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Event:
EMPIRE FN6
Date: Aug 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Riggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Riggs slips a straight right by Polo.
Riggs lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Polo lands with a cross.
Polo misses with a hook
and Riggs counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Polo with a jab.
A left lands for Polo.
Polo just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs moves in looking to clinch but Polo pushes him off.
Riggs is looking to clinch.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Polo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Polo swings widly with a right hand
and Riggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Polo lands with a shot to the body.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and Polo counters with a right hand to the body.
Good shot there by Riggs.
Riggs misses with a hook to the body
and Polo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riggs has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Polo misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs throws a hook to the side of Polo's head but Polo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good standup being displayed there by Riggs as he connects with a hook.
Polo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Riggs falls backwards - clearly groggy! Polo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Polo!
The defeated Clayton Riggs had this to say: 'I ain't got time for this shit'. |
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Event:
EMPIRE 8: Diaz vs Nimitz
Date: Jul 16, 2022 |
#R1##CL2#
Riggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #TD#
Alot jumps guard.
#SUB#
Alot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riggs defends well.#SUB#
Alot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riggs defends it easily.#SUB#
Alot throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alot controls Riggs momentarily but Riggs frees himself.
Alot definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Alot is looking to cinch up a triangle. Riggs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Alot's body to avoid the submission. Alot has instead reached around Riggs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Alot arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Iwin Alot!
The defeated Clayton Riggs had this to say: 'I ain't got time for this shit'. |
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Event:
EMPIRE FN2
Date: Jun 25, 2022 |
#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Riggs. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Kara misses its intended target.
Riggs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Kara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kara.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kara throws a series of strikes that have Riggs backpedaling.
Kara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Keto Kara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Riggs checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
Riggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kara looks to land a combination. Riggs sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kara. That's going to slow Riggs down.
Kara misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kara throws a sloppy body shot
and Riggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kara lands with a cross.
Riggs takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
Kara misses with a leg kick.
Riggs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kara. Beautiful body shot.
Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kara.
Riggs connects with a body shot that sends Kara's belly button to the back.
Kara cracks a nice hook into Riggs's ribs.
Riggs blocks a leg kick.#CL#
Riggs moves into the clinch.#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs misses with a two punch combination.
Kara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riggs rather than just go for the knockout.#CL#
Riggs closes the distance and pushes Kara back into the cage.
Riggs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Kara looks winded!#T2#
Kara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs misses with a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Riggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kara avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Riggs.
#T3#
Riggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karas head.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riggs gets through Kara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggs lands a left hand.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Riggs digs a right hand into Kara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kara's gas tank.
Riggs leaning against his opponent.
Kara managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs digs a right hand underneath Kara's ribcage. Kara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Come on Riggs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#T4#
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kara backwards.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
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 knee to the body.
Kara avoiding damage as Riggs throws knees to the body.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Kara blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Riggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kara or not.
Riggs makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riggs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Riggs throws a series of punches but Kara moves out of range.
Kara is looking for the big counter here.
Kara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Riggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CL#
Riggs closes the distance and pushes Kara back into the cage.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
Riggs tries a knee to the head but Kara blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kara looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kara can do to turn this around?
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Kara is trying to force a seperation but Riggs has the dominant position.#T1#
A short uppercut from Riggs.
Kara wants to break free but Riggs has control.
Riggs avoiding damage.
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
#CUT#It looks like Keto Kara has been cut.
Kara is looking to control Riggs's arms but Riggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kara has his back to the cage.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Kara is breathing heavily.
Kara tries to break free but Riggs pushes him back against the cage.
Clayton Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Riggs misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Riggs.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riggs lands a body shot.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
Riggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riggs pressing his opponent against the cage. #T3##BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Riggs gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kara.
Riggs stalling in the clinch.
Riggs is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Riggs for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Kara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riggs keeps control of Kara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
Kara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kara.
Kara is trying to break free.
Kara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs stalling in the clinch.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riggs presses Kara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riggs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Keto Kara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Riggs connects with a nice looking jab.
Riggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Kara tries to keep at a distance but Riggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kara prevents a body shot from Riggs.
Kara avoiding damage as Riggs throws knees to the body.
Kara managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kara.
Riggs 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.
Riggs trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
#T1#
Riggs works on Kara's body with a couple of short punches.
Kara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kara is trying to break free.
Riggs effectively controlling the action here.
Kara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Riggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riggs lands a body shot in the clinch.
Riggs slowing the pace effectively.
Riggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kara avoids it.
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
#T2#
Riggs looking to throw knees to the head but Kara is blocking nicely.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Riggs tries to land knees in the clinch but Kara avoids the damage to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riggs leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Riggs.
A short left from Riggs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riggs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Riggs.
Riggs lands a shot to the body.#T3#
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kara takes a shot to the head.
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Riggs with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Riggs.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Riggs as the two fighters clinch.
#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Riggs checks a leg kick nicely.#T4#
Some wild striking there from Riggs.
Clayton Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs jabs Kara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kara misses with a head kick.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Kara's body. Kara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kara circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Riggs clinches.
Keto Kara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riggs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kara's face.
Kara tries to circle away but Riggs has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riggs, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Riggs!
An out of breath and clearly excited Clayton Riggs thanked Bondi MMA ðŸï¸ for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
EMPIRE 5: Riak vs Polo
Date: Jun 04, 2022 |
#R1#
Riggs throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs slowing the pace effectively.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Mason goes for a takedown attempt but Riggs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mason on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Riggs moves into the clinch.#T1##BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs with a hook.
Riggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Riggs scores with a hook.
Riggs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mason on the side of the head.
Riggs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mason lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#CL#
Riggs clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Riggs takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Riggs is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mason is defending well for now.#T2#
A knee to the head by Riggs.
Riggs tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Mason won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Clayton Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mason moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. Mason moves away and avoids it.
Mason tries to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Despite the aggression on Mason's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mason takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Riggs moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CL#
Riggs clinches.
Riggs is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Riggs misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mason.
Mason managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mason up against the cage.#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T4#
Mason shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Riggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the cage.
Riggs manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mason is looking for a takedown.
Riggs is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that round.
That's time! Riggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Riggs scores with a jab to the head.
Clayton Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Riggs takes the fight into the clinch.
Riggs presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mason drops down looking for an ankle pick but Riggs pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mason takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#T1#
Riggs scores with a shot to the body.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
#CL#
Riggs clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Riggs clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T2#
Riggs slows down the pace here.
Riggs seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#BC#
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Riggs clinches up against the cage.
Riggs landing knees to the body.
Riggs is leaning against Mason and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riggs cracks Mason with a nice body shot.
Riggs missing with knees to the body.
#T3#
Riggs is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch.
Riggs scores with a jab to the body.
Mason takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CL#
Riggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mason, pushing him back against the cage.
Riggs working Mason over with knees to the body.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Riggs landing knees to the body.
#T4#
Mason tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Riggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mason at a distance.
Riggs lands a right hook to the body.
#CL#
Riggs has closed the distance and engaged Mason in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Riggs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mason back to the cage. Riggs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mason ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs. #CL#
Mason gets tackled into the cage by Riggs. Riggs maintains the clinch.
Riggs tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mason avoids it.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs stops a takedown attempt from Mason.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Mason won't want to take too many of those.
Mason takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Riggs holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mason's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Riggs unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mason goes for a takedown in the clinch but Riggs prevents it.
#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clayton Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mason is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
Riggs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T2#
Riggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mason looking for a takedown.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Mason.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
Riggs using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clayton Riggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Riggs clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Riggs.
Riggs presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T3##BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs lands a head shot.#CL#
Riggs clinches up with Mason and pushes him back against the cage.
Riggs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Riggs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Riggs is pushing Mason up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Clayton Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Mason won't want to take too many of those.#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Mason has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs cracks a nice hook into Mason's ribs.#CL#
Riggs moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Riggs!
Clayton Riggs managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bondi MMA, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
EMPIRE 2
Date: May 07, 2022 |
#R1#
Perez closes the distance but Riggs moves to the side
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riggs sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perez wants to clinch up but Riggs keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Riggs misses.
Perez shapes to counter with a head kick.
Riggs lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perez misses with a body kick.
Riggs wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Riggs stuffs the takedown.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Riggs.#TD2#
Perez decides to pull guard.
Perez controlling the position.#SUB2#
Riggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T1#
Perez looking to control.
Riggs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Riggs's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Perez keeping full guard, as Riggs tries to pass. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Perez looking for a guillotine here but Riggs defends easily.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
Riggs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Perez manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Perez won't allow Riggs to sweep him here. #SU2#
Perez stands up and waves to Riggs to follow him.
Perez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggs pinned against the cage. Riggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
Perez fails with a takedown attempt.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepetinho Perez.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riggs counters with a three punch combo that has Perez backing up. Perez nods at Riggs to acknowledge the strikes.#CL#
Riggs pushes Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Riggs gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Perez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perez wants a takedown but no success here.
#T4#
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
Riggs working Perez over with knees to the body.
Riggs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perez managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Perez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Riggs.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riggs circles away.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riggs as he jumps to the side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Perez shoots and misses
and Riggs counters with a stiff right hand.
Perez looks for the body kick but Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Perez's body. Perez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perez on the side of the head.#CL#
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Riggs stops a takedown attempt from Perez.
Riggs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Perez or not.
Perez avoiding damage as Riggs throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD2#
Perez pulls guard successfully.
Perez keeping full guard, as Riggs tries to pass. #T1#
Riggs wants to get up but he can't break Perez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Perez keeping full guard, as Riggs tries to pass.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perez can do to turn this around?
Riggs is stalling in the full guard.
Riggs tries to stand but Perez is controlling from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Perez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Riggs doesn't defend quickly enough and Perez has managed to lock this one up! Can Riggs escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Perez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pepetinho Perez!
Clayton Riggs spoke after the fight, saying 'I ain't got time for this shit'. |
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Event:
EMPIRE 1
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Riggs clinches with his opponent.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
A short left from Riggs.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC2#
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Riggs counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Riggs moves into the clinch.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Riggs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Riggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Roberts has Riggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riggs walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Riggs catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts looks winded!#CL#
Riggs rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
A left and a right from Riggs both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggs defends it nicely.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clayton Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Riggs stalling.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Riggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Riggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.#BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Riggs finds it's target.
Riggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Riggs rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4##BC#
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jf Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Riggs avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Riggs won't allow it.
Good body shot from Riggs.
#BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Riggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Riggs pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts shoots and misses
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggs has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
Clayton Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roberts up against the cage.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
#T1#
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Clayton Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.#CL#
Riggs moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.#BC#
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Roberts misses with a takedown #CL#
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riggs.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Riggs cracks Roberts with a nice body shot.#T2#
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Riggs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roberts back to the cage. Riggs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Riggs.
Riggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Riggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD2#
Roberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riggs controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roberts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts is controlling the pace.
Roberts's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Riggs is looking to escape.
Riggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice strikes from Roberts there.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roberts in particular looking to stall.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
Well, if Roberts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riggs is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Riggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.#TD2#
Roberts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riggs being controlled for a moment.
More stalling from Roberts.#SUB2#
Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Riggs wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Riggs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roberts moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Roberts with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Riggs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roberts remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts is continuing to stall.
Roberts landing a few strikes.
Roberts controls the position.
Riggs is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Roberts stalls from top position.#T3#
The adventures of Roberts the control monster continue. Boring.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Riggs instigates a clinch.
Riggs connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.#T4##CL#
Riggs darts in and clinches Roberts up against the cage.
Clayton Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riggs, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Riggs! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1092 Round 1
Date: Apr 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Polo throws a lazy uppercut
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Polo throws an off balance right hand
and Riggs counters with a left to the body.
Polo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Polo.
Riggs misses with a two punch combination.
Polo walks into a left hand.
Polo throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Donk. Polo catches Riggs right on the button with a cross.
Polo tries a low kick but Riggs avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs works the jab nicely.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Polo throws a hook but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab by Polo.
Polo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Riggs under the eye.
Polo avoids the body shot from Riggs.
Polo throws out a counter right but Riggs avoids it with no problem.
Polo misses with a hook.
Riggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Polo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from Polo.
Riggs lands a jab-cross combination.
Polo connects with a crisp jab.
Polo slips a jab and a cross from Riggs.
Polo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Riggs tries to clinch up but Polo circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
Riggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polo.
A quick step to the side and Riggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs lands with a right hand.
Riggs tries to clinch up but Polo circles away and keeps his distance.
Polo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Riggs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Polo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Polo throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Polo punishes Riggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Riggs digs a good body shot into Polo's ribs.
Riggs throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Polo throws a lazy uppercut
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riggs.
Polo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Polo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riggs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T3#
Polo throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Polo.
Riggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Polo swings widly with a right hand
and Riggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Polo lands a lovely overhand right.
Riggs wants to clinch up but Polo keeps it at a distance.
Polo throws a lazy right hand but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Polo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
Polo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riggs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Polo.
Riggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Polo counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Riggs is rocked!
Polo throws a pinpoint strike between Riggs's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Riggs crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Polo scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marco Polo! |
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