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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has chosen The Joker and The Thief as his entrance music. Morgan Punch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Punch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pierre Riley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Riley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Punch misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Punch.
Riley just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Punch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punch looks to land a combination. Riley sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Riley connects with a crisp jab.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch looks to throw the jab but Riley is out of range.
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Punch checks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Riley as he connects with a hook.
Riley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley shoots in for a double leg but Punch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Punch defends it nicely.
Morgan Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch throws a series of punches but Riley avoids them all with ease.
Punch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Punch throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
Riley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Punch misses with a two punch combination.
Punch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good exchange - Punch coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Riley.
Riley clobbers Punch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Punch throws a combination. Riley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Punch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley ducks under a wild hook from Punch.
Morgan Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley staying out of range there.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Punch swings for the body but Riley moves out of range.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch looks to land a combination but Riley avoids it well.
Punch is looking to wear down Riley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Punch shows good takedown defense.
Riley shoots in and drives through. Punch sprawls well.
Riley scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Punch is looking to reverse the position.
Riley wants to control but Punch is keeping him busy.
Punch is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Riley off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch is persistently looking for the submission but Riley is defending it well.
Riley tries to escape but Punch has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Riley breaks Punch's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley landing some decent shots from guard.
Punch had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Riley defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Punch dominated 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.
Punch tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Punch tries to bum rush Riley with a series of wild strikes but Riley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morgan Punch is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
Punch cracks Riley with an open hand slap.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch lands a jab to Riley's midsection.
Riley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Punch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Punch moves away from the strike by Riley.
Riley tries for a takedown but Punch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Riley.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punch as he avoids it easily.
Morgan Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Riley.
Punch misses with a wild body shot.
Punch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch misses with a body shot.
Punch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Punch moves away from the strike by Riley.
Punch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Punch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Punch throws a combination that misses
and Riley counters with a nice uppercut.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Riley counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punch misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch misses with a right hand
and Riley counters with a single leg into guard. Punch didn't expect that.
Punch keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Punch is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Punch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Riley passes Punch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Riley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Riley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Riley seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punch is looking to control Riley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Punch avoid being mounted?
Riley moves into full mount! Punch won't be happy about that!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riley avoids the attempt from Punch to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riley looking to control but Punch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pierre Riley has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Punch is in a horrible position here. Riley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Punch is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Punch!
Riley swings for the body but Punch moves out of range.
Punch throws a nice looking combination but Riley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Punch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Punch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Punch slaps away a takedown attempt from Riley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Punch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Riley lands with an overhand left.
Riley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
Punch misses the shot to the body.
Punch moves out of range of the body kick from Riley.
Punch misses with a double jab
and Riley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punch was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Horrible takedown by Riley or perhaps it was just good defense by Punch which made him look bad.
Morgan Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Riley.
Riley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punch counters with a right hand to the body.
Punch misses the body punch
and Punch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punch scores with a shot to the body.
Riley slips a jab and a cross from Punch.
Riley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punch.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punch.
Punch moves out of range of the strikes.
Riley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Punch throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Punch lands with a nice body punch.
Riley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Punch throws a right and a left that Riley avoids nicely.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Punch seems unphased.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Punch as he avoids it easily.
Punch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Riley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Punch clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riley is defended easily by Punch.
Punch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Punch defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riley.
Riley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Punch to the mat! Punch manages to get full guard.
Riley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Punch working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Punch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Punch's legs - danger averted.
Punch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riley is working Punch over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Riley is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Punch.
Riley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Punch is trying to escape the position but Riley is controlling the position.
Punch takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Punch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Punch tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Riley connects with a nice short shot to Punch's temple.
Riley prevents Punch from improving his position.
Punch is trying to control but can't.
Riley prevents Punch from improving his position.
Riley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punch is trying to control but Riley manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley with good strikes from the mount here!
Riley postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Punch looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Punch that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Punch tries to hold on but Riley postures up.
Riley cracks Punch with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Riley lands a big shot there that rocks Punch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Riley 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.
Pierre Riley dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riley, as that shot connected.
Riley fails with the takedown.
Riley misses with a left hand
letting Punch counter with a right hand.
Punch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Riley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Punch throws out a loose jab but Riley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riley has a takedown stuffed.
Punch throws a shot from downtown. Riley moves away and avoids it.
Punch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riley circles away quickly and effectively.
Riley might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Punch. Beautiful body shot.
Punch tests Riley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Riley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punch.
Punch throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riley manages to avoid it.
Riley tries for a takedown but Punch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morgan Punch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Riley.
Punch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riley moves away.
Some wild striking there from Punch.
Riley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Punch pinned against the cage. Punch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Punch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Riley showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
Punch looking for a kimura from the bottom but Riley passes into side control!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Riley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Punch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Riley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Riley is keen to just control but Punch is a slippery customer.
Riley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Riley has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Punch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Riley avoids the attempt from Punch to control.
Punch is looking to improve his position but Riley isn't that keen on the idea.
Riley lands a heavy elbow.
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!
Punch is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riley cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pierre Riley.
I think Riley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pierre Riley!
Pierre Riley is the new featherweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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