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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Kehoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kehoe's entrance music is "Master of Puppets" by Metallica. A fine choice. River has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Kehoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River blocks a head kick by Kehoe.
River wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kehoe throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and River counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kehoe backing away here, and River unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kehoe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kehoe throws a nice looking combination but River bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Kehoe is wise to it.
Kehoe checks a low kick from River.
River lands with a hook. Kehoe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kehoe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've been hearing reports that Kehoe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A clash of legs there as Kehoe blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by River.
River scores with a kick to the body.
River's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kehoe under the eye.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
River blocks a jab.
Kehoe throws a series of punches but River moves out of range.
River throws a sloppy head kick and Kehoe moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehoe.
Andrew Kehoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kehoe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
A good leg kick by River.
Kehoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by River. Beautiful body shot.
Kehoe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. River manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kehoe with a flurry of punches that miss.
River tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kehoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
River has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kehoe postures up and lands a big shot to River's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kehoe is fighting to break River's control of his arms but River is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
River has momentary wrist control but Kehoe slips an elbow through the middle.
Kehoe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kehoe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. River is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kehoe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now River is on top in guard.
Kehoe being controlled here, momentarily.
Kehoe is trying to control the position but River postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River preventing the sweep.
Kehoe keeping moving, preventing River from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Good work by Kehoe as he checks the leg kick.
Kehoe swings widly with a right hand
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Kehoe 's knee.
River feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kehoe's calf.
Kehoe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kehoe misses with a body shot.
Kehoe throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
River tries to clinch up.
Kehoe is looking to wear down River with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
River lands a body shot.
Kehoe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kehoe is looking to counter punch.
River takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kehoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kehoe drives through with a takedown into guard.
River manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kehoe manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River prevents Kehoe from getting back to his feet.
River engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kehoe wants to stand but River is controlling the position.
Kehoe 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.
Kehoe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
River is trying to maintain the position but Kehoe is very close to passing his half guard.
River slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
River trying to control the position.
River is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cole River will probably get the nod.
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.
Kehoe swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
River misses the jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kehoe.
Kehoe lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Kehoe thows a left - swing and a miss!
River avoids the body shot from Kehoe.
Kehoe scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Kehoe.
Kehoe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
River throws a shot from downtown. Kehoe moves away and avoids it.
River has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Kehoe misses with a two punch combination.
River drives through and clinches with Kehoe against the cage.
River swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kehoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kehoe breaks the clinch.
Kehoe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kehoe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and River is able to avoid easily.
Kehoe with a nice cross.
River is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kehoe.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kehoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kehoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kehoe is out of range and River settles back down.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kehoe.
Kehoe goes for a double leg but River avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as River continues to drive forward.
Nice uppercut there from River.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kehoe misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but Kehoe is wise to it.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
River wants to clinch.
Kehoe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Kehoe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
River tried to score with a low kick but Kehoe checks it.
Kehoe throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Kehoe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kehoe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Kehoe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
River lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kehoe missing with a left hand there. River was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
River takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River tries to work over Kehoe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kehoe tries to break the clinch but River is controlling the position.
Kehoe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
River blocking some punches.
Kehoe lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Andrew Kehoe has been cut.
River throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from River as the two fighters clinch.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kehoe.
Nice sprawl there from River as Kehoe shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Kehoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kehoe scores with a hook.
River takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
Kehoe throws the left hand but River avoids the punch easily.
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab lands there for River.
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 lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kehoe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kehoe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kehoe scrambles back to his feet.
River moves out of range as Kehoe strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kehoe throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kehoe.
River looks to land a body kick but Kehoe moved away.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from River. Kehoe shrugs it off though.
Cole River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
River throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kehoe misses with a looping right.
Kehoe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kehoe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kehoe. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from River.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kehoe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with River but River pushes him off and we're back to square one.
River rushes Kehoe and presses him up against the cage.
Kehoe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 cut man is working on Andrew Kehoe's cut.
That's time! Kehoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kehoe lands with an overhand left.
River throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kehoe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
River lands with a right hand.
River scores with a push kick.
Kehoe lands a head shot.
Kehoe slips a jab and a cross from River.
River has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kehoe avoids the body shot from River.
Kehoe just misses with a punch to the body.
River throws a body kick that misses.
Kehoe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River slips under a jab.
River displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kehoe.
River tries to counter by closing the distance.
River misses with a low kick as Kehoe jumps back.
Kehoe misses with a lunging right hand
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kehoe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
River throws a head kick but Kehoe moves out of range.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kehoe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a big head kick that sends Kehoe tumbling to the mat! River takes a step backwards and waves Kehoe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kehoe is rocked!
River thuds a left hand into Kehoe's body.
Oh Kehoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
River lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kehoe takes a step back to recover.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
River slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kehoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 scores with a hook to the body. Kehoe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kehoe takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kehoe looks up at the clock. Bad move! River lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kehoe. River pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole River!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Cole River made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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