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Event:
SyFi 111
Date: Oct 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven misses with a looping left.
Whitaker throws a big shot that misses.
Whitaker throws an off balance right hand
and Riven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riven misses with a low kick.
As Riven looks to move away, Whitaker throws a big counter combo but Riven just gets out of the way.
Riven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker . Those never looked like landing.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Riven 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Riven circles away and keeps his distance.
Riven throws a sloppy head kick
and Whitaker counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riven throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
#T1#
Riven misses with a kick to the body
and Whitaker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riven throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Riven throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Riven tries to keep at a distance but Whitaker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riven lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Riven swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Riven to work.
Riven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Riven moves out of range of the strikes.
Riven only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Whitaker darts in and clinches Riven up against the cage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riven's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land. #BC#
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Riven swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
Good work by Whitaker as he checks the leg kick.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker wants to clinch but Riven slips to the side
and Riven counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Whitaker takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Riven tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand. #T3#
A jab from Whitaker finds it's way through Riven's defenses.
Wesley Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riven misses with a double jab.
#CL#
Whitaker moves into the clinch.#BC#
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
#CL2#
Riven clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riven blocks a jab.
Riven swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker .
Riven slips under a jab.
Whitaker avoids a kick to the body.
Whitaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T4#
Whitaker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riven. Riven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riven lands a jab to the head.
Whitaker feints a jab promting Riven to slip. Whitaker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Riven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitaker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Whitaker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker . Those never looked like landing.
Riven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Riven swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker .
Riven feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whitaker 's calf.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Riven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Whitaker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Whitaker misses with a left hand
and Riven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riven cracks Whitaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wesley Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Whitaker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Riven counters with a right hand to the body.
Riven keeps the fight on the outside.
Riven throws a hook but Whitaker avoids it easily.
Wesley Whitaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riven connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Riven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Riven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker takes a swing at Riven's ribcage but misses.
Riven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riven tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1#
Whitaker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riven.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Riven is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Riven swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut
and Riven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Whitaker misses with a two punch combination.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Riven is looking for the big counter here.
Riven misses with the body kick
and Whitaker counters with a left and a right that stings Riven.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Riven in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Riven lands a front kick.
Riven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riven blocks a jab.
Riven tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riven circles away from the clinch attempt.
#T2#
A punch combination from Whitaker misses.
Riven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Riven moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Riven.
Whitaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riven's head.
Nice defenses there by Riven.
Riven 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.
Whitaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riven misses with a low kick.
Riven swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker .
Whitaker lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Whitaker moves into the clinch.#T3#
Riven wants to stall.
Riven lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Whitaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whitaker working hard to break the clinch.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker can't break the clinch.
Whitaker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Riven pressing his opponent against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Whitaker . #BC#
Whitaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker misses with a body shot.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riven misses with a double jab
and Whitaker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Riven.
Riven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whitaker swinging wildly here.
Riven looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.#CL#
Whitaker closes the distance and pushes Riven back into the cage.
Riven lands with a left to the head.
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!
A frustrated look appears on Whitaker 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitaker is trying to break the clinch but Riven is controlling him.
Riven working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Wesley Whitaker 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Riven misses with a double jab.
Whitaker appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL#
Whitaker closes the distance and pushes Riven back into the cage.
Whitaker is trying to break the clinch but Riven is controlling him.
Whitaker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riven has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
#BC2#
Riven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riven's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Riven duly obliges.
Whitaker lands a jab-cross combination.
Good leg kick by Riven there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Whitaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Riven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitaker .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker throws a big counter combination but Riven scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whitaker blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Riven ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Riven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riven throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Riven circles away and keeps his distance.
Riven throws a front kick that sends Whitaker stumbling back into the cage.
Riven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker .
Riven throws a head kick but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Riven backs up against the cage.
Whitaker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitaker tries to bum rush Riven with a series of wild strikes but Riven uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Riven moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker jabs Riven to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Riven looks to move away, Whitaker throws a big counter combo but Riven just gets out of the way.
Whitaker scores with a hook.
Riven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Whitaker is out of range and Riven settles back down.
Riven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Riven moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker . Riven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riven slips under a jab.
Whitaker swings for the body but Riven moves out of range.
Whitaker backing away here, and Riven unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#CL#
Whitaker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riven misses with the head strike.
Riven lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Whitaker manages to break the clinch.
#T3#
Riven wants to clinch.
Whitaker punishes Riven's body with a nice straight punch.
Cal Riven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Whitaker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wesley Whitaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Riven's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riven misses with a punch on the inside.
Riven misses with the head strike.
Riven misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
Riven scores with a shoulder strike.
Riven misses with some punches.
Riven swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riven tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riven throws an elbow that misses.
Riven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whitaker avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wesley Whitaker .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitaker , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Whitaker !
Wesley Whitaker looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to all of my fans who believed in me, this is just the beginning..to my sponsors Urban Fighter to the end...and to my brothers BAD BOY MMA come get some.'.
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Event:
WeInSyd 29
Date: Sep 12, 2018 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Riven.
Riven misses with a straight right.
Wyatt throws a counter combo.
Riven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riven's corner calls for a 1-2. Riven obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riven tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Wyatt to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Riven misses.
Riven wants to clinch up but Wyatt keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riven misses with a low kick.
Wyatt unleashes a big counter combination but Riven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cal Riven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riven misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Riven's head coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wyatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Riven scores with a leg kick.
Riven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wyatt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice side step and Wyatt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Riven lands with a slapping head kick.
Riven scores with a nice strike.
Riven throws a leg kick
and Wyatt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riven darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riven looks to land a combination but Wyatt avoids it well.
Wyatt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Riven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wyatt is out of range and Riven settles back down.
Despite the aggression on Wyatt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wyatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riven.
Riven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wyatt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Riven throws a head kick that misses.
Wyatt unleashes a big counter combination but Riven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Riven throws a head kick that misses
and Wyatt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riven throws a chopping leg kick but Wyatt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Riven throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Riven misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Wyatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Riven connects with a leg kick. Wyatt looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riven connects with an inside leg kick.
Riven throws a hook to the side of Wyatt's head but Wyatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riven throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Wyatt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Riven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wyatt manages to avoid it.
Wyatt blocks a leg kick.
Riven attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A low kick from Riven misses
and Wyatt counters with a nice uppercut.
Riven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wyatt unleashes a big counter combination but Riven bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Riven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wyatt throws a counter combo.
Riven wants to clinch#KD2#
and Wyatt counters with a nice right hand that sends Riven toppling to the canvas! Riven scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Wyatt finish him?!#ROC2#
Riven is rocked!
Wyatt's coach down at BAD BOY MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wyatt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wyatt's head.
Oh Riven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riven lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T4#
Riven throws a right and a left that Wyatt avoids nicely.
Wyatt throws out a counter right but Riven avoids it with no problem.
Riven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Riven seems to have got his legs back now.
Riven throws a head kick that misses
and Wyatt counters with a straight right hand.
Riven misses with a double jab
and Wyatt counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Riven! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Wyatt!
Post fight, an emotional Brent Wyatt said 'Dont count me out... '.
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Event:
SyFi 91
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven misses with a low kick.
Avetisyan lands a nice looking body shot.
Avetisyan misses with a body shot.
Avetisyan clobbers Riven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avetisyan throws an overhand right that lands on Riven's shoulder, as Riven tries to avoid the shot.
Riven 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.
Riven is looking to slow Avetisyan down with leg kicks.
Avetisyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Riven is just out of range.
Riven fires out a quick counter leg kick but Avetisyan just manages to avoid it.
Avetisyan lands a head shot.
Riven blocks a jab.
Riven went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Avetisyan connects with a single shot there.
Avetisyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Avetisyan scores with a hook to the body. Riven takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avetisyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Edgar Avetisyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avetisyan. Riven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avetisyan scores with a nice right hand.
Riven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Avetisyan throws out the jab.
Avetisyan throws a hook but Riven avoids it easily.
Avetisyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riven.#T1#
Riven ducks under a wild hook from Avetisyan.
As Avetisyan looks to move away, Riven throws a big counter combo but Avetisyan just gets out of the way.
Riven throws a nice head kick!
Jab, jab by Avetisyan - just one landing.
Riven swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Riven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riven digs a right hand underneath Avetisyan's ribcage. Avetisyan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riven is leaning against Avetisyan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avetisyan is trying to pull guard but Riven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riven scores with a shot to the side of Avetisyan's head.
Riven tries to work over Avetisyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avetisyan jumps guard but Riven stands there with Avetisyan around his waist. Avetisyan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Avetisyan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Riven just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cal Riven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Avetisyan.
Riven lands a body shot in the clinch.
Avetisyan tries to pull guard but Riven forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T2#
Riven effectively controlling the action here.
Avetisyan can't get the takedown.
Avetisyan is trying to pull guard but Riven turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Avetisyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riven smiles and moves away.
Riven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avetisyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riven moves away.
Avetisyan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Avetisyan scores with a jab. Riven acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Avetisyan throws a hook but Riven blocks it.
Riven connects with an inside leg kick.
Riven fails to land with a series of punches.
Avetisyan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Riven.
#T3#
Avetisyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Avetisyan scores with a punch to the head.
Riven staying out of range there.
Avetisyan misses with a double jab.
Avetisyan connects with a jab.
Avetisyan blocks a head kick by Riven.
Avetisyan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riven under the eye.
Avetisyan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC2#
Riven is rocked!
Avetisyan lunges at Riven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riven's hand.
Oh Riven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riven circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Avetisyan. Riven falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Avetisyan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edgar Avetisyan!
An out of breath Edgar Avetisyan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
WeInSyd 22
Date: Jul 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven throws a head kick that misses.
Putsok throws a shot from downtown. Riven moves away and avoids it.
Riven lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riven. Putsok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riven tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bullet Proof Dungeon in the buildup to the fight.
Riven slips a jab and a cross from Putsok.
A little feinted left hand from Riven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Putsok throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riven scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riven tried to score with a low kick but Putsok checks it.
Putsok throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Putsok will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putsok swings for the body but Riven moves out of range.
Putsok walks into a left hand. #T1#
A jab from Riven misses.
Riven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Putsok was well out of range. Poor timing from Riven.
Putsok missing with a left hand there. Riven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riven throws a combination that misses
and Putsok counters with a three punch combo that has Riven backing up. Riven nods at Putsok to acknowledge the strikes.
Riven digs a good hook to Putsok's body.
Riven lands a leg kick that knocks Putsok off balance momentarily.
Putsok throws a right hand that Riven ducks under and follows up with a left that Riven also avoids with ease.
Riven is looking for a counter combo.
Putsok 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.
Putsok swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Riven.
Riven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Putsok.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Putsok misses with a hook to the body
and Riven counters with a big head kick but Putsok shrugs it off.
Riven slips a jab and a cross from Putsok.
Riven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Putsok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Putsok lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T2#
Riven throws a head kick but Putsok moves out of range.
Putsok tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riven with a nice cross.
A head kick misses from Riven.
Some bone on bone action there as Riven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riven moves out of range of the strikes.
Riven throws a good cross that connects.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riven.#ROC#
Putsok is rocked!
Riven fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Putsok to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Putsok looks to clinch but Riven throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Putsok taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cal Riven!
An out of breath Cal Riven thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
SyFi 69
Date: Jun 29, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven throws a looping overhand right but Luis ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Luis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Riven moves out of range as Luis strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Riven.
Luis tries to work over Riven's front leg with a kick but Riven checks it.
We've been hearing reports that Luis has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Riven looks to land a body kick but Luis moved away.
Riven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Riven has Luis up against the cage in a clinch.
Riven scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luis misses with a punch to the body.
Luis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Luis.
We've been informed that Riven has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#BC2#
Riven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Riven scoring well with a low kick there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riven.
Riven throws a leg kick which misses Luis's front leg but catches the back leg as Luis tries to avoid it. #CL2#
Riven instigates a clinch.
Luis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Riven to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Riven.
Luis trying to land knees to the body.
Luis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
#BC2#
Riven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Riven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riven.#KD2#
Riven lands a big head kick that sends Luis tumbling to the mat! Riven takes a step backwards and waves Luis back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Luis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Riven has Luis up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Luis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luis tries to pull guard but Riven forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riven.
Luis seems to have got his legs back now.
Riven lands a left hand.
Riven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Luis tries to pull guard but Riven forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Luis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riven lands a left hand.
Riven has Luis pushed against the cage.
Luis wants to break free but Riven has control.
Riven makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riven lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Luis.
Luis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short left from Riven.
Riven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Luis backwards. #T3#
Riven lands a right hand. #BC2#
Riven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riven counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Luis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cal Riven!
A very excited looking Cal Riven 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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Event:
SyFi 59
Date: Jun 03, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven throws a right hand that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Riven throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Riven scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riven wants to clinch#TD2#
and Santos counters with a single leg into guard. Riven didn't expect that.
Santos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SUB2#
Santos drops back looking for a leg! Riven is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Riven manages to kick Santos off! Santos jumps back into Riven's guard.
Riven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.#SUB#
Riven looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T1#
Santos is fighting to break Riven's control of his arms but Riven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Riven seems keen to control Santos's posture.
Santos is pushing down on Riven's leg trying to pass to half guard. Riven is fighting to maintain full guard but Santos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santos prevents Riven from standing back up.
Santos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Riven trying to hold on to Santos's head to control him but Santos postures up.
Riven is trying to get back to full guard.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
#SUB#
Santos moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Riven.#SUB2#
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riven knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Riven is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Santos's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Santos! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Riven has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luiz Santos!
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Event:
SyFi 50
Date: May 13, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven lands an overhand right.
Riven lands a high kick!
#CUT#
It looks like Roy Whitaker has been cut.
Riven looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riven throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters with a left to the body.
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Riven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Whitaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Whitaker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Riven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitaker throws a series of punches but Riven avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Whitaker . Those never looked like landing.
As Whitaker tries to get set, Riven tries to push him back and clinch up but Whitaker manages to avoid the attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Riven.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker throws a nice looking combination but Riven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riven misses with a right hand
and Whitaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riven.
#T1#
Whitaker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Riven throws an off balance right hand
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riven throws a lazy head kick
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Riven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riven misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitaker .
Whitaker clobbers Riven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riven connects with a solid leg kick.
Whitaker 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riven under the eye.
Whitaker scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#
Riven is rocked!
Riven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oh Riven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Whitaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riven seems to have got his legs back now.#T2#
Riven tries to land a leg kick but Whitaker saw it coming and moves away.
Whitaker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riven.
Whitaker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Whitaker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whitaker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitaker takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC#
Whitaker is rocked!
Riven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Riven finish him?
Riven connects with a leg kick. Whitaker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
No joy there for Whitaker , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riven looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker blocks the body kick.
#T3#
Riven throws a lazy right hand but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker works Riven's body with a nice hook.
Riven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker throws out a counter right but Riven avoids it with no problem.
Cal Riven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Whitaker looks to move away, Riven throws a big counter combo but Whitaker just gets out of the way.
Whitaker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riven.
Riven throws a right hand that misses
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker throws a hook but Riven blocks it.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riven.
Whitaker feints a jab promting Riven to slip. Whitaker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riven slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.
#T4#
Riven is looking to slow Whitaker down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitaker lands with a shot to the body.
Whitaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A swing and a miss from Riven.
Whitaker lands with a nice body punch.
Whitaker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riven. Riven obviously looking to wear him down.
Riven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whitaker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker thuds a left hand into Riven's body.
Riven looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy Whitaker 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Riven lands with a slapping head kick.
Whitaker lands with a nice body punch.
Whitaker jabs Riven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A lazy left from Riven finds it's target.
Riven throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whitaker counters with a left right combination that sends Riven crashing to the mat - Whitaker wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Riven out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Whitaker !
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Event:
SyFi 40
Date: Apr 21, 2018 |
#R1#
NoMasVlasov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riven counters with an outside leg kick.
A combination from NoMasVlasov does no damage.
Riven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but NoMasVlasov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riven misses with a head kick.
NoMasVlasov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
NoMasVlasov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riven lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riven lands the left hand.
A left lands for Riven.
NoMasVlasov with a poor takedown
and Riven counters with a monster head kick that knocks NoMasVlasov out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cal Riven!
Cal Riven decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
WeInSyd 5
Date: Mar 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Good exchange - Riven coming out on top.
Weller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
#KD#
Riven waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Weller. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Weller to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
#ROC#
Weller is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riven postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Weller covers up, he's hurt! Riven keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Riven and the ref steps in to end the fight! Riven can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cal Riven!
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Event:
WeInSyd 1
Date: Feb 28, 2018 |
#R1#
Riven throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Riven jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riven is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riven.
Riven slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Riven moves out of range.
Lee slips under a jab from Riven.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee lands a head kick. Riven smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riven looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Riven misses with a series of wild punches.
#T1#
Riven scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee tries to clinch there but Riven circles away.
Riven throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee cracks Riven with a good jab.
Riven ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Riven swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Riven throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Riven avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riven throws a head kick that misses.
Riven blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riven thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Riven misses with a body shot.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riven with a body shot.
Riven throws out a leg kick but Lee moves out of range and Riven only half commits.
Riven misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3#
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riven.
Riven tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hanyu Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riven lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Riven moves out of range easily.
Cal Riven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riven. Riven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riven lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riven misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T4#
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Riven shakes him off and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Riven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
A punch combination from Riven misses.
Riven throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lee lands with a nice body punch.
Riven throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
#CL2#
Lee darts in and clinches Riven up against the cage.
Lee is trying to maintain a safe position but Riven gets an underhook and turns Lee into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hanyu Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Riven's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riven.
Riven uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lee has time to react.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Riven.
Riven throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riven misses with a hook.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riven has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Riven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee is looking to clinch but Riven is avoiding it.
Riven is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riven. Riven obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riven. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cal Riven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Riven just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Riven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee shoots in and drives through. Riven sprawls well.
Riven throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Nice body punch from Riven. #T2#
Riven misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Riven does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Riven.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riven.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riven throws a body kick that misses.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Riven moves out of range easily.
Riven appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Riven half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cal Riven is winning the standup battle so far.
Riven misses with a head kick.
Riven misses with a hook
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Riven backing up. Riven nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Lee is looking to clinch. #T3#
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Riven.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Riven shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a leg kick but Riven moved away.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riven feinted with a counter takedown.
Lee slips a jab from Riven.
Lee misses with a head kick.
A slow jab from Riven misses its intended target.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riven counters with a body kick.
Riven misses with a kick to the body
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Riven jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Riven is just out of range.
Riven throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Riven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
As Riven backs off Lee throws a huge counter combo but Riven manages to avoid it all.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Riven feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riven fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee is looking to clinch but Riven is avoiding it.
Riven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Riven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riven throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cal Riven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riven's sensitive parts.
Riven swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Riven scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Riven is looking to land body kicks.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a hook. Riven ducked under it nicely.
Riven looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Riven. That one must have hurt.
Lee looks for a takedown but Riven sprawls well.
A little feinted left hand from Riven on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Riven throws a combination that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee avoids the head kick by Riven.
Riven avoids the head kick by Lee.
An attempted straight right counter from Riven misses the target.
Riven fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riven looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
Riven throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Riven.
Riven throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riven.#T2#
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riven will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riven looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Riven thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riven has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Riven shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Riven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Riven.
Riven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Riven.
Lee avoids the body shot from Riven.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee tests Riven's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Riven takes one to the chin there.
Riven tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a head kick. That will keep Riven thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Lee misses
and Riven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee tries to clinch but Riven is having none of it.
Lee lands a head kick!
#ROC2#
Riven is rocked!
Riven takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Oh Riven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riven. Riven circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee lands a head kick!
#T4#
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!
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riven lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riven is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee defending well as Riven loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riven.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riven throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Riven moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLee.
Lee defending well as Riven loads up on a big left hand.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riven seems to have got his legs back now.
Riven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee jabs at Riven's body.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riven.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanyu Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanyu Lee!
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