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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill River (ranked 19 p4p, 72 weight class) and Miet Cleever (ranked 2 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21 - 5 - 1 |
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32 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bill River!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miet Cleever!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River thows a body kick. Cleever tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cleever walks into a stiff left hand from River.
River tries to clinch but Cleever moves out of range.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Miet Cleever has been cut.
River is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cleever.
Cleever checks a leg kick nicely.
Cleever thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cleever misses with a wild body shot.
River keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cleever.
Cleever on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River closes the distance and pushes Cleever back into the cage.
Cleever escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and Cleever counters with a stiff right hand.
River tries to keep at a distance but Cleever has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
River landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Cleever.
A right hand to the body from Cleever.
River fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to River's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cleever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
Nice body punch from River.
River trying to land knees to the body.
Cleever tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River blocking some punches.
River lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cleever throws an elbow but misses.
Cleever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleever lands an elbow inside that River shrugs off.
Cleever looking to stall.
River misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cleever avoids it.
River trying to control the position but instead, Cleever has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
River trying to control the position but instead, Cleever has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
Cleever lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Cleever scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cleever tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Cleever back against the cage.
Cleever throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
Cleever lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of River backwards.
Cleever blocks an uppercut.
River tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
River lands a hook that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
Cleever lands a right hand.
Cleever lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleever lands with a short shot to the head.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cleever on the inside.
River misses with the head strike.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cleever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with River's elbow.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleever.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Cleever.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleever is defending well for now.
Cleever misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cleever prevents a body shot from River.
Cleever on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cleever blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from River.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
River misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cleever.
River using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
River tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River blocking some punches.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Cleever won't want to take too many of those.
Cleever looks winded!
River throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleever is defending well for now.
River presses Cleever against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River slowing the pace effectively.
Cleever creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cleever can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River misses with a punch to the body.
Cleever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from River.
A hook to the body from River.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cleever backwards.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A knee to the head by River.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill River dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miet Cleever's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut there from River.
Jab by Cleever.
Cleever checks a low kick from River.
River bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cleever's head backwards.
That has opened up Miet Cleever's cut even more.
River stuns Cleever with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cleever takes the fight into the clinch.
River with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
River misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cleever.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River tries a knee to the head but Cleever blocks it.
Bill River has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cleever looks to throw an elbow but misses.
River blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
Cleever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cleever is breathing heavily.
Cleever throws an elbow but it misses.
River lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from River.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cleever lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River pushes Cleever back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River tries to work over Cleever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from River.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cleever can do to turn this around?
River taking a breather.
Cleever's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cleever misses with a punch to the body.
River landing knees to the body.
River stalls.
River lands a knee to the head.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Cleever won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands a nice knee to the body.
River lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Miet Cleever's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. River obliges.
River connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cleever's face.
Cleever prevents a body shot from River.
Cleever struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River lands a body punch.
River digs a right hand into Cleever's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cleever's gas tank.
River lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
River throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cleevers head.
River trying to land knees to the body.
River presses Cleever against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cleever is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cleever as River tries to tie him up.
Cleever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
River is working Cleever over against the cage.
River landing some nice looking knees to the body.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from River.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
River cracks Cleever with a nice body shot.
River pushes Cleever back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miet Cleever's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
River tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
River lands a body shot in the clinch.
River lands a right hand.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, River creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cleever looks to throw an elbow but misses.
River tries a body shot but Cleever blocks it.
A shot in the inside from River.
Cleever working aggressively here.
River tries to throw a body punch but Cleever avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
River scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miet Cleever's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill River!
Bill River retains his middleweight title!
Bill River seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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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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