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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Riseman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Riseman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Riseman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert York!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up but York swats him away and circles back towards the center.
York fails to land with a series of punches.
York throws a sloppy head kick
and Riseman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riseman.
York is trying to break free.
Riseman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
Riseman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
York misses with a body shot
and Riseman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and York avoids it.
Riseman misses with a knee to the head.
Riseman looking to throw knees to the head but York is blocking nicely.
Riseman lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robert York has been cut.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
York dodges an elbow strike from Riseman.
Riseman connects with a knee to the head.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and York avoids it.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and York avoids it.
York's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riseman moves to clinch but York breaks away
and York counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jonathan Riseman has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riseman moves into the clinch.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. York is defending well for now.
Riseman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has York in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but York has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
York is looking to break free of the clinch but Riseman has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Riseman.
Riseman is breathing heavily.
Riseman manages to break the clinch.
Riseman checks a leg kick.
Riseman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from York.
York throws a series of punches but Riseman moves out of range.
Riseman wants to clinch up but York keeps it at a distance.
Riseman tries to clinch but York moves out of range.
York throws a front kick that sends Riseman stumbling back into the cage.
York tries to bum rush Riseman with a series of wild strikes but Riseman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
York attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
York misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman blocks a head kick by York.
York avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riseman moves to clinch but York breaks away
and York counters with a left to the body.
York swinging wildly here.
Riseman has managed to clinch.
York swings wildly with an uppercut but Riseman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riseman lands a good knee to the midsection. York won't want to take too many of those.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman tries to score a body lock takedown but York shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
York working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by York as Riseman tries to tie him up.
Riseman breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from York. Those never looked like landing.
York throws out a leg kick but Riseman moves out of range and York only half commits.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
York keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for York, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riseman tries to clinch up but York circles away and keeps his distance.
York lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riseman backs up against the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from York.
Some wild striking there from York.
Riseman looks to clinch
and York counters with a nice leg kick.
York fails to land with a series of punches.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but York swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by York. That's going to slow Riseman down.
York misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riseman tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riseman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
York throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riseman counters with a head kick.
York fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riseman manages to avoid it.
Riseman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
York throws a series of punches but Riseman moves out of range.
York circles away from the clinch attempt
and York counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riseman thinking.
York throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from York misses.
York swings for the body but Riseman moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from York.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
York throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riseman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
York throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from York. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert York dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman lands a head kick!
York throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riseman moves into the clinch.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. York is defending well for now.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
Riseman is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
York avoiding damage as Riseman throws knees to the body.
York tries to break free but Riseman pushes him back against the cage.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riseman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
York throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riseman.
York tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
York fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
York misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riseman.
York lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
York misses with a combination
and Riseman makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. York really felt that one!
A thudding body kick lands there by Riseman!
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riseman wants to clinch but York slips to the side
and York counters with a left and a right that stings Riseman.
York throws a head kick that misses.
York stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riseman.
Riseman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
York pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riseman fails with an attempt to clinch.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riseman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
York rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riseman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riseman tries to clinch but York moves out of range.
Riseman misses with a head kick.
York displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riseman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. York manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman fakes the leg kick and cracks York in the body.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch but York swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riseman misses with the body kick
and York counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
York falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riseman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riseman.
Riseman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. York fights it off and pushes away nicely.
York throws a right and a left that Riseman avoids nicely.
York swinging wildly here.
Riseman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. York manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riseman closes the distance and pushes York back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
York is trying to break the clinch but Riseman is controlling him.
Riseman landing knees to the head.
York is trying to break the clinch but Riseman has him pressed against the cage.
Riseman misses with a knee strike.
York avoiding damage as Riseman throws knees to the body.
Riseman trying to land knees to the body.
Riseman prevents York from breaking the clinch.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on York's face as he tries to break the clinch.
York looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riseman tries to stall but York uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
York breaks the clinch.
York swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
York rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riseman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
York swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riseman moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Riseman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but York has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
York is trying to force a seperation but Riseman has the dominant position.
Riseman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
York misses with a series of wild punches.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses.
York throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
York throws a lazy head kick
and Riseman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Riseman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
York throws a low kick but Riseman avoids it.
Riseman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
York bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
York misses with a body shot.
Robert York seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riseman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but York paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Riseman dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
York's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and York duly obliges.
Riseman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
York misses with a head kick.
York throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riseman counters with a left to the body.
York blocks a head kick by Riseman.
York misses with a body shot.
Riseman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
York avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riseman throws a sloppy head kick
and York counters with a flying knee. Nice.
York misses with a jab, cross combination.
York throws a nice looking combination but Riseman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riseman clinches up against the cage.
Riseman unloads a knee to the mid-section. York lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riseman missing with knees to the body.
York wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riseman has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riseman prevents York from breaking the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
York takes an elbow to the temple.
Riseman tries a knee to the head but York blocks it.
Riseman prevents York from breaking the clinch.
Riseman prevents a takedown attempt there.
York on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
York can't break the clinch.
Riseman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from York does no damage.
Riseman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and York counters with a two punch combo.
Riseman instigates a clinch.
Riseman lands an elbow inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riseman throws a knee to the head but misses.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
York can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riseman.
Riseman wants to stall.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
York is trying to force a seperation but Riseman has the dominant position.
York tries to circle away but Riseman has him pinned against the cage.
York wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
York managing to block the knees to the body from Riseman.
York on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
York looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riseman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but York blocks it with crossed arms.
York working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riseman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. York is defending well for now.
York can't break the clinch.
Riseman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
York tries to break the clinch but Riseman is controlling the position.
York is trying to break the clinch but Riseman has him pressed against the cage.
Riseman tries to land a knee to the head but York blocks with his arms.
Riseman keeps control of York as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
York is looking to break free of the clinch but Riseman has double underhooks.
Riseman tries to break free but York pushes him back against the cage.
Riseman misses with a knee to the head.
York's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riseman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
York looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
York tries a head kick but it misses.
Riseman moves to clinch but York breaks away
and York counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Riseman wants to clinch
and York counters with an inside leg kick.
York circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riseman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riseman moves away.
Riseman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and York makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
York comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riseman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling York to score with a decent uppercut.
York tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
York lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riseman circles away quickly and effectively.
York on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
York has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riseman.
Riseman slips a jab and a cross from York.
Riseman darts in and clinches York up against the cage.
Riseman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert York.
I think York has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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