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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LeBron Stankovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Riggs might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cypress Hill - (Rock) Superstar. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LeBron Stankovic!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs dodges the punch combination from Stankovic.
Riggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stankovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Stankovic misses with a body shot.
Riggs shoots in looking for a takedown. Stankovic tries to sprawl out of it but Riggs keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stankovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stankovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riggs blocks a head kick by Stankovic.
Stankovic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riggs pinned against the cage. Riggs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stankovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stankovic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riggs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stankovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stankovic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stankovic closes the distance and clinches.
Stankovic is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stankovic.
Stankovic has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stankovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Stankovic tries to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling the position.
Stankovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Riggs has double underhooks.
Stankovic tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riggs smiles and moves away.
Ben Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of LeBron Stankovic.
Riggs misses with a takedown attempt
and Stankovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riggs is breathing heavily.
Stankovic defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
Riggs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stankovic 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stankovic drops back looking for a leg! Riggs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Riggs manages to kick Stankovic off! Stankovic jumps back into Riggs's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stankovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stankovic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stankovic landing with the ground and pound.
Stankovic drops back looking for a leg! Riggs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Riggs manages to kick Stankovic off! Stankovic jumps back into Riggs's guard.
Stankovic won't allow Riggs to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs keeping moving, preventing Stankovic from controlling successfully.
Riggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stankovic preventing the sweep.
Stankovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Riggs gets caught flat footed, as Stankovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs can't keep his opponent in guard - Stankovic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stankovic working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Stankovic is trying to work for a kimura but Riggs is defending well.
Riggs is looking to control Stankovic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riggs avoid being mounted?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stankovic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
LeBron Stankovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stankovic clinches.
Riggs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Stankovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stankovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stankovic managing to block the knees to the body from Riggs.
Stankovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Stankovic wants to break free but Riggs has control.
Stankovic tries to break the clinch but Riggs is controlling the position.
Stankovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Riggs has double underhooks.
Riggs lands an uppercut.
Riggs tries for a takedown. No joy.
Riggs manages to break the clinch.
Stankovic misses with a wild combination.
LeBron Stankovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stankovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stankovic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stankovic counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stankovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stankovic has had enough of the clinch but Riggs keeps him there for the moment.
Stankovic pulls guard effortlessly.
Stankovic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stankovic is on top in guard.
Stankovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Riggs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stankovic wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stankovic advances to half guard.
Riggs on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stankovic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stankovic working the head and body with strikes.
Stankovic passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stankovic trying to control but Riggs is having none of it.
Stankovic working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Riggs looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Stankovic! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). LeBron Stankovic!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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