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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by A Country Boy Can Survive. Fantana has chosen You! Me! Dancing! as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Brian Fantana enters the cage!
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155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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168 cm
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153 lbs
16 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Fantana!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantana sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantana will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
River misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantana blocks a head kick by River.
Fantana lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into rage.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River lands a leg kick that knocks Fantana off balance momentarily.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chris River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fantana crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from River - the referee stops the clock and Fantana gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says River. Fantana manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
River misses with a low kick.
Fantana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and River counters with a head kick. That will keep Fantana thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from River, right into the meat.
River lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River tries to clinch up
and Fantana counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
River tries to sprawl but Fantana drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fantana connects with a nice short shot to River's temple.
River is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fantana pulls his head out easily.
River looking for submissions off his back.
Fantana is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
River is looking for a sweep. Fantana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is nestled in close to River, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
River tries to get to full guard but Fantana has control of the leg.
River wants to control but Fantana passes into side.
River tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fantana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fantana looking to punish the body of his opponent here but River is avoiding damage well.
River is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fantana connects with a decent elbow.
Fantana is working River over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fantana lands a decent elbow from side control.
River is letting Fantana control him for a moment.
River tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantana has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns River that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
River is rocked!
Fantana lands with some strikes.
Oh River is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantana drops a big elbow. That's hurt River! More shots from Fantana and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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