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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Six Million Dollar Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying River's choice of entrance music: A Country Boy Can Survive. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
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, Chris River!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt.
River throws a jab when Austin was well out of range.
River misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Austin misses with the combination.
Austin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Austin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
River throws a leg kick but Austin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
River clinches up against the cage.
River missing with knees to the body.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
River pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by River.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from River.
River misses with a hook from the clinch.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Austin.
Austin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. River gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Austin is breathing heavily.
River tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
River lands an elbow inside.
Austin avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Austin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. River avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
River throws a knee to the head but misses.
River landing knees to the body.
River lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
River with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from River.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.
A right hook to the body lands for River.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from River.
Knees in the clinch landing for River.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
River lands an elbow just above Austin 's eye.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin takes an elbow to the forehead.
River misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a knee strike.
Austin avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, River throws an elbow but misses.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Austin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
River looking to throw knees to the head but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Austin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
River preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
Austin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
River tries to bum rush Austin with a series of wild strikes but Austin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Chris River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Austin scores with a head kick.
Austin checks the leg kick.
Austin swinging wildly here.
Austin wants to clinch.
Chris River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and River counters with a good low kick that Austin was not able to check.
River throws a combination that misses
and Austin counters with a straight right hand.
Austin is looking to score with low kicks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River throws a lazy right hand but Austin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Austin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from River, right into the meat.
Austin lands with a kick to the temple. River shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Austin has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin throws a head punch that misses.
Austin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin misses with an elbow strike.
River misses with an elbow over the top.
Austin wants a takedown.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Austin avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Austin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but River blocks it with crossed arms.
River gets underhooks to prevent Austin's takedown attempt.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
River missing with knees to the body.
River with a knee to the head.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Austin looking to slow down the pace here.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from River.
River working Austin over with knees to the body.
River throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris River 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.
Austin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Austin wants to clinch.
River moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Austin.
River tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Austin lands with a left to the head.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River lands an elbow inside.
River throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River gets underhooks to prevent Austin's takedown attempt.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
River gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Austin.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from River, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Austin.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
River is pressed up against the cage. Austin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag River down to the mat. River avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Austin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Austin misses with the combination.
River is looking to clinch.
Austin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Austin misses with a kick to the body.
River misses with a few strikes there.
River closes the distance looking to clinch
and Austin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Austin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before River can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin darts in and clinches River up against the cage.
River lands a knee to the head.
Austin pushes River back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
River lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Austin avoids the elbow strike from River, against the cage.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
River trying to land knees to the body.
River tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
River blocks an elbow strike.
Austin wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Austin.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Austin avoids it.
Austin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Austin lands a left hand.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin lands with a right to the head.
Austin dodges an elbow strike from River.
Austin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. River can't fight it off and eventually Austin manages to take the fight to the floor. River looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
River looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Austin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
River looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Austin scoring with some ground and pound.
Austin 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.
Austin is in close to River's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Austin advances to half guard.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin prevents River from improving his position.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of River's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is not content to let Austin control the position.
River is looking to improve his position.
River on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Austin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin shoots in and drives through. River sprawls well.
Left hook, right uppercut from River.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Austin is just out of range.
River closes the distance and pushes Austin back into the cage.
Austin goes for a takedown attempt but River pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Austin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
River throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Austin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Austin tries to clinch but River is having none of it.
Austin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Austin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Austin tries to clinch up.
Austin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
River misses with a kick to the body
and Austin counters with a three punch combo that has River backing up. River nods at Austin to acknowledge the strikes.
Austin throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin misses with a wild combination.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River throws a low kick, looking for Austin's leg but Austin calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Austin catches River right on the button with a cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as River sprawls well. River wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Austin gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
River scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Austin needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
Austin moves out of range as River throws a body kick.
River gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Austin misses with a punch on the inside.
River using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Austin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Austin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from River.
River landing knees to the head.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
River throws an elbow but it's blocked.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Austin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin.
River throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for River.
River throws an elbow but it misses.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Austin is defending well for now.
Austin has River pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. River manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
River lands a damaging elbow.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Austin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Austin drops down looking for an ankle pick but River pulls his leg out and moves away.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River tries a head kick but it misses.
Austin ducks under a wild hook from River.
Austin is trying hard to land a takedown here. River sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
River thuds his shin into the meat of Austin's side.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Austin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Austin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Austin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed River clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Austin doesn't have the hooks in and River manages to turn into his guard.
Austin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but River can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Austin keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
Austin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but River can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
River missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as River accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Austin working for a triangle but River defends it easily.
River wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Steve Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris River is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
Austin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A head kick from River lands but Austin takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River.
River tries to clinch up but Austin circles away and keeps his distance.
Austin misses with a combination
and River counters with a nice body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got River 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris River!
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energy
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hype
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