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LFNC 175 - Marvin v Riggs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Spike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Svoboda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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253 lbs
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pavel Svoboda!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svoboda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spike.
Svoboda looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good shot there by Spike.
It looks like Pavel Svoboda has been cut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Svoboda.
Spike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spike pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Svoboda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spike's waist but Spike gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Svoboda off to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Svoboda blocks the leg kick.
Svoboda misses with a takedown
and Spike counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Svoboda!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spike is trying to get an arm triangle but Svoboda is defending well.
Spike tries to move into full mount but can't pass Svoboda's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spike advances nicely into full mount.
A nice elbow there by Spike.
Svoboda is rocked!
Svoboda is in a horrible position here. Spike smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Svoboda is still in real trouble! Can Spike finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Spike! Svoboda is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Robert Spike!
After the big win, Robert Spike made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Dragon and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herbert Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cory has chosen Richard Cory 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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161 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herbert Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Richard Cory!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cory scores with a nice head shot.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Cory manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cory closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cory circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Cory defends it.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cory does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cory blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Taylor moves nicely into side control.
Taylor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cory is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Cory is defending well.
Taylor trying to control the position but Cory is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Taylor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cory wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Taylor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cory is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Taylor asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Taylor lands an elbow.
Cory really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cory is not content to let Taylor control the position.
Taylor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cory, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Cory is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Taylor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cory has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cory taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cory works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cory can do anything to dispel that myth.
Taylor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Taylor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cory!
Cory is squirming around, avoiding Taylor's attempts to control the action.
Cory is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cory is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Taylor is working for a guillotine from mount but Cory frees his head quite easily.
Cory is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cory is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor has hold of Cory's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cory manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbert Taylor 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.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Cory moves out of range easily.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cory counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Cory to acknowledge the strikes.
Cory lands a nice shot that snaps Taylor's head back.
Cory shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Cory.
Cory tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Cory.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Cory moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Cory can't find room to land a body shot as Taylor controls the action.
Taylor prevents Cory from breaking the clinch.
Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cory's guard.
Cory is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cory is just riding it out for now. Taylor eventually gives up the hold.
Cory blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Cory is looking to escape.
Taylor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Taylor quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Taylor but it's paid off an Cory is forced to tap! Nice work by Taylor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Herbert Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chester Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Yayram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yayram has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music. Chester Man has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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181 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lex Yayram!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yayram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Yayram clinches up with Man and pushes him back against the cage.
Man wants to stall.
Man swings wildly with an uppercut but Yayram uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yayram is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Yayram, against the cage.
Yayram makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yayram throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yayram lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
It looks like Chester Man has been cut.
Man scores with a shot to the side of Yayram's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yayram misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man.
Yayram slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Yayram fails to land.
Yayram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yayram is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Yayram trying to stall but Man improves his position.
Yayram throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yayram.
Yayram swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yayram creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Yayram.
Yayram misses with the head strike.
Yayram has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yayram taking a breather.
Yayram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Man blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man gets through Yayram's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yayram throws an elbow that misses.
Man being controlled against the cage.
Yayram looking to throw knees to the head but Man is blocking nicely.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man takes a shot to the head.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yayram is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Man is keeping busy.
Man taking a breather.
Man misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Yayram misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yayram closes the distance and clinches.
Yayram lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yayram escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yayram uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Yayram ducks down to avoid it.
Lex Yayram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yayram.
Yayram feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Yayram.
Man misses with a looping right.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yayram.
Man is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yayram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Man is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yayram will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Man up against the cage.
Man blocking some punches.
Yayram manages to break the clinch.
Yayram rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yayram pushes Man against the cage. Yayram is working some dirty boxing. Yayram pushes off with a quick right hook! Man goes down! Man tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Yayram moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lex Yayram!
After the fight, Lex Yayram was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mckenzie comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet- I'm Awake and i'm Alive. 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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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, David Mckenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergio Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckenzie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maxwell's waist but Maxwell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mckenzie off to one side.
Mckenzie shoots for a double leg takedown but Maxwell sprawls well. He's pushed Mckenzie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A big right from Mckenzie misses.
Mckenzie throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maxwell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mckenzie is in Maxwell's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mckenzie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mckenzie's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mckenzie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mckenzie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mckenzie sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mckenzie stops Maxwell from standing up.
Mckenzie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Maxwell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mckenzie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mckenzie 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.
Mckenzie won't allow Maxwell to get back to his feet.
Mckenzie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Maxwell misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mckenzie.
Mckenzie scoring with punches and elbows.
Mckenzie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Maxwell wants to get back to his feet.
Mckenzie controls the position.
Maxwell is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mckenzie is controlling him well.
Maxwell bucks up and tries to throw Mckenzie off but instead Mckenzie has got his back!
Mckenzie scores with punches from the back.
Maxwell is rocked!
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!
Maxwell trying to get back to his feet but Mckenzie is in full control for now.
Maxwell is still in real trouble! Can Mckenzie finish him?
Mckenzie is loading up with his shots from the back and Maxwell is in big trouble! Maxwell taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). David Mckenzie!
A victorious David Mckenzie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grettis Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ty Jedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grettis Ghost has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 lbs
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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 Helsinki, Grettis Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ty Jedi!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jedi shoots for a takedown but Ghost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jedi throws a right hand that Ghost ducks under and follows up with a left that Ghost also avoids with ease.
Jedi motions for Ghost to come forward. Jedi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jedi is defended easily by Ghost.
Jedi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jedi throws a body punch but Ghost moves out of range.
Jedi throws a head kick that misses.
Ghost has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ghost there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jedi lands a nice shot to the body.
Jedi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jedi misses with the combination.
Jedi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ghost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Jedi misses
and Ghost counters with a two punch combo.
Jedi blocks a head kick by Ghost.
Ghost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ty Jedi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jedi fails with a takedown attempt.
Grettis Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ty Jedi.
Jedi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghost scores with a jab. Jedi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Ty Jedi has been cut.
Jedi throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Ghost throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Jedi is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grettis Ghost!
An out of breath Grettis Ghost thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cryst Go (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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178 lbs
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cryst Go!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Blair!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Go jabs at Blair's body.
Blair looks to land a combination but Go avoids it well.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Go throws a right hand that misses
and Blair counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blair throws a hook to the side of Go's head but Go sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Go feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blairs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Blair is trying hard to land a takedown here. Go sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Blair blocks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Go fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blair on the side of the head.
Blair tries for a takedown but Go sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Go - just one landing.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Go works Blair's body with a nice hook.
Go lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Go lands a nice looking body shot.
Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Go throws a good cross that connects.
Blair blocks a leg kick.
Go takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Go moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blair misses with a takedown
and Go counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cryst Go has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blair.
A left lands for Go.
Blair listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Go dips to his left and cracks Blair with an uppercut!
Blair scores with a crisp jab that stopped Go in his tracks.
Go misses the shot to the body.
Go throws the left hand but Blair avoids the punch easily.
Go pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go misses with a double jab.
Go avoids a punch combination nicely.
Go thuds his right hand into Blair's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blair. Go does a little dance to reset his feet.
Go changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Go lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Go dodges the punch combination from Blair.
A lazy left from Go finds it's target.
Go keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair misses with a combination
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Go moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Go is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Blair misses with a double jab
and Go counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blair looks winded!
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Go lands with a nice body punch.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go lands with a nice combination. Blair backs away looking to recover.
Go stalks Blair and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blair's face. Blair staggers backwards, shaken.
Blair looks to land a combination but Go avoids it well.
Go showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Blair swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Go counters with a nice body shot.
Blair is looking to score with low kicks.
Go jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Go throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Go lands a jab.
Go fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Go thows a body shot but no joy.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Go scores with a jab.
Go swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Jab from Go.
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!
Some wild striking there from Blair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Go dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Blair takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Go throws a front kick aimed at Blair's knee but Blair avoids it well.
Blair walks into a stiff left hand from Go.
Go throws out a powerful jab.
Blair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Go.
Blair takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Go takes a swing at Blair's ribcage but misses.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Go lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Go lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blair backs up against the cage.
Blair avoids the body shot from Go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cryst Go dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Go lands a head shot.
Go takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Go connects with a body shot.
Blair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Go thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Go moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blair misses with the combination.
Go scores with a hook to the body. Blair takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Go. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blair slips a jab from Go.
Blair tries to bum rush Go with a series of wild strikes but Go uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blair lands a really nice looking cross but Go seems unphased.
Go scores with a nice strike.
Go falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blair counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blair with a nice cross.
Cryst Go is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Blair looks for a takedown but Go sprawls well.
Blair is breathing heavily.
Go connects with a crisp jab.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Go. Blair does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blair misses with a combination
and Go counters with a stiff right hand.
Blair swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blair takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Go attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blair swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blair throws an off balance right hand
and Go counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blair misses with a wild body shot.
Blair walks into a jab.
Blair misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Go sizes up Blair with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Go connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blair takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Go slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Go lands a jab to the nose.
Blair is rocked!
Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Go circles away quickly and effectively.
Blair is still on wobbly legs! Can Go finish him?
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Go.
Go cracks Blair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair throws a leg kick that misses.
Blair is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Go rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair seems to have recovered his senses.
Go lands a nice shot to the body.
Blair is trying desperately to land a takedown but Go is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blair.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Go with a jab.
Go looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Go blocks a head kick by Blair.
Go lands a slapping body shot.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Go.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blair's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blair duly obliges.
Blair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blair walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blair takes a swing at Go's ribcage but misses.
Go throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blair on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a chopping leg kick but Go manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Go throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Go throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Go throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blair misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Go.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Go bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blair will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cryst Go has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Blair.
Go cracks a nice hook into Blair's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Go connects with a body shot that sends Blair's belly button to the back.
Blair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Go is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Go tests Blair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blair takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cryst Go dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blair thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Go lands with a nice body punch.
Go misses with a body shot.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Go lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Go.
Blair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Blair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Go connects with a right hand. Blair shakes it off.
Go works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Go takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Go lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Go dodges the punch combination from Blair.
Blair with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Go to score with a decent uppercut.
Blair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Go dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Go misses with a few strikes there.
Cryst Go is winning the standup battle so far.
Go throws a right and a left that Blair avoids nicely.
Blair throws a body punch but Go moves out of range.
Go moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Blair misses.
Go scores with the left hand. Blair knows he should have avoided that one.
Blair tries to move into range but Go moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Go misses with an uppercut.
Blair throws a series of punches but Go avoids them all with ease.
Go cracks Blair with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blair throws a right hand that Go ducks under and follows up with a left that Go also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blair is defended easily by Go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut there from Go.
A nice combination there by Go.
Go showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blair.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go thuds a left hand into Blair's body.
Go lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blair at a distance.
Go misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Blair throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Go lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Blair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Go fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blair needs to keep his hands up - Go had a free shot at his head there.
Go lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Go will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Go just misses with a punch to the body.
Go scores with a jab to the body.
Blair moves away from the strike by Go.
Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Go.
Good standup being displayed there by Go as he connects with a hook.
Blair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Go throws a front kick aimed at Blair's knee but Blair avoids it well.
Blair fails to land the takedown.
Go avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Go uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Go lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Go connects with a body shot that sends Blair's belly button to the back.
Go lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blair circles away quickly and effectively.
Go comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Tony Blair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cryst Go is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blair throws a body punch but Go moves out of range.
Go scores with a jab to the head.
Go moves out of range of the strikes.
Go throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blair stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Go slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Go dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Go connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blair throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Go counters with a three punch combo that has Blair backing up. Blair nods at Go to acknowledge the strikes.
Go lands with a straight right. Blair didn't see that one coming.
Go works over Blair's head and body with a nice combination.
Blair misses with a straight left.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cryst Go showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Go has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cryst Go!
After the big win, Cryst Go made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Golden Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Joker kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Juan Tamad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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201 lbs
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27
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne connects with a single shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tamad throws a head kick that misses
and Byrne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Byrne.
Byrne tries a body shot but Tamad blocks it.
Byrne taking a breather.
Tamad takes an elbow to the temple.
Tamad taking a breather.
Tamad throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Tamad tries to work over Byrne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tamad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tamad breaks the clinch.
Byrne takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Tamad lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne cracks the inside of Tamad's front leg.
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.
Byrne takes one to the chin there.
Tamad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byrne was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamad.
Byrne throws a shot from downtown. Tamad moves away and avoids it.
Tamad scores with a nice right hand.
Byrne tries to land a leg kick but Tamad saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
Byrne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byrne scores with a decent looking hook.
Byrne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tamad cracks Byrne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad walks into a jab.
Tamad is looking to land body kicks.
Tamad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Byrne's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Byrne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tamad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Byrne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Byrne.
Byrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tamad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Byrne's guard.
Byrne keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tamad throwing shots but Byrne is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is looking to advance position but Byrne won't allow it.
It looks like Tamad is going to stand back up.
Tamad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Byrne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tamad.
Nice strikes from Tamad there.
Tamad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Byrne trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad winds up and cracks Byrne 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.
Byrne works his way to full guard. Good work.
Byrne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tamad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrne is keeping the position for now.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tamad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrne is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the body from Tamad misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Tamad tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tamad has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Byrne regains guard immediately.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tamad is fighting to break Byrne's control of his arms but Byrne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Byrne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Byrne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Byrne has control of Tamad's left arm, preventing Tamad from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Byrne wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tamad throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Tamad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juan Tamad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tamad sizes up Byrne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Byrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tamad cracks Byrne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byrne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tamad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Byrne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Byrne swinging wildly here.
Tamad connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad cracks the inside of Byrne's front leg.
Tamad throws a body punch but Byrne moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byrne.
Byrne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamad.
Tamad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tamad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamad, right into the meat.
Tamad scoring well with a low kick there.
Byrne tries to clinch there but Tamad circles away.
Byrne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Byrne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Byrne throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Byrne tries to close the distance and clinch but Tamad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byrne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tamad.
Byrne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tamad. That did some damage!
Byrne tries to land a leg kick but Tamad saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne takes one on the button.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Tamad shoots in and gets a takedown into Byrne's guard.
Tamad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tamad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tamad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Byrne pulls Tamad in to control the position.
Byrne avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tamad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tamad trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tamad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tamad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tamad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad stopping the sweep attempt from Byrne.
Byrne utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Tamad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tamad avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Byrne misses with the combination.
Tamad lunges at Byrne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Byrne's hand.
Tamad looks to land a right hand but Byrne moved out of range.
Tamad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tamad throws a leg kick which misses Byrne's front leg but catches the back leg as Byrne tries to avoid it.
Byrne checks the leg kick.
Byrne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tamad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tamad ducks under a wild hook from Byrne.
Byrne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tamad lands a slapping body shot.
Byrne misses with a leg kick
and Tamad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad wants to take a breather but Byrne is having none of it.
Tamad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but Byrne defending well.
Tamad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tamad is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Byrne!
Tamad lands a big elbow.
Tamad cracks Byrne with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tamad looking to ground and pound but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Byrne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tamad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Byrne can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad breaks from Byrne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Byrne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Tamad tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tamad throwing strikes here but Byrne is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tamad dominating with strikes here.
Byrne working to try and regain half guard.
David Byrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oooh a big shot lands for Tamad! Byrne is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Juan Tamad!
After winning the bout, Juan Tamad 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viljo Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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33
240 lbs
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230 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Viljo Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Gardner tries to land a front kick but Laine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Gardner is just out of range.
Gardner looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gardner. That one must have hurt.
Gardner jabs at Laine's body.
Gardner throws out a loose jab but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gardner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gardner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gardner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gardner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gardner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A good leg kick by Gardner.
Laine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gardner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Laine scrambles back to his feet.
Gardner is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Laine does it's job there.
Laine scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gardner misses.
Gardner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gardner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laine was well out of range. Poor timing from Gardner.
Gardner connects with a jab.
Laine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gardner tries to bum rush Laine with a series of wild strikes but Laine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gardner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Laine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gardner.
Nice defenses there by Laine.
Gardner looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Laine counters with a straight right hand.
Gardner throws a poor cross that misses
and Laine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gardner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine throws a right hand that Gardner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gardner also avoids with ease.
Gardner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine thows a body shot but no joy.
Gardner connects with a single shot there.
Gardner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gardner throws out the jab.
Gardner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gardner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gardner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Gardner misses
and Laine counters with a huge left! Gardner is in big trouble! He's backing up but Laine isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Gardner from any more damage. A dominating finish by Laine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viljo Laine!
A victorious Viljo Laine thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
22 - 21 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of London, Sean Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Quinn throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Quinn. That snapped Boyle's head back.
Boyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quinn is fending him off so far but Boyle persists. Nope, Quinn circles away and we're back to standing.
Quinn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boyle under the eye.
Quinn scores with a body shot.
Boyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boyle takes a swing at Quinn's ribcage but misses.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
and Boyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quinn's corner calls for a 1-2. Quinn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quinn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn throws a big shot that misses.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boyle moves away.
Sean Quinn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boyle throws a sloppy head kick and Quinn moves out of range easily.
Boyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Boyle throws a big shot that misses.
Boyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Quinn misses.
Boyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Quinn tries to avoid it but Boyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Quinn to the ground. Quinn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Boyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Quinn takes a swing at Boyle's ribcage but misses.
Quinn misses with a jab to the body
and Boyle counters with a two punch combo.
Boyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quinn finds it's way round the side to connect with Boyle's head.
Quinn lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyle is breathing heavily.
Boyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boyle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Quinn misses with a straight right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Boyle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Quinn throws a monster overhand right that drops Boyle! Quinn follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Quinn!
Sean Quinn managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Marvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marvin has chosen King of Kings by Motorhead 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Marvin!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Marvin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marvin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riggs counters with a leg kick.
Marvin tries to clinch up.
Marvin shoots in looking for a takedown. Riggs tries to sprawl out of it but Marvin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marvin lands with a cross.
Marvin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Riggs moves away from the strike by Marvin.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marvin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marvin has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs moves into the clinch.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
Riggs blocking some punches.
Riggs throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marvin working aggressively here.
Riggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marvin lands a body shot.
Riggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
Marvin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Derek Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Marvin.
Marvin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marvin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
Marvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marvin breaks from the clinch.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marvin was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs throws the left hand but Marvin avoids the punch easily.
Marvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Marvin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riggs doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheers as Marvin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riggs doesn't seem phased though.
Riggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marvin looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
Riggs tries to move into range but Marvin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marvin misses with a straight left.
Marvin scores with a takedown into Riggs's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Riggs is controlling Marvin's posture.
Marvin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Marvin stopping the sweep attempt from Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin looking to pass the guard.
Riggs pulls Marvin in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derek Riggs wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Marvin does no damage.
Riggs lands with a hook. Marvin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riggs takes one on the button.
Marvin lands a nice looking body shot.
Marvin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riggs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Marvin moves away and avoids it.
Marvin moves into the clinch.
Riggs is trying to stall.
Marvin lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marvin misses with some punches.
Marvin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riggs prevents it.
Riggs is pushing Marvin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Marvin blocks an uppercut.
Marvin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Riggs.
Marvin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marvin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs stops a takedown attempt from Marvin.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riggs trying to control the position but instead, Marvin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riggs into the cage.
Marvin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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 Derek Riggs will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marvin loads up on a big right hand but Riggs slips the punch.
Marvin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Riggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Marvin.
Marvin lands a jab to the nose.
Riggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Marvin moved out of range nicely.
Riggs walks into a straight right hand from Marvin.
Riggs lands a leg kick that knocks Marvin off balance momentarily.
Riggs scores with the left hand. Marvin knows he should have avoided that one.
Marvin 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.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marvin has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin has a couple of punches blocked by Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Derek Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marvin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marvin cracks Riggs with a nice body shot.
Riggs lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to maintain a safe position but Marvin gets an underhook and turns Riggs into the cage.
Riggs misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin breaks from the clinch.
Marvin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Marvin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marvin scores with a body shot.
Marvin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marvin lands a nice hook to Riggs's body. Riggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with an uppercut
and Marvin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riggs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marvin.
Marvin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Marvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riggs tries to roll over but Marvin keeps him under control.
Riggs is controlling Marvin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Marvin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Marvin is nestled in close to Riggs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riggs gets back to full guard.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Marvin trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Riggs trying to keep a closed guard but Marvin is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Riggs, not yet.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
King Marvin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Marvin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marvin lands with a shot to the body.
Riggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riggs moves away from the strike by Marvin.
Marvin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marvin misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Riggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Marvin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marvin lands with a straight right. Riggs didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggs pinned against the cage. Riggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs scores with a jab.
Riggs tries to clinch but Marvin is having none of it.
Riggs leaves Marvin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marvin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but King Marvin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marvin connects with a body shot that sends Riggs's belly button to the back.
Marvin misses with a looping right.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Marvin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs throws a hook to the side of Marvin's head but Marvin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggs scores with a shot to the body.
Riggs connects with the punch.
Riggs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marvin misses with a right hand
and Riggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Riggs slaps away a takedown attempt from Marvin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Marvin tests Riggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riggs scores with a one two! Marvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like King Marvin has been cut.
Marvin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs cracks Marvin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marvin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marvin lands with a right hand.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Marvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs thows a body shot but no joy.
Riggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Marvin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Riggs throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riggs chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marvin.
Marvin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marvin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Marvin is looking to advance position but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Riggs to regain full guard.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Marvin from controlling successfully.
Riggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Marvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marvin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marvin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marvin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riggs controls Marvin momentarily but Marvin frees himself.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Marvin controlling him for the moment.
Marvin is looking to work some ground and pound but Riggs has wrist control.
Marvin wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Marvin won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marvin trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs looking to control.
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!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Marvin's shoulder, as Marvin tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on King Marvin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marvin lands a glancing blow to the side of Riggs's head.
Marvin keeps the fight on the outside.
Derek Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marvin counters by clinching up.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Marvin struggles to land a body shot inside as Riggs controls his hands.
Marvin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Marvin fails to land.
Riggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Riggs tries a body shot but Marvin blocks it.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Marvin.
Marvin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marvin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riggs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Marvin throws a hook but Riggs avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marvin.
Marvin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riggs tries to clinch there but Marvin circles away.
Marvin is looking to clinch.
Riggs defending well as Marvin loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Marvin moves out of range.
Marvin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marvin has a takedown stuffed.
Derek Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Marvin.
Riggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Marvin.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marvin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Riggs there.
Marvin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riggs. Riggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marvin thuds his right hand into Riggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A leg kick checked by Marvin.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs tests Marvin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs misses with a hook. Marvin ducked under it nicely.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marvin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs moves into range and clinches up with Marvin.
A short left from Marvin.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Marvin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
Riggs misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Marvin misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Riggs looking to slow down the pace here.
Riggs tries to work over Marvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marvin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Marvin on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marvin has Riggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marvin blocking some punches.
Riggs tries a body shot but Marvin blocks it.
Marvin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marvin backwards.
Riggs tries to work over Marvin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marvin lands an uppercut.
Riggs misses with some punches.
Marvin is trying to trip Riggs. He has hold of a leg but Riggs is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Marvin persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Marvin pushes down on Riggs's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
Marvin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riggs keeps working.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Derek Riggs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on King Marvin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marvin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Marvin's shoulder, as Marvin tries to avoid the shot.
Marvin slips a jab from Riggs.
Marvin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Marvin lands a nice hook to Riggs's body. Riggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs lands with a cross.
A left lands for Riggs.
Riggs connects with a right hand. Marvin shakes it off.
Marvin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marvin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riggs scores with a punch to the head.
Marvin checks a low kick from Riggs.
Riggs throws a low kick but Marvin avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marvin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riggs sprawls well initially but Marvin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Marvin is looking to take a break and control but Riggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marvin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marvin not doing much here.
Marvin trying to control from Riggs's half guard. Riggs has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Marvin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marvin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marvin won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Riggs trying to control the position here.
Marvin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King Marvin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Riggs holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marvin moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Derek Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs misses with a hook. Marvin ducked under it nicely.
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggs lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marvin throws out the jab.
Marvin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Marvin takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marvin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marvin throws a hook but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Marvin slips the punch.
Marvin walks into a left hand.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Marvin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Marvin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Marvin.
Marvin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marvin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marvin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs is looking to score with low kicks.
Marvin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riggs's head.
Riggs moves away from the strike by Marvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marvin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marvin throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Marvin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs managing to control the position.
Marvin throws a big elbow that misses.
Marvin postures up in Riggs's guard and throws a big left but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riggs is pulling down on Marvin's head. It's preventing any offense from Marvin, at least for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marvin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Marvin.
I think Riggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:49
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Marvin! King Marvin retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, King Marvin 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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