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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Riggs (ranked 3465 p4p, 5140 weight class) and Oliver Marsh (ranked 406 p4p, 499 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 cm 19 212 1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm 19 205 0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Excellent boxer Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jerry Riggs! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Marsh! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marsh. Riggs throws a body punch but Marsh moves out of range. Marsh looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range. Riggs with a nice cross.
 It looks like Oliver Marsh has been cut. Riggs slips a straight right by Marsh.
Riggs cracks Marsh with a big right hand and Marsh goes down!
 Marsh is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Riggs postures up.
Riggs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. 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. Riggs preventing the sweep. Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Riggs preventing the sweep. Riggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Riggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marsh swivels though and keeps the full guard. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Riggs sitting in guard, not really doing much. The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup. Marsh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
 The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity. Marsh cracks Riggs with a good jab. Riggs definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Riggs lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Marsh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Marsh slips a straight right by Riggs. Marsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riggs throwing a counter right hand but Marsh manages to avoid it. Riggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Marsh. Riggs slips under a jab. Riggs looks to land a right hand but Marsh moved out of range. Riggs misses with a hook. Marsh ducked under it nicely.
A jab-cross combination lands for Riggs and sends Marsh crashing to the mat! Riggs follows him down to the mat - Marsh regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! Marsh is still in real trouble! Can Riggs finish him?
 That has opened up Oliver Marsh's cut even more.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs stands up out of the half guard. Marsh seems to have recovered his senses. Marsh misses with a wild body shot. Marsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs. Marsh now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Riggs loads up on a big right hand but Marsh slips the punch. Jerry Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Marsh thumps Riggs with a low kick. Marsh lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Marsh. Those never looked like landing. Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riggs misses with a wild combination.
Riggs closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Riggs cracks Marsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Marsh missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Marsh moves out of range as Riggs strikes. Riggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Riggs staying out of range there. Riggs closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Marsh! Riggs dives in looking to finish! Marsh is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Riggs! A very excited looking Jerry Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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