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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle has chosen Hatsikidee! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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198 cm
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275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riddle sprawls well initially but Dean persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Riddle's head.
Riddle wants to get back to full guard.
Riddle manages to get to full guard.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Riddle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.
Riddle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dean is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Riddle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dean has managed to get both his arms back between Riddle's legs - danger averted.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Dean throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dean preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Dean trying to control the position.
Riddle pushing down on Dean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dean blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riddle.
Riddle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dean defending well though.
Dean has hold of Riddle's hands but Riddle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Riddle is trying to control the action in half guard but Dean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dean wants to control but Riddle is keeping busy.
Riddle prevents Dean from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle wants to control but Dean is keeping him busy.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Riddle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riddle wants to pass the guard but Dean is defending well.
Riddle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riddle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riddle gets caught flat footed, as Dean shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to keep Dean in close.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Dean from controlling successfully.
Riddle will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Dean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riddle on the ground.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Dean wants to stand but Riddle is controlling the position.
Dean looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a big right hand that misses.
Riddle wants to control from the top but Dean keeps moving.
Dean not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean wants to stand but Riddle is controlling the position.
Riddle stays in close to Dean's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Max Dean has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dean stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dean wants it to stay on the feet.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Riddle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Riddle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean misses with a straight left.
Riddle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dean doesn't seem bothered though.
Dean attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dean takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Riddle shoots in but no luck this time.
Max Dean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Riddle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle shoots in for a takedown but Dean shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dean scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Tom Riddle has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riddle.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riddle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Riddle misses.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Riddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Riddle was covering up waiting for the punch and Dean finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Riddle is trying to keep Dean in close.
Riddle has Dean pulled in close to control his posture.
Riddle 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.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
Riddle is stalling in the full guard.
Dean has control of Riddle's left arm, preventing Riddle from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Riddle stands and throws Dean's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Riddle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riddle tries to score with some ground and pound. Dean controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riddle tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
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!
Dean is not content to let Riddle control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dean works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Riddle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dean has a hand on Riddle's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Riddle takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dean is squirming around, avoiding Riddle's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle cracks Dean with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Riddle raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean is in a horrible position here. Riddle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riddle controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle breaks from Dean's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Riddle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tom Riddle's cut.
That's time! Dean's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Riddle slips under a jab from Dean.
Riddle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Riddle misses the jab.
Max Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean scores with a takedown into Riddle's guard.
Riddle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dean is one step ahead there.
Riddle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dean!
Riddle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riddle wants to control but instead Dean manages to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riddle is trying to control. Dean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dean wants to get back to full guard.
Riddle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Riddle tries to pass to full mount but Dean defends it.
Riddle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riddle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dean to regain full guard.
Riddle has gone for a leg lock! Dean slips out almost immediately though and dives into Riddle's guard.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dean manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Riddle tries to free his leg and advance position but Dean is retaining full guard.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Dean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riddle.
Riddle trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Riddle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riddle's guard.
Dean wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Dean postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle is looking for a triangle but Dean pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dean is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dean postures up and lands a big shot to Riddle's brow.
Dean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dean wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
Max Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dean throwing strikes from guard but Riddle blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Riddle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riddle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Riddle!
A very excited looking Tom Riddle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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