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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raja Khanna (ranked 188 p4p, 275 weight class) and Bill River (ranked 24 p4p, 32 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 3, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River lands a nice hook to Khanna's body. Khanna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
River misses with a hook. Khanna ducked under it nicely.
River pushes Khanna up against the cage in a clinch.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River has Khanna pressed against the cage, preventing Khanna from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
Khanna blocks an uppercut.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Khanna.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khanna is breathing heavily.
River lands a left hand.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River scores with a knee to the head.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
River misses with a knee strike.
Khanna avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River working Khanna over with knees to the body.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River lands an uppercut.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
River blocking some punches.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
Khanna wants to get back to striking at distance but River won't allow it.
River digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Khanna or not.
River stalling the fight.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanna controls his hands.
River digs a right hand underneath Khanna's ribcage. Khanna let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from River.
River prevents a body shot from Khanna.
A hook to the body from River.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khanna letting River take a breather here.
River digs a right hand into Khanna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khanna's gas tank.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River working Khanna over with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
A right hand to the body from River.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
River is leaning against Khanna and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River with an attempt at a knee that misses.
River lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from River.
River crunches a lovely knee into Khanna's ribcage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River lands with a short shot to the head.
River lands with a left to the head.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River landing knees to the head.
It looks like Raja Khanna has been cut.
River lands a nice uppercut.
Khanna takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from River.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River crunches a lovely knee into Khanna's ribcage.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River missing with knees to the body.
River prevents Khanna from breaking the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khanna takes a knee to the side of the body.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River stalls.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River keeps control of Khanna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bill River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Khanna avoids the damage to the body.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khanna wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River lands with a left to the head.
River tries to land a knee to the head but Khanna blocks with his arms.
Khanna tries a body shot but River blocks it.
River presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River lands with a right to the head.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by River.
River working Khanna over with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River lands with a right to the head.
A shot in the inside from River.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by River.
River lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Khanna.
River has Khanna pressed against the cage.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Khanna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from River.
River displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khanna up against the cage.
Khanna misses with some punches.
River lands a knee to the body.
River has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Khanna seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if River can turn it around.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River lands a nice uppercut.
River lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khanna backwards.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khanna.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as River takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, River scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from River.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from River on the inside.
River lands with a right to the head.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Khanna won't want to take too many of those.
River is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River scores with an uppercut up the middle.
River scores with a shoulder strike.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khanna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River scores a nice knee to the body.
River lands a knee to the head.
Khanna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on River - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raja Khanna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raja Khanna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khanna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Khanna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from River misses.
River misses with a jab to the body
and Khanna counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by River as he connects with a hook.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanna throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Khanna 's knee.
River scores with a jab to the body.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
A big right from Khanna misses.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Khanna takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bill River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River takes a swing at Khanna's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanna. River shrugs it off though.
River misses with an uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Khanna misses with a few strikes there.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River with the inside leg kick.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River jabs at Khanna's body.
River lands with a good body shot.
Khanna throws a sloppy body shot
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khanna throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from River does it's job there.
River lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Khanna.
A nice leg kick from River, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khanna swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Khanna misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from River misses.
River lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Khanna throws out the jab.
River jabs at Khanna's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
River clinches up against the cage.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from River.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khanna in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
River trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River presses Khanna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from River.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
River lands a right hand.
River makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River stalling against the cage.
Khanna manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from River.
River is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Khanna rather than just go for the knockout.
River blocks a leg kick.
Khanna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River blocks a jab.
Khanna throws a push kick but River slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna throws a hook but River blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River scores with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
River throws a shot to the body.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
River stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
River is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A solid body kick from River.
Khanna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River lands a right hook to the body.
River moves into the clinch.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River gets through Khanna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well River has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill River!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill River thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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