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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Inarritu (ranked 286 p4p, 231 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 46 p4p, 38 weight class). Inarritu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Vulcano. Riker has chosen Roulette as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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34 - 15 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker fails to land with a series of punches.
Inarritu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Inarritu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riker's sensitive parts.
Riker avoids the head kick by Inarritu.
Riker with the counter takedown but Inarritu avoids it easily.
Inarritu throws a poor cross that misses
and Riker counters with a single leg into guard. Inarritu didn't expect that.
Riker throwing strikes from guard but Inarritu blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker throws a strike but Inarritu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Riker controls Inarritu momentarily but Inarritu frees himself.
Riker throws his legs up looking for a submission but Inarritu uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu working away.
Riker tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Riker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riker is still trying to improve position.
Riker slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Inarritu postures up.
Riker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Inarritu escapes and throws Riker's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inarritu controls the position from side control.
Riker trying to control but Inarritu flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riker trying to control the hands but Inarritu won't let him.
Riker turns into Inarritu and is now in his guard.
Riker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Inarritu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inarritu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riker throwing strikes but missing.
Inarritu keeping full guard, as Riker tries to pass.
Riker trying to control but Inarritu is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inarritu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William Riker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Inarritu walks into a left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inarritu.
Riker misses with an uppercut. Inarritu saw that one coming.
And Inarritu counters with a quick kick to the body but Riker blocks it.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Riker moves out of range.
Riker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Inarritu defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riker lands a jab to the head.
Inarritu tries to work over Riker's front leg with a kick but Riker checks it.
Riker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Inarritu defends it well.
Inarritu lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riker lands a really nice looking cross but Inarritu seems unphased.
Inarritu scores with a jab.
Riker looks to throw the jab but Inarritu is out of range.
Riker moves out of range of the strikes.
Riker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Felix Inarritu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inarritu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Riker lands a jab to Inarritu's midsection.
Inarritu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riker manages to avoid it.
Riker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker just misses with a punch to the body.
Riker misses with a wild combination.
Inarritu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
William Riker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riker misses the jab.
It looked like Inarritu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Riker.
Decent striking displayed by Inarritu there.
Inarritu scores with the left hand. Riker knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riker throws out a loose jab but Inarritu uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Inarritu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riker throws a right hand that misses
and Inarritu counters with a left to the body.
Inarritu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riker throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inarritu counters with an outside leg kick.
Inarritu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riker.
Inarritu throws a hook but Riker blocks it.
Inarritu connects with a jab.
Inarritu thumps Riker with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Inarritu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riker scores with a sloppy right hand. Inarritu should have avoided that one.
Inarritu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Riker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Inarritu.
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!
Riker throws a combination that misses
letting Inarritu counter with a right hand.
Inarritu misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Inarritu dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Riker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Inarritu jabs Riker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Riker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Inarritu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Inarritu throws a hook but Riker blocks it.
Riker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Inarritu slips a straight right by Riker.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inarritu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riker.
Inarritu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a leg kick but Riker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Inarritu digs a good body shot into Riker's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Inarritu, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Inarritu.
Inarritu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Inarritu looks to score with a jab to the body but Riker is just out of range.
A jab from Inarritu misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riker misses with a hook to the body
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Inarritu connects with a single shot there.
Riker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Inarritu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inarritu is trying to break free.
Riker is trying to drag Inarritu to the mat but Inarritu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Inarritu.
Inarritu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riker doesn't manage to clinch there - Inarritu circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Inarritu misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riker ducks under a wild hook from Inarritu.
Inarritu blocks a jab.
Inarritu is looking to counter punch.
Riker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riker avoids the body shot from Inarritu.
Riker scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Felix Inarritu has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Riker.
Inarritu misses with an uppercut.
Riker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu 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.
A countering left hand to the body from Riker misses.
A jab-cross combination lands for Riker and sends Inarritu crashing to the mat! Riker follows him down to the mat - Inarritu regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riker looks to land a strike but Inarritu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Inarritu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Riker throws a big right hand that misses.
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 Felix Inarritu.
I think Inarritu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
An out of breath Felix Inarritu 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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