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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benito Luigi Graffagnino (ranked 4422 p4p, 4310 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benito Luigi Graffagnino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River !
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graffagnino closes the distance and pushes River back into the cage.
River has Graffagnino pressed against the cage, preventing Graffagnino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Graffagnino.
Graffagnino tries to pull guard but River holds him up against the cage and eventually Graffagnino drops back down to his feet.
River tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Graffagnino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graffagnino wants a takedown but no success here.
Graffagnino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River missing with knees to the body.
River gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Graffagnino.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Luigi Graffagnino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graffagnino jumps guard but River turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for River .
Graffagnino goes for a takedown in the clinch but River prevents it.
River landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graffagnino tries to stall but River uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Graffagnino tries to work over River 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
Graffagnino is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River connects with a knee to the head.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Graffagnino won't want to take too many of those.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River lands a knee to the head.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River working Graffagnino over with knees to the body.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River landing knees to the body.
River lands a knee to the body.
River landing knees to the body.
River lands a knee to the body.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graffagnino is defending well for now.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graffagnino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from River .
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Graffagnino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graffagnino takes a knee to the side of the body.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Graffagnino won't want to take too many of those.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River with a knee to the head.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graffagnino avoids it.
Knees to the body from River .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Graffagnino won't want to take too many of those.
River connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River stalling.
River stalling against the cage.
Graffagnino 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. Graffagnino gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
River gets a clinch.
River lands a knee to the body.
Graffagnino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
Graffagnino takes a knee to the side of the body.
River lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
That's time! Graffagnino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graffagnino avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Graffagnino wants to take the fight to the mat but River manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
River with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graffagnino is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from River .
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for River .
River lands a knee to the body.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River working Graffagnino over with knees to the body.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bill River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from River .
A knee to the head by River .
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graffagnino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for River .
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River landing knees to the body.
Graffagnino is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Graffagnino managing to block the knees to the body from River .
A knee to the head by River .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River effectively controlling the action here.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Graffagnino won't want to take too many of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Graffagnino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
River stalls.
Graffagnino looking to slow down the pace here.
Graffagnino takes a knee to the side of the body.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River working Graffagnino over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
River keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River clinches with his opponent.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Graffagnino won't want to take too many of those.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graffagnino is defending well for now.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graffagnino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Graffagnino avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River stalling against the cage.
River continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Graffagnino won't want to take too many of those.
River connects with a knee to the head.
River is stalling here.
Knees to the body from River .
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
River just leaning against Graffagnino, taking a breather.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from River .
Knees in the clinch landing for River .
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
Knees to the body from River .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from River .
River connects with a knee to the head.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Graffagnino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Graffagnino drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
River stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River crunches a lovely knee into Graffagnino's ribcage.
Graffagnino is working for takedown but River is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benito Luigi Graffagnino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from River .
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River working Graffagnino over with knees to the body.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Graffagnino is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by River .
Graffagnino tries to pull guard but River holds him up against the cage and eventually Graffagnino drops back down to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graffagnino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Graffagnino takes a knee right on the jaw!
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Graffagnino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River has Graffagnino pressed against the cage.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Graffagnino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 24:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 24:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill River !
An out of breath Bill River thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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