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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wusan Ritori (ranked 35 p4p, 70 weight class) and Kollaa River (ranked 7 p4p, 14 weight class). Ritori comes to the cage accompanied by Woo-Hah!! Got You All In Check. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205
35 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wusan Ritori!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Kollaa River!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritori swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
A jab from River misses.
Kollaa River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Ritori on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Ritori lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Kollaa River has been cut.
Ritori lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ritori.
River misses with a head kick.
Ritori is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ritori ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've been told by Ritori's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
River throws a poor cross that misses
and Ritori counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from River.
Ritori was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
River throws a body kick that misses
and Ritori counters with a good low kick that River was not able to check.
River looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from River misses
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ritori with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ritori sends River crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ritori is motioning to the referee to let River up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
River is rocked!
That has opened up Kollaa River's cut even more.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Ritori rattles River with a well-timed uppercut counter. - River tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Ritori dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving River stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Wusan Ritori!
Wusan Ritori retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Wusan Ritori 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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