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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes to the cage accompanied by No Worries. Riggs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hot Iron & The Lead Sled. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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167 lbs
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154 lbs
39 - 26 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus looks for the body kick but Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Lazarus.
Riggs thuds a left hand into St Lazarus's body.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
Riggs moves out of range of the leg kick from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Riggs punishes St Lazarus's body with a nice straight punch.
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
St Lazarus checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Lazarus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St Lazarus throws an overhand right that lands on Riggs's shoulder, as Riggs tries to avoid the shot.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
St Lazarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
St Lazarus shoots in looking for a takedown but Riggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Lazarus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riggs looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
Riggs tries a quick counter leg kick but St Lazarus is wise to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus lands with an overhand left.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus thows a leg kick but Riggs checks it
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
St Lazarus looks for the body kick but Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs tries to work over St Lazarus's front leg with a kick but St Lazarus checks it.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus lands the left hand.
St Lazarus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St Lazarus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus slips under a jab.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus thinks about countering with a body kick.
St Lazarus throws a hook to the side of Riggs's head but Riggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
Riggs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
St Lazarus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riggs will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs lands with a cross.
Martin Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Lazarus closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riggs 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 jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
St Lazarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riggs is able to avoid easily.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus misses with a shot to the body
and Riggs counters with a body kick that stops St Lazarus in his tracks momentarily.
St Lazarus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riggs walks into a left hand.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riggs throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick nicely.
St Lazarus jabs Riggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from St Lazarus.
Riggs throws a series of punches but St Lazarus moves out of range.
St Lazarus looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
St Lazarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
St Lazarus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riggs connects with the punch.
St Lazarus lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Lazarus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Lazarus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riggs.
St Lazarus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Lazarus tests Riggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Lazarus doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Riggs avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus misses with a double jab
and Riggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Riggs!
St Lazarus tries to advance to mount but Riggs instead regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Riggs will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Lazarus throws a shot to the body.
St Lazarus drops his hands momentarily and Riggs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
St Lazarus throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Riggs feints a counter leg kick.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. St Lazarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Lazarus thumps Riggs with a low kick.
St Lazarus tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.
St Lazarus has a takedown stuffed.
Martin Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
Riggs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head.
St Lazarus cracks Riggs with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Lazarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from St Lazarus.
Riggs looks for the body kick but St Lazarus saw that one coming.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riggs sprawls well. Riggs wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Lazarus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
Riggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Riggs.
St Lazarus throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Riggs lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riggs.
Riggs lands a two punch combo.
Riggs throws a wild body kick that St Lazarus sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
St Lazarus lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riggs!
Riggs slips under a jab from St Lazarus.
Riggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Riggs displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
A lazy body kick from Riggs
and St Lazarus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riggs is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
St Lazarus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Lazarus is trying to control. Riggs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Lazarus thows a huge punch but Riggs dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs gets full guard.
St Lazarus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
St Lazarus is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
St Lazarus can't keep his opponent in guard - Riggs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riggs in particular looking to stall.
St Lazarus trying to control but Riggs postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus gets back to full guard.
St Lazarus 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.
St Lazarus has a closed guard, preventing Riggs from standing up.
Riggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Lazarus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martin Riggs has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Lazarus looking for a sweep. Not yet St Lazarus, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Riggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Riggs fakes the leg kick and cracks St Lazarus in the body.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Riggs.
A lazy body kick from St Lazarus
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
Riggs throws a body kick that misses.
Riggs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
Riggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws a nice outside leg kick.
St Lazarus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggs at a distance.
Riggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riggs tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
St Lazarus throws a low kick, looking for Riggs's leg but Riggs calmly moves out of range.
St Lazarus misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Lazarus!
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
St Lazarus is looking to wear down Riggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Lazarus just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs moves out of range as St Lazarus throws a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riggs.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Lazarus has time to react.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for St Lazarus.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from St Lazarus misses.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Riggs scores with a body shot.
St Lazarus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riggs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
St Lazarus stands up.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus slips a jab from Riggs.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body. St Lazarus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Lazarus thumps Riggs with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Riggs. Beautiful body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from St Lazarus - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by St Lazarus. St Lazarus obviously looking to wear him down.
Riggs takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
St Lazarus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
Riggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Riggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
St Lazarus throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
St Lazarus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Lazarus takes one to the side of the head.
Nice jab there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggs pinned against the cage. Riggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Riggs. St Lazarus shrugs it off though.
St Lazarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggs throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus pushes Riggs away with a front kick.
St Lazarus checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Lazarus changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Riggs lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
St Lazarus takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riggs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. St Lazarus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
St Lazarus keeps Riggs at a distance using the push kick.
Riggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riggs has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from St Lazarus.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riggs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Riggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Martin Riggs just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Lazarus has Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
St Lazarus struggles to land a body shot inside as Riggs controls his hands.
St Lazarus tries to throw a body punch but Riggs avoids it by throwing St Lazarus back against the cage.
St Lazarus lands a left hand.
St Lazarus jumps guard but Riggs turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
Riggs can't break the clinch.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs blocks a body shot from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus swings wildly with an uppercut but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Lazarus's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs is looking to break free of the clinch but St Lazarus has double underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Riggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Lazarus 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 moves out of range of the body kick from St Lazarus.
Riggs moves away from the strike by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus scores with a jab to the head.
St Lazarus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riggs's head.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
St Lazarus blocks a jab.
Riggs throws a chopping leg kick but St Lazarus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riggs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Riggs blocks the leg kick.
St Lazarus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
St Lazarus connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riggs. Riggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Riggs throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Lazarus. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
St Lazarus tried to score with a low kick but Riggs checks it.
Riggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs throws a body punch but St Lazarus moves out of range.
Riggs lands a front kick.
St Lazarus has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riggs misses with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Lazarus circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by St Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch lands to the side of Riggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Lazarus lands with a hook. Riggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
St Lazarus feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
Riggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riggs misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus motions for Riggs to come forward. St Lazarus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
St Lazarus throws a poor cross that misses
and Riggs counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Riggs moves out of range.
St Lazarus lands with a thumping leg kick.
No luck for St Lazarus with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirk St Lazarus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Some wild striking there from St Lazarus.
A countering left hand to the body from Riggs misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus shoots in and gets a takedown into Riggs's 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!
St Lazarus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Lazarus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Lazarus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
St Lazarus is in close to Riggs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
St Lazarus postures up and lands a big shot to Riggs's brow.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod.
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!
St Lazarus blocks a low kick nicely.
St Lazarus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs ducks right into an uppercut from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
A little jabbing left from Riggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Lazarus.
Riggs's corner calls for a 1-2. Riggs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riggs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Lazarus fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws out a powerful jab.
St Lazarus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
St Lazarus taking a break here but Riggs is having none of it and regains half guard.
Riggs is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Riggs manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Lazarus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kirk St Lazarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Riggs dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Lazarus is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
Riggs advances position into side control!
Riggs tries to stand but St Lazarus is controlling his head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lazarus prevents Riggs from improving position.
St Lazarus tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to stand but St Lazarus is controlling his arm.
St Lazarus wants to control but Riggs postures up.
Riggs tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
St Lazarus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
St Lazarus is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riggs takes a kick to the side of the head.
Riggs tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
St Lazarus lands a front kick.
St Lazarus throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus backing away here, and Riggs unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
St Lazarus connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for St Lazarus. That snapped Riggs's head back.
St Lazarus thuds his right hand into Riggs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Riggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riggs connects with a leg kick. St Lazarus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
St Lazarus appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martin Riggs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk St Lazarus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riggs 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Martin Riggs!
Martin Riggs is the new lightweight champion!
Martin Riggs decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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