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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 1888 p4p, 1804 weight class) and Island Boy Jackson (ranked 254 p4p, 241 weight class). Clint Rivers has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Island Boy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
Jackson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Rivers won't allow it.
A left hand lands to the body for Rivers.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clint Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Boy Jackson.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers clinches.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rivers cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Jackson looks winded!
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
A body shot lands from Rivers.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Rivers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Jackson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivers works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Jackson shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rivers pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson jumps guard but Rivers stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Jackson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rivers lands a body punch.
Rivers lands a right hand.
Rivers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers digs a right hand into Jackson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jackson's gas tank.
Rivers lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.
Rivers is working Jackson over against the cage.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers gets a clinch.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Rivers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jackson.
Rivers is working Jackson over against the cage.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Jackson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Rivers lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Rivers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivers lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivers.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Rivers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rivers avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivers.
Rivers lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rivers seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rivers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rivers is keeping busy.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson shoots in looking for a takedown but Rivers manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jackson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
Rivers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jackson can't fight it off and eventually Rivers manages to take the fight to the floor. Jackson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers stands up from Jackson's guard - Rivers perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Rivers is working Jackson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.
Rivers is working Jackson over against the cage.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
Rivers is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Rivers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rivers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
Rivers darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers moves into range and clinches up with Jackson.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Clint Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Boy Jackson.
Jackson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jackson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Rivers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Rivers wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rivers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Rivers.
Rivers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivers.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
Rivers lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rivers is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.
Clint Rivers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivers presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Rivers.
Rivers lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Rivers dominated that second round.
That's time! Rivers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Rivers.
Rivers digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Rivers.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rivers darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rivers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers is working Jackson over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
Rivers presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rivers.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Rivers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivers lands a shot to the body.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Rivers lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
A right hand to the body from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a hook to the body.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivers cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Island Boy Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clint Rivers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivers is leaning against Jackson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Rivers closes the distance and pushes Jackson back into the cage.
Rivers cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers drives through and clinches with Jackson against the cage.
Rivers gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Jackson looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Rivers gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rivers tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rivers is looking to clinch.
Rivers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivers is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Rivers holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
Rivers pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rivers lands a body punch.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Rivers.
Clint Rivers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rivers presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivers scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers moves into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Rivers.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Rivers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rivers lands a body punch.
Rivers works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Rivers as the two fighters clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivers 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:24
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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