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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Gautier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riley comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - It's A Hard Life. Ronnie Riley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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202 lbs
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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
32 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierre Gautier!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gautier throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.
Riley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Riley digs a good hook to Gautier's body.
Riley lands a nice shot that snaps Gautier's head back.
Gautier chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riley can pounce on him.
Riley blocks a head kick by Gautier.
Gautier 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.
A good leg kick by Riley.
Riley misses with a leg kick
and Gautier counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gautier scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Riley lands a jab.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gautier was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier misses with a straight right.
Gautier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Riley connects with the punch.
Gautier avoids the body shot from Riley.
Riley connects with a looping right hand.
Gautier with a jab.
Gautier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Riley feints and then cracks Gautier's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gautier down.
Riley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gautier's head.
Riley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gautier throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riley.
Gautier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gautier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riley seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Riley misses with a hook. Gautier ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riley.
Gautier connects with a looping right hand.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gautier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gautier misses with a leg kick.
Riley tries to score with a low kick but Gautier moves his leg out of the way.
Riley drops his hands momentarily and Gautier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Gautier.
Riley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gautier lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gautier.
Gautier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gautier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riley lands a hook that snaps the head of Gautier backwards.
Riley blocks a body shot from Gautier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gautier.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Riley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Riley misses with the head strike.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gautier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gautier is leaning against Riley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Riley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley struggles to land a body shot inside as Gautier controls his hands.
Gautier lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gautier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gautier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Riley tries to circle away but Gautier has him pinned against the cage.
Gautier scores with a shot to the side of Riley's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Riley.
Riley working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Riley as the two fighters clinch.
Gautier struggles to land a body shot inside as Riley controls his hands.
Riley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riley swings wildly with an uppercut but Gautier uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gautier.
Riley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riley tries to move into range but Gautier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gautier checks a leg kick nicely.
Riley tried to score with a low kick but Gautier checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley 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.
Gautier takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley throws out a leg kick but Gautier moves out of range and Riley only half commits.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gautier.
Gautier throws a head kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Gautier misses
and Riley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gautier lands a leg kick that knocks Riley off balance momentarily.
Riley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Riley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crunch! Riley slams his shin into Gautier's torso.
Riley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Riley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Riley throws a jab when Gautier was well out of range.
Riley avoids the head kick by Gautier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ronnie Riley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gautier punishes Riley's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab from Gautier.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier throws an overhand right that lands on Riley's shoulder, as Riley tries to avoid the shot.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gautier.
Gautier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronnie Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gautier tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Gautier tries a head kick but it misses.
Riley scores with a push kick.
Gautier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Riley takes a step back to recover.
Gautier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gautier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gautier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riley.
Riley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gautier.
Ronnie Riley is winning the standup battle so far.
A clash of legs there as Gautier blocks the low kick.
A nice side step and Gautier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gautier scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier slips a straight right by Riley.
Riley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gautier on the side of the head.
Riley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gautier.
Riley stalks Gautier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gautier's face. Gautier staggers backwards, shaken.
Gautier throws a shot to the body.
Riley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gautier.
Riley wants to slow Gautier down by chopping away at his legs.
Gautier is looking to score with low kicks.
Gautier moves away from the strike by Riley.
Gautier feints and then cracks Riley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riley down.
Gautier walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riley.
Riley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Riley throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gautier's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gautier wants to counter the offense by Riley and move into the clinch position.
Jab by Riley.
Gautier scores with a shot to the body.
Gautier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Riley throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gautier motions for Riley to come forward. Gautier throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Riley thows a body kick. Gautier tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gautier misses with a leg kick.
Riley thumps Gautier with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Gautier.
Gautier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Riley.
Riley looks to throw the jab but Gautier is out of range.
Gautier is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Riley with a body shot.
Riley avoids the body shot from Gautier.
Riley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gautier scores with a push kick.
Gautier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riley misses the jab.
Gautier explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riley fakes the leg kick and cracks Gautier in the body.
Riley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Riley tries to land a body kick
and Gautier counters with a nice body shot.
Gautier stuns Riley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gautier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gautier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Riley lands a front kick.
Gautier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gautier.
Riley misses with a straight left.
Gautier wants to slow Riley down by chopping away at his legs.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
Gautier throws a leg kick but Riley moved away.
Gautier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley thuds his right hand into Gautier's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gautier.
Gautier throws a push kick but Riley slaps the foot to one side.
Riley scores with a decent looking hook.
Gautier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riley.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Riley, as that shot connected.
Riley lands with a hook. Gautier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riley drives through with a takedown into guard.
Riley trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
Riley postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riley trying to control but Gautier is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Riley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gautier.
Gautier misses with a straight right.
Riley clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riley.
Gautier lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gautier lands a left hand.
Riley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gautier's elbow.
A body shot lands from Gautier.
Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gautier goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gautier tries a low kick but Riley avoids it.
Riley thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gautier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riley wants to land a leg kick but Gautier is out of range.
Riley tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Riley.
Gautier misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Gautier misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gautier takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gautier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riley missing with a left hand there. Gautier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gautier tries to sprawl but Riley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gautier is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Riley's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Riley's back!
I really don't envy Riley right now.
Riley is working hard here to advance position.
Will Gautier go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Riley rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gautier thows a huge punch but Riley dodges it nicely.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gautier wants to stand up but Riley is controlling the position.
Riley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gautier is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gautier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gautier wants to free his trapped foot but Riley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Riley is looking to improve his position.
Riley won't allow Gautier to pass to mount.
Riley is looking for a sweep. Gautier is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Gautier seems content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Riley throws a hook to the side of Gautier's head but Gautier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Riley blocks the low kick.
Riley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gautier.
Gautier avoids a kick to the body.
Riley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gautier. That's going to slow Riley down.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Gautier.
Gautier tries to score with a low kick but Riley moves his leg out of the way.
An inside leg kick lands from Riley.
Gautier throws a body punch but Riley moves out of range.
Gautier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gautier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gautier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Riley avoids the head kick by Gautier.
Gautier throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ronnie Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riley scores with a leg kick.
Pierre Gautier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gautier wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ronnie Riley.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ronnie Riley!
Ronnie Riley took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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