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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 951 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Repus Revorg (ranked 130 p4p, 148 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Gabon National Anthem. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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World class boxer
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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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guy River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revorg scores with a leg kick.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab lands there for River.
A swing and a miss from Revorg.
River with the inside leg kick.
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
River slaps away a takedown attempt from Revorg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
River blocks the body kick.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
River throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Revorg ducks right into an uppercut from River.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg misses with a hook.
River thinks about countering with a body kick.
Revorg throws a low kick but River avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Revorg.
River lands a high kick!
A slow jab from Revorg misses its intended target.
Revorg tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
River throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Revorg is trying hard to land a takedown here. River sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
River with a nice calf kick.
River lands a jab to Revorg's midsection.
Revorg throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by River.
Revorg moves to clinch but River breaks away
and River counters with an inside leg kick.
Revorg scores with a punch to the head.
Revorg tries to clinch up but River circles away and keeps his distance.
Guy River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by River.
A clash of legs there as Revorg blocks the low kick.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Revorg slips a jab from River.
Revorg 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.
Revorg throws a one two combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revorg drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Revorg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Repus Revorg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revorg wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a low kick as Revorg jumps back.
River throws a lazy head kick
and Revorg counters with a head kick. That will keep River thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Revorg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Revorg motions for River to come forward. Revorg throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
River misses with a low kick.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
Revorg just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiver.
River moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Revorg tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Revorg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Revorg throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Revorg.
River tries to score with a low kick but Revorg moves his leg out of the way.
River lands with a nice combination. Revorg backs away looking to recover.
River tries to land a leg kick but Revorg saw it coming and moves away.
A cross from River lands.
Revorg throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River misses with an uppercut. Revorg saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Revorg is out of range.
River tries to land a front kick but Revorg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Revorg looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Revorg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
River clobbers Revorg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Revorg as he connects with a hook.
A big right from River misses.
Revorg just misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg 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.
Revorg fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Revorg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
River throws a lazy right hand but Revorg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Revorg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River looks to land a right hand but Revorg moved out of range.
Revorg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Revorg moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Revorg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Revorg can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Revorg backwards.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River digs a right hand into Revorg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Revorg's gas tank.
Revorg working aggressively here.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Revorg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Revorg tries a body shot but River blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River tries to work over Revorg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from River.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River tries a body shot but Revorg blocks it.
Revorg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Revorg pushes River back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Revorg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated that 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.
Revorg thumps River with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Revorg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guy River is winning the standup battle so far.
Good work by River as he checks the leg kick.
River lands a jab to Revorg's midsection.
Revorg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
River takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River throws a chopping leg kick but Revorg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from River.
River checks a low kick from Revorg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revorg throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
River staying out of range there.
Revorg misses with an attempted mid kick.
Revorg throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Revorg 's knee.
Revorg fails in his attempt to clinch.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Revorg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Revorg throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent River stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Revorg is just out of range.
Revorg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Revorg throws a body kick that misses.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Revorg can do to turn this around?
Revorg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River blocks a leg kick.
River uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
River avoids the head kick by Revorg.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Revorg's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Revorg. That's going to slow River down.
River checks a leg kick.
Revorg throws a leg kick
and River makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Revorg misses with a low kick as River jumps back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
Sloppy strikes from Revorg. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg 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 jabs Revorg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Revorg.
Revorg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Revorg misses with a hook
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Revorg scores with a leg kick.
River misses with an uppercut.
Revorg ducks under a wild hook from River.
Revorg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with River, pushing him back against the cage.
River is working Revorg over against the cage.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Revorg controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Revorg as River tries to tie him up.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Revorg lands a shoulder strike.
River manages to break the clinch.
Donk. River catches Revorg right on the button with a cross.
Revorg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for River, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
River works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Revorg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Revorg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Revorg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and River has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Revorg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Revorg moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Revorg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River thuds his right hand into Revorg's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Revorg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Revorg misses the target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Revorg.
Revorg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River scores with a shot to the body.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Revorg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a hook. Revorg ducked under it nicely.
Revorg throws a body shot but no joy.
Revorg throws a head kick that half lands.
River slips under a jab from Revorg.
River with the inside leg kick.
River lands a high kick!
Revorg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Revorg misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Revorg 's knee.
A big right from River misses.
River throws a leg kick but Revorg sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Revorg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Revorg lands a right hook to the body.
Revorg throws a low kick but River avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Revorg misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River missing with a left hand there. Revorg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Revorg throws a leg kick
and River counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy 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. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Revorg, right into the meat of the thigh.
Revorg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Revorg tries to clinch up.
Revorg checks a low kick from River.
Revorg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Revorg misses.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Revorg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River clobbers Revorg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
Revorg takes the fight into the clinch.
River misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River blocking some punches.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Revorg.
Revorg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
Revorg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Revorg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as River walks away with a smile on his face. Revorg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Crunch! River slams his shin into Revorg's torso.
Revorg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Revorg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Revorg throws out the jab.
A combination from Revorg does no damage.
It looked like River wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Revorg misses with a lunging right hand
and River counters with a solid body kick.
River connects with a looping right hand.
Revorg avoids the head kick by River.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
Revorg throws a nice outside leg kick.
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
Revorg has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Revorg walks into a straight right hand from River.
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!
Nice uppercut there from Revorg.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River circles away from the clinch attempt
and River counters with a left to the body.
River misses with a wild combination.
Revorg throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Revorg misses with a straight left.
Repus Revorg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
River lands a body shot.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Revorg finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Revorg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River tries to move into range but Revorg moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from River misses.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Revorg is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revorg throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Revorg.
Revorg takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Revorg throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Revorg throws an off balance right hand
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Revorg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and River counters with a good low kick that Revorg was not able to check.
Revorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Revorg fakes a jab and throws a low kick but River checks it well.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Revorg.
River on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Revorg. Revorg obviously looking to wear him down.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Revorg will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Revorg clinches up against the cage.
Revorg lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revorg wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Revorg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revorg working aggressively here.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Revorg misses with a punch on the inside.
River pushes Revorg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Revorg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Revorg drags the fight down to the ground.
Revorg is striking off his back. River thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Revorg actively working from the bottom here.
Revorg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but River pulls his head out easily.
Revorg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Revorg has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, River escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by River!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Guy River.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for River, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy River!
Guy 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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