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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walburn has chosen Flirting with Disaster as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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169 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noah Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walburn tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riddick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Walburn tries to land a leg kick but Riddick saw it coming and moves away.
Walburn wants to clinch.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riddick blocks a head kick by Walburn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick misses with a low kick.
Walburn wants to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Walburn!
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Walburn doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Riddick fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Walburn wants to clinch.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown but Walburn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Walburn tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
Walburn delivers a nice body kick.
Walburn moves in looking to clinch but Riddick pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walburn manages to avoid it.
Walburn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riddick struggling a bit here.
Walburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddick keeps working.
Riddick takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Walburn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Walburn wants to control but Riddick is keeping him busy.
Walburn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Riddick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riddick is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walburn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Riddick is looking to regain half guard here but Walburn keeps moving and retains side control.
Riddick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walburn's best efforts.
Riddick wants to improve his position but Walburn is controlling well.
Walburn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Walburn working over Riddick with some ground and pound. Riddick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riddick trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riddick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walburn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Walburn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riddick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walburn counters with a leg kick.
Walburn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Riddick's head.
It looks like Richard Riddick has been cut.
Walburn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riddick napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riddick managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Walburn.
Riddick struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Walburn's best efforts.
Walburn working over Riddick with some ground and pound. Riddick looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Walburn seems to be working for a kimura but Riddick defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn is looking to take a break and control but Riddick is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Walburn trying to pass the guard but Riddick defending well.
Riddick is looking to control Walburn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riddick avoid being mounted?
Riddick controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Walburn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Walburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddick keeps working.
Walburn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riddick.
Riddick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walburn tries to score with a low kick but Riddick moves his leg out of the way.
Riddick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walburn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riddick wants to pass the guard but Walburn is keeping the position.
Walburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riddick pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walburn is keeping the position for now.
Walburn keeping moving, preventing Riddick from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Walburn is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Riddick, into his guard.
Walburn wants to control from the top but Riddick keeps moving.
Walburn wants to pass the guard but Riddick is keeping the position.
Riddick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noah Walburn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Richard Riddick's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Walburn throws a jab but it's blocked by Riddick.
Riddick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walburn throws a sloppy head kick and Riddick moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walburn scores with a leg kick.
Walburn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walburn tries to work over Riddick's front leg with a kick but Riddick checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick avoids the head kick by Walburn.
Walburn is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Riddick misses the shot to the body.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Riddick checks the leg kick nicely there.
Noah Walburn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddick shoots and misses
and Walburn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Walburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Walburn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riddick blocks an elbow strike from Walburn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walburn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riddick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walburn pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riddick drags the fight down to the ground.
Walburn wants to control from the top but Riddick keeps moving.
Riddick is looking for a triangle but Walburn pushes his legs off easily.
Walburn thows a big elbow that misses.
Walburn tries to free his leg and advance position but Riddick is retaining full guard.
Riddick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walburn.
Walburn advances to half guard.
Riddick controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walburn.
Walburn wants to take a breather but Riddick is having none of it.
Riddick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Walburn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Walburn's back!
Walburn has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Riddick.
Walburn tries to break free.
Riddick is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Walburn is defending well though. Riddick let's go of the attempt for now.
Walburn wants to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riddick gets his hands free as Walburn looks to control.
Riddick is looking for the choke from the back position but Walburn is controlling his hands well.
Riddick working for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddick punches the canvas rather than the man.
Walburn trying to control the action but Riddick just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riddick doesn't have the hooks in and Walburn manages to turn into his guard.
Riddick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walburn.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Noah Walburn.
Well Walburn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Noah Walburn!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Noah Walburn!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Noah Walburn!
Noah Walburn wins by unanimous decision!
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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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