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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Riker (ranked 496 p4p, 751 weight class) and Mandlenkosi Thulani (ranked 29 p4p, 42 weight class). Riker comes to the cage accompanied by In The Summertime. Thulani comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Zara - Sojaboy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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13 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mandlenkosi Thulani!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thulani misses with a straight left.
Thulani rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thulani's head.
Riker thows a huge punch but Thulani dodges it nicely.
Riker is keen to just control but Thulani is a slippery customer.
Riker trying to pass the guard but Thulani defending well.
Thulani is looking for a sweep. Riker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thulani wants to control but Riker is keeping busy.
Thulani is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Riker is staying active.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thulani is staying active underneath Riker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Riker lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've been hearing good reports from Riker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Riker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thulani is refusing to be controlled, as Riker sits in half guard.
Riker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thulani is controlling Riker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Riker seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thulani is refusing to be controlled, as Riker sits in half guard.
Thulani tries to roll over but Riker keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thulani wants to control but Riker is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riker throwing shots but Thulani is blocking nicely.
Riker throwing shots but Thulani is blocking nicely.
Riker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Riker wants to control but instead Thulani manages to regain half guard.
Riker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thulani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thulani is controlling Riker's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Riker slips a nice elbow through Thulani's hands, connecting with Thulani's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thulani preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thulani is trying to get back to full guard.
Riker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riker passes the guard and advances to mount!
Riker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Riker raining down shots from the mount!
Riker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riker prevents Thulani from getting the reversal.
Riker has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Thulani is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Riker!
Our winner, William Riker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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hype
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pop
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