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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Du!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du cracks Riddle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Du.
Good leg kick by Riddle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Du shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riddle as he jumps to the side.
Riddle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Du.
Du tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddle leaves Du with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Du misses with a leg kick.
Du throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riddle's waist but Riddle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Du off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Du. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du throws a hook to the side of Riddle's head but Riddle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Du lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Du 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.
Du clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle keeps control of Du as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Du is breathing heavily.
Du tries to circle away but Riddle has him pinned against the cage.
Du is trying to force a seperation but Riddle has the dominant position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
Riddle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Du avoids it.
Riddle working Du over with knees to the body.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du prevents a takedown attempt there.
Du is trying to push Riddle away but Riddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Du lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Du has Riddle pressed against the cage, preventing Riddle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riddle wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
Riddle lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du avoiding damage as Riddle throws knees to the body.
Riddle scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Riddle is trying to force a seperation but Du has the dominant position.
Du blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Du tries for a takedown but Riddle manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Du looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Du jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Du around his waist. Du gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Du swings wildly with an uppercut but Riddle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddle keeps control of Du as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du is trying to push Riddle away but Riddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Du in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Riddle is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Du wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du is trying to break the clinch but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Du missing with knees to the body.
Du wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Du wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Riddle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Du tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Du wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Du.
Du lands a shoulder strike.
Du takes a knee to the side of the body.
Riddle is trying to pull guard but Du turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Du tries to break the clinch but Riddle is controlling the position.
Riddle is trying to pull guard but Du has him pressed against the cage.
Du wants a takedown but no success here.
Du tries to circle away but Riddle has him pinned against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Du is trying to push Riddle away but Riddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Du.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Du lands a nice shot to the body.
Riddle is trying to break the clinch but Du has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Du in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Du wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Riddle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Du gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Du pulls Riddle into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Du avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riddle looking to pass the guard.
Du 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.
Riddle throwing strikes but missing.
Du working for a triangle but Riddle defends it easily.
Du has his feet on Riddle's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du wants to slow Riddle down by chopping away at his legs.
Du pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Riddle back to the cage. Du follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Du gets a clinch.
Du cracks Riddle with a nice body shot.
Du fails to pull guard.
Knees to the body from Riddle.
Riddle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Du is defending well for now.
Du takes a knee to the side of the body.
Du has Riddle pressed against the cage, preventing Riddle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Du tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Riddle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riddle pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riddle is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Du is retaining full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Du trying to strike off his back.
Du knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riddle on the ground.
Du utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riddle throwing strikes but missing.
Riddle postures up in Du's guard and throws a big left but Du blocks it.
Du wants to sweep here but Riddle controlling him for the moment.
Riddle throwing strikes from guard but Du blocks nicely.
Riddle wants to get up but he can't break Du's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Du working a defensive guard here.
Riddle won't allow Du to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle advances position into side control!
Riddle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Du defending against the ground and pound.
Du tries to buck Riddle off but Riddle is having none of it.
Du can't do much from the bottom here.
Riddle laying and praying for a moment but Du takes advantage and regains half guard.
Riddle thows a huge punch but Du dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du is not content to let Riddle control the position.
Du makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Riddle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Du lands with a nice body punch.
Du misses with the combination.
Sam Du seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Du misses with a jab, cross combination.
Du fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddle manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riddle scoring well with a low kick there.
Du throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Riddle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Riddle moves in looking to clinch but Du pushes him off.
Du throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Du.
Du scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Du shoots for a double leg takedown but Riddle sprawls well. He's pushed Du's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Du fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Du. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du throws a right and a left that both miss.
Du throws an off balance right hand
and Riddle counters with a nice leg kick.
Riddle scores with a head kick.
Riddle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle scoring well with a low kick there.
Du shoots for a takedown but Riddle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddle wants to clinch up but Du keeps it at a distance.
Du stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddle.
Riddle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Du avoids it really well and circles away.
Sam Du is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Du misses.
Riddle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Riddle connects with a leg kick. Du looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riddle misses with a hook. Du ducked under it nicely.
Du tries for a takedown but Riddle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riddle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Du misses with a takedown attempt - Riddle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riddle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Du fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riddle, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddle tries to land knees in the clinch but Du avoids the damage to the body.
Riddle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Du's efforts to push away.
Du is trying to break the clinch but Riddle is controlling him.
Riddle wants to get back to striking at distance but Du won't allow it.
Du has Riddle pressed against the cage, preventing Riddle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riddle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Du can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du wants to break the clinch but can't.
Du scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Du.
Du working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riddle obliges.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Du's ribcage.
Riddle tries to land knees in the clinch but Du avoids the damage to the body.
Du is trying to break the clinch but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Sam Du has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Du tries to score a body lock takedown but Riddle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riddle throws a knee to the head but misses.
John Riddle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Du is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riddle is defending well.
Du wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Du lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle landing knees to the body.
Du tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
Du wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Du is trying to break the clinch but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Du is trying to force a seperation but Riddle has the dominant position.
Du wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riddle obliges.
Du tries to break free but Riddle pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Du has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riddle prevents Du from breaking the clinch.
Riddle wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Riddle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riddle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Riddle!
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