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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Syn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syn comes to the cage accompanied by Truth by Alexander. Riddick has chosen I Am Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Richard B Riddick enters the cage!
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212 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Franky Syn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Syn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Riddick.
Riddick misses the jab.
Syn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riddick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Syn.
Syn scores with a shot to the side of Riddick's head.
Syn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Syn is defending well for now.
Riddick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Franky Syn has been cut.
A short left from Syn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Syn.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Syn.
Syn misses with the head strike.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Syn blocks with his arms.
Syn misses with the head strike.
Syn has a couple of punches blocked by Riddick.
Syn lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Syn.
Syn can't find room to land a body shot as Riddick controls the action.
Syn tries to throw a body punch but Riddick avoids it by throwing Syn back against the cage.
Syn misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syn avoids the elbow strike from Riddick, against the cage.
Riddick lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Syn.
Syn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Syn misses with a punch on the inside.
Riddick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Syn misses with some punches.
Riddick prevents a body shot from Syn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Syn avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.
Riddick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riddick prevents a body shot from Syn.
Riddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Syn.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Syn avoids it.
Syn misses with a punch on the inside.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Syn.
Riddick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Syn avoids it.
Riddick prevents a body shot from Syn.
Riddick letting Syn take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Syn fails to land.
Syn managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Syn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Syn has Riddick pressed against the cage.
Syn struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddick controls his hands.
Syn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Syn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riddick misses with a knee strike.
Riddick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Syn struggles to land a body shot inside as Riddick controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddick tries to clinch there but Syn circles away.
Riddick throws a hook to the side of Syn's head but Syn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddick has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Syn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn ducks under a wild hook from Riddick.
Syn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riddick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Syn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddick manages to avoid it.
Riddick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Syn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Syn misses with a combination
and Syn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddick digs a good body shot into Syn's ribs.
Syn throws a shot from downtown. Riddick moves away and avoids it.
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Syn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riddick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Syn lands a glancing blow to the side of Riddick's head.
Syn scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Syn dips to his left and cracks Riddick with an uppercut!
Syn throws a right and a left that Riddick avoids nicely.
Riddick misses with a hook.
Riddick throws an overhand right that lands on Syn's shoulder, as Syn tries to avoid the shot.
Syn swinging wildly here.
Syn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Syn blocks a head kick by Riddick.
Riddick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syn.
Syn misses with a hook
and Riddick counters with a stiff right hand.
Syn drives through and clinches with Riddick against the cage.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Syn is defending well for now.
Riddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Syn blocks it with crossed arms.
Syn is stalling here.
Syn lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Franky Syn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franky Syn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riddick throws the left hand but Syn avoids the punch easily.
Syn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riddick's sensitive parts.
Richard B Riddick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Syn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Syn misses.
Syn blocks a head kick by Riddick.
Riddick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Syn slips a straight right by Riddick.
Riddick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syn.
Syn swings widly with a right hand
and Riddick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Syn.
Syn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Syn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riddick connects with a body shot that sends Syn's belly button to the back.
Syn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riddick ducks under a wild hook from Syn.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riddick misses with a looping left.
Syn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Syn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riddick. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Syn - that will leave a mark!
Riddick looks to land a combination. Syn sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Syn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddick circles away quickly and effectively.
Riddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Syn.
Riddick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syn moves away.
Syn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Syn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riddick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Syn throws a nice looking combination but Riddick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Riddick misses its intended target.
Syn throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddick takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Syn misses with a hook.
Riddick throws a hook but Syn blocks it.
Syn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riddick. That one must have hurt.
A leg kick checked by Riddick.
Syn scores with a nice head shot.
Syn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Syn looks to land a right hand but Riddick moved out of range.
Syn throws a series of punches but Riddick moves out of range.
A jab from Syn misses.
Riddick misses with a wild combination.
Riddick might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riddick closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riddick just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syn's brow.
Syn avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.
Syn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Syn lands with a light punch inside.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Syn lands a shoulder strike.
Syn misses with the head strike.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Syn.
Riddick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Syn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddick has Syn pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Syn manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A left hand lands to the body for Syn.
I was talking to Syn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Syn tries to work over Riddick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syn tries a body shot but Riddick blocks it.
Syn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riddick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick looking to throw knees to the head but Syn is blocking nicely.
Syn avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.
Syn lands a left hand.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Syn avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Syn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riddick is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Syn throws a nice head kick!
Riddick takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Syn.
Syn misses with a body kick.
Riddick stuns Syn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riddick clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Franky Syn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Franky Syn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Syn lunges at Riddick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riddick's hand.
Riddick throws an overhand right that lands on Syn's shoulder, as Syn tries to avoid the shot.
Riddick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Syn.
Riddick throws out a counter right but Syn avoids it with no problem.
Riddick looks to land a combination but Syn avoids it well.
Riddick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riddick moves into range and clinches up with Syn.
Syn tries to stall but Riddick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riddick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Syn throws a head punch that misses.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Syn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Syn has a couple of punches blocked by Riddick.
Syn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Syn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Riddick.
Syn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Syn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Syn.
Riddick is working for takedown but Syn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Riddick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Syn avoids the elbow strike from Riddick, against the cage.
Syn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Riddick up against the cage.
Syn throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddick.
Syn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Syn avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.
Syn looking to slow down the pace here.
Syn scores with a shoulder strike.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Syn avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Syn lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Syn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Syn avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.
Syn misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syn avoiding damage as Riddick throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Riddick as Syn tries to tie him up.
Syn swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddick misses with a knee strike.
Syn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Syn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riddick moves forwards but Syn connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch combination from Syn misses.
Riddick defending well as Syn loads up on a big left hand.
Riddick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syn to score with a decent uppercut.
Syn looks to land a right hand but Riddick moved out of range.
Syn moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRiddick.
Syn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Syn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Syn looks to land a right hand but Riddick moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Riddick is rocked!
Riddick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Syn. That one must have hurt.
Riddick has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Syn.
Riddick throws a head kick but Syn moves out of range.
Syn tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Riddick manages to circle out of the way.
Syn scores with the left hand. Riddick knows he should have avoided that one.
Riddick is still on wobbly legs! Can Syn finish him?
Syn lands a jab.
Syn blocks a jab.
Syn lands with a straight right. Riddick didn't see that one coming.
Syn throws a hook but Riddick blocks it.
Syn circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Riddick to the canvas! Riddick doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Syn keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franky Syn!
Franky Syn retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Franky Syn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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