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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rivers (ranked 2522 p4p, 4095 weight class) and Junior St Clair (ranked 292 p4p, 431 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior St Clair!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers shoots in but no luck this time.
A little jabbing left from St Clair on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St Clair lands a jab to the nose.
St Clair throws a body shot but no joy.
Junior St Clair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Clair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Clair swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
St Clair's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rivers under the eye.
St Clair throws a hook to the side of Rivers's head but Rivers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Clair throws a lazy right hand but Rivers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers walks into a jab.
Rivers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
St Clair throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
St Clair misses with an uppercut.
St Clair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Clair lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Clair.
St Clair clinches up with Rivers and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers prevents a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing St Clair back against the cage.
St Clair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but St Clair gets the underhooks and prevents it.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Clair's efforts to push away.
St Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers prevents a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
St Clair tries to throw a body punch but Rivers avoids it by throwing St Clair back against the cage.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Clair swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from St Clair! But no joy.
St Clair misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with a big head kick but St Clair shrugs it off.
Rivers has St Clair up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers blocks a body shot from St Clair.
Rivers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
St Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
Rivers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers blocks a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair misses with a body punch.
Rivers prevents a body shot from St Clair.
Rivers wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Rivers changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Clair fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Clair.
St Clair throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rivers finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
St Clair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from St Clair.
Nice straight punches there by St Clair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Clair.
St Clair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Clair punishes Rivers's body with a nice straight punch.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rivers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Clair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Clair lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Clair lands with a nice body punch.
St Clair looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
St Clair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rivers is looking to clinch.
Jab from St Clair.
St Clair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivers will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Clair cracks Rivers with a good jab.
Rivers is looking to slow St Clair down with leg kicks.
Rivers doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling St Clair to counter with a crisp jab.
Rivers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
St Clair forces Rivers back against the cage and clinches.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior St Clair dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Clair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Clairs head.
St Clair struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivers controls his hands.
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Clair prevents it.
Rivers misses with the head strike.
St Clair tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers blocks a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
St Clair lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers lands a hook that snaps the head of St Clair backwards.
Rivers pushes St Clair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rivers prevents a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Clair misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers has St Clair pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Clair manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Clair lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on St Clair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
St Clair tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Clair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from St Clair finds it's way through Rivers's defenses.
Rivers scores with a jab to the head.
St Clair misses with a jab to the body
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
St Clair leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Rivers, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Clair. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Clair smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
St Clair cracks Rivers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rivers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rivers walks into a jab.
St Clair connects with a jab.
Rivers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Clair lands with a straight right. Rivers didn't see that one coming.
St Clair scores with a body shot.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Clair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Clair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chris Rivers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Clair. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Clair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but St Clair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rivers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Clair manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Junior St Clair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rivers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rivers takes one to the chin there.
St Clair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivers's head.
St Clair connects with a body shot that sends Rivers's belly button to the back.
St Clair lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for St Clair.
St Clair bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rivers's head.
Rivers walks into a straight right hand from St Clair.
St Clair 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.
St Clair leaves Rivers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Clair with a nice cross.
Rivers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rivers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rivers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by St Clair.
St Clair cracks Rivers with a good jab.
St Clair takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Junior St Clair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rivers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Clair is fending him off so far but Rivers persists. Nope, St Clair circles away and we're back to standing.
St Clair is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Clair rushes Rivers and presses him up against the cage.
St Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
A short uppercut from Rivers.
Rivers lands a left hand.
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers blocks a body shot from St Clair.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivers misses with some punches.
St Clair takes a shot to the head.
Rivers goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Clair prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers blocks a body shot from St Clair.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
St Clair tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
St Clair tries to break free but Rivers pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on St Clair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from St Clair fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Clair.
Rivers lands with a right to the head.
Rivers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Clairs head.
St Clair misses with a body punch.
Rivers wants to take the fight to the mat but St Clair manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rivers gets through St Clair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Clair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Clair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivers blocks a body shot from St Clair.
St Clair tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivers blocks an uppercut.
St Clair misses with the head strike.
St Clair tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers is trying to pull guard but St Clair turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Clair tries to work over Rivers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chris Rivers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rivers tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Clair misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
St Clair cracks Rivers with a right hand to the side of the head.
St Clair shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rivers is refusing to be controlled, as St Clair sits in half guard.
Rivers is pressing down on St Clair's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Clair trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers pulls St Clair in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing St Clair from controlling successfully.
Rivers is looking to stand up but St Clair isn't so interested in that idea.
St Clair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
St Clair trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Clair postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rivers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
St Clair scores with a jab.
St Clair closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rivers to the mat! Rivers manages to get full guard.
Junior St Clair is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Clair not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rivers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Clair is controlling him.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing St Clair from controlling successfully.
Rivers is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rivers stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Junior St Clair.
I've got St Clair winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior St Clair!
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