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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Radev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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21 - 11 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Risley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Radev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley misses with a two punch combination.
Risley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radev.
Risley lands a right hook to the body.
Radev connects with the punch.
Risley clinches up with Radev and pushes him back against the cage.
Risley misses with a punch on the inside.
Radev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Radev blocks an uppercut.
Risley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Radev backwards.
Risley blocks a body shot from Radev.
Radev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Radev misses with some punches.
Radev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Risley misses with a wild body shot.
Risley moves in looking to clinch but Radev pushes him off.
Risley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Radev scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Risley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Risley is out of range and Radev settles back down.
A jab lands there for Risley.
Radev throws a big shot that misses.
Risley cracks Radev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Risley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Radev.
Risley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Radev circles away.
Radev tries to land a front kick but Risley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Risley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Risley looks to score with a jab to the body but Radev is just out of range.
Risley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Risley showed some decent athleticism there.
Radev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Risley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev is looking to improve his position.
Risley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Radev's head.
Risley 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.
Risley is thwarting Radev's attempts to control the position.
Radev is looking to improve his position.
Risley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Risley slips a nice elbow through Radev's hands, connecting with Radev's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley is just content to waste time from the top position. Radev takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Risley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Radev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Risley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Risley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Radev keeping moving, preventing Risley from controlling successfully.
Radev has his hands on Risley's head, controlling the position.
Risley wants to control from the top but Radev keeps moving.
Radev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Risley is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley trying to control but Radev is working from the bottom.
Radev working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Radev misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Risley.
Radev blocks a head kick by Risley.
Risley connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Radev.
Risley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Radev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Risley is out of range.
Risley attempts a counter takedown but Radev avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Risley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Risley moves out of range of the leg kick from Radev.
Risley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Radev's hands.
Risley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radev can do to turn this around?
Risley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Risley sets himself, and Radev steps forward looking for the clinch! Risley avoids it this time.
A head kick from Risley lands but Radev takes it in his stride.
Radev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radev ducks under a wild hook from Risley.
An inside leg kick lands from Radev.
Radev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some bone on bone action there as Radev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Risley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Risley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Risley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Risley throws a chopping leg kick but Radev manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Radev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Risley.
Risley moves out of range as Radev strikes.
Risley appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Risley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley moves away from the strike by Radev.
Risley thumps Radev with a low kick.
Radev misses with a low kick.
Radev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Radev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Radev checks a low kick from Risley.
Radev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Risley.
Risley loads up on a big right hand but Radev slips the punch.
Radev takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Risley throws a leg kick which misses Radev's front leg but catches the back leg as Radev tries to avoid it.
Risley misses with an uppercut.
Radev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Risley wants to clinch.
Radev appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radev is looking to slow Risley down with leg kicks.
Radev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Risley as he jumps to the side.
Radev stuffs the takedown attempt from Risley. Risley gets slowly back to his feet.
Radev throws a hook but Risley blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Risley fails with a takedown attempt.
Radev clobbers Risley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Radev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Radev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Radev motions for Risley to come forward. Radev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Radev walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Risley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev throws a leg kick that misses.
Risley ducks under a wild hook from Radev.
Risley half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Radev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Risley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radev avoids the head kick by Risley.
Radev lands a jab to Risley's midsection.
Radev digs a good body shot into Risley's ribs.
Radev misses with a head kick.
Radev misses with a low kick.
Risley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Radev.
Risley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Risley lands with a right hand.
Risley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Radev throws a hook to the side of Risley's head but Risley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Risley tries to counter with a takedown but Radev is quick to defend against it.
Radev throws a series of punches but Risley moves out of range.
Nikolai Radev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radev throws a leg kick which misses Risley's front leg but catches the back leg as Risley tries to avoid it.
Radev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Risley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Radev scrambles back to his feet.
Risley moves in looking to clinch but Radev pushes him off.
Risley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Radev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Radev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Radev lands with a right hand.
Risley scores with the left hand. Radev knows he should have avoided that one.
Radev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Risley misses with a combination
and Radev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Risley misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolai Radev will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Risley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Radev checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Radev misses with an uppercut
and Risley counters with a straight right hand.
Risley scores with a jab to the head.
Risley connects with a solid leg kick.
Radev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Risley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Radev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Risley misses with a wild body shot.
Radev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Radev chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Risley can pounce on him.
Radev checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Risley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Radev.
Risley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Risley looks for the body kick but Radev saw that one coming.
Radev misses with an uppercut. Risley saw that one coming.
Radev checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Radev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radev misses with an uppercut. Risley saw that one coming.
Risley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Radev is out of range and Risley settles back down.
Radev wants to counter with a clinch but Risley pushes him away.
Nice jab there from Risley.
Radev misses with an uppercut. Risley saw that one coming.
Risley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Radev.
Radev scoring well with a low kick there.
Radev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Risley.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Radev.
Radev misses with a straight left.
Radev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Radev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Risley walks into a jab.
Risley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley lands with an overhand left.
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!
Radev checks a leg kick nicely.
Risley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Risley showed some decent athleticism there.
Risley is trying to control the action in half guard but Radev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Radev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Risley is looking to stall here but Radev recovers full guard.
Joe Risley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Risley wants to pass the guard but Radev is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radev seems keen to control Risley's posture.
Risley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Radev's guard.
Radev works his way to full guard. Good work.
Radev wants to sweep but no luck.
Radev looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Risley puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Radev keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Risley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley winds up and cracks Radev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Risley is keen to just control but Radev is a slippery customer.
Risley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Radev is not content to let Risley control the position.
Risley tries to pass to full mount but Radev defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Risley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Risley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Risley 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Risley!
Joe Risley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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