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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aiko Flaviano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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208 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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223 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aiko Flaviano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan misses with a double jab.
Flaviano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riordan.
Riordan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riordan misses with a double jab.
Riordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riordan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riordan swinging wildly here.
Flaviano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flaviano - that will leave a mark!
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flaviano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
Riordan misses with a combination
and Flaviano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Flaviano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flaviano was well out of range. Poor timing from Riordan.
Flaviano tries a head kick but it misses.
Flaviano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riordan throws a right hand that misses
and Flaviano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Riordan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Flaviano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flaviano lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flaviano.
Riordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Flaviano sprawls well. He's pushed Riordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flaviano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flaviano cracks a nice hook into Riordan's ribs.
Riordan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Flaviano lands a front kick.
Riordan throws a nice looking combination but Flaviano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riordan looks winded!
Sloppy strikes from Riordan. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Flaviano.
Riordan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flaviano was well out of range. Poor timing from Riordan.
Riordan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aiko Flaviano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flaviano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Flaviano's head coaches at Sydney Elite Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
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!
Flaviano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Riordan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aiko Flaviano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano works over Riordan's head and body with a nice combination.
A big right from Riordan misses.
Riordan looks to land a left hand but Flaviano moved out of range nicely.
Riordan is trying desperately to land a takedown but Flaviano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riordan.
Flaviano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flaviano connects with a single shot there.
Flaviano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flaviano throws a front kick that sends Riordan stumbling back into the cage.
A left and a right from Flaviano both land. Nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Riordan scores with a four punch combination!
Flaviano throws a head kick that half lands.
Flaviano throws a sloppy head kick and Riordan moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Riordan.
A combination from Flaviano does no damage.
Flaviano throws a combination. Riordan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riordan throws a hook but Flaviano blocks it.
Flaviano drops Riordan with a beautiful combination! Riordan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Flaviano is looking for the KO!
Riordan is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throws a body punch but Flaviano moves out of range.
Riordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Flaviano finish him?
Riordan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flaviano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Flaviano is working the combinations to good effect here.
Flaviano defending well as Riordan loads up on a big left hand.
Riordan tries to bum rush Flaviano with a series of wild strikes but Flaviano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flaviano looks to land a combination. Riordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A telegraphed right hand from Riordan misses the target.
Flaviano swinging wildly here.
Flaviano is looking to wear down Riordan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riordan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Flaviano did well to prevent Riordan getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Riordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riordan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Flaviano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riordan on the ground.
Flaviano looks like he's trying to stand up.
Riordan throwing shots but Flaviano is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Flaviano's head.
Flaviano pushes Riordan off looking to stand but Riordan dives back in and keeps control.
Riordan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flaviano defending well though.
Riordan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Riordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Riordan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Riordan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riordan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Riordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aiko Flaviano dominated that round.
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.
Riordan misses with a takedown attempt - Flaviano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Flaviano throws a series of punches but Riordan moves out of range.
Flaviano throws the kick towards the body but Riordan avoids it.
Flaviano scores with a leg kick.
Flaviano avoids the body shot from Riordan.
Flaviano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Riordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Flaviano connects with a high kick.
Riordan throws a jab when Flaviano was well out of range.
Riordan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flaviano gets caught flat footed, as Riordan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Flaviano wants to stand but Riordan is controlling the position.
Riordan lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Flaviano has wrist control.
Riordan postures up in Flaviano's guard and throws a big left but Flaviano blocks it.
Flaviano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riordan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. Flaviano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by Flaviano!
Flaviano wants to stand and escape but instead Riordan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Flaviano wants to get back to his feet but Riordan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flaviano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Riordan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flaviano's head.
Riordan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riordan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flaviano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tommy Riordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riordan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Flaviano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riordan postures up in Flaviano's guard and throws a big left but Flaviano blocks it.
Riordan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riordan is in close to Flaviano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riordan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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!
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan is in close to Flaviano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Flaviano blocks nicely.
Flaviano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riordan advances to half guard.
Flaviano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riordan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Flaviano tries to sprawl out of it but Riordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flaviano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1-2. Flaviano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riordan connects with the punch.
Riordan swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slow jab from Riordan misses its intended target.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Flaviano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Flaviano. No joy for Riordan on that attempt.
Aiko Flaviano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Some wild striking there from Flaviano.
Riordan swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riordan looks for a takedown but Flaviano sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Flaviano.
Riordan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flaviano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a head kick that Riordan semi-blocks.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flaviano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flaviano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riordan back to the cage. Flaviano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Flaviano throws a head kick that misses.
Riordan throws a combination that misses
and Flaviano counters with a head kick.
Flaviano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Flaviano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flaviano duly obliges.
Flaviano lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riordan swinging wildly here.
A head kick from Flaviano lands but Riordan takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Riordan misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan misses with a double jab
and Flaviano counters with a two punch combo.
Flaviano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riordan backs up against the cage.
Aiko Flaviano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riordan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flaviano leaves Riordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Flaviano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Flaviano jabs at Riordan's body.
Riordan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Flaviano.
Riordan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Flaviano throws a one two combo.
Flaviano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flaviano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flaviano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flaviano throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Flaviano throws a head kick that Riordan semi-blocks.
Flaviano lands a right hook to the body.
Flaviano throws a nice looking combination but Riordan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riordan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Flaviano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Flaviano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown. Flaviano tries to sprawl out of it but Riordan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Flaviano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flaviano lands with a kick to the temple. Riordan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riordan throws a right hand that Flaviano ducks under and follows up with a left that Flaviano also avoids with ease.
Flaviano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riordan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riordan throws a right hand that Flaviano ducks under and follows up with a left that Flaviano also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flaviano cracks Riordan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Riordan or perhaps it was just good defense by Flaviano which made him look bad.
Flaviano's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flaviano duly obliges.
Flaviano cracks Riordan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Aiko Flaviano is winning the standup battle so far.
Flaviano lands a head kick. Riordan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Flaviano connects with a high kick.
Riordan shoots in but no luck this time.
Flaviano stuns Riordan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Flaviano. Beautiful body shot.
Riordan throws a shot from downtown. Flaviano moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riordan throws a hook but Flaviano avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Flaviano.
Flaviano throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riordan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiko Flaviano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flaviano has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiko Flaviano!
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energy
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hype
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