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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hiro might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Hero. Riley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get Up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshimo Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Riley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.
Hiro jabs Riley right on the nose. Riley blinks but takes it well.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Hiro throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Hiro scores with a shot to the body.
Riley misses with an uppercut.
Riley misses with the combination.
Hiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a two punch combination.
Riley scores with the left hand. Hiro knows he should have avoided that one.
Riley slips under a jab from Hiro.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt - Hiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Hiro ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hiro 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley misses with a hook. Hiro ducked under it nicely.
Riley misses with a body shot.
Riley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hiro slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Hiro ducks down to avoid it.
Riley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hiro throws out the jab.
Hiroshimo Hiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Riley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Hiro.
Hiro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiro tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Hiro.
Hiro jabs Riley right on the nose. Riley blinks but takes it well.
Hiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riley.
Riley swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Riley misses with a straight right.
Riley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riley needs to keep his hands up - Hiro had a free shot at his head there.
Riley tries for a takedown but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riley throws a hook but Hiro blocks it.
Hiro missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiro lands a head shot.
Hiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riley at a distance.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
Hiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Hiro. That snapped Riley's head back.
Hiro stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro misses with a series of wild punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiro.
Hiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
Hiro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hiro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a single leg into guard. Hiro didn't expect that.
Riley looks gassed!
Riley throws a strike but Hiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hiro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hiro wants to pass the guard but Riley is keeping the position.
Hiro lands a couple of digs.
Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro gets to his feet. Riley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Hiroshimo Hiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Riley.
Riley dodges the punch combination from Hiro.
Riley misses with an uppercut. Hiro saw that one coming.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jab by Riley.
A jab lands there for Hiro.
Riley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riley staying out of range there.
Riley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Hiro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hiro.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiro lands a nice hook to Riley's body. Riley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hiro looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Hiro.
Riley misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Riley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hiro moves away.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it.
Riley misses the jab.
Riley misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hiro 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.
Hiro lands with an uppercut that bounces Riley off the cage and back into rage.
Hiro throws a series of punches but Riley moves out of range.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Hiro scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Hiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riley to score with a decent uppercut.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hiro.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hiro sprawls well. Hiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riley gets slowly back to his feet.
Hiro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshimo Hiro dominated that 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.
Hiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hiro.
Hiro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riley is out of range.
Hiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a straight right hand.
Riley walks into a stiff left hand from Hiro.
A slow jab from Riley misses its intended target.
Hiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Hiro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hiro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hiroshimo Hiro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Riley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Hiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro throws a jab when Riley was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Hiro.
Hiro throws a big shot that misses.
Hiro digs a good hook to Riley's body.
Hiro misses with an uppercut.
Riley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley lands a jab.
Riley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Hiro throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiro throws a low kick but Riley avoids it.
A combination from Hiro does no damage.
Riley fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Riley misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Hiro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiro fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Riley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riley moves away from the strike by Hiro.
John Riley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiro throws a hook but Riley avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riley, as that shot connected.
Riley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riley slips under a jab from Hiro.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it.
Hiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.
Riley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hiro slips a straight right by Riley.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Riley stuns Hiro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiro missing with a left hand there. Riley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hiro ducks right into an uppercut from Riley.
Riley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hiro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riley.
Riley swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Riley lands a jab to the nose.
Hiro lunges at Riley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riley's hand.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
Hiro connects with a right hand. Riley shakes it off.
Riley thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Riley misses.
Hiro misses with a body punch
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Hiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riley.
Hiro throws a front kick aimed at Riley's knee but Riley avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro lands a two punch combo.
Riley moves out of range as Hiro strikes.
Riley scores with a jab to the body.
Hiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riley.
Hiro tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley slips under a jab from Hiro.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro throws a hook but Riley blocks it.
Hiro misses with a shot to the body
enabling Riley to counter with a crisp jab.
Riley swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Riley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hiro circles away quickly and effectively.
Hiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley misses with a hook. Hiro ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Riley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riley connects with a jab.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Riley is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Riley dodges the punch combination from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Riley slips a straight right by Hiro.
Riley throws out a loose jab but Hiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley scores with a sloppy right hand. Hiro should have avoided that one.
Hiro throws a big shot that misses.
Hiro lands a slapping body shot.
Hiro throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riley.
Hiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Hiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Riley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hiro.
Hiro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A cross from Hiro lands.
No joy there for Hiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hiro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hiro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hiro connects with a crisp jab.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hiro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hiro staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a combination
and Riley counters with a single leg into guard. Hiro didn't expect that.
Hiro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riley thows a big elbow that misses.
Riley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hiro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hiro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hiro!
Riley is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hiro working the ground and pound.
Hiro scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hiro scoring with punches from side control.
Hiro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Riley down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to get back to his feet but Hiro drags him back down.
Hiro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riley some visible discomfort.
Riley tries to bench press Hiro off him but Hiro keeps the position.
Hiro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Riley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hiro decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riley to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hiro lands with a hook. Riley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hiro misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Hiro.
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riley cracks Hiro with an open hand slap.
Riley lands a nice shot that snaps Hiro's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro throws a combination. Riley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Riley misses with a wild combination.
Hiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riley's hands.
Hiro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hiro duly obliges.
Riley tests Hiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riley tries to bum rush Hiro with a series of wild strikes but Hiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Riley checks it.
Hiro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hiro throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley needs to keep his hands up - Hiro had a free shot at his head there.
Hiro's corner calls for a 1-2. Hiro obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hiro slips under a jab from Riley.
Riley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Riley counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Riley throws a hook but Hiro blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro clobbers Riley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hiro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hiro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hiro.
Hiro lands with a shot to the body.
Hiro cracks Riley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Riley's corner calls for a 1-2. Riley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hiro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hiro scores with a hook.
Hiro takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Riley counters with a right hand to the body.
Riley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch lands to the side of Riley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley thows a body shot but no joy.
Hiro misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro regains half guard, as Riley was trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Riley.
Well Riley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Riley!
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