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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughtered. Tommy Givens has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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213 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Givens !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Givens .
Horrible takedown by Riddick or perhaps it was just good defense by Givens which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riddick.
Riddick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Givens .
Givens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Riddick fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tommy Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Riddick.
Riddick fails with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Givens there.
Givens throws the left hand but Riddick avoids the punch easily.
Riddick shoots in for a takedown but Givens shows good takedown defense.
Riddick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Givens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tommy Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick fails with a takedown attempt.
Givens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riddick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Givens 's hands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Givens .
Givens lands a jab to the nose.
Givens throws a looping overhand right but Riddick ducks down to avoid it.
Givens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riddick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Givens swivels and escapes.
Givens throws a hook but Riddick avoids it easily.
Givens with a hook.
Riddick tries for a takedown but Givens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riddick looks gassed!
Givens throws a hook to the side of Riddick's head but Riddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Givens counters with a series of strikes. Riddick will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Givens , as that shot connected.
Givens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riddick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Riddick takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddick dodges the punch combination from Givens .
Riddick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Givens .
Givens connects with a crisp jab.
No luck for Riddick with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riddick is defended easily by Givens .
Givens scores with a jab to the head.
Givens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riddick.
Nice sprawl there from Givens as Riddick shoots in.
Givens cracks Riddick with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Givens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddick.
Riddick slips a jab and a cross from Givens .
Givens stalks Riddick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riddick's face. Riddick staggers backwards, shaken.
Riddick is looking to clinch but Givens is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Givens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Givens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens misses with an uppercut.
Givens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riddick shoots for a takedown but Givens saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Givens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riddick takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Givens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Givens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riddicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Givens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Givens 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Givens . That snapped Riddick's head back.
Riddick fails with a takedown attempt.
Givens swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddick.
Riddick tries to close the distance and clinch but Givens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Givens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddick circles away quickly and effectively.
Givens is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Riddick slips a jab from Givens .
Givens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens blocks a head kick by Riddick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Givens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Riddick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Givens 's waist but Givens gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riddick off to one side.
Givens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tommy Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Riddick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riddick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Givens counters with a series of strikes. Riddick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tommy Givens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riddick looks for a takedown but Givens sprawls well.
Nice shot lands for Givens .
A jab lands there for Givens .
Givens shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riddick eats them both and turns towards Givens to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Givens . Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick tries to clinch but Givens moves out of range.
Givens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riddick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tommy Givens is winning the standup battle so far.
Givens feints and then cracks Riddick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riddick down.
Riddick tries to clinch but Givens is having none of it.
Givens looks to land a left hand but Riddick moved out of range nicely.
Givens throws the left hand but Riddick avoids the punch easily.
Riddick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Givens throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Givens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riddick fails with the takedown
and Givens counters with a slapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riddick is trying desperately to land a takedown but Givens is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riddick.
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens throws a series of strikes that have Riddick backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Givens throws out the jab.
Givens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riddick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Givens .
Riddick misses with a takedown attempt - Givens sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riddick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Givens throws a series of strikes that have Riddick backpedaling.
A jab from Givens misses.
Givens throws the left hand but Riddick avoids the punch easily.
Riddick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Givens swinging wildly here.
Givens uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddick.
Givens is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens misses with a looping left.
A jab from Givens finds it's way through Riddick's defenses.
Riddick wants to clinch up but Givens keeps it at a distance.
Givens lands with a nice combination. Riddick backs away looking to recover.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddick. Givens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riddick looks for a takedown but Givens sprawls well.
Givens lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Riddick 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Givens stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddick. Riddick gets slowly back to his feet.
Givens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riddick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Givens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Riddick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice sprawl there from Givens as Riddick shoots in.
Riddick looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Givens is fending him off so far but Riddick persists. Nope, Givens circles away and we're back to standing.
Givens throws a big shot that misses.
Givens cracks Riddick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Givens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A chopping leg kick lands by Givens .
Givens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riddick slips under a jab from Givens .
The fighters circling - Givens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Givens keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tommy Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Riddick.
Givens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riddick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Riddick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Givens bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riddick's head.
Givens misses with an uppercut. Riddick saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Givens .
Riddick moves to clinch but Givens breaks away
and Givens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Givens lands with an overhand left.
A right-left combo lands from Givens .
Givens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Givens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riddick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Givens throws a hook to the side of Riddick's head but Riddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddick looks for the body kick but Givens saw that one coming.
Riddick thows a leg kick but Givens checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Givens slaps away a takedown attempt from Riddick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riddick slips a straight right by Givens .
Riddick tries to move into range but Givens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riddick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Givens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Givens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Givens .
John Riddick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Givens throws a looping overhand right but Riddick ducks down to avoid it.
Riddick tries to score a power double leg takedown but Givens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riddick somewhat.
Tommy Givens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens misses with an uppercut. Riddick saw that one coming.
Riddick staying out of range there.
Riddick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Givens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Givens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riddick looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A left lands for Givens .
A big right from Givens misses.
Givens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Givens .
Riddick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Givens but Givens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Givens .
Givens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Givens stuffs the takedown attempt from Riddick. Riddick gets slowly back to his feet.
Givens misses with a double jab.
Givens throws a nice looking combination but Riddick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddick looks for the body kick but Givens saw that one coming.
Givens throws a lazy right hand but Riddick sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Givens throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riddick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riddick takes one to the chin there.
John Riddick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddick misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Givens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Givens 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 Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Givens !
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