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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Christie (ranked 1591 p4p, 2094 weight class) and Charlie River (ranked 153 p4p, 194 weight class). Christie comes to the cage accompanied by Amityville. River has chosen Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy as his entrance music. Charlie River acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145
38 - 28 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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 23 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Christie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 28 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christie moves out of range of the body kick from River.
Christie lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
Nice uppercut there from River.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
River throws a head punch that misses.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christie checks a leg kick.
River gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good leg kick by River.
Steven Christie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River works Christie's body with a nice hook.
Christie throws a hook but River blocks it.
A little jabbing left from River on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Christie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christie wants to take a breather but River is having none of it.
Christie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christie.
Christie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed River's head.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christie.
We've been hearing that Christie has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but River does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christie is stalling here. River is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Christie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and River has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Christie is looking for a sweep.
Christie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Christie manages to get to full guard.
Christie seems keen to control River's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie scores with a nice shot.
River stopping the sweep attempt from Christie.
Christie striking off his back but it's not causing River any problems.
Christie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christie seems keen to control River's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Christie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Christie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Christie tries to pass to full mount but River defends it.
Christie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
River keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Christie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Christie dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Christie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
River throws a lazy right hand but Christie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River keeps the fight on the outside.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River throws out a powerful jab.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
Christie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that River can do to turn this around?
River throws a leg kick that misses.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by Christie.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Christie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christie drives through and clinches with River against the cage.
River can't find room to land a body shot as Christie controls the action.
Christie throws a head punch that misses.
River misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christie lands a nice uppercut.
Christie throws a head punch that misses.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River misses with the head strike.
Christie managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Christie breaks from the clinch.
Christie shoots in looking for a takedown but River manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Christie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Christie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but River paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River throws a low kick, looking for Christie's leg but Christie calmly moves out of range.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Christie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of River's head.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christie has River up against the cage in a clinch.
Christie goes for a takedown attempt but River pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christie.
River lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says River as he avoids it easily.
Jab by River.
River takes one on the button.
Christie misses with a looping left.
River scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Christie doesn't seem bothered though.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Charlie River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
River connects with a right hand. Christie shakes it off.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Christie there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River misses with a looping left.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Christie should have avoided that one.
Christie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Christie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from River.
River throws a lazy right hand but Christie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christie clinches up with River and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River manages to break the clinch.
Christie blocks a leg kick.
Christie is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and River releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Christie is looking to clinch.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christie sizes up River with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
River misses with a leg kick.
Christie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christie tries to clinch but River moves out of range.
Christie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a kick to the body
and Christie counters with a nice double leg into side control. River won't be happy with that.
River tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if River can do anything to dispel that myth.
Christie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
River holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Christie tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Christie 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.
Christie lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Christie working River over with strikes here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charlie River will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
River lands with a shot to the body.
Christie misses with a head kick.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River slips a straight right by Christie.
Christie blocks a jab.
Christie has managed to clinch.
River will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christie up against the cage.
River stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A bit of stalling here from Christie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christie blocks a body shot from River.
River misses with a punch to the body.
River wants to get back to striking at distance but Christie won't allow it.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christie misses with a short punch on the inside.
River misses with a body punch.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christie tries to close the distance and clinch but River swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christie moves into the clinch.
River tries a body shot but Christie blocks it.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
River has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
River lands a shoulder strike.
Christie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Christie controls his hands.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from River.
A big left from River misses.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Christie looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christie throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from River.
Christie doesn't manage to clinch there - River circles away.
River misses with a body shot.
Christie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
River scores with a hook.
Christie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts River as he jumps to the side.
Christie moves into range and clinches up with River.
Christie is leaning against River and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Christie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River pushes Christie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River swings wildly with an uppercut but Christie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christie blocks a body shot from River.
Christie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Christie blocks a body shot from River.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
Christie goes for a takedown attempt but River pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Christie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
Christie missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Christie backs off River throws a huge counter combo but Christie manages to avoid it all.
Christie throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Christie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Some bone on bone action there as Christie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christie thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheers as River lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christie doesn't seem phased though.
River thuds a left hand into Christie's body.
Christie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River lands a slapping body shot.
Christie looks for a takedown but River sprawls well.
Christie wants to clinch up but River keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christie darts in trying to clinch
and River counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christie manages to avoid it.
River misses the shot to the body.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christie counters with a stiff right hand.
River is looking to chop away at Christie's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think River has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie River!
An out of breath Charlie River thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Steven Christie had this to say: 'Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm making a voodoo doll, thinking of you.'.
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energy
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hype
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