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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Khinchegashvili (ranked 2577 p4p, 1643 weight class) and Clint River (ranked 379 p4p, 252 weight class). Clint River has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Khinchegashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint River !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River misses with a body shot
letting Khinchegashvili counter with a right hand.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili checks a leg kick.
River throws a body punch but Khinchegashvili moves out of range.
Khinchegashvili feinted there with a counter leg kick.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Khinchegashvili counters with a right hand to the body.
River tries to clinch up but Khinchegashvili circles away and keeps his distance.
Khinchegashvili tries to counter by moving into the clinch but River manages to circle out of the way.
A lazy body kick from River
letting Khinchegashvili counter with a right hand.
Khinchegashvili gets tackled into the cage by River . River maintains the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Khinchegashvili blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
River just leaning against Khinchegashvili, taking a breather.
Khinchegashvili trying to land knees to the body.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Khinchegashvili controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili letting River take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River misses with a leg kick
and Khinchegashvili counters with a good low kick that River was not able to check.
River is looking to slow Khinchegashvili down with leg kicks.
River lands a really nice looking cross but Khinchegashvili seems unphased.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River .
River slips a jab from Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili throws a big shot that misses.
River throws out a powerful jab.
Khinchegashvili looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khinchegashvili tries to keep at a distance but River has taken the fight into the clinch.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khinchegashvili blocks a body shot from River .
River misses with some punches.
Good body shot from River .
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khinchegashvili tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
River has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khinchegashvili seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if River can turn it around.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from River .
A short right from River .
River breaks the clinch.
Khinchegashvili avoids the head kick by River .
Nice uppercut lands for Khinchegashvili. That snapped River 's head back.
Khinchegashvili slips under a jab from River .
River scores with a spinning back kick!
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khinchegashvili avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili misses with an uppercut
and River counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like David Khinchegashvili has been cut.
Khinchegashvili misses with a combination
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River throws a leg kick which misses Khinchegashvili's front leg but catches the back leg as Khinchegashvili tries to avoid it.
River clinches up with Khinchegashvili and pushes him back against the cage.
River lands a body shot.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khinchegashvili.
Khinchegashvili is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River .
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khinchegashvili trying to stall but River improves his position.
River misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khinchegashvili escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khinchegashvili connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khinchegashvili checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khinchegashvili bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River 's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by River .
Khinchegashvili misses with a straight right.
River looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River tries to score with a low kick but Khinchegashvili moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from River . Khinchegashvili does a little dance to reset his feet.
River has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Khinchegashvili.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River throws out a loose jab but Khinchegashvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clint River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Khinchegashvili's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khinchegashvili lands a jab to the nose.
River jabs Khinchegashvili to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Khinchegashvili walks into a straight right hand from River .
River throws an overhand right that lands on Khinchegashvili's shoulder, as Khinchegashvili tries to avoid the shot.
Khinchegashvili throws a body kick that misses.
River scores with the left hand. Khinchegashvili knows he should have avoided that one.
River jabs Khinchegashvili right on the nose. Khinchegashvili blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Khinchegashvili.
River misses the body punch
and Khinchegashvili counters with a straight right hand.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khinchegashvili was well out of range. Poor timing from River .
Khinchegashvili was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
River tries to clinch up but Khinchegashvili circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for River .
Khinchegashvili throws a nice inside leg kick.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Khinchegashvili blocks the leg kick.
Khinchegashvili misses with a wild combination.
River tests Khinchegashvili's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili staying out of range there.
River lands a big right hand that sends Khinchegashvili crashing to the mat! River stays standing though and waves Khinchegashvili back to his feet!
Khinchegashvili is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for River .
Oh Khinchegashvili is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khinchegashvili seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot by Khinchegashvili.
River lands a big uppercut and Khinchegashvili crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Khinchegashvili looks OK. River waves Khinchegashvili back to his feet!
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River looks to land a right hand but Khinchegashvili moved out of range.
River throws a series of punches but Khinchegashvili moves out of range.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Khinchegashvili counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khinchegashvili misses with a telegraphed body shot
and River counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clint River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Khinchegashvili's head, knocking him out cold! River is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clint River !
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