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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick River (ranked 1488 p4p, 914 weight class) and Bob Weadababyitsaboy (ranked 215 p4p, 125 weight class). River kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Walk. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Weadababyitsaboy!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River slips under a jab.
River shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some wild striking there from River.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Weadababyitsaboy loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River feints and then cracks Weadababyitsaboy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weadababyitsaboy down.
Good shot there by Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River looks to land a combination but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it well.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weadababyitsaboy.
River misses with a hook
and Weadababyitsaboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weadababyitsaboy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
River thumps Weadababyitsaboy with a low kick.
Weadababyitsaboy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
River showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
No joy there for Weadababyitsaboy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Weadababyitsaboy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Weadababyitsaboy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a big shot that misses.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
River lands with a shot to the body.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
River keeps control of Weadababyitsaboy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
River's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
River tries a body shot but Weadababyitsaboy blocks it.
River avoids a wild elbow strike from Weadababyitsaboy.
River has Weadababyitsaboy pressed against the cage, preventing Weadababyitsaboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River scores with a shot to the side of Weadababyitsaboy's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River pushes Weadababyitsaboy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Weadababyitsaboy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
A short right from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Weadababyitsaboy controls the action.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a nice hook to the head.
River taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks from the clinch.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy working aggressively here.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Weadababyitsaboy is just out of range.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River rushes Weadababyitsaboy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River digs a right hand underneath Weadababyitsaboy's ribcage. Weadababyitsaboy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
River tries to throw a body punch but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Weadababyitsaboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
River misses with a body punch.
Weadababyitsaboy prevents a body shot from River.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River lands with a light punch inside.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Weadababyitsaboy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy working hard to break the clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River lands a left hand.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy blocks a body shot from River.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weadababyitsaboy.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from River.
Weadababyitsaboy can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from River.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
River is leaning against Weadababyitsaboy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River prevents Weadababyitsaboy from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from River.
Weadababyitsaboy looks winded!
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Weadababyitsaboy controls the action.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Weadababyitsaboy backwards.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Weadababyitsaboy controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick River dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weadababyitsaboy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weadababyitsaboy counters with a right hand to the body.
River gets cracked there but stands up to it.
River moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice cross by River.
River thuds a left hand into Weadababyitsaboy's body.
Weadababyitsaboy tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
River cracks Weadababyitsaboy with an open hand slap.
A lazy left from River finds it's target.
River throws a jab when Weadababyitsaboy was well out of range.
It seemed like Weadababyitsaboy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a left hand
and River counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River digs a right hand into Weadababyitsaboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weadababyitsaboy's gas tank.
Weadababyitsaboy breaks the clinch.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a hook.
Weadababyitsaboy lands a lovely overhand right.
River lands the left hand.
That kick from River tenderised Weadababyitsaboy's leg. Weadababyitsaboy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weadababyitsaboy needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
Weadababyitsaboy avoids a punch combination nicely.
River lands a body shot.
The fighters circling - Weadababyitsaboy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River blocks a jab.
As Weadababyitsaboy backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River misses the shot to the body.
River connects with a good right hand that stumbles Weadababyitsaboy. Weadababyitsaboy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weadababyitsaboy. That's going to slow River down.
Weadababyitsaboy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
River is looking to slow Weadababyitsaboy down with leg kicks.
River lands with a good body shot.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weadababyitsaboy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
River appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
Weadababyitsaboy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River scores with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Weadababyitsaboy.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Weadababyitsaboy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a looping left.
Weadababyitsaboy clobbers River with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from River.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy swinging wildly here.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
River scores with a jab.
Weadababyitsaboy lands with a shot to the body.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range easily.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weadababyitsaboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
Sloppy strikes from Weadababyitsaboy. Those never looked like landing.
Weadababyitsaboy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
River tried to counter with a leg kick but Weadababyitsaboy avoided it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a shot to the body.
River punishes Weadababyitsaboy's body with a nice straight punch.
River with the inside leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a series of punches but River moves out of range.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weadababyitsaboy can do to turn this around?
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weadababyitsaboy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weadababyitsaboy.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weadababyitsaboy. That did some damage!
Weadababyitsaboy tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick River 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of Weadababyitsaboy's head.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weadababyitsaboy on the side of the head.
Weadababyitsaboy cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River slips a jab from Weadababyitsaboy.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Weadababyitsaboy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weadababyitsaboy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Weadababyitsaboy misses the target.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
Weadababyitsaboy looks for a takedown but River sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weadababyitsaboy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River throws a head kick but Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Weadababyitsaboy circles away.
Weadababyitsaboy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
River misses with a body shot.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weadababyitsaboy swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
A telegraphed right hand from Weadababyitsaboy misses the target.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River has closed the distance and engaged Weadababyitsaboy in a clinch.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River has Weadababyitsaboy pressed against the cage, preventing Weadababyitsaboy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River digs a right hand into Weadababyitsaboy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weadababyitsaboy's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
Weadababyitsaboy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by River.
Weadababyitsaboy with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
River lands a jab to the head.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weadababyitsaboy.
A good leg kick by River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Weadababyitsaboy circles away.
Weadababyitsaboy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River ducks under a wild hook from Weadababyitsaboy.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Weadababyitsaboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Weadababyitsaboy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weadababyitsaboy.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Weadababyitsaboy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Patrick River is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
River closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
River pushes Weadababyitsaboy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weadababyitsaboy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
River tries a body shot but Weadababyitsaboy blocks it.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Weadababyitsaboy is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from River.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Weadababyitsaboy backwards.
River scores with a shot to the side of Weadababyitsaboy's head.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weadababyitsaboy throws a head punch that misses.
Weadababyitsaboy wants to break the clinch but can't.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patrick River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weadababyitsaboy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weadababyitsaboy throws out the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Weadababyitsaboy takes one to the chin there.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with an uppercut.
Weadababyitsaboy moves out of range as River throws a body kick.
River throws a low kick but Weadababyitsaboy avoids it.
Weadababyitsaboy misses with a looping right.
Bob Weadababyitsaboy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Weadababyitsaboy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
A shot in the inside from River.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick River showed his dominance in that final round.
Well River has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick River!
Patrick River seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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