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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Rivers (ranked 247 p4p, 101 weight class) and Vinicius Honorio (ranked 38 p4p, 13 weight class). Honorio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Through the Darkness by Vinicius Honorio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Honorio!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honorio misses the shot to the body.
Honorio connects with a looping right hand.
Rivers tries to work over Honorio's front leg with a kick but Honorio checks it.
Honorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Honorio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Rivers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honorio postures up.
Honorio with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rivers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honorio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
Honorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivers is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Honorio tries to free his leg and advance position but Rivers is retaining full guard.
Honorio scoring with punches to the head and body.
Honorio postures up.
Rivers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honorio is one step ahead there.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Honorio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rivers controlling Honorio's posture.
Honorio preventing the sweep.
Honorio throws a big right hand that misses.
Honorio preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Honorio wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers walks into a stiff left hand from Honorio.
Honorio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rivers to the mat! Rivers manages to get full guard.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
Honorio working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rivers's head.
Honorio with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rivers keeping full guard, as Honorio tries to pass.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Honorio from controlling successfully.
Honorio pushes down on Rivers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio prevents Rivers from improving his position.
Honorio not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Honorio scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rivers tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
Rivers trying to control here.
Rivers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Honorio.
Rivers keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Honorio throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Honorio is thwarting Rivers's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is not content to let Honorio control the position.
Honorio trying to pass the guard but Rivers defending well.
Rivers wants to improve his position but Honorio is controlling well.
Rivers is refusing to be controlled, as Honorio sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Honorio is looking to advance position but Rivers won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rivers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio dominated that round.
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.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
Honorio shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Rivers misses its target.
Honorio fails with the takedown.
Honorio misses with the combination.
Rivers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clint Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Rivers looks to throw the jab but Honorio is out of range.
Honorio has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rivers is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Honorio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivers throws a hook to the side of Honorio's head but Honorio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Honorio throws a one two combo.
Nice shot by Honorio.
Vinicius Honorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Honorio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Honorio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Honorio manages to avoid it.
Rivers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honorio fails with the takedown
and Rivers counters with a left to the body.
Honorio closes the distance and clinches up with Rivers, looking for a takedown. Honorio pushes Rivers against the cage but Rivers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Honorio looks to land a left hand but Rivers moved out of range nicely.
Honorio checks the leg kick.
Honorio checks a leg kick.
Rivers connects with a jab.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Honorio connects with a body shot.
Honorio ducks under a wild hook from Rivers.
Honorio lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.
Honorio misses the body punch
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Honorio is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Honorio blocks a jab.
Honorio drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honorio looking to pass the guard.
Rivers wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rivers is on top in guard.
Rivers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rivers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rivers throws a big elbow that misses.
Honorio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rivers manages to get himself to full guard.
Honorio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Honorio is pushing down on Rivers's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rivers is fighting to maintain full guard but Honorio has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wants to get back to full guard.
Rivers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Honorio wants to pass the guard but Rivers is defending well.
Rivers is looking for a sweep. Honorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Honorio seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rivers does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Honorio wants to free his trapped foot but Rivers is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Honorio lands a nice short elbow.
Rivers is in trouble now - Honorio has advanced to mount!
Honorio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rivers hang on?
Vinicius Honorio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Honorio looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rivers's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rivers is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers wants to control but Honorio is having none of it.
Honorio lands a big shot there that rocks Rivers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Honorio landing punches.
Rivers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Honorio raining down shots from the mount!
Honorio is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rivers tries to hold on but Honorio postures up.
Rivers slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rivers is not content to let Honorio control the position.
Honorio trying to mount his opponent but Rivers defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Honorio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rivers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the liver by Rivers. Beautiful body shot.
Rivers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rivers misses with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Honorio or perhaps it was just good defense by Rivers, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honorio sizes up Rivers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Honorio closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rivers tries to roll over but Honorio keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honorio passes into side control, despite Rivers's attempt to control the position.
Rivers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Honorio's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honorio stops Rivers from getting back to his feet.
Honorio is thwarting Rivers's attempts to control the position.
Rivers is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Honorio wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Rivers trying to control here.
Rivers gets back to full guard.
Honorio stopping the sweep attempt from Rivers.
Rivers is controlling Honorio's posture.
Honorio throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Honorio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Honorio trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Honorio controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Honorio shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Honorio's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers throws a big shot that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Honorio.
Honorio misses the shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honorio!
Honorio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivers under the eye.
Rivers throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honorio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Rivers throws a body punch but Honorio moves out of range.
Honorio bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rivers throws Honorio to one side and escapes!
Honorio shoots for a takedown but Rivers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clint Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vinicius Honorio.
Honorio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rivers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honorio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rivers on the side of the head.
Honorio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Honorio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Honorio with a poor takedown
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Honorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Honorio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honorio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Honorio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honorio misses with a left hand
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Honorio misses.
Clint Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers lands with a right that hurts Honorio. Honorio looks to clinch but Rivers throws a short knee that drops Honorio. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers gave a mention to © Trap House in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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