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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Lightfoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lightfoot is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rise Against - Injection. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Richard Lightfoot!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightfoot misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Givens.
Givens looks to score with a jab to the body but Lightfoot is just out of range.
A slow jab from Givens misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Givens. Lightfoot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightfoot checks a leg kick.
Lightfoot wants to clinch up but Givens keeps it at a distance.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but Givens avoids it.
Givens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lightfoot moves away.
Givens throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Givens doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lightfoot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Givens scores with a spinning back kick!
Lightfoot looks for the body kick but Givens saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens lands a jab to the head.
Lightfoot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Givens takes a swing at Lightfoot's ribcage but misses.
Lightfoot misses with a straight right.
Givens misses with a hook
and Lightfoot counters with a left to the body.
Givens scores with a shot to the body.
Givens lands a head kick. Lightfoot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Givens gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lightfoot makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Givens really felt that one!
Givens throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Givens takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Givens looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lightfoot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot avoids the body shot from Givens.
Lightfoot tries to work over Givens's front leg with a kick but Givens checks it.
Givens throws a nice head kick!
Lightfoot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Givens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lightfoot.
Lightfoot moves out of range of the body kick.
Raylan Givens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Givens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Givens lunges at Lightfoot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lightfoot's hand.
Givens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lightfoot.
Givens is looking to wear down Lightfoot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lightfoot gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Givens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lightfoot wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens throws a strike but Lightfoot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Givens being controlled here, momentarily.
Lightfoot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lightfoot forces his way into half guard.
Givens is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Givens.
Lightfoot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Givens is looking for a triangle here but Lightfoot uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Givens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lightfoot wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lightfoot trying to control the action but Givens is working from the bottom.
Givens is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Lightfoot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Givens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lightfoot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Givens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Givens throws a leg kick that is checked
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lightfoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Givens. Givens obviously looking to wear him down.
Givens throws an off balance right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Givens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lightfoot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Givens throws a jab when Lightfoot was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lightfoot.
Givens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lightfoot throws a body punch but Givens moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lightfoot stuffs the takedown attempt from Givens. Givens gets slowly back to his feet.
Givens throws a leg kick which misses Lightfoot's front leg but catches the back leg as Lightfoot tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot dips to his left and cracks Givens with an uppercut!
Lightfoot avoids the head kick by Givens.
Lightfoot blocks the body kick.
Givens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Givens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lightfoot is looking to land body kicks.
Givens misses with a lunging right hand
and Lightfoot counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Givens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightfoot misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot misses with a hook to the ribs.
Givens misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightfoot connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Lightfoot lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Givens misses with a body punch.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Givens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lightfoot.
Givens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lightfoot connects with a nasty looking knee right to Givens's face.
Lightfoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot lands a right hand.
Givens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Lightfoot back against the cage.
Lightfoot stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lightfoot fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightfoot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Givens gets through Lightfoot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lightfoot stalling in the clinch.
Lightfoot lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Givens's elbow.
Givens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Givens.
Givens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lightfoot unloads a knee to the mid-section. Givens lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Givens.
Givens scores with a shot to the side of Lightfoot's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lightfoot.
Lightfoot can't find room to land a body shot as Givens controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lightfoot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lightfoot lands a nice shot to the body.
Lightfoot lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot misses with a punch to the body.
Lightfoot pushes Givens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lightfoot has a couple of punches blocked by Givens.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lightfoot scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lightfoot can't find room to land a body shot as Givens controls the action.
Lightfoot lands a left hand.
Lightfoot lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Givens or not.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Givens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Givens misses with a punch on the inside.
Givens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lightfoot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens throws a head punch that misses.
Lightfoot stalling against the cage.
Richard Lightfoot seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Givens is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Lightfoot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Givens shoots in for a double leg but Lightfoot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lightfoot listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Givens looks for a takedown but Lightfoot sprawls well.
Givens throws a head kick that misses.
Givens scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lightfoot lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lightfoot.
Givens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lightfoot on the side of the head.
Givens misses with a right hand
and Lightfoot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lightfoot scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightfoot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightfoot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lightfoot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Givens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Richard Lightfoot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens dives in and grabs Lightfoot's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lightfoot pushes down on Givens's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raylan Givens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Givens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Givens throws a body punch but Lightfoot moves out of range.
Lightfoot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lightfoot tries to score with a low kick but Givens moves his leg out of the way.
Lightfoot tests Givens's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lightfoot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Givens throws out a loose jab but Lightfoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightfoot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Givens is out of range.
Givens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lightfoot checks a leg kick.
Lightfoot throws a low kick but Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens throws a front kick aimed at Lightfoot's knee but Lightfoot avoids it well.
Lightfoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Givens.
Lightfoot misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Lightfoot.
Lightfoot lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightfoot. Givens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Lightfoot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Givens is looking to land body kicks.
Givens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lightfoot.
Givens throws a poor cross that misses
and Lightfoot counters with a low kick, right behind Givens 's knee.
Lightfoot misses with a straight left.
Lightfoot with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lightfoot rushes Givens and presses him up against the cage.
Raylan Givens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lightfoot tries to throw a body punch but Givens avoids it by throwing Lightfoot back against the cage.
Lightfoot lands a left hand.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lightfoot - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Givens is trying to drag Lightfoot to the mat but Lightfoot just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens throws a head punch that misses.
Lightfoot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lightfoot leaning his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightfoot with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightfoot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Givens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens blocking some punches.
Lightfoot is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Lightfoot's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lightfoot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Givens's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Lightfoot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lightfoot 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Lightfoot!
A victorious Richard Lightfoot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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