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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle comes to the cage accompanied by Hit Me With Your Best Shot. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. As The World Turns kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mickey Riddle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Riddle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson punishes Riddle's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, jab by Riddle - just one landing.
Riddle missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Riddle.
Jackson has Riddle pushed against the cage.
Jackson prevents Riddle from breaking the clinch.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riddle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Riddle.
Riddle has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Riddle manages to break the clinch.
Riddle feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle connects with a solid leg kick.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson works Riddle's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Riddle is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Riddle tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Riddle is trying to break free.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Riddle tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Riddle is controlling him.
Riddle is trying to break free.
Jackson has Riddle pressed against the cage, preventing Riddle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riddle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Riddle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riddle has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle tries to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling the position.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Riddle is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Riddle into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson decides to pull guard.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Riddle defends easily.
Jackson controlling Riddle's posture.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle trying to control the position.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Riddle is trying to keep Jackson in close.
Jackson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mickey Riddle.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Riddle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jackson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Riddle punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riddle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riddle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riddle.
Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riddle was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Riddle throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddle.
Jackson moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
Riddle misses with a looping right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Riddle breaks the clinch.
Riddle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Riddle throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
That's two 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.
Riddle throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson slips a straight right by Riddle.
Riddle swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Riddle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jackson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Riddle looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Jackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riddle rather than just go for the knockout.
Riddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson slips under a jab from Riddle.
Riddle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Jackson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddle cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Riddle is avoiding it.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mickey Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddle lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson rushes Riddle and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson is trying to push Riddle away but Riddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddle tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Riddle.
Riddle misses with a looping right.
Riddle throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riddle.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Riddle.
Riddle swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Riddle dominated that second 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.
Riddle works the jab nicely.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Riddle.
Riddle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riddle. Riddle obviously looking to wear him down.
Good exchange - Riddle coming out on top.
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Riddle cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Riddle. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Riddle scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Riddle jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riddle.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddle scores with a nice head shot.
Riddle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riddle lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Riddle throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Riddle throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Riddle lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Riddle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle scores with the left hand. Jackson knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Riddle.
Riddle throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a looping left.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Riddle.
Mickey Riddle is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Riddle circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jackson momentarily.
Riddle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Riddle throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands with a shot to the body.
Riddle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riddle lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head.
Riddle scores with a jab. Jackson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riddle throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddle scores with a leg kick.
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!
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riddle digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Riddle clearly takes that round.
That's time! Riddle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riddle works Jackson's body with a nice hook.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson slips a straight right by Riddle.
Riddle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Riddle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Riddle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riddle misses with a hook.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Riddle swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddle throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddle ducks right into an uppercut from Jackson.
Riddle throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Riddle.
Riddle throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Riddle misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Riddle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Riddle throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Riddle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riddle scores with a leg kick.
Riddle throws a good cross that connects.
Riddle misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Riddle.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Riddle pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands with an uppercut that bounces Jackson off the cage and back into rage.
Riddle misses the jab.
Riddle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Riddle.
A shot to the liver by Riddle. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Riddle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riddle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riddle misses the shot to the body.
Riddle throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riddle.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Riddle throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Riddle lands with a slapping head kick.
Riddle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jackson's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddle.
Riddle throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Riddle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Riddle had his way with Marcus Jackson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
Riddle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Riddle.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson is trying to push Riddle away but Riddle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riddle breaks the clinch.
Riddle throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Riddle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riddle throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
Riddle misses with a hook.
Jackson avoids the head kick by Riddle.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Riddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jackson moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jackson is keeping busy.
Riddle prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riddle manages to break the clinch.
Riddle throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Riddle scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses.
Good exchange - Riddle coming out on top.
Riddle cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riddle.
Jackson defending well as Riddle loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson slips a jab from Riddle.
Riddle misses with a body kick.
Riddle throws a head kick that half lands.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Riddle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jackson takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circling - Riddle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mickey Riddle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riddle misses with a double jab.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Riddle.
A telegraphed right hand from Riddle misses the target.
Riddle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Marcus Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Riddle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Riddle 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Riddle!
Mickey Riddle retains his middleweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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