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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randall has chosen Jasmine as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Clark Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Randall!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall shoots and misses
and Rivers holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Randall holds him up against the cage and eventually Rivers drops back down to his feet.
Rivers tries to pull guard but Randall won't allow it.
Rivers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Randall walks away with a smile on his face. Rivers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Rivers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randall instigates a clinch.
Rivers gets control of Randall's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rivers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rivers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Randall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Randall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rivers is looking for a triangle but Randall pushes his legs off easily.
Rivers could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall trying to control the position from guard on top but Rivers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Randall defends well.
Rivers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randall is one step ahead there.
Randall wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rivers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rivers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Randall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Randall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rivers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Randall doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Randall manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rivers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Randall defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers trying to control the position.
Randall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rivers working for a triangle but Randall defends it easily.
Randall wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rivers controls Randall momentarily but Randall frees himself.
Rivers being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rivers closes the distance and clinches up with Randall, looking for a takedown. Rivers pushes Randall against the cage but Randall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randall clinches with his opponent.
Randall decides to pull guard.
Randall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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 Clark Rivers will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rivers closes the distance and clinches.
Randall is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivers is defending well for now.
Randall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rivers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rivers jumps guard and drags Randall to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rivers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Randall wants to stand but Rivers is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rivers controls the pace.
Randall working for submissions but it's allowed Rivers to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rivers is looking for a kimura here.
Randall wants to improve his position but Rivers is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Randall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Randall.
Randall looking to control.
Randall throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Randall has his foot on Rivers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rivers works his way back into a safe position though.
Randall is looking for a triangle but Rivers pushes his legs off easily.
Randall is breathing heavily.
Randall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rivers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rivers showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Randall misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Randall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clark Rivers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Randall.
Rivers gets a double leg takedown into Randall's guard.
Randall is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rivers dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall being controlled for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clark Rivers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Randall darts in and clinches Rivers up against the cage.
Randall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rivers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rivers manages to pull guard.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Randall from controlling successfully.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivers can't keep his opponent in guard - Randall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randall can do to turn this around?
Rivers moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers is trying to keep Randall in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Randall from controlling successfully.
Rivers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Randall stacks Rivers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Randall!
Rivers manages to work his way to half guard, despite Randall's best efforts.
Rivers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clark Rivers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randall throwing shots but Rivers is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rivers is trying to maintain the position but Randall is very close to passing his half guard.
Randall is looking to stall here but Rivers recovers full guard.
Rivers is pulling down on Randall's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rivers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Randall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randall wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Randall throws a sloppy head kick and Rivers moves out of range easily.
Rivers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Randall gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Randall walks away with a smile on his face. Rivers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Randall has a takedown stuffed.
Rivers is looking to counter the offense by Randall and move into the clinch.
Randall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randall clinches with his opponent.
Randall gets control of Rivers's arms and successfully pulls guard. Randall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rivers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Randall trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Randall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rivers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clark Rivers!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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