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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Kerjalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kerjalainen comes to the cage accompanied by krolithika. Keijo Kerjalainen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keijo Kerjalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kerjalainen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kerjalainen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kerjalainen breaks the clinch.
Kerjalainen defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs lands with an overhand left.
Kerjalainen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kerjalainen lands the left hand.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerjalainen.
Riggs scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs takes one to the chin there.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kerjalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riggs checks it well.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs defending well as Kerjalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Kerjalainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kerjalainen drops his hands momentarily and Riggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Keijo Kerjalainen has been cut.
Riggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riggs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Riggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riggs throwing shots but Kerjalainen is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerjalainen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riggs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kerjalainen!
Kerjalainen is squirming around, avoiding Riggs's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kerjalainen because Riggs loaded up on that one.
Riggs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kerjalainen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kerjalainen tries to hold on but Riggs pushes him away.
Riggs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Riggs throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kerjalainen tries to reverse the position but Riggs maintains control.
Kerjalainen is in a horrible position here. Riggs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kerjalainen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riggs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riggs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riggs lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Riggs tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kerjalainen wants to control but Riggs is having none of it.
Kerjalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Riggs looking to control but Kerjalainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riggs landing strikes from the mount and Kerjalainen is in trouble!
Riggs lands a nice shot to the head.
Kerjalainen is rocked!
Kerjalainen sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Kerjalainen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerjalainen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riggs.
Kerjalainen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Kerjalainen keeps moving.
Kerjalainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Kerjalainen is retaining full guard.
Kerjalainen wants to sweep here but Riggs controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kerjalainen is keeping the position for now.
Riggs trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kerjalainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kerjalainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kerjalainen moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Riggs throws out a loose jab but Kerjalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
Kerjalainen throws a chopping leg kick but Riggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riggs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kerjalainen under the eye.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerjalainen.
Riggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kerjalainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kerjalainen slips a jab from Riggs.
Riggs fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a hook.
A good leg kick by Kerjalainen.
Riggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kerjalainen.
Riggs 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.
Riggs connects with a looping right hand.
Kerjalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kerjalainen ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
Kerjalainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerjalainen.
Riggs misses with a right hand
and Kerjalainen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kerjalainen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and Kerjalainen counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerjalainen moves away from the strike by Riggs.
Kerjalainen throws a sloppy head kick
and Riggs counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Riggs throws a hook to the side of Kerjalainen's head but Kerjalainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Kerjalainen.
Riggs scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kerjalainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Kerjalainen.
Nice defenses there by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Riggs drops his shoulder and cracks Kerjalainen with a huge uppercut! Kerjalainen goes down! Can Riggs finish him?
Kerjalainen has control of Riggs's left arm, preventing Riggs from doing any damage.
Kerjalainen keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riggs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Riggs landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen is trying to keep Riggs in close.
Riggs trying to control but Kerjalainen is working from the bottom.
Riggs looking to pass the guard.
Kerjalainen can't keep his opponent in guard - Riggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kerjalainen keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Kerjalainen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Riggs connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kerjalainen. Kerjalainen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kerjalainen blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Kerjalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerjalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kerjalainen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riggs.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Riggs throws a jab when Kerjalainen was well out of range.
Kerjalainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riggs shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kerjalainen pinned against the cage. Kerjalainen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerjalainen.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and Kerjalainen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen blocks a body shot from Riggs.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs avoids a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kerjalainen. That's going to slow Riggs down.
Kerjalainen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riggs misses with a few strikes there.
Keijo Kerjalainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kerjalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kerjalainen on the side of the head.
Kerjalainen tries to land a leg kick but Riggs saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kerjalainen as he avoids it easily.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Riggs.
Kerjalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Riggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerjalainen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Riggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kerjalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Derek Riggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kerjalainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kerjalainen defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kerjalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerjalainen.
Kerjalainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Riggs checks it well.
A leg kick checked by Riggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerjalainen throws a body kick that misses.
Kerjalainen tries to score with a low kick but Riggs moves his leg out of the way.
Kerjalainen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kerjalainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Riggs.
Riggs 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.
Kerjalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kerjalainen's head.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick from Kerjalainen.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but Kerjalainen moved out of range nicely.
Riggs shoots for a takedown but Kerjalainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Derek Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerjalainen works Riggs's body with a nice hook.
Keijo Kerjalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerjalainen throws a low kick, looking for Riggs's leg but Riggs calmly moves out of range.
Kerjalainen misses with a head kick.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerjalainen has time to react.
Riggs connects with a right hand. Kerjalainen shakes it off.
Riggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riggs misses with an uppercut.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kerjalainen has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Riggs does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Riggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Kerjalainen which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A clash of legs there as Riggs blocks the low kick.
Riggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kerjalainen on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Riggs.
I've got Riggs winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Riggs!
After winning the bout, Derek Riggs 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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