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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lars Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Riori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Christiansen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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166 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lars Christiansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angel Riori!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen slips a jab from Riori.
Riori drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Christiansen.
Riori misses the shot to the body.
Christiansen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Christiansen missing with a left hand there. Riori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riori misses with a body shot.
Christiansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riori misses with a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Christiansen enables Riori to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Christiansen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Christiansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Christiansen working for a triangle but Riori defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riori passes Christiansen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen moves into full guard.
Christiansen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Christiansen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christiansen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Riori!
Riori working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christiansen content just to control the position here.
Riori is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen tries to control but Riori wriggling away.
Riori keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Riori that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Christiansen wants to control the pace but Riori is squirming around nicely.
Riori regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christiansen wants to free his trapped foot but Riori is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Christiansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riori keeps working.
Riori tries to roll over but Christiansen keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riori moves into full guard.
Riori keeping moving, preventing Christiansen from controlling successfully.
Christiansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riori bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christiansen's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Christiansen looking to control.
Christiansen seems keen to control Riori's posture.
Christiansen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Riori!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riori is squirming around, avoiding Christiansen's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riori is working to get back to half guard.
Riori is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Christiansen controlling from the full mount.
Christiansen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Riori's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christiansen controlling the pace for now.
Riori is squirming around, avoiding Christiansen's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christiansen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Christiansen trying to control but Riori is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Christiansen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Christiansen slips under a jab.
Christiansen lands with a hook. Riori tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Christiansen missing with a left hand there. Riori was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lars Christiansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christiansen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Christiansen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christiansen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Christiansen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riori defending well as Christiansen loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Christiansen lands.
A swing and a miss from Riori.
Christiansen misses with a straight left.
Christiansen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riori fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Christiansen sprawls well initially but Riori persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Christiansen tries to get to full guard but Riori has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen wants to control the action here but instead Riori manages to pass to full mount!
Christiansen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riori takes Christiansen's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Christiansen is in trouble.
Riori is persistently looking for the submission but Christiansen is defending it well.
Riori is trying to stick to Christiansen's back but Christiansen is turning into Riori. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Riori's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Christiansen.
Riori wants to sweep but no luck.
Riori working for a triangle but Christiansen defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christiansen passes Riori's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Christiansen controlling from mount.
Riori is trying desperately to improve position.
Christiansen working the ground and pound effectively.
Christiansen landing strikes from the mount and Riori is in trouble!
It looks like Angel Riori has been cut.
Christiansen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Riori regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is thwarting Riori's attempts to control the position.
Christiansen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Christiansen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Riori regains half guard.
Christiansen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Christiansen trying to control the action but Riori is working from the bottom.
Riori wants to improve his position but Christiansen is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riori avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christiansen.
Riori looking for submissions off his back.
Christiansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Christiansen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riori is trying to get back to full guard.
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!
Riori is staying active underneath Christiansen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Christiansen not doing much here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christiansen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Riori slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Christiansen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Angel Riori's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jab by Christiansen.
Christiansen throws a head kick but Riori moves out of range.
Christiansen throws out a loose jab but Riori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christiansen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riori misses with a looping left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Christiansen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riori throws out the jab.
Christiansen throws a hook but Riori avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Christiansen.
Riori staying out of range there.
Christiansen misses with an uppercut.
Christiansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riori throws a lazy right hand but Christiansen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christiansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riori.
Riori walks into a left hand.
Riori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christiansen lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riori misses with a wild body shot.
Christiansen misses with a straight right.
Riori is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Christiansen connects with a single shot there.
Christiansen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riori.
Christiansen loads up on a big right hand but Riori slips the punch.
Riori moves out of range of the strikes.
Christiansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Riori is just out of range.
Christiansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riori.
Riori misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Riori misses its intended target.
Riori shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christiansen but Christiansen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good shot there by Riori.
Riori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christiansen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Christiansen connects with a body shot.
Christiansen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Riori takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Christiansen lands with an overhand left.
Angel Riori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen throws a big shot that misses.
Riori takes a swing at Christiansen's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riori. Christiansen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christiansen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christiansen misses with a wild body shot.
Christiansen misses with a two punch combination.
Riori slips a jab from Christiansen.
Riori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christiansen.
A telegraphed right hand from Riori misses the target.
No luck for Christiansen with that takedown attempt.
Christiansen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riori lunges at Christiansen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christiansen's hand.
Christiansen scores with a three punch combo!
Christiansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riori manages to avoid it.
Christiansen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Riori throws a body punch but Christiansen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Christiansen.
Riori fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christiansen on the side of the head.
Riori blocks a leg kick.
Christiansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Christiansen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riori.
Some wild striking there from Christiansen.
Christiansen lunges at Riori with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Riori's hand.
Riori misses the shot to the body.
Christiansen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Christiansen. Those never looked like landing.
Riori misses the shot to the body.
Christiansen lands a body shot.
Riori throws a hook but Christiansen avoids it easily.
Christiansen swinging wildly here.
Riori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christiansen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riori's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christiansen under the eye.
Christiansen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christiansen on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riori misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Christiansen.
Christiansen misses with a wild combination.
Lars Christiansen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christiansen lands a nice looking body shot.
Riori manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Christiansen on his heels. He'll look to pass Christiansen's guard now, I'm sure.
Christiansen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riori is working Christiansen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christiansen looking for a sweep. Not yet Christiansen, not yet.
Christiansen can't keep his opponent in guard - Riori advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lars Christiansen.
Well Christiansen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Christiansen!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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