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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sean Rivers (ranked 956 p4p, 1423 weight class) and August Valkyrie (ranked 122 p4p, 182 weight class). Rivers's entrance music is Gojira - Sphinx. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Valkyrie !
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valkyrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Valkyrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Rivers slips a straight right by Valkyrie .
Rivers has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KFA in the buildup to the fight.
Valkyrie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rivers is pressed up against the cage. Valkyrie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rivers down to the mat. Rivers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Valkyrie darts in looking for a takedown but Rivers gets double underhooks and turns Valkyrie into the cage.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Valkyrie .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie 's corner calls for a 1-2. Valkyrie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valkyrie lands a jab to the nose.
Valkyrie connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Valkyrie has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rivers is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkyrie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valkyrie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Valkyrie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rivers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sean Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of August Valkyrie .
Valkyrie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rivers to the ground. Valkyrie is now in Rivers's guard.
Rivers is adopting a defensive guard.
Valkyrie postures up in Rivers's guard and throws a big left but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Valkyrie 's guard.
Valkyrie working a defensive guard here.
Valkyrie is controlling Rivers's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivers won't allow Valkyrie to sweep him here.
Rivers is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie trying to control the position.
Rivers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Valkyrie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rivers has managed to get both his arms back between Valkyrie 's legs - danger averted.
Valkyrie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rivers controlling from the top position.
Rivers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Valkyrie wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Valkyrie is trying to keep Rivers in close.
Rivers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed right hand from Valkyrie misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Valkyrie .
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Rivers thows a leg kick but Valkyrie checks it
and Valkyrie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rivers's guard.
Rivers is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Valkyrie wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Valkyrie trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valkyrie is still trying to improve position.
Valkyrie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rivers managing to control the position.
Valkyrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rivers pulls Valkyrie in to control the position.
Valkyrie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Valkyrie wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
Valkyrie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Valkyrie stands and throws Rivers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rivers keeps working.
Rivers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Valkyrie 's best efforts.
Valkyrie wants to pass the guard but Rivers is defending well.
Rivers trying to control from the bottom.
Rivers keeping control of the position.
Rivers is trying to stand back up but Valkyrie is controlling him
Rivers is trying is best to control the position here.
Valkyrie wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Valkyrie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rivers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Valkyrie missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rivers is trying to control but can't.
Valkyrie wants to control but Rivers is keeping him busy.
Valkyrie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valkyrie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rivers has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rivers won't allow Valkyrie to pass to mount.
Rivers looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rivers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valkyrie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rivers's head.
Rivers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rivers's head.
Rivers has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Valkyrie is on him like a limpet, forcing Rivers back against the cage.
Rivers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Valkyrie controls his hands.
Valkyrie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rivers to keep the fight standing.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Rivers.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valkyrie throws a shot to the body.
Valkyrie cracks Rivers with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valkyrie has managed to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie manages to break the clinch.
Rivers moves forwards but Valkyrie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Valkyrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valkyrie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valkyrie shoots for a double leg takedown but Rivers sprawls well. He's pushed Valkyrie 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Rivers scores with a shot to the body.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rivers needs to keep his hands up - Valkyrie had a free shot at his head there.
Rivers cracks Valkyrie with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Valkyrie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valkyrie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valkyrie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valkyrie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Valkyrie gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivers throws a big counter combination but Valkyrie scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valkyrie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivers avoids the body shot from Valkyrie .
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valkyrie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riverss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A punch lands to the side of Rivers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valkyrie is out of range and Rivers settles back down.
Valkyrie is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rivers with a body shot.
Rivers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers misses with a body shot.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
Rivers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rivers on the side of the head.
Valkyrie doesn't manage to clinch there - Rivers circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rivers throws a quick counter head kick but Valkyrie was just out of range.
Sean Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of August Valkyrie .
Rivers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Valkyrie . That did some damage!
Valkyrie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little feinted left hand from Rivers on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Valkyrie misses.
A jab from Valkyrie finds it's way through Rivers's defenses.
Valkyrie instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Valkyrie controls his hands.
Valkyrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Valkyrie stalling the fight.
Rivers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valkyrie lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valkyrie . Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivers swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rivers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Valkyrie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rivers is looking to land body kicks.
August Valkyrie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valkyrie loads up on a big right hand but Rivers slips the punch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie throws out a loose jab but Rivers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivers throwing a counter right hand but Valkyrie manages to avoid it.
Valkyrie misses with a hook
and Rivers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rivers looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Valkyrie working the ground and pound from side control.
Rivers prevents Valkyrie from moving into mount.
Valkyrie working away.
Rivers tries to escape but Valkyrie is in control.
Valkyrie is working Rivers over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is working to avoid the ground and pound but Valkyrie connects with a decent elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rivers gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rivers tries to hold on but Valkyrie pushes him away.
Rivers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers tries to hold on but Valkyrie postures up.
Valkyrie punishing his opponent with strikes.
Valkyrie 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.
Rivers is working to get back to half guard.
Valkyrie throwing strikes but Rivers bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Valkyrie working a defensive guard here.
Valkyrie working for a triangle but Rivers defends it easily.
Rivers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valkyrie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Valkyrie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rivers stopping the sweep attempt from Valkyrie .
Rivers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Valkyrie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Valkyrie is looking to sweep but instead, Rivers has passed into half guard.
Valkyrie is trying to control but can't.
Rivers is taking a breather. Valkyrie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Valkyrie trying to control but Rivers postures up.
Rivers wants to pass the guard but Valkyrie is defending well.
Rivers wants to stand up but Valkyrie has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Rivers stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Valkyrie takes a swing at Rivers's ribcage but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valkyrie throws a right hand that misses
and Rivers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Valkyrie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rivers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rivers is looking to counter with a body kick.
Valkyrie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rivers.
Rivers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valkyrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rivers throws out a powerful jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but August Valkyrie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Valkyrie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rivers's hands.
Rivers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rivers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Valkyrie wants to pass the guard but Rivers is keeping the position.
Valkyrie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rivers looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rivers looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rivers!
Rivers just content to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valkyrie tries to bench press Rivers off him but Rivers keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valkyrie trying to remain calm as Rivers controls from the top position.
You can see the frustration on Valkyrie 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rivers wants to stand but Valkyrie is controlling his arm.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rivers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rivers stands up and beckons Valkyrie to his feet.
The fighters circling - Valkyrie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valkyrie misses with an uppercut
and Rivers counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Valkyrie is able to avoid easily.
Rivers slips a jab from Valkyrie .
Rivers went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valkyrie gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Valkyrie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivers defends well and Valkyrie ends up having to push Rivers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A jab from Valkyrie finds it's way through Rivers's defenses.
Valkyrie connects with the punch.
Rivers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Valkyrie .
Rivers slips under a jab from Valkyrie .
Valkyrie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A lazy left from Valkyrie finds it's target.
Valkyrie lunges at Rivers with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rivers's hand.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a leg kick.
Rivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valkyrie manages to avoid it.
August Valkyrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valkyrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
Valkyrie scores with a sloppy right hand. Rivers should have avoided that one.
Valkyrie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rivers.
It looked like Rivers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valkyrie lands a right hook to the body.
Valkyrie throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivers counters with a left and a right that stings Valkyrie .
Sean Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Valkyrie misses.
Valkyrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Rivers is just out of range.
Rivers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valkyrie lands with a nice body punch.
Valkyrie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
Valkyrie shoots in but no luck this time.
Rivers looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sean Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of August Valkyrie .
A swing and a miss from Valkyrie .
Rivers is looking to counter punch.
Valkyrie moves away from the strike by Rivers.
Rivers cracks Valkyrie with a good jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valkyrie .
Rivers is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rivers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rivers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valkyrie throws out the jab.
Rivers fires out a quick counter leg kick but Valkyrie just manages to avoid it.
Valkyrie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valkyrie lands a nice shot to the body.
A lazy left from Valkyrie finds it's target.
August Valkyrie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Valkyrie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valkyrie lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Rivers misses
and Valkyrie counters with a takedown into side control.
Rivers sneaks out the side door and pushes Valkyrie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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.
Valkyrie throws a poor cross that misses
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers stuffs the takedown.
Valkyrie lands a lovely overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rivers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valkyrie avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Valkyrie fails with a takedown attempt.
Rivers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Rivers as Valkyrie shoots in.
Valkyrie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rivers working aggressively here.
Valkyrie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Valkyrie lands a body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Rivers throws a punch but it's blocked by Valkyrie .
Rivers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rivers.
Valkyrie misses with a punch to the body.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Rivers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rivers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valkyrie to score with a decent uppercut.
Valkyrie drives through with a takedown into Rivers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rivers wriggles free and stands up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Rivers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Valkyrie 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Valkyrie !
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