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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Goines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Roman Riquelme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goines kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Neon Genesis Evangelion - Eva Goes Mental AMV. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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219 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Goines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juan Roman Riquelme!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riquelme throws a low kick, looking for Goines's leg but Goines calmly moves out of range.
Riquelme tries to clinch but Goines is having none of it.
Riquelme throws a leg kick but Goines moved away.
Goines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riquelme leaves Goines with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riquelme looks to land a combination but Goines avoids it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goines.
Riquelme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goines.
Riquelme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goines throws the left hand but Riquelme avoids the punch easily.
Goines has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riquelme slips under a jab.
Goines misses with a hook. Riquelme ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riquelme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Riquelme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Riquelme misses with a series of wild punches.
Goines throws a body punch but Riquelme moves out of range.
Goines shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riquelme's guard.
Goines looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riquelme is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goines passes Riquelme's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goines not doing much here.
Riquelme is trying to stand up here but Goines is controlling him well.
Goines not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Goines trying to control the action but Riquelme is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goines prevents Riquelme from standing back up.
Riquelme has one foot on Goines's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Goines lands a slapping body shot.
Goines shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riquelme sprawls well. Riquelme wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goines gets slowly back to his feet.
Riquelme swinging wildly here.
Riquelme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riquelme ducks under a wild hook from Goines.
Goines shoots in and bounces Riquelme off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goines trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Goines looking to sit in guard and control but Riquelme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Riquelme would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goines controls Riquelme momentarily but Riquelme frees himself.
Riquelme stands up and waves to Goines to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeffrey Goines will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goines shoots in for a double leg but Riquelme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riquelme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riquelme lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Goines circles away quickly and effectively.
Juan Roman Riquelme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Goines with that takedown attempt.
Riquelme misses with a series of wild punches.
Riquelme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riquelme fails to land with a series of punches.
Riquelme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riquelme stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riquelme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Riquelme but Riquelme pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Riquelme swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goines shoots in for a takedown but Riquelme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Goines misses with a looping left.
Jeffrey Goines seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goines shoots in for a takedown but Riquelme shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riquelme throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Goines.
Riquelme is looking to clinch but Goines is avoiding it.
Goines shoots in and drives through. Riquelme sprawls well.
Goines misses with an uppercut. Riquelme saw that one coming.
Goines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riquelme manages to avoid it.
Riquelme gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riquelme tries to break the clinch but Goines is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Goines looking to slow down the pace here.
Riquelme landing knees to the body.
Riquelme has had enough of the clinch but Goines keeps him there for the moment.
Riquelme controlling the action here for a moment.
Goines is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riquelme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goines closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riquelme circles away.
Juan Roman Riquelme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riquelme doesn't manage to clinch there - Goines circles away.
Goines will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Goines shoots in but no luck this time.
Goines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riquelme.
A big right from Goines misses.
A good leg kick by Riquelme.
Riquelme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Riquelme tries to bum rush Goines with a series of wild strikes but Goines uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goines swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goines lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Riquelme throws a right and a left that Goines avoids nicely.
Riquelme is looking to clinch but Goines is avoiding it.
Riquelme misses with a few strikes there.
Riquelme rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goines moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Goines looks to score with a jab to the body but Riquelme is just out of range.
Riquelme has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Riquelme to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Riquelme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Roman Riquelme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Riquelme instigates a clinch.
Riquelme is looking to break free of the clinch but Goines has double underhooks.
Riquelme wants to get back to striking at distance but Goines won't allow it.
Riquelme breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goines.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goines. Riquelme does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goines tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riquelme swivels and escapes.
Riquelme tries to clinch but Goines is having none of it.
Goines looks to land a right hand but Riquelme moved out of range.
Goines fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Goines. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goines misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines scores with a takedown into Riquelme's guard.
Goines prevents Riquelme from getting back to his feet.
Riquelme manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Goines throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riquelme's waist but Riquelme gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Goines off to one side.
Goines shoots in looking for a takedown. Riquelme tries to sprawl out of it but Goines keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Riquelme manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riquelme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riquelme slips a straight right by Goines.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goines throws a jab when Riquelme was well out of range.
A slow jab from Goines misses its intended target.
Riquelme scores with a jab to the head.
Riquelme throws a jab but it's blocked by Goines.
Goines shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Goines trying to control but Riquelme is working from the bottom.
Riquelme wants to get back to his feet but Goines is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Riquelme keeping moving, preventing Goines from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goines controls from within his opponent's guard.
Goines throws a big right hand that misses.
Goines won't allow Riquelme to get back to his feet.
Goines looking to sit in guard and control but Riquelme gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goines has a closed guard, preventing Riquelme from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Goines darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Goines wants to work for an arm triangle but Riquelme is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Goines keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Riquelme is trying to stand back up but Goines is controlling him
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey Goines showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Goines 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jeffrey Goines!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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