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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Very strong
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Roth!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway gets a clinch.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway lands a shot to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway cracks Roth with a nice body shot.
Roth struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway cracks Roth with a nice body shot.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Roth.
Roth misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth misses with a body punch.
Roth is trying to maintain a safe position but Ridgeway gets an underhook and turns Roth into the ropes.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Roth.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Roth is trying to stall.
Ridgeway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roth takes a shot to the head.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ridgeway cracks Roth with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Roth.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway is leaning against Roth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway digs a right hand underneath Roth's ribcage. Roth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roth misses with some punches.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roth.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
Still in the clinch, Ridgeway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Roth.
Roth misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Roth.
Roth taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roth tries to keep at a distance but Ridgeway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Roth blocks it.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Roth.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the ropes.
Roth blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Ridgeway is leaning against Roth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roth.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ridgeway.
Roth tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Roth back against the ropes.
Roth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Roth throws a head punch that misses.
Ridgeway tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roth can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Ridgeway scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Roth tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ridgeway lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway digs a right hand underneath Roth's ribcage. Roth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Roth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway is working Roth over against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Roth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roth looking to slow down the pace here.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
A head punch on the inside from Roth fails to land.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Roth drops his hands momentarily and Ridgeway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roth gets a clinch.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roth tries to work over Ridgeway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roth tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Roth back against the ropes.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Roth misses with some punches.
Mathew Ridgeway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roth throws a head punch that misses.
Roth struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Roth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ridgeways head.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roth tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
Roth tries to work over Ridgeway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ridgeway blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Ridgeway.
Roth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway lands a body punch.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ridgeway tries to work over Roth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway lands with a right to the head.
Ridgeway is leaning against Roth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ridgeway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tim Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew Ridgeway showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ridgeway 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Mathew Ridgeway!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Mathew Ridgeway!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Mathew Ridgeway, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tim Roth was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll come back stronger next time.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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