed with a thud.
Bastiat misses with a body punch.
Rivers jumps guard but Bastiat stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bastiat blocks an uppercut.
Rivers has a couple of punches blocked by Bastiat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but Bastiat turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Bastiat backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Bastiat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastiat.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but Bastiat has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers jumps guard but Bastiat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bastiat tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bastiat can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat misses with a body punch.
Bastiat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Bastiat blocking some punches.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastiat uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Bastiat takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Bastiat holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivers drops back down to his feet.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Bastiat controls the action.
Bastiat blocking some punches.
Rivers jumps guard but Bastiat turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Bastiat controls his hands.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bastiat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rivers.
Bastiat with the counter takedown but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers feints a jab promting Bastiat to slip. Rivers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bastiat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bastiat takes one on the button.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastiat drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rivers defends it well.
Rivers throws a lazy right hand but Bastiat sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bastiat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Bastiat avoids the body shot from Rivers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers loads up on a big right hand but Bastiat slips the punch.
Bastiat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Phil Rivers is winning the standup battle so far.
Rivers throws a nice looking combination but Bastiat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rivers misses the shot to the body.
Rivers thuds his right hand into Bastiat's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a looping overhand right but Bastiat ducks down to avoid it.
Bastiat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut there from Rivers.
Rivers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bastiat.
Rivers misses with a two punch combination.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Rivers lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bastiat doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rivers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jab by Rivers.
Jab by Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bastiat manages to avoid it.
Bastiat with the counter takedown but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Bastiat moves away and avoids it.
Bastiat now looks to counter with a shot at 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!
Bastiat uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Rivers tries to bum rush Bastiat with a series of wild strikes but Bastiat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Bastiat's head but Bastiat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Bastiat moved out of range nicely.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Bastiat pushes him off.
Bastiat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Rivers misses.
Bastiat with the counter takedown but Rivers avoids it easily.
Rivers scores with a hook.
Rivers lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bastiat in his tracks.
Bastiat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Rivers misses.
And Bastiat tries to counter it with a takedown but Rivers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bastiat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rivers lands a jab.
Rivers looks to land a left hand but Bastiat moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Rivers misses.
And Bastiat tries to counter it with a takedown but Rivers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rivers with a nice cross.
Bastiat slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastiat moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Bastiat has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastiat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rivers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Rivers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab by Rivers.
Rivers looks to land a right hand but Bastiat moved out of range.
Rivers misses with a right hand
and Bastiat counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rivers misses with a right hand
letting Bastiat counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Rivers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Rivers throws a combination. Bastiat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bastiat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rivers.
Rivers feints a jab promting Bastiat to slip. Rivers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bastiat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rivers misses with a wild combination.
A little jabbing left from Bastiat on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rivers lands with an overhand left.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bastiat with the counter takedown but Rivers avoids it easily.
Bastiat keeps the fight on the outside.
Bastiat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bastiat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastiat defending well as Rivers loads up on a big left hand.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastiat can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Rivers coming out on top.
Rivers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rivers connects with a nice looking jab.
Bastiat takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bastiat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bastiat slips a straight right by Rivers.
Bastiat changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rivers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
Bastiat is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rivers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bastiat.
Rivers throws a right hand that Bastiat ducks under and follows up with a left that Bastiat also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastiat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!
A big right from Rivers misses.
Bastiat with the counter takedown but Rivers avoids it easily.
Bastiat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Rivers misses the target.
Rivers just misses with a punch to the body.
Bastiat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rivers connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bastiat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rivers.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Bastiat is out of range.
Bastiat with the counter takedown but Rivers avoids it easily.
Bastiat slips a jab from Rivers.
Bastiat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Bastiat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bastiat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rivers.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rivers cracks Bastiat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bastiat on the side of the head.
Rivers tries to clinch but Bastiat is having none of it.
Bastiat appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bastiat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bastiat on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivers wants to clinch up but Bastiat keeps it at a distance.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rivers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bastiat is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Bastiat circles away.
And Bastiat tries to counter it with a takedown but Rivers pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rivers looks to land a combination. Bastiat sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Frederic Bastiat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Bastiat moves away and avoids it.
Bastiat tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rivers, 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Rivers!
An out of breath Phil Rivers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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