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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer Of The Refugee. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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204 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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189 cm
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199 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle misses with a body shot.
Delon blocks a jab.
Riddle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riddle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddle throws a push kick but Delon slaps the foot to one side.
Delon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddle misses the jab.
Delon takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Alen Delon has been cut.
Delon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddle.
Riddle misses with a wild combination.
Riddle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon looks for a takedown but Riddle sprawls well.
Delon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brian Riddle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Riddle.
Delon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riddle as he jumps to the side.
Delon shoots for a double leg takedown but Riddle sprawls well. He's pushed Delon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brian Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle's corner calls for a 1-2. Riddle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delon checks the leg kick.
Riddle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Delon's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delon throws a hook but Riddle blocks it.
Delon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riddle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab lands there for Riddle.
Riddle throws a low kick but Delon moves out of range easily.
Riddle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a jab when Delon was well out of range.
A punch combination from Delon misses.
Delon scores with a nice strike.
Delon blocks a jab.
Delon closes the distance and clinches up with Riddle, looking for a takedown. Delon pushes Riddle against the cage but Riddle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Delon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riddle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Delon turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Delon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Delon trying to control the position but Riddle is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Delon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle dodges the ground and pound from Delon.
Delon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Delon moves into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delon sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Delon controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon unloads with some shots from mount but Riddle bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Riddle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riddle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Delon.
Riddle misses with a leg kick.
Riddle misses with a straight left.
Delon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Delon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Riddle as he jumps to the side.
Riddle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Delon is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddle tries to clinch there but Delon circles away.
Delon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riddle.
Delon misses with an uppercut. Riddle saw that one coming.
Delon takes one to the chin there.
Delon shoots in looking for a takedown but Riddle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Delon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delon.
Delon gets a double leg takedown into Riddle's guard.
Delon looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Delon wants to pass the guard but Riddle is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delon passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle is staying active underneath Delon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Delon in particular looking to stall.
Riddle is not content to let Delon control the position.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon is trying to control the action in half guard but Riddle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Delon connects with a nice short shot to Riddle's temple.
Delon is looking to advance position but Riddle won't allow it.
Delon working Riddle over with strikes.
Riddle controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Riddle wants to control but Delon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Riddle wants to control but Delon is keeping busy.
Delon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Delon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Delon wants to take a breather but Riddle is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddle's head.
Riddle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Delon.
Delon is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alen Delon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alen Delon's cut.
That's time! Delon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Delon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riddle.
Brian Riddle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Delon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Delon shoots for a takedown but Riddle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddle throws a right and a left that Delon avoids nicely.
Delon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Riddle.
Delon closes the distance and clinches up with Riddle, looking for a takedown. Delon pushes Riddle against the cage but Riddle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Riddle as Delon shoots in.
Delon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riddle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Delon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riddle lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riddle's waist but Riddle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Delon off to one side.
Delon fails with the takedown.
Delon misses the shot to the body.
Delon checks a low kick from Riddle.
Riddle thuds his right hand into Delon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddle tests Delon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alen Delon's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Riddle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws out a loose jab but Delon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Delon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delon scores with a takedown into Riddle's guard.
Delon tries to free his leg and advance position but Riddle is retaining full guard.
Delon throwing strikes but missing.
Delon with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Delon wants to pass the guard but Riddle is keeping the position.
Delon working some strikes from top position.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
Riddle looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddle, not yet.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riddle wants to sweep but no luck.
Delon tries to free his leg and advance position but Riddle is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Riddle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riddle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Riddle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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