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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raekwon The Chef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Chef comes to the cage accompanied by Raekwon - Ice Cream. River has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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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
22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Raekwon The Chef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Chef attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Chef has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Chef blocks a body shot from River.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. The Chef won't want to take too many of those.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Chef throws a low kick but it's checked well by River.
River misses with a body shot.
River scoring well with a low kick there.
The Chef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River avoids the body shot from The Chef.
Raekwon The Chef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Chef.
The Chef tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Chef looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Chef gets off balance looking for a body kick
and The Chef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Chef.
River slips a jab from The Chef.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Chef at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River tests The Chef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Chef bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with a low kick.
River blocks a head kick by The Chef.
River slips under a jab from The Chef.
River tries a quick counter leg kick but The Chef is wise to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for River.
River fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Chef misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The Chef.
A nice leg kick lands there from River.
The Chef finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
River ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Chef misses with the combination.
River moves out of range as The Chef strikes.
River tries to clinch but The Chef moves out of range.
The Chef looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef is really struggling to find his range with his punches. River's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
River checks a low kick from The Chef.
The Chef connects with a single shot there.
River swats away the attempt to clinch by The Chef.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River thuds his shin into the meat of The Chef's side.
The Chef bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps River's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Chef thumps River with a low kick.
River throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Chef keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with an uppercut. The Chef saw that one coming.
The Chef tries to counter by clinching up but River breaks away and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from The Chef.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The Chef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Chef is looking to chop away at River's legs.
The Chef throws a low kick but River avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
River lands a slapping body shot.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Chef.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef jabs at River's body.
The Chef swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Chef throws a head kick that misses.
The Chef does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The Chef throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
River only half commits to the counter leg kick.
River slips a straight right by The Chef.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. The Chef does a little dance to reset his feet.
River tries to keep at a distance but The Chef has taken the fight into the clinch.
River's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River breaks the clinch.
Good leg kick by River there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
River ducks under a wild hook from The Chef.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
The Chef is looking to slow River down with leg kicks.
The Chef's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Chef scrambles back to his feet.
The Chef throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Chef has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Chef misses with a punch on the inside.
The Chef lands a left hand.
The Chef managing to block the knees to the body from River.
River tries a body shot but The Chef blocks it.
The Chef misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Chef has River pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Chef pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending River tumbling to the mat - The Chef dives into River's guard.
The Chef stopping the sweep attempt from River.
The Chef sitting in guard, not really doing much.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Chef.
River keeping moving, preventing The Chef from controlling successfully.
The Chef trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Raekwon The Chef 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.
The Chef loads up on a big right hand but River slips the punch.
It seemed like River was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River tests The Chef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Chef.
The Chef takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The Chef throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Chef ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Chef wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Chef connects with a solid leg kick.
The Chef scores with a jab to the head.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Chef throws out the jab.
The Chef misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot lands for River.
This has been an exciting period of action!
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Chef has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raekwon The Chef is winning the standup battle so far.
The Chef throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
River takes one on the button.
The Chef connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The Chef finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
River is looking to chop away at The Chef's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The Chef throws a jab when River was well out of range.
The Chef lands a really nice looking cross but River seems unphased.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts River, as that shot connected.
The Chef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Chef throws a nice inside leg kick.
River blocks a low kick nicely.
The Chef connects with a right hand. River shakes it off.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by The Chef.
The Chef throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
River on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The Chef looks for the body kick but River saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from The Chef.
The Chef misses with an uppercut. River saw that one coming.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
The Chef tries to counter by clinching up but River breaks away and moves out of range.
The Chef throws a leg kick but River moved away.
River lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Chef circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River connects with a high kick.
The Chef gets cracked with a nice right hand there by River.
River throws a hook but The Chef blocks it.
River bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
River buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
River lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The Chef darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Chef throws out the jab.
The Chef misses with a low kick.
River uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Chef.
The Chef bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
River checks a low kick from The Chef.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Chef misses with a jab, cross combination.
River feints a counter leg kick.
River digs a good hook to The Chef's body.
Nice cross by River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
River has taken the fight to the clinch.
River's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from The Chef misses.
River lands a jab to the head.
Donk. The Chef catches River right on the button with a cross.
River misses with a low kick.
The Chef looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Chef throws a body shot but no joy.
The Chef is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
The Chef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab from River does it's job there.
River avoids the head kick by The Chef.
The Chef fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. River looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Chef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Chef.
River lands a leg kick that knocks The Chef off balance momentarily.
The Chef misses with a hook
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
The Chef scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by River there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
River avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
River's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The Chef takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
River pivots, looking for a leg kick but The Chef is out of range and River settles back down.
River has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The Chef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The Chef jabbing away but nothing is landing.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River checks a low kick from The Chef.
River takes a swing at The Chef's ribcage but misses.
River checks the leg kick.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Chef manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cole River will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
River tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The Chef's jab looks to have found its range, popping River under the eye.
River thumps The Chef with a low kick.
River walks into a jab.
River scores with a nice head shot.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Chef.
The Chef scores with a kick to the midsection.
The Chef looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
River misses with a wild body shot.
The Chef on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River is looking to score with low kicks.
River checks a low kick from The Chef.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. The Chef does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws a chopping leg kick but The Chef manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Chef throws a lazy right hand but River sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
River is trying to counter with his kicks.
A jab from The Chef does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River connects with a high kick.
River thuds a left hand into The Chef's body.
The Chef lands a nice leg kick that just misses River's sensitive parts.
River misses with a body kick.
The Chef throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Chef was well out of range. Poor timing from River.
River connects with a jab.
The Chef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from The Chef.
The Chef is looking to chop away at River's legs.
River misses with a body shot.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Chef tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but River was well out of range. Poor timing from The Chef.
River is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
River is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Chef tries to close the distance and clinch up but River swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Chef throws a head kick but River moves out of range.
The Chef circles away from the clinch attempt.
River takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The Chef throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck River on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Chef throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Chef has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from River.
The Chef keeps the fight on the outside.
The Chef thows a body kick. River tries to catch it but that hurt him.
River takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River blocks a jab.
The Chef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
River lands a nice looking body kick.
River lands a leg kick that knocks The Chef off balance momentarily.
The Chef dodges the punch combination from River.
As River tries to get set, The Chef tries to push him back and clinch up but River manages to avoid the attempt.
River cracks the inside of The Chef's front leg.
The Chef fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but River is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from River misses.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Chef.
River connects with a right hand. The Chef shakes it off.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from The Chef. That one must have hurt.
River lands with an uppercut that bounces The Chef off the cage and back into range.
The Chef misses with a straight left.
Donk. The Chef catches River right on the button with a cross.
The Chef tries to clinch there but River circles away.
River wants to counter the offense by The Chef and move into the clinch position.
River connects with a leg kick. The Chef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Chef walks into a left hand.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Chef moves away.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Chef moves away from the strike by River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Chef scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Chef takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Chef looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
River cracks The Chef with an open hand slap.
The Chef dodges the punch combination from River.
River lands a nice hook to The Chef's body. The Chef takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Chef thows a left - swing and a miss!
River swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from The Chef misses its intended target.
River throws a lazy right hand but The Chef sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by The Chef there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Chef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Chef jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
River is looking to land body kicks.
River lands a glancing blow to the side of The Chef's head.
The Chef connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Chef uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cole River.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cole River!
Cole River made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.
The defeated Raekwon The Chef had this to say: 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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energy
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hype
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