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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roma Mano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roma Mano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs misses with a lunging right hand
so Mano counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Riggs trying to control the position.
Mano must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mano throwing strikes from guard but Riggs blocks nicely.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
Riggs wants to hit a switch here but Mano passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Riggs there!
Riggs is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mano lands a heavy elbow.
Riggs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mano looking to ground and pound but Riggs is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mano punching from mount but Riggs doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Riggs is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs regains half guard.
Mano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
Mano blocks the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
Mano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mano looking for a sweep. Not yet Mano, not yet.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riggs landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs is pushing down on Mano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mano is fighting to maintain full guard but Riggs has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mano.
Riggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Mano is retaining full guard.
Riggs has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Mano has wrist control.
Mano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
Mano wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs forces his way into half guard.
Mano wants to control but Riggs is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riggs trying to control from half guard but Mano is working away.
Mano trying to control but Riggs postures up.
Riggs is pressing down on Mano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mano is holding on for now.
Riggs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mano!
Mano is squirming around, avoiding Riggs's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano gets back to half guard.
Riggs trying to control the action but Mano is working from the bottom.
Mano trying to control from the bottom.
Riggs is trying to control the action in half guard but Mano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mano trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riggs is nestled in close to Mano, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mano trying to control but Riggs postures up.
Riggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riggs.
Riggs has Mano up against the cage in a clinch.
Mano turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mano manages to end up in side control.
Derek Riggs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
You can see the frustration on Riggs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riggs sneaks back into half guard.
Mano is looking to take a break and control but Riggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mano is working away from the top position though.
Riggs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mano won't allow Riggs to sweep him here.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Mano from controlling successfully.
Riggs wants to sweep here but Mano controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riggs is pressing down on Mano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mano is holding on for now.
Mano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riggs.
Riggs advances position into side control!
Riggs trying to control the action but Mano is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to advance to mount but Mano denies him.
Riggs throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Riggs tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Riggs landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Riggs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mano is avoiding damage well.
Riggs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mano is avoiding damage well.
Riggs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mano tries to buck Riggs off but Riggs is having none of it.
Riggs trying to control the action but Mano is working from the bottom.
Mano is holding Riggs down, trying to stall.
Riggs throwing strikes but Mano manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Riggs is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mano off and has taken his back!
Riggs struggling to keep hold of the position.
Riggs throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Mano looking very determined here, making life difficult for Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Riggs throwing damaging strikes from the back! Mano could be in trouble here!
Riggs misses with punches from the back.
Mano has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs wants to control but Mano manages to buck him off and is now in Riggs's guard! Nice work there by Mano!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mano throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Riggs dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mano slips under a jab.
Riggs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mano counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riggs 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.
Mano wants to pass the guard but Riggs is keeping the position.
Mano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs pulls Mano in close to prevent any damage.
Riggs throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mano preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Riggs working a defensive guard but Mano passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Mano.
Riggs is looking to improve his position.
Mano blocks the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs tries to get to full guard but Mano has control of the leg.
Riggs moves into full guard.
Mano throwing strikes but missing.
Mano wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Mano 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.
Mano scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riggs keeping full guard, as Mano tries to pass.
Mano trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Mano from controlling successfully.
Mano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Roma Mano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mano wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
Derek Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mano throwing strikes but missing.
Riggs is pulling down on Mano's head to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Riggs.
Riggs has closed the distance and engaged Mano in a clinch.
Mano is stalling here.
Mano receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Riggs gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mano has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Riggs is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Riggs stalling against the cage.
Mano's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mano tries to score a body lock takedown but Riggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roma Mano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riggs 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Riggs!
A very excited looking Derek Riggs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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