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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Charlie River (ranked 23803 p4p, 3916 weight class) and Riccardo Fernandes (ranked 586 p4p, 416 weight class). River's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Riccardo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River misses the body punch
and Fernandes moves into the clinch.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fernandes throws an elbow that misses.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Fernandes misses with an elbow strike.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but River leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fernandes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fernandes misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from River.
A short right from River on the inside.
Fernandes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good body shot from River.
River pushes Fernandes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Fernandes leaning against his opponent.
Fernandes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through River's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
Fernandes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from River.
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fernandes.
River throws a hook but Fernandes avoids it easily.
River throws a push kick but Fernandes slaps the foot to one side.
Fernandes is looking to clinch.
Fernandes cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
A swing and a miss from River.
River's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
River feints and then cracks Fernandes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fernandes down.
Fernandes throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from River tenderised Fernandes's leg. Fernandes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fernandes ducks under a wild hook from River.
River swings for the body but Fernandes moves out of range.
River jabs at Fernandes's body.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandes tries a quick counter leg kick but River is wise to it.
Fernandes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but River circles away quickly and effectively.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fernandes momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fernandes.
Fernandes moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
River blocks the elbow strike.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
Fernandes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fernandes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandes's elbow.
River blocks the elbow strike.
River pushes Fernandes back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fernandes just misses with a elbow thrown towards River's brow.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandes controls the action.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandes uses good head movement to avoid it.
River digs a right hand underneath Fernandes's ribcage. Fernandes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charlie River will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
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.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River wants to land a leg kick but Fernandes is out of range.
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fernandes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Fernandes counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandes is looking to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fernandes tries a head kick but it misses.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fernandes throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a body kick that stops Fernandes in his tracks momentarily.
Fernandes slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandes misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
Fernandes throws a body shot but no joy.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fernandes throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River defending well as Fernandes loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes avoids the body shot from River.
Fernandes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fernandes tries to clinch up
and River counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fernandes throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
River is looking to wear down Fernandes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fernandes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fernandes scrambles back to his feet.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
Charlie River is winning the standup battle so far.
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fernandes.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fernandes.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
River looks to land a body kick but Fernandes moved away.
River throws a looping overhand right but Fernandes ducks down to avoid it.
River looks to land a right hand but Fernandes moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Fernandes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fernandes clinches up with River and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from River.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from River.
Fernandes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
River dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
Fernandes throws an elbow that misses.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Fernandes swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River tries to throw a body punch but Fernandes avoids it by throwing River back against the ropes.
Fernandes misses with an elbow over the top.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandes breaks the clinch.
River misses with a body kick.
River looks for the body kick but Fernandes saw that one coming.
Fernandes keeps River at a distance using the push kick.
Fernandes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
River misses the shot to the body.
River misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Riccardo Fernandes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
River scores with a jab to the head.
Fernandes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River throws a hook to the side of Fernandes's head but Fernandes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River lands with a nice body kick.
River with the inside leg kick.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fernandes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
River takes a swing at Fernandes's ribcage but misses.
Fernandes tries to land a front kick but River steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River moves forwards but Fernandes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fernandes tries a head kick but it misses.
Fernandes loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fernandes throws out the jab.
As Fernandes looks to move away, River throws a big counter combo but Fernandes just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes drives through and clinches with River against the ropes.
Fernandes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Fernandes.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fernandes throws an elbow but it misses.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River is looking to break free of the clinch but Fernandes has double underhooks.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernandes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fernandes as River tries to tie him up.
Fernandes blocks a body shot from River.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandes controls his hands.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River blocks an elbow strike.
River tries to work over Fernandes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fernandes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
River presses Fernandes against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riccardo Fernandes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
River lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
River blocks an elbow strike from Fernandes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a nice uppercut.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Fernandes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fernandes misses with an elbow strike.
River manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like River was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fernandes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fernandes clinches with his opponent.
River blocks an elbow strike from Fernandes.
River dodges an elbow strike from Fernandes.
River blocks the elbow strike.
Fernandes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandes pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
River tries to circle away but Fernandes has him pinned against the ropes.
River takes an elbow to the temple.
Charlie River's cut is getting worse.
Fernandes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River blocks the elbow strike.
River misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Riccardo Fernandes.
I think Fernandes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riccardo Fernandes!
A relieved looking Riccardo Fernandes thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
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