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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Riordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noob Saibot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tommy Riordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Noob Saibot!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saibot slaps away a takedown attempt from Riordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riordan fails with the takedown
and Saibot counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Riordan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saibot doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saibot manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riordan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Riordan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Riordan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Saibot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Saibot leaves Riordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Riordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Riordan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Saibot reverses the position - he's now on top in Riordan's guard.
Riordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riordan has an active guard here but Saibot has managed to pass into half guard.
Riordan wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan gets back to full guard.
Riordan trying to control the position.
Saibot trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riordan's guard.
Riordan wants to control but Saibot passes easily into half guard.
Saibot tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riordan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saibot pulls his head out easily.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard but Saibot has passed into side control.
Riordan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saibot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Saibot get's back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saibot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Saibot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riordan tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Riordan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riordan dives in for a single leg takedown but Saibot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Riordan lands an elbow just above Saibot 's eye.
It looks like Noob Saibot has been cut.
Riordan ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Riordan no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Riordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riordan is looking for a triangle but Saibot pushes his legs off easily.
Saibot won't allow Riordan to sweep him here.
Tommy Riordan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Riordan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Riordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Saibot has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Riordan is proving hard to escape from.
Saibot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots for a takedown but Saibot saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riordan closes the distance and clinches up with Saibot, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes Saibot against the cage but Saibot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan shoots in for a double leg but Saibot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but Saibot shows good takedown defense.
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saibot defends it nicely.
Riordan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Saibot pinned against the cage. Saibot gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saibot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riordan closes the distance and clinches up with Saibot, looking for a takedown. Riordan pushes Saibot against the cage but Saibot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riordan shoots and misses
and Saibot counters with a takedown into side control.
Saibot decides to stand up, so the ref orders Riordan to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan has a takedown stuffed.
Riordan has his takedown stuffed
and Saibot counters with a single leg into guard. Riordan didn't expect that.
Riordan throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Saibot escapes and throws Riordan's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Riordan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saibot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Riordan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot avoids the attempt from Riordan to control.
Riordan is trying to escape the mount.
Riordan tries to lock up and control but Saibot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saibot gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Tommy Riordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riordan is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Noob Saibot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riordan tries to close the distance and clinch but Saibot swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saibot defends it nicely.
Riordan fails with the takedown
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riordan wants to sweep but no luck.
Riordan wants to improve his position but instead Saibot has moved into half guard.
Riordan wants to improve his position but Saibot is controlling well.
Saibot decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots and misses
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saibot stands up and waves to Riordan to follow him.
Riordan fails to land the takedown.
Riordan shoots and misses
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riordan won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Riordan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Riordan is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown but Saibot shows good takedown defense.
Saibot slaps away a takedown attempt from Riordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Riordan goes for a double leg but Saibot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Saibot continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan jumps guard.
Saibot decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Riordan, up you get!
Riordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saibot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saibot.
Riordan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Saibot uses it to pass to side control.
Riordan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Saibot presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Saibot gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riordan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Saibot defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan fails with a takedown attempt.
Riordan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saibot circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saibot counters with a shoot takedown. Riordan fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Saibot stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saibot wants it to stay on the feet.
Riordan has a takedown stuffed.
Riordan looks to clinch
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Riordan looking for a guillotine here but Saibot defends easily.
Riordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Riordan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Saibot defends it easily.
Saibot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Noob Saibot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Riordan swings around for an armbar but Saibot sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Riordan's guard.
Saibot wants to stand but Riordan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riordan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Saibot puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Riordan actively working from the bottom here.
Riordan wants to sweep but Saibot has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saibot decides to stand back up. Saibot steps back and let's Riordan get back to his feet.
Riordan dives in for a single leg takedown but Saibot sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Saibot just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saibot has picked Riordan up - he's going for a ride! Saibot dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan is looking to improve his position.
Saibot tries to stand but can't do so whilst Riordan controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saibot stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Riordan darts in looking for a takedown but Saibot gets double underhooks and turns Riordan into the cage.
Saibot gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Saibot prevents Riordan from improving his position.
Riordan wants to control but Saibot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to improve his position.
Riordan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Saibot is working away from the top position though.
Riordan is looking for a sweep. Saibot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riordan is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saibot wants to get back to his feet.
Saibot escapes and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noob Saibot dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Noob Saibot's cut.
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.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riordan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riordan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saibot swivels and escapes.
Riordan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saibot counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Riordan's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Riordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riordan is working an open guard so Saibot takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riordan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saibot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Riordan somewhat.
Riordan shoots for a double leg takedown but Saibot sprawls well. He's pushed Riordan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saibot sprawls well. Saibot wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riordan gets slowly back to his feet.
Riordan shoots in looking for a takedown but Saibot manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riordan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riordan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Saibot counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Riordan wants to control but Saibot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to control Saibot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Riordan avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riordan wants to get back to full guard but Saibot has passed into side control.
Saibot decides to stand back up.
Riordan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riordan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saibot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Riordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riordan tries for a takedown but Saibot circles away easily
and Saibot counters with a single leg into guard. Riordan didn't expect that.
Riordan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Saibot would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Saibot stands and steps away. Riordan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riordan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saibot circles away from the clinch attempt
and Saibot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Riordan won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riordan is trying to work for a sweep but Saibot has mounted him!
Saibot avoids the attempt from Riordan to control.
Tommy Riordan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riordan tries to control the position but Saibot now has his back.
Saibot really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Riordan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Noob Saibot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saibot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noob Saibot!
Noob Saibot is the new welterweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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