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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan Duvernay (ranked 39 p4p, 691 weight class) and Guy River (ranked 5 p4p, 94 weight class). River has chosen Gabon National Anthem as his entrance music. 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 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Duvernay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Duvernay has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Andy's Sweaty Men in the buildup to the fight.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
River moves into the clinch.
Duvernay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay misses with a body punch.
Duvernay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duvernay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
A good leg kick by Duvernay.
Duvernay connects with a nice looking jab.
Duvernay throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from River.
Duvernay moves out of range of the body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
River has closed the distance and engaged Duvernay in a clinch.
River is looking to control Duvernay's arms but Duvernay gets an underhook and turns him. Now River has his back to the cage.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duvernay misses with a punch to the body.
River blocks a body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay manages to break the clinch.
River checks a low kick from Duvernay.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duvernay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
River throws the left hand but Duvernay avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from River.
River tries to work over Duvernay's front leg with a kick but Duvernay checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
River on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
River throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duvernay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duvernay cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River moves in looking to clinch but Duvernay pushes him off.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a leg kick
enabling Duvernay to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Guy River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Duvernay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Duvernay down.
Duvernay lands the left hand.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Duvernay paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
Duvernay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duvernay lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duvernay circles away quickly and effectively.
Duvernay tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duvernay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duvernay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duvernay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from River misses.
Duvernay throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
River stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Duvernay.
River throws a leg kick but Duvernay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duvernay throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duvernay lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and River has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from River and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Duvernay lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River throws out a leg kick but Duvernay moves out of range and River only half commits.
River is looking to chop away at Duvernay's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Duvernay.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duvernay, as that shot connected.
Duvernay moves away from the strike by River.
Duvernay keeps River at a distance using the push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay tries a low kick but River avoids it.
Duvernay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Duvernay misses the jab.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duvernay throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
Duvernay lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Duvernay swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Duvernay. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws out a counter right but Duvernay avoids it with no problem.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duvernay checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River wants to clinch but Duvernay slips to the side
and Duvernay counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duvernay looks to land a body kick but River moved away.
River fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duvernay on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from River.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duvernay throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duvernay.
Duvernay scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
Duvernay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River lands a jab to the nose.
Duvernay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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!
Duvernay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duvernay comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Duvernay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
Duvernay scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River throws a leg kick which misses Duvernay's front leg but catches the back leg as Duvernay tries to avoid it.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Duvernay.
Duvernay feinted there with a counter leg kick.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range and River settles back down.
River takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duvernay takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duvernay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Duvernay backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Duvernay.
Duvernay takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Duvernay doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
Duvernay blocks a head kick by River.
Duvernay tried to score with a low kick but River checks it.
River appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Duvernay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
River throws a low kick but Duvernay avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick from River misses.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River moves forwards but Duvernay connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Duvernay counters with an inside leg kick.
River misses with a hook. Duvernay ducked under it nicely.
River is looking to chop away at Duvernay's legs.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duvernay throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River throws a lazy right hand but Duvernay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duvernay thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Evan Duvernay is winning the standup battle so far.
River swings for the body but Duvernay moves out of range.
River throws a leg kick
and Duvernay counters with a good, hard body kick but River shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River misses with a low kick as Duvernay jumps back.
Duvernay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from River.
It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.
Duvernay misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duvernay checks a leg kick.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Duvernay dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
A left lands for Duvernay.
River throws a solid leg kick but Duvernay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at River.
River shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duvernay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duvernay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Duvernay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duvernay throws a hook but River blocks it.
River tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from River misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a half hearted mid kick.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River throws a hook but Duvernay avoids it easily.
Duvernay moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duvernay misses with a body shot.
River scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Duvernay coming out on top.
River takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from River is predictable there
and Duvernay counters with an inside leg kick.
Duvernay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Duvernay scores with a shot to the body.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Duvernay waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
A big right from River misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Evan Duvernay will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Duvernay scores with a nice body kick.
River digs a good hook to Duvernay's body.
River tries to land a front kick but Duvernay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Duvernay blocks the body kick.
Duvernay with the inside leg kick.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Duvernay throws a body kick that misses.
Duvernay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
River throws a push kick but Duvernay slaps the foot to one side.
Duvernay connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
River has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Duvernay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Duvernay tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duvernay scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River walks into a straight right hand from Duvernay.
Duvernay fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt River.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Duvernay.
Duvernay thumps River with a low kick.
Duvernay scores with a nice body kick.
River looks to land a combination but Duvernay avoids it well.
Duvernay looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
Duvernay lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
A leg kick checked by River.
Duvernay throws a big shot that misses.
Duvernay connects with a leg kick.
Duvernay on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duvernay scores with a nice body kick.
Duvernay tests River's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay lands with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
Duvernay lands with a kick to the ribs.
Duvernay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Duvernay swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
River checks a leg kick.
River loads up on a big right hand but Duvernay slips the punch.
Duvernay moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Duvernay on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duvernay is out of range.
Duvernay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Duvernay circles away from the clinch attempt.
River throws a leg kick
and Duvernay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Duvernay bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
Duvernay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
River is looking to chop away at Duvernay's legs.
Guy River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duvernay looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Duvernay avoids the body shot from River.
Duvernay is looking to counter punch.
River connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
River tries to clinch but Duvernay is having none of it.
Evan Duvernay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Duvernay connects with a jab.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Duvernay's shoulder, as Duvernay tries to avoid the shot.
Duvernay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River misses with an uppercut.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvernay connects with an inside leg kick.
Duvernay slips under a jab from River.
Duvernay swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Duvernay walks into a straight right hand from River.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duvernay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duvernay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River swings for the body but Duvernay moves out of range.
Duvernay connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay avoids the head kick by River.
Duvernay slips a jab from River.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River 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 misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duvernay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duvernay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
River moves out of range as Duvernay throws a body kick.
River throws a good cross that connects.
River looks to land a right hand but Duvernay moved out of range.
Duvernay checks a low kick from River.
Duvernay quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Duvernay dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Duvernay finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duvernay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duvernay.
River throws a shot from downtown. Duvernay moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duvernay lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
Duvernay lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Duvernay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Duvernay, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Duvernay!
During a confident post fight interview, Evan Duvernay thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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