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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir's entrance music is Pride. A fine choice. River is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
24 - 10 - 2 |
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noir walks into a jab.
River tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Noir displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
Noir slips a jab from River.
River looks to land a body kick but Noir moved away.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Noir's shoulder, as Noir tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Noir does a little dance to reset his feet.
River forces Noir back against the cage and clinches.
River stalling.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River trying to stall but Noir improves his position.
Noir takes a knee to the side of the body.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Noir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Noir moves out of range of the body kick from River.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noir on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Noir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from River.
River swings away with a body shot that misses
and Noir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Noir wants to pass to mount but River is defending the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River tries to get to full guard but Noir has control of the leg.
Noir trying to control the action but River is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River trying to control but Noir postures up.
River manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir throwing strikes but missing.
River pulls Noir in to control the position.
Noir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
River is adopting a defensive guard.
River working a defensive guard here.
Noir is looking to work some ground and pound but River has wrist control.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir throwing strikes from guard but River blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
River not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cole River hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
River tries to clinch but Noir moves out of range.
River misses with a head kick.
River misses the shot to the body.
A jab from River finds it's way through Noir's defenses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River throws a leg kick but Noir sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from River as Noir shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Noir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
River thows a body shot but no joy.
River keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
River throws a leg kick but Noir checks it.
River tries to land a front kick but Noir steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River takes a swing at Noir's ribcage but misses.
Noir takes one to the side of the head.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Noir.
River fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noir checks it well.
River wants to land a leg kick but Noir is out of range.
River misses with a low kick as Noir jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a shot from downtown. Noir moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Noir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noir closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Noir wants to control but River is keeping him busy.
Noir is looking for a kimura but River is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Noir to get the leverage.
River avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noir.
River has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Noir is working away from the top position though.
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!
Noir missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Noir with the ground and pound but River uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Noir postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir is fighting to break River's control of his arms but River is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that River has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cole River has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Noir avoids the body shot from River.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from River lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Noir has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noir and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir defending well as River loads up on a big left hand.
River drives through and clinches with Noir against the cage.
River just leaning against Noir, taking a breather.
River breaks the clinch.
River throws a body kick that misses.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River missing with a left hand there. Noir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River wants to clinch.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a big shot that misses.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Noir uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a hook.
River will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River swings for the body but Noir moves out of range.
River is looking to clinch.
River throws a right hand that misses
and Noir counters with a good low kick that River was not able to check.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River throws a front kick that sends Noir stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River loads up on a big right hand but Noir slips the punch.
Noir takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Noir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from River.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noir moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Noir.
River scores with a sloppy right hand. Noir should have avoided that one.
River throws a leg kick
and Noir counters with a shoot takedown. River fights it but they end up in guard.
Noir trying to control but River is working from the bottom.
River trying to control the position.
River has Noir pulled in close to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Noir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
River controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cole River has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
River misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noir checks a leg kick.
Noir tries to move into range but River moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch combination from River misses.
Cole River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Noir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
River waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Noir.
River throws a lazy body kick
and Noir counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps River thinking.
Good shot there by River.
River scores with a nice body kick.
Noir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Noir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from River.
Noir moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
Noir checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River tries to clinch up but Noir circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Noir checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
River throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noir moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Noir moves out of range easily.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into side control. River won't be happy with that.
River holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Noir scores with punches from side control.
Marshall Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir cracks River with a big right hand but River just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
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!
River is looking to regain half guard here but Noir keeps moving and retains side control.
River manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Noir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River moves into full guard.
Noir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed River's guard.
River wants to get back to full guard.
Noir thows a huge punch but River dodges it nicely.
River slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Noir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Noir postures up.
Noir cracks River with a solid left hand.
Noir throws a big right hand that misses.
River trying to keep a closed guard but Noir is proving a slippery customer.
Noir postures up in River's guard and throws a big left but River blocks it.
River wants to hit a switch here but Noir passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for River there!
River keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
River is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cole River 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.
Noir is landing with some decent strikes but River is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
River tries to reverse the position but Noir maintains control.
Noir lands a couple of good shots and River has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Noir lands a shot to the body.
Marshall Noir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Noir lands punches and elbows.
Noir has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, River has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Noir missing with strikes from the back.
River wants to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River is trying to remain composed but Noir is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
River showing good submission defense here.
Noir looking for the RNC.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Noir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think River has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 37:39
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 37:39
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 37:39
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cole River waved his t-shirt featuring //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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