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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryu Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Riddle could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ryu Jin's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Jin!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle cracks Jin with an open hand slap.
Riddle slips a jab from Jin.
Jin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riddle lands a leg kick that knocks Jin off balance momentarily.
Riddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin swings widly with a right hand
and Riddle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch lands to the side of Jin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jin tries to keep at a distance but Riddle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riddle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Riddle misses with an uppercut.
Jin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riddle.
Jin throws the kick towards the body but Riddle avoids it.
Jin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jin connects with a solid leg kick.
Riddle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justin Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jin scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle moves out of range of the body kick.
Riddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Jin circles away.
Jin throws a head kick that Riddle semi-blocks.
Riddle throws a sloppy head kick
and Jin counters with a one-two to the body.
Riddle is rocked!
Jin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddle moves away.
Jin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jin blocks the body kick.
Jin thows a body shot but no joy.
Jin looks for the body kick but Riddle saw that one coming.
Jin ducks under a wild hook from Riddle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jin will feel that in the morning.
Jin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jin tries to land a front kick but Riddle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick there by Jin.
Jin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riddle. That did some damage!
Riddle throws a hook to the side of Jin's head but Jin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Jin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Riddle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riddle blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Riddle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jin misses with a low kick as Riddle jumps back.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle throws a poor cross that misses
and Jin counters with a thumping low kick.
Jin looks to land a body kick but Riddle moved away.
Riddle misses with an uppercut. Jin saw that one coming.
Jin misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jin misses with a kick to the body.
Jin cracks the inside of Riddle's front leg.
A jab from Riddle misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Jin 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.
Jin throws the kick towards the body but Riddle avoids it.
Riddle avoids the head kick by Jin.
Jin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jin. Riddle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jin.
Both fighters circling a little - Jin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riddle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riddle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Jin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Riddle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jin managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle.
Riddle misses with a knee to the head.
Jin blocks an elbow strike from Riddle.
Jin blocks an elbow strike.
Jin manages to break the clinch.
Riddle throws a poor cross that misses
and Jin counters with a good low kick that Riddle was not able to check.
Jin swings for the body but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle connects with a leg kick. Jin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riddle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddle scores with a kick to the body.
Jin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Riddle misses the target.
Jin throws a body kick that misses.
Jin throws a push kick but Riddle slaps the foot to one side.
Riddle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jin looks to land a right hand but Riddle moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle looks to land a left hand but Jin moved out of range nicely.
Riddle throws a head kick that misses.
Jin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Riddle blocks the body kick.
Riddle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jin is just out of range.
Riddle pushes Jin up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riddle.
Jin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jin tries a body shot but Riddle blocks it.
Riddle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jin is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with an elbow over the top.
Riddle lands a shot to the body.
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!
Jin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Riddle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jin backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Riddle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jin's brow.
Riddle missing with knees to the body.
Riddle working Jin over with knees to the body.
Jin is breathing heavily.
Riddle tries to work over Jin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jin has had enough of the clinch but Riddle keeps him there for the moment.
Jin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jin breaks from the clinch.
Jin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Justin Riddle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Riddle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Riddle throws a hook but Jin avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Riddle.
Riddle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Jin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jin throws out the jab.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle wants to land a leg kick but Jin is out of range.
Riddle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jin. Jin obviously looking to wear him down.
Riddle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Jin
and Riddle counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryu Jin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jin moves out of range of the strikes.
Jin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jin avoids the body shot from Riddle.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Jin is avoiding it.
Jin thumps Riddle with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin scores with a spinning back kick!
Riddle throws a sloppy head kick and Jin moves out of range easily.
Jin is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Riddle connects with a jab.
Riddle avoids a kick to the body.
Riddle throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle slips a jab and a cross from Jin.
Jin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riddle rather than just go for the knockout.
Riddle lands a head kick!
Jin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riddle's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jin, right into the meat.
Jin throws a right hand that Riddle ducks under and follows up with a left that Riddle also avoids with ease.
Riddle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddle misses with an uppercut.
Jin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riddle is out of range.
Riddle looks to land a right hand but Jin moved out of range.
Jin throws a head kick but Riddle moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddle misses with a body shot.
Jin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jin misses with a body kick.
Riddle throws a lazy head kick
and Jin counters with an inside leg kick.
Jin tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddle blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Riddle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Jin is predictable there
and Riddle counters with a left to the body.
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 Justin Riddle.
I think Riddle 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Riddle!
In his post fight interview, Justin Riddle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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