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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kollaa River (ranked 256 p4p, 564 weight class) and Milo Andrianakis (ranked 35 p4p, 81 weight class). River kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Andrianakis has chosen The Andy Milonakis Theme Song as his entrance music. Kollaa River could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Milo Andrianakis's chin.
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22 - 12 - 2 |
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17 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class 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 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kollaa River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Milo Andrianakis!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrianakis cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
River tries to keep at a distance but Andrianakis has taken the fight into the clinch.
River working aggressively here.
River working aggressively here.
Andrianakis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andrianakis has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Andrianakis lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Andrianakis.
Andrianakis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Andrianakis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrianakis scores with a hook to the body.
River blocks a body shot from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis takes a shot to the head.
Andrianakis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
River manages to pull guard.
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!
River is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
River bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andrianakis's guard.
River prevents Andrianakis from getting back to his feet.
Andrianakis has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. River is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Andrianakis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Andrianakis scores with a four punch combination!
Kollaa River's cut is getting worse.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
River looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Andrianakis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andrianakis catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andrianakis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andrianakis doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
A punch combination from Andrianakis misses.
Andrianakis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Andrianakis misses the jab.
Milo Andrianakis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis swings widly with a right hand
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andrianakis throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a shot to the body
and Andrianakis counters with a straight right hand.
Andrianakis connects with a looping right hand.
Kollaa River's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andrianakis throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andrianakis thinking.
River throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Andrianakis tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. River is in Andrianakis's guard.
River lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andrianakis is looking to stand up but River isn't so interested in that idea.
River working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River scoring with some ground and pound.
Andrianakis is wriggling around but River manages to pass to half guard.
Andrianakis is looking to escape.
River is pressing down on Andrianakis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Andrianakis is holding on for now.
River working over Andrianakis with some ground and pound. Andrianakis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrianakis is trying to stand back up but River is controlling him
River is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
River lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andrianakis has hold of River's hands but River slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andrianakis wants to get back to his feet.
River is nestled in close to Andrianakis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Andrianakis has hold of River's hands but River slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
River winds up and cracks Andrianakis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
River prevents Andrianakis from standing back up.
River working the head and body with strikes.
River is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Andrianakis has hold of River's hands but River slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Andrianakis wants to get back to his feet.
Andrianakis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but River is on him like a limpet, forcing Andrianakis back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrianakis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrianakis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andrianakis lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to take this one to the mat.
Andrianakis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andrianakis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Andrianakis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Andrianakis just misses with a punch to the body.
River moves out of range as Andrianakis strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianakis misses the target.
River ducks under a wild hook from Andrianakis.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andrianakis misses with a jab to the body
and River counters with a left and a right that stings Andrianakis.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andrianakis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from River misses the target.
Nice body punch from Andrianakis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milo Andrianakis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kollaa River's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
River moves away from the strike by Andrianakis.
River slips under a jab from Andrianakis.
Andrianakis throws a hook but River blocks it.
River fires out a quick counter leg kick but Andrianakis just manages to avoid it.
Andrianakis looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Andrianakis lands with a nice body punch.
A big right from Andrianakis misses.
River throws a quick counter kick to the body but Andrianakis avoids it.
Andrianakis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
River changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andrianakis tries to avoid it but River manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andrianakis to the ground. Andrianakis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Andrianakis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Milo Andrianakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrianakis stuffs the takedown attempt from River. River gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrianakis misses the shot to the body.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed right hand from Andrianakis misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River slips a straight right by Andrianakis.
River feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Andrianakis loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Andrianakis misses with a looping left.
Andrianakis throws a right hand that misses
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Andrianakis throws a lazy uppercut
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Andrianakis misses
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrianakis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Andrianakis lands a nice hook to River's body. River takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheers as Andrianakis lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
Milo Andrianakis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Andrianakis, as that shot connected.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jeez, Kollaa River's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Andrianakis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
River throws out a leg kick but Andrianakis moves out of range and River only half commits.
Andrianakis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River slips a straight right by Andrianakis.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kollaa River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrianakis to score with a decent uppercut.
Andrianakis tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Andrianakis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
Andrianakis loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
Andrianakis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River gets tackled into the cage by Andrianakis. Andrianakis maintains the clinch.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River is trying to break free.
River breaks from the clinch.
Andrianakis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Andrianakis.
River throws a jab when Andrianakis was well out of range.
Andrianakis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andrianakis scores with a jab to the body.
Andrianakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Andrianakis misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River throwing a counter right hand but Andrianakis manages to avoid it.
Andrianakis looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrianakis throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River defending well as Andrianakis loads up on a big left hand.
River looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from River.
Andrianakis takes one on the button.
Andrianakis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River drops down looking for a counter takedown but Andrianakis sprawls and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. River showed some decent athleticism there.
Andrianakis is trying to stand back up but River is controlling him
Andrianakis manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Andrianakis cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kollaa River's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milo Andrianakis!
During a confident post fight interview, Milo Andrianakis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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