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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James River (ranked 3588 p4p, 2158 weight class) and Badri Bolkvadze (ranked 291 p4p, 183 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James River !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Badri Bolkvadze!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolkvadze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
River moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
River moves into the clinch.
Bolkvadze misses with a knee strike.
River misses with a body punch.
River stalling the fight.
Bolkvadze scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James River has been cut.
Nice body punch from River .
I was talking to River 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Bolkvadze controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from River .
Bolkvadze tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolkvadze misses with a body punch.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by River as Bolkvadze tries to tie him up.
River breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River misses with a jab to the body
and Bolkvadze makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
River lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a body punch but Bolkvadze moves out of range.
Bolkvadze tries to sprawl but River drives through with a takedown into half guard.
River scoring with strikes to the body and head.
River is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from River .
Bolkvadze wants to get back to full guard.
Bolkvadze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with River . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
River missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
River scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
River is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bolkvadze sees it coming and defends easily.
River missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
River wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolkvadze keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
River looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
River drops an elbow to the side of Bolkvadze's head.
River is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bolkvadze has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control the action but Bolkvadze is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from River there.
Bolkvadze tries to roll over but River keeps him under control.
Bolkvadze trying to control here.
Bolkvadze is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
River wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bolkvadze keeps working.
River is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolkvadze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
River throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
River scoring with strikes to the body and head.
River trying to mount his opponent but Bolkvadze defends it.
River is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James River 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bolkvadze throws a right hand that River ducks under and follows up with a left that River also avoids with ease.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolkvadze moves away.
River scores with a nice strike.
Bolkvadze misses with a looping left.
Bolkvadze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River rushes Bolkvadze and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolkvadze prevents a body shot from River .
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolkvadze lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Bolkvadze tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Bolkvadze is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands with a left to the head.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bolkvadze uses from the top position.
Bolkvadze wanted to stand there but River had control of the position.
River is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bolkvadze defends well.
River working for a triangle but Bolkvadze defends it easily.
River pulls Bolkvadze in close to his closed guard and prevents Bolkvadze from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bolkvadze must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
Bolkvadze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
River throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
River is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
River is trying to keep Bolkvadze in close.
River has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River keeping moving, preventing Bolkvadze from controlling successfully.
Bolkvadze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bolkvadze wants to stand but River is controlling his posture from full guard.
River has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bolkvadze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bolkvadze can do to turn this around?
River working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bolkvadze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bolkvadze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolkvadze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bolkvadze is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
Bolkvadze has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing River to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bolkvadze is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - River pulls down on the head and he's put Bolkvadze to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James River !
A victorious James River thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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