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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Rivers (ranked 1282 p4p, 151 weight class) and Soul Shadow (ranked 1315 p4p, 156 weight class). Rivers comes to the cage accompanied by start from scratch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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163 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Soul Shadow!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shadow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivers tries to keep at a distance but Shadow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shadow blocks a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers scores with a shoulder strike.
Shadow gets through Rivers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rivers.
Shadow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shadow tries a body shot but Rivers blocks it.
Rivers misses with some punches.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shadow has closed the distance and engaged Rivers in a clinch.
Rivers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivers scores with a shot to the side of Shadow's head.
Shadow presses Rivers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rivers.
Shadow misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rivers. That's going to slow Shadow down.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Shadow counters with a nice uppercut.
Shadow uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivers.
Shadow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rivers.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shadow slips a straight right by Rivers.
Shadow clinches.
Shadow holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rivers letting Shadow take a breather here.
Rivers avoiding damage.
A short right from Shadow on the inside.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but Rivers blocks with his arms.
Shadow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but Rivers blocks with his arms.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Shadow fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shadow wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Shadow darts in trying to clinch
and Rivers counters with a two punch combo.
Rivers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Shadow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rivers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rivers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shadow.
Nice body punch from Rivers.
Shadow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rivers counters with a series of strikes. Shadow will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to keep at a distance but Shadow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shadow is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shadow slowing the pace effectively.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rivers lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shadow misses with the head strike.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rivers being controlled against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rivers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow prevents a body shot from Rivers.
Rivers swings wildly with an uppercut but Shadow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shadow has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Rivers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shadow instigates a clinch.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Shadow controls his hands.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Shadow fails to land.
Shadow stalling the fight.
Rivers lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers tries a body shot but Shadow blocks it.
Shadow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Shadow avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
Good body shot from Rivers.
A bit of stalling here from Shadow.
Shadow misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rivers manages to break the clinch.
Shadow darts in trying to clinch
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Rivers dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rivers scores with the left hand. Shadow knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Soul Shadow has been cut.
Shadow moves into range and clinches up with Rivers.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shadow moves in looking to clinch but Rivers pushes him off.
Rivers has Shadow up against the cage in a clinch.
Shadow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shadow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
Rivers struggles to land a body shot inside as Shadow controls his hands.
Rivers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers lands with a short shot to the head.
Shadow is trying to stall.
Rivers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shadow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shadow stalling.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shadow throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shadow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but Rivers blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shadow.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
Shadow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shadow takes a shot to the head.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rivers avoids a wild elbow strike from Shadow.
Rivers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shadow can do to turn this around?
Shadow scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Shadow.
Rivers stalling against the cage.
Rivers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Shadow fails to land.
Shadow looking to stall.
Shadow connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tom Rivers has been cut.
Shadow has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shadow stalling the fight.
Shadow is looking to control Rivers's arms but Rivers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shadow has his back to the cage.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rivers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shadow tries to clinch
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Shadow wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Rivers misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Shadow.
Shadow wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Rivers thuds a left hand into Shadow's body.
Shadow fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shadow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivers, pushing him back against the cage.
Shadow misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shadow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shadow throws a head punch that misses.
Rivers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shadow.
Shadow misses with the head strike.
Rivers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shadow fails to land.
Shadow has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Shadow throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Rivers.
A short left from Shadow.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Shadow looks to clinch
and Rivers counters with a right hand to the body.
Rivers scores with the left hand. Shadow knows he should have avoided that one.
Shadow is rocked!
Shadow closes the distance and clinches.
Shadow is still on wobbly legs! Can Rivers finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers misses with a punch on the inside.
Shadow seems to have recovered his senses.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Soul Shadow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivers's elbow.
Rivers blocking some punches.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Rivers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shadow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rivers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shadow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rivers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Soul Shadow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shadow clinches up with Rivers and pushes him back against the cage.
Rivers tries to throw a body punch but Shadow avoids it by throwing Rivers back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rivers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rivers misses with a body punch.
Shadow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Shadow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivers is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
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 Tom Rivers will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Shadow tries to clinch but Rivers is having none of it.
Shadow tries to clinch there but Rivers circles away.
Shadow walks into a left hand.
Rivers throws a shot from downtown. Shadow moves away and avoids it.
Shadow closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Rivers.
Rivers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shadow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rivers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shadow wants to stall.
A short right from Rivers.
Shadow can't find room to land a body shot as Rivers controls the action.
Shadow misses with some punches.
Rivers lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rivers lands an uppercut.
Shadow tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers gets through Shadow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shadow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shadow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rivers is stalling here.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rivers feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Shadow sprawling to the canvas! Shadow rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rivers finish him?!
Rivers cracks Shadow with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Shadow tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rivers pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Shadow is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Rivers!
A very excited looking Tom Rivers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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