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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Triston Rioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rioka comes into the arena with Life Is Beautiful blaring out of the sound system. Turd Anderson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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184 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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ADCC Champion
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Triston Rioka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Turd Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Rioka.
Anderson shoots for a takedown but Rioka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rioka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Rioka postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Rioka throwing shots but Anderson is blocking nicely.
Anderson is trying is best to control the position here.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rioka.
Anderson manages to get to full guard.
Anderson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rioka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rioka trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rioka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rioka pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rioka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Anderson tries to get to full guard but Rioka has control of the leg.
Anderson trying to control from the bottom.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rioka scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rioka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rioka is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Anderson keeping hold of Rioka's head, controlling as best he can.
Rioka is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rioka is thwarting Anderson's attempts to control the position.
Rioka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson is pressing down on Rioka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Rioka controlling him for the moment.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rioka won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.
Rioka postures up.
Rioka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rioka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rioka's guard.
Rioka is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson trying to control but Rioka is working from the bottom.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rioka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson pushing down on Rioka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Anderson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rioka does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson is just content to waste time from the top position. Rioka takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rioka is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson passes Rioka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anderson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Turd Anderson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rioka avoids it really well and circles away.
Rioka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rioka has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rioka has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Anderson is trying to keep an underhook but Rioka manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rioka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rioka.
Rioka looks to land a strike but Anderson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Anderson is controlling Rioka's posture.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rioka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rioka postures up.
Turd Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rioka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Turd Anderson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rioka gets a takedown into half guard.
Rioka is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Rioka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson is not content to let Rioka control the position.
Rioka is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Rioka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anderson controlling the position for now.
Rioka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to get back to full guard.
Rioka with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson trying to control but Rioka postures up.
Rioka wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rioka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rioka shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson seems keen to control Rioka's posture.
Rioka throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rioka throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rioka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rioka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Rioka is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Rioka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but Rioka defending well.
Anderson prevents Rioka from improving his position.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Rioka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is working for a kimura but Rioka is defending it quite comfortably.
Anderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Triston Rioka dominated that second round.
That's time! Rioka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Anderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Rioka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rioka misses with a few strikes there.
Rioka moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rioka.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt.
Rioka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anderson wants to improve his position but Rioka is controlling well.
Rioka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anderson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rioka throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Rioka tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rioka stopping the sweep attempt from Anderson.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rioka is fighting to break Anderson's control of his arms but Anderson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rioka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rioka stands up over Anderson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Rioka controlling him for the moment.
Rioka postures up.
Rioka 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rioka preventing the sweep.
Anderson controls Rioka momentarily but Rioka frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rioka with a nice head shot there.
Rioka throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson has his hands on Rioka's head, controlling the position.
Rioka postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rioka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rioka trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rioka preventing the sweep.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rioka manages to get himself to full guard.
Rioka looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rioka wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Rioka tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
Rioka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rioka looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Rioka thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rioka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rioka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Anderson wants to take a breather but Rioka manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rioka controls Anderson momentarily but Anderson frees himself.
Anderson looking to pass the guard.
Rioka pulls Anderson in to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rioka manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rioka preventing the sweep.
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 Triston Rioka.
I think Rioka 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Triston Rioka!
Triston Rioka spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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hype
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