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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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170 cm
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182 lbs
7 - 6 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power |
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Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Riddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustavsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riddell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riddell breaks the clinch.
Riddell closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gustavsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riddell pulls his head out easily.
Riddell wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
Riddell is working for a submission of some sort.
Gustavsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Riddell.
Riddell wants to take a breather but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Gustavsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gustavsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gustavsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riddell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riddell content to stall in guard here.
Gustavsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riddell wants to control from the top but Gustavsson keeps moving.
Riddell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gustavsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riddell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gustavsson has his foot on Riddell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riddell works his way back into a safe position though.
Gustavsson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gustavsson looking for a guillotine here but Riddell defends easily.
Riddell trying to control but Gustavsson is working from the bottom.
Gustavsson has momentary wrist control but Riddell slips an elbow through the middle.
Gustavsson working for a triangle but Riddell defends it easily.
Riddell passes Gustavsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Riddell works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gustavsson is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tries to control but Gustavsson wriggling away.
Riddell landing punches.
Riddell takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustavsson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Riddell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gustavsson is not content to let Riddell control the position.
Riddell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Riddell passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gustavsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell lands with some strikes.
Riddell trying to control but Gustavsson is having none of it.
BOOM! Riddell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gustavsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson is squirming around, avoiding Riddell's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Riddell.
Gustavsson is squirming around, avoiding Riddell's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riddell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riddell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Riddell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gustavsson misses with a takedown
so Riddell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Riddell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gustavsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riddell has managed to get both his arms back between Gustavsson's legs - danger averted.
Gustavsson working for submissions but it's allowed Riddell to get to half guard.
Riddell wants to work for an arm triangle but Gustavsson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Riddell performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Riddell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gustavsson is looking to improve his position.
Gustavsson is not content to let Riddell control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustavsson wants to improve his position but Riddell is controlling well.
Gustavsson is breathing heavily.
Riddell tries to pass to full mount but Gustavsson defends it.
Gustavsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Riddell tries to free his leg and advance position but Gustavsson is retaining full guard.
Riddell preventing the sweep.
Riddell trying to control the position from guard on top but Gustavsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gustavsson has his takedown stuffed
and Riddell counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Riddell in particular looking to stall.
Riddell wants to pass the guard but Gustavsson is defending well.
Riddell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Riddell passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tries for a kimura but Gustavsson is defending well.
Gustavsson is trying to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gustavsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Riddell wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gustavsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Riddell connects with a decent elbow.
Gustavsson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Riddell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gustavsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riddell's guard.
Gustavsson wants to work for an arm triangle but Riddell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson is working for a kimura but Riddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Gustavsson is working for a kimura but Riddell is defending it quite comfortably.
Riddell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Riddell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gustavsson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riddell is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gustavsson, into his guard.
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.
Riddell won't allow Gustavsson to sweep him here.
Riddell passes Gustavsson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Riddell works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riddell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riddell with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gustavsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Riddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gustavsson is looking to escape.
Riddell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Riddell dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Riddell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gustavsson was covering up waiting for the punch and Riddell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Riddell from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riddell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riddell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riddell pushes down on Gustavsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Riddell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riddell wants to control but Gustavsson is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Riddell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Riddell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell is looking to take a break and control but Gustavsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gustavsson looking for submissions off his back.
Gustavsson gets back to full guard.
Gustavsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mike Riddell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gustavsson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Riddell has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Riddell!
Gustavsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Riddell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell moves into full mount! Gustavsson won't be happy about that!
Gustavsson is squirming around, avoiding Riddell's attempts to control the action.
Gustavsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gustavsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Riddell dominating with strikes here.
Gustavsson is squirming around, avoiding Riddell's attempts to control the action.
Gustavsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gustavsson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Riddell landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell lands with some strikes.
Riddell tries to control but Gustavsson wriggling away.
Riddell landing strikes from the mount and Gustavsson is in trouble!
Riddell scoring with strikes but Gustavsson is staying in there.
Riddell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gustavsson is surviving well by controlling Riddell's body position as best he can.
Gustavsson is trying to escape the mount.
Riddell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gustavsson gets back to half guard.
Gustavsson is staying active underneath Riddell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gustavsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Riddell pulls his head out easily.
Alexander Gustavsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell is keen to just control but Gustavsson is a slippery customer.
Gustavsson gets full guard.
Gustavsson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riddell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gustavsson keeping moving, preventing Riddell from controlling successfully.
Gustavsson can't keep his opponent in guard - Riddell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gustavsson gets full guard.
Riddell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gustavsson wants to sweep here but Riddell controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Riddell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Riddell 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Riddell!
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energy
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hype
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