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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santana has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Riggins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Santana!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a leg kick but Riggins moved away.
Riggins dives in and grabs Santana's left leg, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes down on Riggins's head and hops out.
Riggins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Nice defenses there by Riggins.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riggins scores with a takedown into Santana's guard.
Riggins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santana's head.
Santana utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riggins with a nice head shot there.
Riggins wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riggins cracks Santana with a solid left hand.
Riggins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Riggins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Riggins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana wants to sweep but no luck.
Santana looks gassed!
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Santana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riggins defends well.
Riggins scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Riggins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Riggins lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Riggins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Riggins is aware though and is defending well.
Riggins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Santana avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggins sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Santana's guard.
Riggins is nestled in close to Santana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riggins working over Santana with some ground and pound. Santana looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Riggins is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Riggins lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Riggins is nestled in close to Santana, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Riggins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Santana looking for submissions off his back.
Santana on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggins landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Santana is rocked!
Riggins working the head and body with strikes.
Santana is still in real trouble! Can Riggins finish him?
Riggins lands a big elbow - Santana is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Riggins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Riggins!
Tim Riggins is the new middleweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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