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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Bligh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - not afraid. Joey Riggs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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262 lbs
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200 cm
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Bligh!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bligh moves out of range of the body kick.
Bligh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riggs's waist but Riggs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bligh off to one side.
No luck for Bligh with that takedown attempt.
Riggs misses with a double jab.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs misses with a left hand
so Bligh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bligh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bligh postures up in Riggs's guard and throws a big left but Riggs blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs wants to stand up but Bligh is controlling him.
Bligh working some strikes from top position.
Bligh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Bligh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bligh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bligh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bligh trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs is looking to stand up but Bligh isn't so interested in that idea.
Bligh lands a couple of elbows.
Bligh won't allow Riggs to get back to his feet.
Bligh sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riggs's guard.
Bligh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Riggs wants to get back to his feet.
Bligh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bligh is working for a submission of some sort.
Riggs wants to get back to his feet.
Riggs trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bligh wants to work for an arm triangle but Riggs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is not content to let Bligh control the position.
Bligh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bligh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Riggs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bligh.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Bligh.
Bligh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bligh wants to control but Riggs is keeping him busy.
Riggs pushes Bligh off looking to stand but Bligh dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bligh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Riggs is trying to stand back up but Bligh is controlling him
Bligh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riggs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Riggs pushes Bligh off looking to stand but Bligh dives back in and keeps control.
Bligh is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bligh prevents Riggs from standing back up.
Bligh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Riggs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bligh is looking for a kimura but Riggs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bligh to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bligh is keen to just control but Riggs is a slippery customer.
Bligh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riggs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bligh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Riggs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bligh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riggs sees it coming and defends easily.
Riggs is not content to let Bligh control the position.
Bligh is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Riggs sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bligh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bligh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Riggs pushes Bligh off looking to stand but Bligh dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bligh is looking for a kimura but Riggs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bligh to get the leverage.
Riggs is trying to stand back up but Bligh is controlling him
Riggs makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bligh was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Bligh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bligh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bligh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Riggs napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Riggs is trying to buck Bligh off.
Riggs prevents Bligh from moving into mount.
Bligh is trying to get an arm triangle but Riggs is defending well.
Riggs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bligh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bligh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riggs keeps working.
Bligh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bligh is trying to get an arm triangle but Riggs is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bligh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Riggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bligh trying to control the position but Riggs is working away.
Bligh tries for a kimura but Riggs is defending well.
Bligh working the ground and pound from side control.
Bligh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riggs some visible discomfort.
Bligh is trying to get an arm triangle but Riggs is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bligh prevents Riggs from escaping the position.
Bligh is trying to get an arm triangle but Riggs is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bligh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bligh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riggs, who protects the arm well.
Bligh goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Riggs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bligh but great work by Riggs.
Riggs tries to stand but Bligh is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bligh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bligh wants to get back to full guard.
Bligh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Riggs tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bligh.
Bligh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Captain Bligh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bligh gets full guard.
Bligh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bligh wants to sweep but no luck.
Riggs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bligh working for a triangle but Riggs defends it easily.
Bligh is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to stand but Bligh is controlling from the bottom.
Bligh is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
Riggs is looking to stand up but Bligh won't let him.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Bligh keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bligh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bligh's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bligh is looking for a triangle but Riggs pushes his legs off easily.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bligh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riggs defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Bligh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Riggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bligh counters by moving into the clinch.
Bligh has Riggs pressed against the cage, preventing Riggs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs is pressed up against the cage. Bligh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riggs down to the mat. Riggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bligh closes the distance and clinches up with Riggs, looking for a takedown. Bligh pushes Riggs against the cage but Riggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bligh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riggs circles away.
Joey Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Captain Bligh.
Bligh dodges the punch combination from Riggs.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bligh circles away quickly and effectively.
Bligh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Riggs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riggs thuds a left hand into Bligh's body.
Bligh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs digs a good hook to Bligh's body.
Riggs cracks Bligh with an open hand slap.
Joey Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Riggs lands.
Nice uppercut there from Riggs.
Bligh is rocked!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Riggs.
Riggs tries to bum rush Bligh with a series of wild strikes but Bligh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggs throws a series of punches but Bligh avoids them all with ease.
Bligh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Bligh should have avoided that one.
Bligh is still on wobbly legs! Can Riggs finish him?
Joey Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bligh fails with a takedown attempt.
Bligh seems to have recovered his senses.
Riggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joey Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Bligh gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Riggs gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Riggs!
In his post fight interview, Joey Riggs started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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