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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mustaffa Spliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley has chosen Queen - It's A Hard Life as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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46 - 56 - 0 |
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188 lbs
30 - 14 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 56 - 0, fighting out of London, Mustaffa Spliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ronnie Riley!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley tries to keep at a distance but Spliff has taken the fight into the clinch.
Riley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spliff misses with a knee strike.
Spliff pushes Riley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spliff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spliff working aggressively here.
Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff is looking to clinch.
Riley throws a counter combo.
Riley thuds his right hand into Spliff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spliff wants to clinch.
Riley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Riley looks to land a left hand but Spliff moved out of range nicely.
Riley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spliff's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Riley looks to move away, Spliff throws a big counter combo bu Riley just gets out of the way.
Spliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Spliff tries to land knees in the clinch but Riley avoids the damage to the body.
Riley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spliff breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot by Riley.
Spliff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Riley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riley breaks from the clinch.
Riley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliff has closed the distance and engaged Riley in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riley.
Riley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Riley tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Riley tries a knee to the head but Spliff blocks it.
Riley takes a shot to the head.
Riley can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley can't find room to land a body shot as Spliff controls the action.
Knees to the body from Riley.
Spliff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riley tries to throw a body punch but Spliff avoids it by throwing Riley back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Riley.
Riley lands a body punch.
Spliff is trying to pull guard but Riley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Riley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spliff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Riley. Beautiful body shot.
Riley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Spliff tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley throws a chopping leg kick but Spliff manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley lands with a nice body punch.
Spliff wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
Spliff wants to clinch.
Riley throws a jab but it's blocked by Spliff.
An attempted straight right counter from Spliff misses the target.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley lands with a cross.
Spliff clinches.
Riley tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Riley with a knee to the head.
It looks like Mustaffa Spliff has been cut.
Spliff has a couple of punches blocked by Riley.
Riley tries a body shot but Spliff blocks it.
Spliff lands a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliff lands a shoulder strike.
Riley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliff.
Spliff leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spliff throws a head punch that misses.
Spliff on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spliff blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliff struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Spliff manages to pull guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Riley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mustaffa Spliff's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Riley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Riley takes a swing at Spliff's ribcage but misses.
Spliff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Riley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spliff doesn't seem phased though.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Riley misses with a looping right.
Spliff quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Spliff checks a leg kick.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Spliff counters with a left to the body.
Spliff fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Spliff takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Spliff tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Spliff blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Spliff is able to avoid easily.
Riley throws the left hand but Spliff avoids the punch easily.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riley throws an overhand right that lands on Spliff's shoulder, as Spliff tries to avoid the shot.
Spliff is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Riley changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spliff ducks under a wild hook from Riley.
Spliff clinches with his opponent.
Spliff working aggressively here.
Riley blocks a body shot from Spliff.
Riley gets underhooks to prevent Spliff's takedown attempt.
Spliff lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley misses with a punch on the inside.
Spliff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Riley backwards.
Spliff is looking to take this one to the mat.
Spliff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Riley - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spliff clinches up against the cage.
Riley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spliff manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Spliff blocks the body kick.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Spliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riley tries a quick counter leg kick but Spliff is wise to it.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff avoids a kick to the body.
Riley connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Riley misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Spliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
Riley throws a leg kick which misses Spliff's front leg but catches the back leg as Spliff tries to avoid it.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Riley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riley throws a body punch but Spliff moves out of range.
Spliff on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Spliff moves out of range of the strikes.
Spliff tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a looping overhand right but Spliff ducks down to avoid it.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Riley connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Spliff tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Spliff checks a low kick from Riley.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Spliff.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
Spliff slips under a jab from Riley.
Spliff moves away from the strike by Riley.
Spliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Spliff takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spliff's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mustaffa Spliff's cut.
That's time! Spliff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Riley thumps Spliff with a low kick.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Good leg kick by Riley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Spliff avoids the head kick by Riley.
Some bone on bone action there as Spliff checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Spliff thinks about countering with a head kick.
Spliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Riley circles away.
Spliff avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley lands a really nice looking cross but Spliff seems unphased.
Riley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riley digs a good body shot into Spliff's ribs.
Spliff on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riley. Riley obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Riley.
Riley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spliff sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spliff moves in looking to clinch but Riley pushes him off.
Riley misses with a body kick.
Spliff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Spliff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riley is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riley lands a front kick.
Spliff slips a jab from Riley.
Spliff has taken the fight to the clinch.
Spliff lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riley tries to land a knee to the head but Spliff blocks with his arms.
Spliff works on Riley's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice left hand lands by Spliff.
Riley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riley misses with a body punch.
Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riley feints and then cracks Spliff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spliff down.
Riley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Riley lands with a good body shot.
Riley scores with a jab to the body.
Spliff checks a low kick from Riley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliff.
Riley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spliff checks it well.
Riley lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Riley misses.
Riley swings for the body but Spliff moves out of range.
Spliff jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spliff tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spliff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley dives in and scores a takedown into Spliff's guard.
Spliff wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Spliff keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Riley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spliff's head.
Mustaffa Spliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spliff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spliff trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Spliff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Riley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spliff wants to get back to his feet but Riley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spliff checks the leg kick.
Spliff tries to clinch there but Riley circles away.
Riley is looking to land body kicks.
Riley with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riley. Spliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riley lands a jab to Spliff's midsection.
Riley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spliff doesn't seem bothered though.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spliff throwing a counter right hand but Riley manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Riley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Riley!
After the big win, Ronnie Riley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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