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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacques St Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Croix's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, A Little Respect. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jacques St Croix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, CJ Riley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley throws a body punch but St Croix moves out of range.
CJ Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Croix throws the left hand but Riley avoids the punch easily.
Riley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Croix.
Riley throws a series of punches but St Croix avoids them all with ease.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
St Croix ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Croix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Croix showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Riley finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Croix takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riley misses with a jab to the body
and St Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Croix doesn't seem bothered though.
St Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley throws a hook but St Croix blocks it.
Riley throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Riley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
Riley lands with a hook. St Croix tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick from St Croix lands but Riley takes it in his stride.
St Croix moves out of range as Riley throws a body kick.
Riley misses with a straight right.
St Croix misses with the combination.
Riley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Croix defends it nicely.
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Riley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a combination that misses
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
St Croix misses the shot to the body.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Croix.
St Croix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
St Croix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riley throws a jab when St Croix was well out of range.
St Croix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and St Croix counters with a low kick, right behind Riley 's knee.
St Croix scoring well with a low kick there.
Riley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Croix momentarily.
Riley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Croix.
Riley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Riley down.
Riley shoots for a takedown but St Croix saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
St Croix scores with a nice right hand.
Riley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
Riley thuds his right hand into St Croix's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley blocks a head kick by St Croix.
Riley misses with a low kick.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Riley duly obliges.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
St Croix scores with a leg kick.
St Croix slips under a jab.
St Croix lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Croix throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. St Croix moves away and avoids it.
St Croix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Croix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riley throws a sloppy head kick
and St Croix counters with a series of strikes. Riley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jacques St Croix is winning the standup battle so far.
St Croix looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Riley misses
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
Riley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the body from St Croix misses
and Riley counters with a three punch combo that has St Croix backing up. St Croix nods at Riley to acknowledge the strikes.
St Croix lands with a straight right. Riley didn't see that one coming.
Riley misses with the combination.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and St Croix counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Nice defenses there by St Croix.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. St Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Riley.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Croix.
A swing and a miss from Riley.
St Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riley. That did some damage!
Riley is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Croix avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Croix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from St Croix.
Riley throws a combination that misses
and St Croix counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Riley is predictable there
and St Croix counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
St Croix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Riley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Croix 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 Riley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by St Croix.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Croix was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley is trying desperately to land a takedown but St Croix is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riley.
St Croix misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from St Croix misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix scores with a hook to the body. Riley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Riley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from St Croix.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley throws a big shot that misses.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Croix can pounce on him.
Jacques St Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Croix throws a leg kick which misses Riley's front leg but catches the back leg as Riley tries to avoid it.
Riley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Croix can pounce on him.
St Croix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riley throws out the jab.
St Croix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Croix misses with a low kick.
St Croix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Croix 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 Riley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Riley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Croix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riley's calf.
St Croix cracks Riley with a good jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, St Croix has got the better of the exchanges.
Riley fails with the takedown
and St Croix counters with a head kick. That will keep Riley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Riley avoids a kick to the body.
Riley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by St Croix there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riley swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Croix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riley.
St Croix feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Croix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riley.
St Croix avoids the head kick by Riley.
Riley throws a head kick but St Croix moves out of range.
Riley throws a lazy head kick
and St Croix counters with a good, hard body kick but Riley shrugs it off.
St Croix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riley misses with a double jab
and St Croix counters with a slapping leg kick.
St Croix jabs Riley right on the nose. Riley blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Croix tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from St Croix.
A head kick misses from Riley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Croix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley shoots in but no luck this time.
Jacques St Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Riley.
Good standup being displayed there by St Croix as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A decent looking cross lands there for St Croix.
Riley throws a head kick that misses
and St Croix makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Riley really felt that one!
Riley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riley throws a wild body kick that St Croix sees coming a mile off.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Riley down.
St Croix is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
St Croix cracks the inside of Riley's front leg.
Riley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Croix. That's going to slow Riley down.
St Croix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
St Croix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riley can do to turn this around?
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Croix moves out of range as Riley strikes.
Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Croix loads up on a big right hand but Riley slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Croix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Croix tries to avoid it but Riley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Croix to the ground. St Croix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Croix blocks a head kick by Riley.
St Croix just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley checks a low kick from St Croix.
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Croix.
Riley throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley throws a shot from downtown. St Croix moves away and avoids it.
Riley throws a jab when St Croix was well out of range.
Riley misses the body punch
and St Croix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Croix throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Croix lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
St Croix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by St Croix.
St Croix connects with a solid leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riley is defended easily by St Croix.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by St Croix.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Croix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
St Croix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from St Croix.
A telegraphed right hand from Riley misses the target.
A head kick by Riley misses
and St Croix counters with an inside leg kick.
St Croix connects with a body shot.
St Croix throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.
St Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley moves into range and connects with a jab.
St Croix slips under a jab from Riley.
Riley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Croix moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes a swing at St Croix's ribcage but misses.
Riley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Croix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Riley misses with a kick to the body.
St Croix moves out of range as Riley strikes.
St Croix slips under a jab from Riley.
Riley misses the jab.
Riley checks a low kick from St Croix.
Riley misses with a wild body shot.
St Croix throws a jab but it's blocked by Riley.
St Croix connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but St Croix is just out of range.
Riley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Croix.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques St Croix clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
Riley scores with a leg kick.
Riley digs a good body shot into St Croix's ribs.
Riley misses with a body punch
and St Croix counters with an outside leg kick.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Riley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Croix.
St Croix tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riley lands a jab to the nose.
Riley throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Riley misses.
St Croix throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Riley misses its intended target.
A combination from St Croix does no damage.
A good leg kick by St Croix.
Riley feints and as St Croix raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Croix has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
St Croix keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Croix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Riley wants to control from the top but St Croix keeps moving.
St Croix being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley is looking to advance position but St Croix has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Riley tries to reverse the position but St Croix maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Croix controlling the pace for now.
Riley is looking to improve his position but St Croix isn't that keen on the idea.
St Croix controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Croix stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jacques St Croix will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St Croix throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Croix, as that shot connected.
St Croix takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
St Croix throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
Riley thuds a left hand into St Croix's body.
Riley misses with a double jab
and St Croix counters with a stiff right hand.
Riley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riley misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Croix is looking to score with low kicks.
St Croix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Riley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Croix can pounce on him.
Riley throws a series of punches but St Croix moves out of range.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Croix manages to avoid it.
St Croix moves away from the strike by Riley.
St Croix fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riley on the side of the head.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Riley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riley blocks the body kick.
Riley misses with a body shot
and St Croix counters with a straight right hand.
Riley checks a low kick from St Croix.
Riley throws a sloppy body shot
enabling St Croix to counter with a crisp jab.
St Croix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
St Croix misses the body punch
and Riley counters with a series of strikes. St Croix will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jacques St Croix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is trying hard to land a takedown here. St Croix sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riley misses with a double jab.
Riley throws a hook but St Croix avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from St Croix, right into the meat.
Riley throws a hook but St Croix blocks it.
Riley tries to land a body kick
and St Croix counters with a good low kick that Riley was not able to check.
Riley throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Croix makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riley throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Riley misses with a takedown
letting St Croix counter with a right hand.
St Croix throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Riley tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley looks to throw the jab but St Croix is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Croix throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riley misses with the combination.
CJ Riley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Croix buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but St Croix seems unphased.
Nice uppercut lands for St Croix. That snapped Riley's head back.
Riley misses the jab.
Riley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley throws a series of punches but St Croix avoids them all with ease.
St Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
St Croix moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Riley misses with a combination
and St Croix counters with a body kick that stops Riley in his tracks momentarily.
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
St Croix ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
A shot to the body from Riley misses
and St Croix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Croix cracks Riley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riley throws a body kick the misses
and St Croix counters with a leg kick.
St Croix defending well as Riley loads up on a big left hand.
St Croix checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
St Croix comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques St Croix showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Croix 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 50:44
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 50:44
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques St Croix!
Jacques St Croix retains his featherweight title!
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