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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Riggs could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sami Vasara's chin.
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasara.
Vasara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Vasara.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasara tries to bum rush Riggs with a series of wild strikes but Riggs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara moves out of range as Riggs strikes.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Vasara misses with a wild body shot.
Vasara tries to clinch but Riggs is having none of it.
Riggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riggs throws a hook but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Riggs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasara. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggs cracks Vasara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasara was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Vasara looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vasara moves away from the strike by Riggs.
Vasara stuffs the takedown attempt from Riggs. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Vasara tries to sprawl out of it but Riggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vasara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Riggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vasara. Vasara obviously looking to wear him down.
Vasara throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Vasara moved out of range.
Riggs takes one to the side of the head.
Vasara missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara doesn't manage to clinch there - Riggs circles away.
Riggs moves out of range of the body kick.
Riggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vasara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vasara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Riggs's leg. Riggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Riggs blocks a low kick nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Riggs as he checks the leg kick.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vasara as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasara leaves Riggs with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Riggs tries to work over Vasara's front leg with a kick but Vasara checks it.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vasara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riggs fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasara, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vasara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Riggs backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries a body shot but Riggs blocks it.
Vasara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Riggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riggs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vasara.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vasara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vasara landing knees to the body.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Vasara to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasara.
Vasara lands a knee 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!
Riggs tries to break the clinch but Vasara is controlling the position.
Riggs misses with a body punch.
Vasara lands a knee to the head.
Vasara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vasara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Vasara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riggs blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Vasara.
Vasara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riggs tries to stall but Vasara uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Riggs lands a shot to the body.
Riggs has Vasara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Riggs pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vasara tumbling to the mat - Riggs dives into Vasara's guard.
Vasara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riggs's guard.
Vasara wants to get up but he can't break Riggs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
That's time! Riggs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vasara scores with a nice body kick.
Vasara looks to land a combination but Riggs avoids it well.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasara was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Vasara fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riggs on the side of the head.
Vasara lands a jab to the head.
Vasara slips under a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vasara clinches with his opponent.
Vasara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vasara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vasara staying out of range there.
Riggs avoids a kick to the body.
Vasara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Vasara takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs throws a body punch but Vasara moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vasara sprawls well. Vasara wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Vasara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Vasara.
Riggs moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
Vasara pushes Riggs up against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs throws a hook but Vasara avoids it easily.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown but Vasara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vasara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riggs takes a step back to recover.
Vasara misses with a low kick.
Vasara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vasara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasara feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vasara moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
Riggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riggs is trying to stall.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
Riggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by Vasara.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Vasara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.
Riggs drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vasara gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vasara breaks from the clinch.
Vasara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riggs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vasara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Riggs!
Vasara tries to control but Riggs wriggling away.
Riggs is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Riggs stops Vasara from standing up.
Riggs wants to control from the top but Vasara keeps moving.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vasara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riggs's guard.
Vasara tries to stand but Riggs is controlling from the bottom.
Vasara wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara wants to stand but Riggs is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sami Vasara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Riggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasara's waist but Vasara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riggs off to one side.
Vasara slips a straight right by Riggs.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vasara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vasara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Vasara moved out of range.
Vasara displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riggs.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasara.
Riggs throws a looping overhand right but Vasara ducks down to avoid it.
Vasara thuds his shin into the meat of Riggs's side.
Vasara darts in and clinches Riggs up against the cage.
Riggs gets through Vasara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Riggs stalling in the clinch but Vasara improves position.
Nice elbow from Vasara.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasara.
Riggs has a couple of punches blocked by Vasara.
Vasara escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Riggs pushes Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riggs looking to stall.
Vasara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a hook to the body. Riggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vasara tries to clinch up but Riggs circles away and keeps his distance.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Riggs connects with a right hand. Vasara shakes it off.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Derek Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Vasara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Riggs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Riggs.
The fighters circling - Riggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Riggs sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Riggs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands with a nice body kick.
Riggs throws an overhand right that lands on Vasara's shoulder, as Vasara tries to avoid the shot.
Riggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Vasara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riggs swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasara.
Jab from Vasara.
Vasara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vasara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riggs in his tracks.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vasara jabs at Riggs's body.
Jab, jab by Riggs - just one landing.
Riggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vasara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riggs scrambles back to his feet.
Vasara lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara rushes Riggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vasara landing knees to the head.
Vasara is trying to maintain a safe position but Riggs gets an underhook and turns Vasara into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Vasara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Riggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vasara backwards.
Riggs trying to control the position but instead, Vasara has worked for underhooks and has pushed Riggs into the cage.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Riggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Vasara missing with knees to the body.
Riggs wants a takedown but no success here.
Riggs lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riggs gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Vasara regains guard.
Vasara pulls Riggs in close to his closed guard and prevents Riggs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Riggs throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sami Vasara.
I've got Vasara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
A very excited looking Sami Vasara 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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