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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guy River (ranked 219 p4p, 150 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 37 p4p, 28 weight class). River's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gabon National Anthem. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 18 - 9 - 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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses the jab.
Theorist connects with a body shot.
River rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Theorist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Theorist takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Theorist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Theorist looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Theorist throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut there from Theorist.
River scores with a spinning back kick!
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Theorist, pushing him back against the cage.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
River is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Theorist can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River tries a body shot but Theorist blocks it.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Theorist lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from River.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Theorist takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River staying out of range there.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Theorist is out of range and River settles back down.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River misses with a double jab
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theorist takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River thumps Theorist with a low kick.
River missing with a left hand there. Theorist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Theorist avoids the body shot from River.
River has closed the distance and engaged Theorist in a clinch.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River is stalling here.
River tries to work over Theorist's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Theorist misses with a hook to the ribs.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theorists head.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Theorist.
Theorist struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Theorist misses with some punches.
Theorist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Theorist lands a nice shot to the body.
River looking to slow down the pace here.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
Theorist lands with a short shot to the head.
Theorist misses with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist misses with a hook to the ribs.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
Theorist tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Theorist lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Theorist misses with a hook from the clinch.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Theorist misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from River.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Theorist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Theorist controls the action.
Theorist lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River blocks an uppercut.
Theorist lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theorist misses with some punches.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
Theorist has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Theorist prevents a body shot from River.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Theorists head.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River blocking some punches.
River lands a body punch.
River looking to stall.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Theorist misses with the head strike.
River tries to throw a body punch but Theorist avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Theorist's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River tries to throw a body punch but Theorist avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Theorist tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Theorist throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Theorist as River tries to tie him up.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Theorist tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Theorist scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from River.
River is leaning against Theorist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
Theorist takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from River on the inside.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Theorist has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Theorist is keeping busy.
River is leaning against Theorist and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guy River will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Theorist misses the target.
River jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Conspiracy Theorist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Theorist blocks a low kick nicely.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Theorist circles away.
Theorist ducks under a wild hook from River.
Theorist let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
River cracks Theorist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Theorist misses.
River throws a right and a left that Theorist avoids nicely.
Theorist connects with a jab.
River looks to throw the jab but Theorist is out of range.
River pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Theorist down.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theorist missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Theorist misses with a looping left.
Theorist looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist misses the body punch
and Theorist takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Theorist takes a jab right on the kisser.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Theorist looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Theorist connects with a single shot there.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
A big left from River misses.
River throws a shot to the body.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Theorist slips a straight right by River.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Theorist checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Theorist is out of range and River settles back down.
Theorist checks a leg kick.
Guy River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Theorist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Theorist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good work by Theorist as he checks the leg kick.
River scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River lands a nice leg kick that just misses Theorist's sensitive parts.
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Theorist tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Theorist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theorist takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River connects with a single shot there.
Theorist on the wrong end of a nice hook.
River throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Theorist counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Theorist throws a big shot that misses.
Theorist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River moves forwards but Theorist connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Theorist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Some bone on bone action there as Theorist checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Theorist throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
River throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Theorist misses the jab.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Theorist tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from Theorist.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Theorist! But no joy.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Theorist can do to turn this around?
Theorist lands with a shot to the body.
River uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Theorist.
Theorist misses the body punch
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Theorist throws a body shot but no joy.
River tries to land a front kick but Theorist steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River connects with a leg kick.
Theorist slips under a jab from River.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River lands a nice looking body kick.
River 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.
A big left from Theorist misses.
Theorist connects with a good right hand that stumbles River. River circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist throws a big shot that misses.
River doesn't manage to clinch there - Theorist circles away.
Theorist misses with a looping right.
River tries to land a leg kick but Theorist saw it coming and moves away.
Theorist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Theorist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Theorist lands a lovely overhand right.
Theorist swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for River.
Theorist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Theorist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Theorist jabs River to the body, keeping him at a distance.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Theorist tries to counter by closing the distance.
River moves out of range as Theorist strikes.
River on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
River connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy River dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Theorist tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Theorist misses with an uppercut.
And River counters with a quick kick to the body but Theorist blocks it.
River ducks under a wild hook from Theorist.
River walks into a straight right hand from Theorist.
River is looking to clinch.
Theorist swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theorist misses with a straight left.
River lands a nice hook to Theorist's body. Theorist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Theorist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River scores with a hook to the body. Theorist takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River slips under a jab.
Theorist throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River blocks a jab.
Theorist throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Theorist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River defending well as Theorist loads up on a big left hand.
Theorist avoids the head kick by River.
Theorist doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Theorist in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Theorist throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
River with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Theorist to score with a decent uppercut.
River misses with a hook.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River is looking to counter punch.
Theorist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Theorist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Theorist walks into a left hand.
Theorist cracks a nice hook into River's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for River. That snapped Theorist's head back.
River connects with the punch.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Theorist. That did some damage!
Theorist is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Theorist throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Theorist misses.
Theorist lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Theorist misses.
River listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Theorist lands a lovely overhand right.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Theorist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot lands for Theorist.
River scores with a nice strike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Theorist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River slips a straight right by Theorist.
River darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
River's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
River moves into the clinch.
Guy River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Theorist.
Theorist swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River working aggressively here.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Theorist backwards.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from River.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Theorist controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Theorist.
River lands a right hand.
Theorist misses with a body punch.
River misses with a body punch.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Theorist.
River pushes Theorist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Theorist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Theorist goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Theorist working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Theorist blocking some punches.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Theorist throws a hook but River blocks it.
Theorist tries to clinch there but River circles away.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Theorist throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a looping overhand right but Theorist ducks down to avoid it.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Theorist works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Theorist misses with a hook.
A big right from Theorist misses.
Nice defenses there by River.
River drives through and clinches with Theorist against the cage.
A short uppercut from Theorist.
A head punch on the inside from Theorist fails to land.
Theorist lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Theorist lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of River backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from River.
Theorist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Theorist lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
River lands a shot to the body.
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 River 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy River!
A very excited looking Guy River made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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