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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azamat Bagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luciano Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azamat Bagov!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddle tries to clinch up.
Riddle moves in looking to clinch but Bagov pushes him off.
Riddle shoots in and bounces Bagov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riddle throwing strikes from guard but Bagov blocks nicely.
Riddle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bagov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Riddle trying to control but Bagov is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle is really struggling to control Bagov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bagov working for a triangle but Riddle defends it easily.
Bagov looks winded!
Bagov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddle.
Riddle lands a couple of elbows.
Riddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Riddle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bagov wants to stand but Riddle is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bagov keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bagov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Riddle with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bagov's guard.
Riddle is trying to control the action in half guard but Bagov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riddle is nestled in close to Bagov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riddle is trying to control. Bagov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Riddle could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle winds up and cracks Bagov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Riddle is nestled in close to Bagov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riddle is keen to just control but Bagov is a slippery customer.
Riddle misses with a head shot. Bagov uses the momentum to regain guard.
Riddle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Riddle throws a big elbow that misses.
Riddle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Riddle throwing strikes from guard but Bagov blocks nicely.
Bagov is trying to control the position but Riddle postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bagov working a defensive guard here.
Riddle controls from within his opponent's guard.
Riddle postures up in Bagov's guard and throws a big left but Bagov blocks it.
Bagov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Riddle 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.
Riddle gets the takedown into side control.
Riddle 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.
Bagov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Riddle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bagov to see if he's OK.
Riddle throws an elbow but Bagov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bagov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Riddle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Riddle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bagov keeps working.
Riddle in side control lands a decent elbow.
Riddle trying to control the position but Bagov is working away.
Bagov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle is chipping away with strikes.
Riddle tries to score with some ground and pound. Bagov controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riddle wants to control but Bagov is keeping him busy.
Bagov is looking to regain half guard here but Riddle keeps moving and retains side control.
Bagov wants to control but Riddle postures up.
Riddle lands an elbow.
Riddle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bagov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bagov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagov is not content to let Riddle control the position.
Bagov regains half guard there - taking advantage of Riddle's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bagov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bagov tries to get to full guard but Riddle has control of the leg.
Riddle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle winds up and cracks Bagov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Riddle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Riddle is taking a breather. Bagov says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Luciano Riddle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bagov trying to hold on to Riddle's head to control him but Riddle postures up.
Bagov is staying active underneath Riddle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like Riddle is going to stand back up.
Riddle 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.
Bagov actively working from the bottom here.
Riddle is looking for a kimura but Bagov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Riddle to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagov looking for submissions off his back.
Bagov is staying active underneath Riddle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bagov is trying to stand back up but Riddle is controlling him
Riddle is keen to just control but Bagov is a slippery customer.
Bagov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riddle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bagov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Riddle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Riddle shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bagov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle landing some decent shots from guard.
Bagov is trying to control the position but Riddle postures up.
Riddle tries to stand but Bagov is controlling from the bottom.
Riddle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bagov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagov trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagov trying to control the position.
Riddle is working Bagov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riddle wants to control from the top but Bagov keeps moving.
Bagov is trying to control the position but Riddle postures up.
Riddle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bagov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riddle stopping the sweep attempt from Bagov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azamat Bagov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Riddle feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Riddle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riddle postures up and lands a big shot to Bagov's brow.
Riddle chips away with some ground and pound.
Riddle with a nice head shot there.
Bagov 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagov keeping moving, preventing Riddle from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bagov has momentary wrist control but Riddle slips an elbow through the middle.
Bagov has an active guard here but Riddle has managed to pass into half guard.
Riddle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bagov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Riddle is trying to control the action in half guard but Bagov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Riddle wants to work for an arm triangle but Bagov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Riddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagov looking for submissions off his back.
Bagov tries to roll over but Riddle keeps him under control.
Riddle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bagov can do to turn this around?
Bagov has hold of Riddle's hands but Riddle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Riddle trying to control from half guard but Bagov is working away.
Azamat Bagov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bagov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Riddle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddle 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Riddle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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