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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Hernanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hot Iron & The Lead Sled. Hernanes has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
41 - 28 - 1 |
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168 lbs
25 - 16 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
41 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Hernanes!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernanes with a jab.
Riggs lands a jab.
Riggs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernanes.
Riggs 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.
Hernanes moves out of range of the strikes.
Hernanes tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggs lands the left hand.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Hernanes misses with the combination.
Martin Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs blocks the body kick.
Riggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Riggs backs off Hernanes throws a huge counter combo but Riggs manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernanes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riggs throws out the jab.
Hernanes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hernanes checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riggs misses with a hook. Hernanes ducked under it nicely.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernanes moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Riggs lands a leg kick that knocks Hernanes off balance momentarily.
Riggs throws a body kick that misses
and Hernanes counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernanes throws a right and a left that Riggs avoids nicely.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Hernanes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Hernanes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernanes.
Good body shot from Riggs.
Hernanes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Hernanes.
Hernanes blocks a body shot from Riggs.
Hernanes is trying to break the clinch but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Hernanes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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!
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernanes blocks an uppercut.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernanes prevents a body shot from Riggs.
A nice left hand lands by Riggs.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Riggs working aggressively here.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs misses with the head strike.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernanes landing knees to the head.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
Riggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Riggs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Hernanes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Riggs. Beautiful body shot.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
Hernanes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hernanes forces Riggs back against the cage and clinches.
Riggs tries a body shot but Hernanes blocks it.
Hernanes missing with knees to the body.
Hernanes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Riggs is pushing Hernanes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernanes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernanes.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs digs a right hand underneath Hernanes's ribcage. Hernanes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hernanes tries to circle away but Riggs has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
Riggs can't find room to land a body shot as Hernanes controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riggs.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hernanes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
Hernanes misses with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
Riggs lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Riggs dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
Hernanes shapes to counter with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
Riggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Hernanes slips the punch.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Hernanes.
Nice defenses there by Hernanes.
Riggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hernanes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Hernanes counters with a series of strikes. Riggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hernanes moves away from the strike by Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernanes slips a straight right by Riggs.
Riggs throws a hook but Hernanes blocks it.
Riggs dodges the punch combination from Hernanes.
Hernanes staying out of range there.
Hernanes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs misses with an uppercut
and Hernanes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernanes.
Riggs attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs sets himself, and Hernanes steps forward looking for the clinch! Riggs avoids it this time.
Riggs throws a lazy uppercut
and Hernanes counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs misses with a double jab.
Despite the aggression on Hernanes's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Hernanes.
Hernanes misses with a double jab.
Riggs throws a nice looking combination but Hernanes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernanes moves into range and clinches up with Riggs.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes blocks an uppercut.
Riggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riggs just leaning against Hernanes, taking a breather.
Hernanes blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hernanes lands a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Hernanes backwards.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hernanes tries to land a knee to the head but Riggs blocks with his arms.
Hernanes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Riggs to work.
Hernanes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Hernanes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hernanes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Hernanes moves away and avoids it.
Hernanes throws a counter combo.
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hernanes was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hernanes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
Hernanes throws a counter combo.
Riggs cracks Hernanes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernanes blocks a low kick nicely.
Hernanes looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Hernanes moved out of range.
Riggs clinches up with Hernanes and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Hernanes controls his hands.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hernanes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Riggs is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Riggs throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hernanes counters with a series of strikes. Riggs will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands with a straight right. Hernanes didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hernanes walks into a jab.
Nice defenses there by Hernanes.
Hernanes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernanes tries to clinch there but Riggs circles away.
Hernanes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Riggs counters with a left to the body.
Hernanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernanes moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Good shot there by Riggs.
Riggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hernanes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Riggs 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!
Hernanes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Hernanes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Riggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hernanes.
Riggs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernanes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hernanes counters with a two punch combo.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernanes has time to react.
Good standup being displayed there by Riggs as he connects with a hook.
Romeo Hernanes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Hernanes saw that one coming.
Hernanes is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs scores with a decent looking hook.
Riggs has Hernanes up against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs digs a right hand into Hernanes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernanes's gas tank.
Hernanes misses with a knee strike.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riggs slows down the pace here.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernanes.
Riggs avoiding damage as Hernanes throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Riggs.
Hernanes manages to break the clinch.
Riggs jabs Hernanes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hernanes's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
Hernanes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernanes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Hernanes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hernanes checks a leg kick.
Riggs closes the distance but Hernanes moves to the side
and Hernanes counters with a one-two to the body.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Hernanes walks into a left hand.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hernanes moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Riggs there.
Hernanes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big left from Riggs misses.
Riggs is looking to slow Hernanes down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs avoids the head kick by Hernanes.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernanes tries to counter with a clinch but Riggs shakes him off and moves away.
Riggs misses with the combination.
Riggs lunges at Hernanes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hernanes's hand.
Martin Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernanes avoids the body shot from Riggs.
Hernanes swinging wildly here.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernanes steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Riggs.
Nice body punch from Hernanes.
Riggs scores with a hook.
Hernanes throws a right hand that misses
and Riggs counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a right hand that Hernanes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hernanes also avoids with ease.
Riggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hernanes in his tracks.
An inside leg kick from Hernanes misses.
Hernanes throws a head kick that misses.
Riggs has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs tries to throw a body punch but Hernanes avoids it by throwing Riggs back against the cage.
Romeo Hernanes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernanes looking to throw knees to the head but Riggs is blocking nicely.
Riggs prevents Hernanes from breaking the clinch.
Hernanes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riggs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hernanes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hernanes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hernanes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riggs 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Riggs!
A very excited looking Martin Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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