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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riki Tahlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Demps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tahlin comes to the cage accompanied by Fear and Wonder. Riki Tahlin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riki Tahlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matty Demps!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demps uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tahlin.
Tahlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tahlin throws an overhand right that lands on Demps's shoulder, as Demps tries to avoid the shot.
Demps misses with a body kick.
Demps tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tahlin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demps tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tahlin thumps Demps with a low kick.
Demps tries to clinch up.
Demps throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Riki Tahlin has been cut.
Demps throws a sloppy head kick and Tahlin moves out of range easily.
Demps is looking to clinch but Tahlin is avoiding it.
Demps is looking to clinch.
Demps pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tahlin is out of range and Demps settles back down.
Demps clinches up with Tahlin and pushes him back against the cage.
Tahlin wants to stall.
Demps tries to score a body lock takedown but Tahlin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Demps looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tahlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahlin lands a nice uppercut.
Demps is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tahlin to keep the fight standing.
Tahlin tries to stall but Demps uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tahlin lands a knee to the body.
Tahlin looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Riki Tahlin.
Demps moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
Demps doesn't manage to clinch there - Tahlin circles away.
Tahlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Demps circles away.
Tahlin throws a leg kick which misses Demps's front leg but catches the back leg as Demps tries to avoid it.
Tahlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Demps manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demps connects with a body shot that sends Tahlin's belly button to the back.
Demps takes the fight into the clinch.
Demps tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tahlin smiles and moves away.
Riki Tahlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matty Demps.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demps doesn't manage to clinch there - Tahlin circles away.
Demps tries a low kick but Tahlin avoids it.
Tahlin moves in looking to clinch but Demps pushes him off.
Demps bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tahlin tries to clinch but Demps moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahlin tries to clinch up.
Tahlin is looking to clinch but Demps is avoiding it.
Tahlin misses with a hook
and Demps counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Demps.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demps seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Tahlin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Demps gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tahlin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Demps defends it easily.
Demps stays in close to Tahlin's body and controls the position.
Demps is continuing to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tahlin controls Demps momentarily but Demps frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Demps sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tahlin tries to clinch up but Demps circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Demps blocks the leg kick.
Demps misses with a kick to the body.
Demps throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Demps fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tahlin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Demps.
Tahlin is looking to clinch.
Demps is looking to clinch but Tahlin is avoiding it.
Demps throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demps tries to land a leg kick but Tahlin saw it coming and moves away.
Tahlin ducks right into an uppercut from Demps.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matty Demps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riki Tahlin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demps tries to clinch but Tahlin is having none of it.
Matty Demps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Demps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Demps scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Demps circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demps takes a swing at Tahlin's ribcage but misses.
Tahlin misses with a wild body shot.
Tahlin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Demps.
Demps swats away the attempt to clinch by Tahlin.
Demps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tahlin throws out the jab.
Tahlin connects with an inside leg kick.
Donk. Tahlin catches Demps right on the button with a cross.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demps swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demps ducks under a wild hook from Tahlin.
Tahlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tahlin.
Demps tries to clinch but Tahlin is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demps moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahlin is looking to slow Demps down with leg kicks.
Demps tries to clinch but Tahlin is having none of it.
A head kick by Demps misses
and Tahlin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Tahlin finds it's way through Demps's defenses.
Tahlin moves in looking to clinch but Demps pushes him off.
Demps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demps keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Tahlin misses the target.
Matty Demps seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Demps bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tahlin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Demps connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Demps moves out of range as Tahlin strikes.
Demps moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
Demps gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tahlin taking a breather.
Tahlin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Demps is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Demps is trying to pull guard but Tahlin has him pressed against the cage.
Tahlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tahlin lands an elbow that stopped Demps in his tracks for a moment.
Demps wants to take the fight to the mat but Tahlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tahlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tahlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Demps blocking some punches.
Tahlin with a knee to the head.
Tahlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Demps's defenses.
Demps drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tahlin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Riki Tahlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matty Demps.
Tahlin prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demps tries to pull guard but Tahlin holds him up against the cage and eventually Demps drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Tahlin.
It looks like Matty Demps has been cut.
Tahlin is pressed up against the cage. Demps has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tahlin down to the mat. Tahlin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Demps is breathing heavily.
Tahlin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good shot there by Tahlin.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demps swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demps moves out of range as Tahlin strikes.
Demps is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Demps swats away the attempt to clinch by Tahlin.
Tahlin tries to clinch but Demps moves out of range.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Demps swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tahlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demps.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demps throws a sloppy head kick and Tahlin moves out of range easily.
Tahlin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Demps misses with a wild combination.
Demps misses with a body kick.
Demps slips under a jab.
Demps takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Demps tries to clinch up.
Tahlin tries to clinch up but Demps circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahlin tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demps tries to clinch but Tahlin moves out of range.
Tahlin wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tahlin forces Demps back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riki Tahlin dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tahlin lands with a nice body kick.
Demps is looking to clinch.
Tahlin tries to clinch but Demps is having none of it.
Tahlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demps moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
Tahlin tries to clinch but Demps is having none of it.
Demps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahlin.
Tahlin moves in looking to clinch but Demps pushes him off.
Demps walks into a straight right hand from Tahlin.
Tahlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tahlin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demps on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Demps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahlin.
Tahlin throws an overhand right that lands on Demps's shoulder, as Demps tries to avoid the shot.
Tahlin moves out of range of the body kick from Demps.
Tahlin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tahlin throws a hook but Demps avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Demps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tahlin.
Tahlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Demps circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tahlin misses with a hook. Demps ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Tahlin misses.
Demps throws a right and a left that Tahlin avoids nicely.
Tahlin misses with a low kick.
Demps throws a head kick that misses.
Tahlin connects with a looping right hand.
Tahlin misses with a looping right.
Demps misses with a head kick.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahlin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Demps swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Demps keeps the fight on the outside.
Tahlin scores with a leg kick.
Tahlin blocks a head kick by Demps.
Tahlin moves in looking to clinch but Demps pushes him off.
Tahlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Demps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tahlin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tahlin connects with a leg kick. Demps looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tahlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tahlin tries to clinch up.
Demps fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demps throws a sloppy head kick and Tahlin moves out of range easily.
Demps's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Demps throws a right and a left that Tahlin avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tahlin.
Demps tries to clinch up but Tahlin circles away and keeps his distance.
Tahlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch but Demps swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Tahlin misses.
Tahlin tries to clinch up.
Tahlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demps.
Tahlin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demps moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
A big right from Tahlin misses.
Tahlin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tahlin is looking to clinch but Demps is avoiding it.
Demps throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Tahlin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tahlin tries to clinch there but Demps circles away.
Demps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Demps wants to clinch up but Tahlin keeps it at a distance.
Tahlin is looking to clinch but Demps is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Tahlin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tahlin misses the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tahlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahlin wants to clinch up but Demps keeps it at a distance.
Demps has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Demps there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tahlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demps throws the kick towards the body but Tahlin avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demps is looking to clinch but Tahlin is avoiding it.
Tahlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demps circles away from the clinch attempt.
Demps is looking to clinch.
Demps tries to close the distance and clinch but Tahlin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tahlin swats away the attempt to clinch by Demps.
Demps lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Demps moves in looking to clinch but Tahlin pushes him off.
Demps swats away the attempt to clinch by Tahlin.
Tahlin misses the jab.
Demps moves out of range as Tahlin strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Demps looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tahlin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tahlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Demps paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tahlin connects with a leg kick. Demps looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riki Tahlin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tahlin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riki Tahlin!
Riki Tahlin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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RATING
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