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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boris Cekada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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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
36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Boris Cekada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cekada misses with a low kick as Riggs jumps back.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cekada counters with a thumping low kick.
Cekada throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
Riggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cekada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riggs throws out a powerful jab.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Cekada ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Riggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cekada thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Riggs if he has to take too many more of those.
Cekada throws a sloppy head kick and Riggs moves out of range easily.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cekada.
Riggs misses with a lunging right hand
and Cekada counters with a leg kick.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cekada connects with a jab.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cekada. Cekada obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cekada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Nice cross by Cekada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cekada.
Riggs takes one on the button.
Cekada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riggs throws a nice looking combination but Cekada bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riggs takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Cekada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cekada clobbers Riggs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cekada looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Cekada is just out of range.
Cekada attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cekada throws a chopping leg kick but Riggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs slips under a jab from Cekada.
Cekada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cekada drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cekada trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cekada is one step ahead there.
Cekada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riggs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cekada's guard.
Cekada looking for a guillotine here but Riggs defends easily.
Cekada wants to sweep here but Riggs controlling him for the moment.
Cekada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking to pass the guard.
Riggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cekada has his foot on Riggs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riggs works his way back into a safe position though.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Cekada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cekada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cekada is keeping the position for now.
Riggs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riggs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cekada is trying to keep Riggs in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs won't allow Cekada to sweep him here.
Cekada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cekada looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cekada has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Riggs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs trying to control but Cekada is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Cekada is retaining full guard.
Cekada keeping moving, preventing Riggs from controlling successfully.
Cekada trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Cekada dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cekada defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Cekada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riggs misses with a hook. Cekada ducked under it nicely.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cekada.
Riggs looks to throw the jab but Cekada is out of range.
Cekada throws out a loose jab but Riggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs throws a right hand that misses
and Cekada counters with a nice uppercut.
Riggs throws a looping overhand right but Cekada ducks down to avoid it.
Cekada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Cekada shoots in and gets a takedown into Riggs's guard.
Riggs is trying to control the position but Cekada postures up.
Cekada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Riggs is keeping the position for now.
Riggs is trying to keep Cekada in close.
Cekada wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Riggs, not yet.
Riggs controlling Cekada's posture.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Riggs cracks Cekada with an open hand slap.
Riggs misses the jab.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cekada ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Cekada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cekada lands a leg kick that knocks Riggs off balance momentarily.
Cekada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Cekada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Riggs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
Cekada clinches with his opponent.
Cekada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggs blocks a body shot from Cekada.
Cekada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cekada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Riggs.
Cekada controlling the action here for a moment.
Riggs working aggressively here.
Cekada looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs pushes Cekada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cekada has a couple of punches blocked by Riggs.
Cekada misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riggs.
Riggs lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cekada on the inside.
Cekada is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cekada lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Riggs on the inside.
Riggs lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cekada backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cekada.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riggs.
Cekada lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cekada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Cekada.
Cekada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs walks into a left hand.
Riggs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boris Cekada is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs swings for the body but Cekada moves out of range.
Cekada lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cekada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riggs might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice cross by Riggs.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Cekada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cekada connects with a right hand. Riggs shakes it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cekada.
Cekada on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Riggs misses with a hook
and Cekada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cekada.
Cekada lands a couple of digs.
Riggs trying to keep a closed guard but Cekada is proving a slippery customer.
Cekada preventing the sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cekada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cekada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cekada trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
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 Boris Cekada will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Riggs ducks right into an uppercut from Cekada.
Cekada slips under a jab.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cekada manages to avoid it.
Riggs misses with a hook. Cekada ducked under it nicely.
Riggs throws a big shot that misses.
Riggs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Riggs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Cekada.
Cekada tried to score with a low kick but Riggs checks it.
A jab from Riggs misses.
Cekada defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Riggs.
Cekada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Cekada moved out of range.
Cekada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cekada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab, jab by Cekada - just one landing.
Cekada misses with a head kick.
Riggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs moves out of range as Cekada throws a body kick.
A jab from Cekada misses.
Cekada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Riggs's guard.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cekada looking to pass the guard.
Cekada trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is trying to control the position but Cekada postures up.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cekada passes into half guard.
Cekada is looking to take a break and control but Riggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cekada working Riggs over with strikes.
Derek Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cekada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cekada is stalling here. Riggs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cekada seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Riggs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Riggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cekada tries to buck Riggs off but Riggs is having none of it.
Riggs trying to control the position but Cekada is working away.
Cekada manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cekada is looking to improve his position.
Cekada desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Riggs is looking to take a break and control but Cekada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Riggs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cekada wants to get back to full guard.
Cekada trying to control here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cekada fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riggs sprawls well initially but Cekada persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Cekada is controlling well.
Riggs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cekada is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cekada works his way into side control.
Cekada connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riggs some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cekada trying to control the action but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Boris Cekada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riggs gets back to half guard.
Boris Cekada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cekada looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Cekada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cekada has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Cekada!
Boris Cekada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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