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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Crystal Blue Persuasion. Walter White could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Riggs's chin.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Justin Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White scores with a takedown into Riggs's guard.
Riggs wants to stand but White is controlling the position.
White wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
White postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White passes into half guard.
Riggs is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
White 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.
White is looking to advance position but Riggs won't allow it.
Riggs is staying active underneath White, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Riggs tries to roll over but White keeps him under control.
White seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
White missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
White throwing shots but Riggs is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs wants to get back to full guard.
White seems to be working for a kimura but Riggs defends the submission attempt.
White working Riggs over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. White lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riggs kicks White off and gets back to his feet.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggs defends it nicely.
White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Riggs's elbow.
White turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and White manages to end up in side control.
White throws an elbow but Riggs slips to the side and avoids it well.
White in side control, throwing shots but Riggs defends.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riggs can do anything to dispel that myth.
White working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
White decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riggs to his feet.
Riggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White scoring well with a low kick there.
Riggs fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. White sprawls well initially but Riggs persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Riggs prevents White from improving his position.
White makes his way to full guard. A much better position for White.
Riggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Riggs slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riggs's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
White goes for a double leg but Riggs avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riggs continues to drive forward.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
White rushes Riggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Riggs tries to stand and escape but White is controlling the position.
Walter White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Riggs performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. White manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs looking to sit in guard and control but White gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
White lands a couple of digs.
Riggs wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Riggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
White is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riggs seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riggs is looking to stand up but White won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to control the position but Riggs postures up.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riggs controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Walter White just wasn't active enough.
Riggs circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riggs makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Riggs misses with a head kick.
White shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggs pinned against the cage. Riggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Riggs's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White trying to mount his opponent but Riggs defends it.
White is looking to take a break and control but Riggs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White stops Riggs from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riggs keeps working.
Riggs is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Justin Riggs 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!
White tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Riggs defends well and White ends up having to push Riggs into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
White keeps control of Riggs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Riggs swivels and escapes.
White shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
White has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White lands a jab to the head.
White moves away from the strike by Riggs.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
White shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than White was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Riggs is trying to get back to half guard.
White wants to stand but Riggs has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Riggs is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
White cracks Riggs with a big right hand but Riggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Riggs is looking to reverse the position.
White landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs can't do much from the bottom here.
Riggs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
White in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs taking a bit of punishment here - White scoring with strikes.
Riggs is looking for a sweep.
White landing strikes.
White throwing shots but missing, from side control.
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Riggs, who protects the arm well.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is trying to get back to his feet.
We've been hearing that White has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Riggs can't do much from the bottom here.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White trying to control the position but Riggs is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walter White showed his dominance in that final round.
I think White has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Walter White!
A determined Walter White didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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