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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle has chosen Ain't No Rest For The Wicked as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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6 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Ronaldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle throws a looping overhand right but Ronaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Riddle throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Riddle swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo cracks the inside of Riddle's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riddle.
Riddle fails with a takedown attempt.
Riddle thows a body shot but no joy.
Riddle shoots in but Ronaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riddle throws an overhand right that lands on Ronaldo's shoulder, as Ronaldo tries to avoid the shot.
Riddle lands an overhand right.
It looks like Antonio Ronaldo has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Riddle.
Riddle checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Ronaldo misses with a wild body shot.
Tom Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riddle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronaldo cracks the inside of Riddle's front leg.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riddle takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Riddle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ronaldo rather than just go for the knockout.
Ronaldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy left from Ronaldo finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle digs a good hook to Ronaldo's body.
Sloppy strikes from Ronaldo. Those never looked like landing.
Antonio Ronaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riddle.
Good exchange - Riddle coming out on top.
Riddle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a head kick but Riddle moves out of range.
Ronaldo is looking to chop away at Riddle's legs.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick. Riddle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ronaldo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riddle circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Riddle misses.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Riddle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronaldo manages to avoid it.
Riddle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ronaldo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ronaldo defending well as Riddle loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Riddle misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riddle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ronaldo - the referee stops the clock and Riddle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ronaldo. Riddle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A shot to the body from Riddle misses
and Ronaldo counters with a thumping low kick.
Riddle looks winded!
Ronaldo takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riddle takes a step back to recover.
Ronaldo tries to land a leg kick but Riddle saw it coming and moves away.
Ronaldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Riddle if he has to take too many more of those.
Riddle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronaldo can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddle moves out of range of the body kick from Ronaldo.
Riddle scores with a hook.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Riddle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Riddle throws a hook but Ronaldo avoids it easily.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle throws a nice looking combination but Ronaldo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ronaldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Riddle. Riddle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Tom Riddle has been cut.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riddle.
Riddle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riddle throws out the jab.
Riddle swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Ronaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Riddle throws a lazy uppercut
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riddle blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Riddle misses
and Ronaldo counters with a solid body kick.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Riddle off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronaldo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riddle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ronaldo, right into the meat.
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
A leg kick checked by Riddle.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
Riddle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Riddle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ronaldo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Ronaldo. No joy for Riddle on that attempt.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick as Riddle jumps back.
Riddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ronaldo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Ronaldo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Riddle is breathing heavily.
Ronaldo tries to score with a low kick but Riddle moves his leg out of the way.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riddle can do to turn this around?
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ronaldo scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo tries a low kick but Riddle avoids it.
Ronaldo misses with a head kick.
Riddle checks the leg kick.
Riddle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ronaldo throws out a leg kick but Riddle moves out of range and Ronaldo only half commits.
Ronaldo scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ronaldo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Riddle.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riddle misses with a hook
and Ronaldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Riddle looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
Ronaldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riddle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ronaldo has got the better of the exchanges.
Ronaldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riddle moves out of range of the body kick from Ronaldo.
Riddle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ronaldo can pounce on him.
Riddle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ronaldo tries to land a front kick but Riddle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ronaldo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riddle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ronaldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ronaldo connects with a solid leg kick.
Ronaldo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo throws a solid leg kick but Riddle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ronaldo.
Riddle checks a leg kick.
Antonio Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Riddle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ronaldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Ronaldo motions for Riddle to come forward. Ronaldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body kick there by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a body punch but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle misses with a left hand
and Ronaldo counters with a good, hard body kick but Riddle shrugs it off.
Ronaldo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle misses with a straight left.
Riddle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Ronaldo lands a jab.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riddle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Riddle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Riddle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ronaldo defends well and Riddle ends up having to push Ronaldo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Riddle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ronaldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riddle somewhat.
Ronaldo throws a front kick aimed at Riddle's knee but Riddle avoids it well.
Riddle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ronaldo.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Riddle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddle.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ronaldo.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ronaldo motions for Riddle to come forward. Ronaldo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riddle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ronaldo at a distance.
Riddle shoots in and drives through. Ronaldo sprawls well.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Riddle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riddle throws the left hand but Ronaldo avoids the punch easily.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riddle throws out the jab.
Riddle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Riddle avoids it.
Ronaldo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riddle misses with a left hand
and Ronaldo counters with an outside leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a front kick that sends Riddle stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo jabs Riddle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a nice looking body shot.
Ronaldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riddle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ronaldo counters with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Riddle's sensitive parts.
Ronaldo wants to slow Riddle down by chopping away at his legs.
Riddle throws a right hand that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a nice leg kick.
Riddle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Riddle blocks a leg kick.
Riddle checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riddle. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick but Riddle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Ronaldo throws a series of punches but Riddle moves out of range.
Riddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Riddle checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Riddle misses its intended target.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Riddle looks to throw the jab but Ronaldo is out of range.
Ronaldo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riddle.
Ronaldo throws a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Riddle down.
Riddle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ronaldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Riddle's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riddle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronaldo.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo tries to land a front kick but Riddle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ronaldo cracks a nice hook into Riddle's ribs.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Riddle's leg but Riddle calmly moves out of range.
Ronaldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riddles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy head kick and Riddle moves out of range easily.
Riddle is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ronaldo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Riddle.
Riddle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riddle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riddle avoids a kick to the body.
Riddle misses with a right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ronaldo 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.
Ronaldo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riddle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Riddle lunges at Ronaldo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ronaldo's hand.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronaldo throws a low kick, looking for Riddle's leg but Riddle calmly moves out of range.
Riddle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Riddle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Riddle clobbers Ronaldo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ronaldo staying out of range there.
Riddle fails with the takedown
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Riddle is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Riddle takes a swing at Ronaldo's ribcage but misses.
Riddle drives through with a takedown into Ronaldo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riddle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Riddle looking to sit in guard and control but Ronaldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Riddle keeping full guard, as Ronaldo tries to pass.
Ronaldo wants to control from the top but Riddle keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ronaldo looking to pass the guard.
Riddle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ronaldo escapes and throws Riddle's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Riddle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ronaldo controls the position.
Ronaldo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Riddle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ronaldo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Riddle wants to control but Ronaldo postures up.
Riddle tries to bench press Ronaldo off him but Ronaldo keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is not content to let Ronaldo control the position.
Riddle gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ronaldo wants to control the pace but Riddle is squirming around nicely.
Riddle is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ronaldo tries to control but Riddle wriggling away.
Riddle holds on to Ronaldo around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Ronaldo had his way with Tom Riddle in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ronaldo misses with a body kick.
A jab from Riddle misses.
Riddle just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Riddle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though.
Riddle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ronaldo on the side of the head.
Ronaldo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Riddle moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo throws a low kick but Riddle moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo throws a body kick that misses.
Riddle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ronaldo's guard.
Ronaldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ronaldo trying to keep a closed guard but Riddle is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ronaldo is on top in guard.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Ronaldo from controlling successfully.
Riddle wants to sweep but no luck.
Riddle working for a triangle but Ronaldo defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ronaldo trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Antonio Ronaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ronaldo manages to get himself to full guard.
Riddle trying to control but Ronaldo is working from the bottom.
Riddle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ronaldo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riddle trying to control the position from guard on top but Ronaldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riddle throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ronaldo is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is trying to control the position but Ronaldo postures up.
Riddle is pulling down on Ronaldo's head. It's preventing any offense from Ronaldo, at least for the moment.
Riddle keeping moving, preventing Ronaldo from controlling successfully.
Ronaldo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Riddle's guard.
Ronaldo works his way into full mount!
Riddle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Riddle prevents Ronaldo from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle is squirming around, avoiding Ronaldo's attempts to control the action.
Antonio Ronaldo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ronaldo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Riddle is surviving well by controlling Ronaldo's body position as best he can.
Riddle is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ronaldo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddle is trying to escape the mount.
Tom Riddle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riddle is squirming around, avoiding Ronaldo's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Riddle.
Well Ronaldo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Ronaldo!
Antonio Ronaldo retains his light heavyweight title!
Antonio Ronaldo took some time post fight to say the following; 'Good Fight Tom, now you know I am superior.'.
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