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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). Tim Roth acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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197 lbs
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203 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Roth!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roth throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Roth throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ridgeway counters by clinching up.
A left hand lands to the body for Roth.
Roth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roth.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roth softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Roth tries to work over Ridgeway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway dodges an elbow strike from Roth.
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway pushes Roth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roth lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway pushes Roth back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Roth controls the action.
Nice body punch from Roth.
Roth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands a shot to the body.
Roth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a body punch.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roth misses with some punches.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Roth misses with a punch to the body.
Roth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway is leaning against Roth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roth looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Roth working aggressively here.
Roth told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Roth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
Ridgeway lands a body shot.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ridgeway is working Roth over against the ropes.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ridgeway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ridgeway closes the distance and clinches.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roth can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Roth.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roth working aggressively here.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roth's elbow.
Ridgeway gets through Roth's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roth has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Roth controls his hands.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth throws a head punch that misses.
Roth lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Roth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roth lands a nice uppercut.
Roth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roth prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Roth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Roth avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the ropes.
Ridgeway cracks Roth with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Roth.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ridgeway on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roth blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ridgeway presses Roth against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ridgeway moves into range and clinches up with Roth.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Mathew Ridgeway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roth tries a body shot but Ridgeway blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roth.
Ridgeway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roth can do to turn this around?
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Roth blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Roth struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roth can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roth swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway is leaning against Roth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roth or not.
Roth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roth tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Roth back against the ropes.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roth's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway works on Roth's body with a couple of short punches.
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
Roth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway dodges an elbow strike from Roth.
Roth tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Roth back against the ropes.
Ridgeway digs a right hand into Roth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roth's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roth.
Ridgeway is leaning against Roth and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roth.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeway makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway cracks Roth with a nice body shot.
Ridgeway is working Roth over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ridgeway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
The crowd cheers as Ridgeway lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roth doesn't seem phased though.
Ridgeway missing with a left hand there. Roth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roth looks to throw the jab but Ridgeway is out of range.
Ridgeway keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ridgeway jabs Roth right on the nose. Roth blinks but takes it well.
Roth is rocked!
Ridgeway scores with a nice head shot.
Roth is still on wobbly legs! Can Ridgeway finish him?
Roth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway cracks Roth with a good jab.
Roth clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Roth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the side of Roth's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth struggles to land a body shot inside as Ridgeway controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roth seems to have recovered his senses.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roth.
Roth is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Roth blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway works on Roth's body with a couple of short punches.
Ridgeway presses Roth against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a hook that snaps the head of Roth backwards.
Roth taking a breather.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roth tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Roth back against the ropes.
Ridgeway lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ridgeway breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Roth with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Roth looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Roth get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mathew Ridgeway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Tim Roth had this to say: 'I'll come back stronger next time.'.
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