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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway has chosen The Forgotten War as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ridgeway tries to avoid it but Harris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ridgeway to the ground. Ridgeway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ridgeway stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Ridgeway tries to counter with a clinch but Harris shakes him off and moves away.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris looks for a takedown but Ridgeway sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ridgeway counters with a nice body shot.
Harris has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ridgeway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ridgeway throws a lazy uppercut
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ridgeway swivels and escapes.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Ridgeway tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ridgeway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Ridgeway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ridgeway leaves Harris with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ridgeway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ridgeway.
Harris with a poor takedown
and Ridgeway counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Hector Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ridgeway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ridgeway lands with a straight right. Harris didn't see that one coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Harris.
Ridgeway has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Ridgeway back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
Ridgeway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
Harris trying to control the position but instead, Ridgeway has worked for underhooks and has pushed Harris into the cage.
Harris wants to break free but Ridgeway has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ridgeway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harris takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
Ridgeway wants to counter the offense by Harris and move into the clinch position.
Ridgeway has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeway's brow.
Ridgeway prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris is trying to push Ridgeway away but Ridgeway has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
Harris pushes Ridgeway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris misses with a knee to the head.
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Ridgeway won't allow it.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harris fails with the takedown.
Harris shoots for a double leg takedown but Ridgeway sprawls well. He's pushed Harris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ridgeway is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Ridgeway circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ridgeway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harris.
Ridgeway has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Harris.
Ridgeway pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris shoots in for a double leg but Ridgeway sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ridgeway.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ridgeway, as that shot connected.
Ridgeway is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Harris rather than just go for the knockout.
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeway.
Harris swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Ridgeway. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ridgeway as he avoids it easily.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut.
Harris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ridgeway finds it's way round the side to connect with Harris's head.
Ridgeway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Harris's body.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Ridgeway clinches up against the cage.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ridgeway.
Harris prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris landing knees to the head.
It looks like Mathew Ridgeway has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harris looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a light punch inside.
Harris can't break the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Harris working hard to break the clinch.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris trying to land knees to the body.
Harris has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ridgeway avoids it.
Harris blocking some punches.
Ridgeway throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ridgeway letting Harris take a breather here.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ridgeway.
Harris tries to land a knee to the head but Ridgeway blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway has a couple of punches blocked by Harris.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Ridgeway fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Harris or not.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Ridgeway dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
Ridgeway misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mathew Ridgeway's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harris takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harris slips a jab from Ridgeway.
Harris ducks right into an uppercut from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway pushes Harris away with a front kick.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Ridgeway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Ridgeway.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Ridgeway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harris takes one on the button.
Hector Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ridgeway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
Ridgeway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ridgeway throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris dives in and grabs Ridgeway's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ridgeway pushes down on Harris's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harris is defended easily by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a body shot.
Harris is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Ridgeway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ridgeway stuffs the takedown attempt from Harris. Harris gets slowly back to his feet.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ridgeway clinches with his opponent.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harris.
Ridgeway gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris trying to stall but Ridgeway improves his position.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Ridgeway won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Harris's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Harris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harris tries to break the clinch but Ridgeway is controlling the position.
Harris is trying to force a seperation but Ridgeway has the dominant position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ridgeway struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
Ridgeway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ridgeway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway lands a left hand.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Harris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but Ridgeway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Harris takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Ridgeway sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ridgeway lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ridgeway.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Harris dives in for a single leg takedown but Ridgeway sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ridgeway lands with a good body shot.
Ridgeway keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mathew Ridgeway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ridgeway lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Hector Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris is rocked!
Ridgeway throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Oh Harris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harris looks up at the clock. Bad move! Ridgeway lands a right hand from hell, dropping Harris. Ridgeway pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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