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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between River Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wiggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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177 cm
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168 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, River Walken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Wiggs!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walken slips a jab from Wiggs.
Wiggs misses with a looping right.
Wiggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walken tries to close the distance and clinch but Wiggs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Walken.
Wiggs looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walken scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Walken shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wiggs defends it nicely.
Walken closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like River Walken has been cut.
Walken gets a clinch.
Walken trying to control the position but instead, Wiggs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Walken into the cage.
Walken missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggs tries to break the clinch but Walken is controlling the position.
Walken tries to pull guard but Wiggs holds him up against the cage and eventually Walken drops back down to his feet.
Walken gets control of Wiggs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Walken will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wiggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Walken has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wiggs has managed to get both his arms back between Walken's legs - danger averted.
Wiggs wants to control from the top but Walken keeps moving.
Wiggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Walken is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Walken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wiggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wiggs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wiggsis looking to pass into half guard but Walken pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Walken is in guard.
Wiggs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Walken is squirming around, avoiding Wiggs's attempts to control the action.
Walken is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Walken is squirming around, avoiding Wiggs's attempts to control the action.
Wiggs misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a wild left hand from mount and Walken manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wiggs lands a nice short elbow.
Walken won't allow Wiggs to pass to mount.
Wiggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walken keeps working.
Wiggs passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wiggs looking to finish Walken with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walken!
Wiggs looking to land elbow strikes but Walken uses the position to regain half guard.
Walken is trying to maintain the position but Wiggs is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wiggs is pressing down on Walken's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walken is holding on for now.
Walken moves into full guard.
Wiggs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wiggs wants to stand and escape but instead Walken has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Walken trying to control the position from guard on top but Wiggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walken preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wiggs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on River Walken's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wiggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Walken is just out of range.
Walken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walken fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiggs keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Walken lands a nice looking body kick.
Walken looks for the body kick but Wiggs saw that one coming.
River Walken is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walken gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wiggs counters with an outside leg kick.
A big right from Wiggs misses.
Wiggs misses with a wild body shot.
Walken takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wiggs takes a swing at Walken's ribcage but misses.
Wiggs tests Walken's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Walken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walken takes the fight into the clinch.
Wiggs digs a right hand into Walken's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walken's gas tank.
A short right from Wiggs.
Walken looking to throw knees to the head but Wiggs is blocking nicely.
Walken is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wiggs gets underhooks to prevent Walken's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for River Walken. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walken pushes Wiggs back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walken is looking to control Wiggs's arms but Wiggs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walken has his back to the cage.
Walken breaks the clinch.
Wiggs lands with a cross.
John Wiggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walken clinches with his opponent.
Walken breaks the clinch.
Walken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walken was well out of range. Poor timing from Wiggs.
Some wild striking there from Wiggs.
Wiggs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walken slips a jab and a cross from Wiggs.
Wiggs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wiggs lands with an overhand left.
Walken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiggs.
Walken tries to clinch up but Wiggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Wiggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walken takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Walken shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wiggs defends it nicely.
A jab lands there for Wiggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walken stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A cross from Wiggs lands.
Wiggs scores with the left hand. Walken knows he should have avoided that one.
Walken is rocked!
Wiggs throws an overhand right that has Walken reeling! Wiggs follows up with more punches and Walken is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Wiggs!
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hype
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RATING
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