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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bruce (ranked 7403 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riise (ranked 4915 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
4 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Riise!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riise follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bruce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riise.
Riise thinks about the counter body kick.
Riise cracks the inside of Bruce's front leg.
Bruce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riise lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruce will feel that in the morning.
Riise ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Bruce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Riise.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riise connects with an inside leg kick.
Riise tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce misses with a straight left.
Riise blocks a leg kick.
Riise throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bruce scores with a hook.
Bruce jabs Riise right on the nose. Riise blinks but takes it well.
Bruce swings for the body but Riise moves out of range.
Riise moves away from the strike by Bruce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riise.
Riise lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bruce's sensitive parts.
Riise with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Bruce's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bruce looks to land a body kick but Riise moved away.
Riise scoring well with a low kick there.
Riise throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
Bruce tries to bum rush Riise with a series of wild strikes but Riise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bruce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bruce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Riise connects with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Bruce blocks the low kick.
Bruce went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Riise connects with an inside leg kick.
Riise throws a front kick that sends Bruce stumbling back into the cage.
Bruce misses with an uppercut
and Riise counters with a nice leg kick.
Riise throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bruce appears to be looking for a big counter.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riise feints and then cracks Bruce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruce down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce throws a hook but Riise blocks it.
Riise gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bruce counters with a left and a right that stings Riise.
A head kick misses from Riise.
Riise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Riise lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bruce has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riise.
Bruce keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
and Riise counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Riise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Riise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
and Riise counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bruce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riise slips a jab and a cross from Bruce.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riise throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Riise lands a head kick!
Riise tries to clinch but Bruce moves out of range.
Riise moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Bruce goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Riise scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riise, right into the meat.
Bruce has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riise misses with a head kick.
Riise explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A slow jab from Bruce misses its intended target.
Bruce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bruce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riise.
Riise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riise lands a high kick!
Bruce is looking to score with low kicks.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick
and Riise counters with a leg kick.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Bruce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruce looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Riise dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Riise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce misses with a wild combination.
Bruce will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Riise dives in and grabs Bruce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruce pushes down on Riise's head and hops out.
Riise throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruce's head.
Bruce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Riise.
Riise throws a body kick that misses.
Riise is looking to land body kicks.
Bruce throws a low kick, looking for Riise's leg but Riise calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bruce.
Bruce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riise.
Riise takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Riise lands a high kick!
Riise scores with a head kick.
Bruce throws a right and a left that Riise avoids nicely.
Riise plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Riise throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riise thuds his shin into the meat of Bruce's side.
Bruce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruce takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bruce lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riise lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bruce will feel that in the morning.
Bruce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riise throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce throws a head kick but Riise moves out of range.
Riise appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body kick there by Riise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bruce might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Riise 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Robert Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riise misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Riise explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riise is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bruce rather than just go for the knockout.
Riise connects with a leg kick. Bruce looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riise misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Bruce. Those never looked like landing.
Riise throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Riise throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruce's head.
Riise has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Riise shoots in but Bruce avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riise tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riise throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riise thuds his shin into the meat of Bruce's side.
Riise wants to slow Bruce down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tried to score with a low kick but Riise checks it.
John Riise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riise lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bruce takes a step back to recover.
Bruce avoids a kick to the body.
Riise darts in looking for a takedown but Bruce gets double underhooks and turns Riise into the cage.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Riise.
Bruce throws a lazy head kick
and Riise counters with a thumping low kick.
Bruce looks to land a combination but Riise avoids it well.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Riise.
Riise tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bruce swivels and escapes.
Bruce tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bruce misses with an uppercut. Riise saw that one coming.
Bruce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruce misses with a double jab
and Riise counters with a good low kick that Bruce was not able to check.
Riise scores with a head kick.
Riise lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riise avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bruce throws a one two combo.
Robert Bruce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riise counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bruce is fending him off so far but Riise persists. Nope, Bruce circles away and we're back to standing.
Riise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bruce.
Riise fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bruce has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riise defending well as Bruce loads up on a big left hand.
Riise misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riise circles away quickly and effectively.
Riise keeps Bruce at a distance using the push kick.
Riise moves out of range as Bruce strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riise, right into the meat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riise feints and then cracks Bruce's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bruce down.
Riise lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Riise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Riise ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Riise is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bruce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riise.
Bruce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruce looks to land a left hand but Riise moved out of range nicely.
Riise tries to clinch
and Bruce counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riise's knee momentarily.
Riise staying out of range there.
Riise throws a head kick that misses.
Bruce throws a nice looking combination but Riise bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bruce connects with a leg kick. Riise looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A punch combination from Bruce misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riise goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bruce throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Riise counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bruce throws a head kick but Riise moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riise tries to clinch up.
Riise goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bruce misses the jab.
Riise lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce misses with a leg kick.
Riise connects with a solid leg kick.
Riise throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick by Bruce misses
and Riise counters with an outside leg kick.
Bruce misses with a head kick.
Riise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bruce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riise doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruce circles away.
Riise shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Riise pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riise.
John Riise is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riise tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Bruce throws a jab but it's blocked by Riise.
Bruce throws a sloppy head kick and Riise moves out of range easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce misses the jab.
Riise counters with a body kick.
Riise lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riise tries for a takedown but Bruce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Riise.
Riise looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riise.
Riise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Riise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bruce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riise.
Riise thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bruce if he has to take too many more of those.
Riise scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robert Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Riise.
Riise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bruce.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bruce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riise replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bruce blocks it well.
Bruce swats away the attempt to clinch by Riise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bruce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Riise - the referee stops the clock and Bruce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Riise. Bruce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bruce tries to land a leg kick but Riise saw it coming and moves away.
Riise misses with a head kick.
Riise thows a body kick. Bruce tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bruce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riise can pounce on him.
Bruce keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Riise feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bruce's calf.
Riise buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Bruce blocks the low kick.
Riise chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Riise!
Riise lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robert Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riise lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Riise comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riise 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for John Riise!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for John Riise!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for John Riise!
John Riise wins by unanimous decision!
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RATING
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