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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Django Unchained (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unchained comes to the cage accompanied by Soviet Connection. River has chosen Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Django Unchained!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve River!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unchained connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Unchained. That's going to slow River down.
Unchained pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Unchained scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
River will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Unchained instigates a clinch.
Unchained tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unchained tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Unchained back against the cage.
Unchained avoids the elbow strike from River, against the cage.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Unchained in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Unchained.
Our sources have told us that Unchained has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Unchained misses with a body punch.
Unchained trying to control the position but instead, River has worked for underhooks and has pushed Unchained into the cage.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Unchained.
Unchained is trying to break free.
Unchained tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
River throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Unchained counters with a right hand to the body.
Unchained clinches up with River and pushes him back against the cage.
Unchained doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River looking to throw knees to the head but Unchained is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Unchained tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Unchained moves out of range as River strikes.
Unchained tries a low kick but River avoids it.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unchained scores with a body shot.
River digs a good hook to Unchained's body.
Unchained pushes River up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Unchained.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River tries to break free but Unchained pushes him back against the cage.
Unchained throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Unchained breaks the clinch.
Unchained slips a jab and a cross from River.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that River has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Unchained lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unchained. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unchained dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
A head kick by River misses
and Unchained counters with a two punch combo.
Unchained fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
River walks into a stiff left hand from Unchained.
Unchained connects with a crisp jab.
Unchained takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Unchained tenderised River's leg. River is trying to keep his angry face on.
Unchained fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice shot lands for River.
River feints a jab promting Unchained to slip. River then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Unchained slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Unchained showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from River.
River throws a push kick but Unchained slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Unchained. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Unchained rushes River and presses him up against the cage.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unchained holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Unchained tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Unchained has River pushed against the cage.
River softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unchained stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained misses with a body punch.
Unchained being controlled against the cage.
River wants to break free but Unchained has control.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Unchained is trying to stall.
River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River dodges the punch combination from Unchained.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Unchained takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Django Unchained has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Unchained is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
River ducks under a wild hook from Unchained.
Unchained takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Django Unchained will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Django Unchained's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Unchained thows a body shot but no joy.
Unchained looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Unchained.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unchained throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
River takes one to the side of the head.
Unchained clinches up with River and pushes him back against the cage.
Unchained wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Unchained is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
River prevents Unchained from breaking the clinch.
Unchained misses with a body punch.
River wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Unchained tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Unchained's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unchained misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Unchained just misses with a punch to the body.
Django Unchained is winning the standup battle so far.
Unchained takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unchained fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Unchained misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Unchained is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River gets tackled into the cage by Unchained. Unchained maintains the clinch.
Unchained looking to stall.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from River in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Unchained lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down River.
Unchained is trying to push River away but River has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
River breaks the clinch.
River shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Unchained eats them both and turns towards River to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Unchained throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Unchained swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River checks a leg kick nicely.
River wants to land a leg kick but Unchained is out of range.
Jab from River.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Unchained uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
River lands with a right hand.
River throws a head kick that Unchained semi-blocks.
Unchained ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River throws a sloppy head kick
and Unchained counters with a nice uppercut.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Unchained.
The crowd cheers as Unchained lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Unchained misses.
Unchained thuds his right hand into River's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Unchained throws a solid leg kick but River takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Unchained.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Unchained paws at him with a jab and circles away.
River tries to move into range but Unchained moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
River tries to clinch up but Unchained circles away and keeps his distance.
River misses with a head kick.
Unchained swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Unchained instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Unchained has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unchained backwards.
Unchained effectively controlling the action here.
River breaks the clinch.
Unchained throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Unchained looks to land a right hand but River moved out of range.
River swinging wildly here.
River has managed to clinch.
River tries to land knees in the clinch but Unchained avoids the damage to the body.
Unchained cracks River with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from River.
River trying to stall but Unchained improves his position.
Unchained has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Unchained is trying to break the clinch but River is controlling him.
River manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
River takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Unchained. That did some damage!
Unchained gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
River throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Unchained.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unchained tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River throws a head kick that misses.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Unchained avoids the head kick by River.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Django Unchained will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Django Unchained's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Unchained scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Unchained has him pressed against the cage.
Unchained is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Unchained lands a body punch in the clinch.
Unchained lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Unchained scores with a nice short uppercut.
River breaks the clinch.
River moves out of range as Unchained strikes.
Unchained walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. River checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Unchained clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Unchained's defenses.
Unchained displaying some good clinch control by pressing River up against the cage.
River misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Unchained.
River looking to throw knees to the head but Unchained is blocking nicely.
Unchained lands a body shot in the clinch.
Unchained tries to work over River's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River wants to break free but Unchained has control.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Unchained goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unchained lands a body punch.
River keeps control of Unchained as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Unchained - that landed with a thud.
River looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
River is trying to force a seperation but Unchained has the dominant position.
River misses with a punch on the inside.
Unchained can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Unchained stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unchained tries to break free but River pushes him back against the cage.
Unchained lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Unchained doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Unchained wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Unchained trying to stall but River improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Unchained's face as he tries to break the clinch.
River has Unchained pressed against the cage, preventing Unchained from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from River.
Unchained wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but River has him pressed against the cage.
River misses with an elbow strike.
Unchained tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Unchained back against the cage.
Unchained avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Unchained trying to stall but River improves his position.
Unchained misses with a punch to the body.
Unchained's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River blocks a body shot from Unchained.
Unchained scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unchained has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Unchained manages to break the clinch.
River gets tackled into the cage by Unchained. Unchained maintains the clinch.
River misses with the head strike.
River misses with a knee to the head.
Unchained tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Unchained back against the cage.
Unchained working aggressively here.
Unchained struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
Unchained breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steve River has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unchained misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Unchained instigates a clinch.
Unchained lands a right hand that snaps the head of River backwards.
River throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by River as Unchained tries to tie him up.
River breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve River is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
River takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unchained throws a leg kick
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Unchained lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Unchained darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Unchained throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
River throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
River pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Unchained ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Nice body punch from Unchained.
Unchained throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Unchained moves away.
River throws a one two combo.
River takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donk. Unchained catches River right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Unchained finds it's way through River's defenses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Django Unchained showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Unchained has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Django Unchained!
Our winner, Django Unchained, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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