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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Riddick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Riddick.
It looks like Pedro Santiago has been cut.
Riddick connects with a crisp jab.
Riddick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Santiago closes the distance and clinches.
Riddick stalls.
Riddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick is looking to counter punch.
Riddick lands a lovely overhand right.
Riddick throws a shot from downtown. Santiago moves away and avoids it.
Riddick misses the jab.
Riddick sets himself, and Santiago steps forward looking for the clinch! Riddick avoids it this time.
Santiago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riddick, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Riddick breaks the clinch.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Riddick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santiago, pushing him back against the cage.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Santiago prevents Riddick from breaking the clinch.
Santiago looking to throw knees to the head but Riddick is blocking nicely.
Santiago throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Riddick avoids the elbow strike from Santiago, against the cage.
Riddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santiago has him pressed against the cage.
Riddick is stalling here.
Riddick controlling the action here for a moment.
Santiago 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.
Riddick breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Riddick feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Riddick was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRiddick.
Santiago looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Riddick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santiago was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddick.
Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick misses with an uppercut.
Riddick lands a jab to the nose.
Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
Riddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.
Santiago rushes Riddick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santiago missing with knees to the body.
Riddick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Riddick fails to land with a series of punches.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago slips under a jab.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Riddick wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Riddick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Riddick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A big right from Riddick misses.
Riddick throws a series of punches but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Riddick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Riddick misses with a kick to the body.
Riddick looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Riddick throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago tries to counter by closing the distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riddick 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santiago needs to keep his hands up - Riddick had a free shot at his head there.
Santiago moves in looking to clinch but Riddick pushes him off.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Riddick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Santiago's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Riddick dips to his left and cracks Santiago with an uppercut!
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Riddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Santiago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riddick.
Riddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santiago.
Riddick misses with a straight left.
Richard Riddick is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santiago can do to turn this around?
Riddick has Santiago up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago pushes off an throws an elbow but Riddick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Santiago misses with an elbow strike.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
Riddick misses with a head kick.
Santiago wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Riddick scores with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago tries to clinch up but Riddick circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddick feinted with a counter takedown.
Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riddick.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick is having none of it.
Riddick attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Pedro Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Riddick misses its target.
Riddick throws a hook to the side of Santiago's head but Santiago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Riddick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Santiago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riddick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Riddick tries a head kick but it misses.
Riddick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddick tries to land a front kick but Santiago steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santiago closes the distance but Riddick moves to the side
and Riddick counters with a nice uppercut.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Riddick half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddick avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago misses with a knee to the head.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Santiago blocks with his arms.
Riddick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Riddick misses with a looping left.
Riddick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riddick throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago tries to counter with a clinch but Riddick shakes him off and moves away.
Riddick scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Riddick takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Riddick scores with a hook.
That has opened up Pedro Santiago's cut even more.
Santiago wants to clinch
and Riddick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riddick throwing a counter right hand but Santiago manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Riddick just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Riddick misses its intended target.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Riddick throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Riddick connects with an inside leg kick.
Riddick looks to land a body kick but Santiago moved away.
Santiago doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddick circles away.
Santiago pushes Riddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick blocks an elbow strike from Santiago.
Riddick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santiago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riddick blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddick manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Riddick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Santiago's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riddick looks to throw the jab but Santiago is out of range.
Riddick catches Santiago with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santiago drives through and clinches with Riddick against the cage.
Santiago unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riddick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Santiago prevents Riddick from breaking the clinch.
Riddick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santiago lands a knee to the body.
Riddick breaks the clinch.
Riddick throws a jab when Santiago was well out of range.
Santiago fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick.
Santiago moves out of range as Riddick strikes.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves away
and Riddick counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Santiago thinking.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Riddick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves away
and Riddick counters with a one-two to the body.
Riddick throws out a loose jab but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Santiago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddick tried to counter with a leg kick but Santiago avoided it.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santiago has closed the distance and engaged Riddick in a clinch.
Riddick has had enough of the clinch but Santiago keeps him there for the moment.
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Riddick shrugs off.
Santiago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riddick's efforts to push away.
Riddick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pedro Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santiago lands an elbow inside that Riddick shrugs off.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Riddick stalling against the cage.
Santiago tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riddick avoids it.
Santiago throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Santiago tries to land knees in the clinch but Riddick avoids the damage to the body.
Santiago lands a damaging elbow.
Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riddick misses with an elbow over the top.
Santiago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Riddick leaning his opponent against the cage.
Santiago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riddick.
Pedro Santiago seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick breaks from the clinch.
Riddick looks to land a right hand but Santiago moved out of range.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riddick.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santiago is looking to clinch.
Santiago blocks a jab.
Riddick lands a right hook to the body.
Santiago wants to clinch up but Riddick keeps it at a distance.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddick appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Riddick lands an overhand right.
Riddick fails to land with a series of punches.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It appears Riddick was looking to counter with a kick there.
Riddick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Riddick is avoiding it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santiago tries to clinch up.
Richard Riddick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddick.
Riddick throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Riddick sets himself, and Santiago steps forward looking for the clinch! Riddick avoids it this time.
Riddick keeps the fight on the outside.
A little feinted left hand from Riddick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santiago tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
No joy there for Riddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santiago tries to counter by closing the distance.
Santiago tries to clinch there but Riddick circles away.
Riddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Santiago.
Santiago takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Santiago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Santiago looks to move away, Riddick throws a big counter combo bu Santiago just gets out of the way.
Riddick misses with a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Riddick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riddick, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Riddick!
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energy
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hype
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