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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Whealer Van Hire (ranked 1511 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 134 p4p, 117 weight class). River has chosen Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Whealer Van Hire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 26 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by River.
River swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire is looking to counter punch.
River throws a hook to the side of Van Hire's head but Van Hire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A good leg kick by Van Hire.
River misses with a left hand
and Van Hire counters with a lovely shot to the body.
River misses with a looping right.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
River lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by River.
Van Hire delivers a nice body kick.
Van Hire misses with a body kick.
River avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
River has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Hire moves away.
A quick step to the side and Van Hire tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Hire finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Van Hire misses.
River misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Hire misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Hire rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but River moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Van Hire closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for River.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
River scores with a hook to the body.
River working aggressively here.
Van Hire breaks the clinch.
Van Hire thumps River with a low kick.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Hire's hands.
Van Hire moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River misses with a straight left.
Van Hire quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Hire lands a leg kick that knocks River off balance momentarily.
River blocks a head kick by Van Hire.
River lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
River wants to slow Van Hire down by chopping away at his legs.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Hire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Hire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River looks to clinch
and Van Hire makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
Van Hire has closed the distance and engaged River in a clinch.
Van Hire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
Van Hire cracks River with a nice body shot.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Hire is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
River misses with a body shot
and Van Hire counters with a straight right hand.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River moves away from the strike by Van Hire.
Van Hire fails to land with a series of punches.
River avoids the body shot from Van Hire.
Van Hire throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
And Van Hire counters with a quick kick to the body but River blocks it.
River throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Van Hire's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for River.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Hire was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
Van Hire gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River blocks a jab.
Van Hire lands a nice looking kick to the body. River takes a step back to recover.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Hire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Hire clinches with his opponent.
Van Hire struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Van Hire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Hire controls his hands.
Van Hire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River lands a nice shot that snaps Van Hire's head back.
Van Hire lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for River.
Van Hire with a hook.
Van Hire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Good leg kick by River.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Hire.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Hire misses its target.
River missing with a left hand there. Van Hire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Hire is looking to counter with a body kick.
River has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from River there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Hire misses with a straight left.
Van Hire cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Hire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by River.
River clinches.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Whealer Van Hire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River moves out of range as Van Hire throws a body kick.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River ducks under a wild hook from Van Hire.
Van Hire has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Van Hire.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Hire breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Van Hire.
Charlie River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Hire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Van Hire quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Hire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Hire takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Whealer Van Hire is winning the standup battle so far.
River moves out of range of the body kick from Van Hire.
River misses the shot to the body.
River misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Hire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire scores with a hook.
Van Hire wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Van Hire lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Hire slips under a jab from River.
River throws a leg kick which misses Van Hire's front leg but catches the back leg as Van Hire tries to avoid it.
Van Hire moves away from the strike by River.
Van Hire takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Van Hire throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from River misses.
Van Hire looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
Van Hire with a nice cross.
Van Hire wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Van Hire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Hire rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Hire misses with the head strike.
Van Hire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Hire lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hire avoids it.
Whealer Van Hire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Van Hire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Van Hire has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
River is pressed up against the cage. Van Hire has hold of a leg and is looking to drag River down to the mat. River avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Van Hire scores with a hook to the body. River takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Van Hire throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
Van Hire scores with a sloppy right hand. River should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River rushes Van Hire and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
River tries a body shot but Van Hire blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Hire as River tries to tie him up.
Van Hire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Van Hire lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
Van Hire manages to break the clinch.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Van Hire connects with a body shot that sends River's belly button to the back.
Van Hire digs a good hook to River's body.
Van Hire thows a body kick. River tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Van Hire cracks River with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Hire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before River has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Hire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Van Hire misses with a body shot
and Van Hire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Hire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Hire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River swings for the body but Van Hire moves out of range.
Van Hire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a lazy right hand but Van Hire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River takes one on the button.
Van Hire lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
It looks like Charlie River has been cut.
Van Hire lands a big head kick that sends River tumbling to the mat! Van Hire takes a step backwards and waves River back to his feet - he wants the finish!
River is rocked!
River lands with a nice combination. Van Hire backs away looking to recover.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Hire finish him?
Van Hire throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River seems to have recovered his senses.
River misses with a leg kick
and Van Hire counters with a slapping leg kick.
Van Hire is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
River swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Hire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Hire.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a big shot that misses.
Van Hire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by River.
Van Hire just misses with a punch to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Van Hire blocks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Whealer Van Hire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charlie River's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Hire.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
Van Hire misses with a wild body shot.
River lands with a cross.
Van Hire connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from River.
River is looking to land body kicks.
Van Hire works River's body with a nice hook.
River takes the fight into the clinch.
River misses with a body punch.
Van Hire's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Hire fires out a quick counter leg kick but River just manages to avoid it.
Van Hire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Hire throws a hook but River blocks it.
River appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Hire throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River slips a jab from Van Hire.
Van Hire misses with a series of wild punches.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River throws a push kick but Van Hire slaps the foot to one side.
Van Hire throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River needs to keep his hands up - Van Hire had a free shot at his head there.
Van Hire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from River. That one must have hurt.
Van Hire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Hire throws a good cross that connects.
Decent striking displayed by Van Hire there.
Nice defenses there by Van Hire.
River does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
River misses with a hook
letting Van Hire counter with a right hand.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Van Hire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Van Hire takes a step back to recover.
River misses with a hook. Van Hire ducked under it nicely.
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Hire. That snapped River's head back.
Van Hire fails with an attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Van Hire keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River throws a right and a left that both miss.
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Hire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Van Hire dips to his left and cracks River with an uppercut!
Charlie River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Hire counters with a nice low kick that buckles River's knee momentarily.
River is looking to slow Van Hire down with leg kicks.
Van Hire scores with a shot to the body.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Hire checks it well.
Van Hire throwing a counter right hand but River manages to avoid it.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Whealer Van Hire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Hire digs a good hook to River's body.
River misses with a shot to the body
and Van Hire counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Hire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Hire.
River throws out a loose jab but Van Hire uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Van Hire counters with a quick kick to the body but River blocks it.
Van Hire moves into range and clinches up with River.
Van Hire gets through River's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Hire lands a front kick.
River throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Hire counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
River has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Van Hire does a little dance to reset his feet.
River takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
River rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Hire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Hire throws a head kick that half lands.
Van Hire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Van Hire ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Hire looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Van Hire scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Hire lands with a nice body kick.
Nice cross by Van Hire.
River swings widly with a right hand
and Van Hire counters with a body kick.
River gets tackled into the cage by Van Hire. Van Hire maintains the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whealer Van Hire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Hire 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whealer Van Hire!
In his post fight interview, Whealer Van Hire started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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