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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Christmas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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184 cm
25
213 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Christmas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christmas moves away.
A big left from Riordan misses.
Riordan throws a body punch but Christmas moves out of range.
Christmas throws a jab but it's blocked by Riordan.
A punch combination from Riordan misses.
Riordan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riordan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Riordan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Christmas to the ground. Riordan is now in Christmas's guard.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. Christmas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by Christmas!
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Christmas throws a big right hand that misses.
Christmas is looking to stand up but Riordan won't let him.
Christmas throws an elbow that misses. Riordan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christmas's guard. Nice move by Riordan!
Riordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christmas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Riordan is in close to Christmas's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Riordan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Christmas's head.
Riordan postures up in Christmas's guard and throws a big left but Christmas blocks it.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control.
Christmas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riordan with a nice head shot there.
Christmas wants to stand and escape but Riordan is having none of it.
Christmas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christmas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riordan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riordan throwing strikes but missing.
Riordan stops Christmas from standing up.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Christmas blocks nicely.
Riordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christmas's head.
Riordan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christmas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riordan is working Christmas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Riordan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Christmas blocks nicely.
Riordan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. Christmas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by Christmas!
Christmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Christmas throws an elbow that misses. Riordan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christmas's guard. Nice move by Riordan!
Christmas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Christmas tries to get out of the position.
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!
Riordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christmas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riordan throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for Riordan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riordan drives through with a takedown into Christmas's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Riordan throws a strike but Christmas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christmas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christmas throwing strikes but missing.
Christmas is looking to work some ground and pound but Riordan has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christmas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christmas preventing the sweep.
Riordan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Riordan wants to advance to full mount but Christmas doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan wants to pass the guard but Christmas is keeping the position.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Riordan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tommy Riordan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riordan throws a big right hand that misses.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Christmas blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Riordan stops Christmas from standing up.
Riordan throws a strike but Christmas rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Christmas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Christmas is looking to stand up but Riordan won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christmas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riordan 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.
Christmas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riordan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christmas's guard.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Christmas blocks nicely.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. Christmas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by Christmas!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Riordan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Christmas's guard.
Riordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan landing with the ground and pound.
Riordan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control.
Riordan throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Christmas ducks under a wild hook from Riordan.
Riordan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Christmas sprawls well initially but Riordan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Riordan thows a huge punch but Christmas dodges it nicely.
Riordan lands strikes from half guard.
Christmas regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Riordan.
Riordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christmas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Riordan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Christmas is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riordan is controlling him.
Riordan throwing strikes but missing.
Christmas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riordan.
Riordan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan prevents Christmas from getting back to his feet.
Christmas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Riordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riordan lands a couple of elbows.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Christmas has wrist control.
Riordan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Riordan postures up in Christmas's guard and throws a big left but Christmas blocks it.
Riordan tries to free his leg and advance position but Christmas is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riordan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riordan works over Christmas with some ground and pound from guard.
Riordan sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Christmas's guard.
Riordan working Christmas over with strikes.
Riordan throwing shots but Christmas is blocking nicely.
Riordan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riordan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan throwing shots but Christmas is blocking nicely.
Christmas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Riordan.
Riordan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riordan thows a huge punch but Christmas dodges it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riordan thows a huge punch but Christmas dodges it nicely.
Riordan working the head and body with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan tries to pass to full mount but Christmas defends it.
Lee Christmas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tommy Riordan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Riordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Riordan 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Riordan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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