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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew The Devil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rikki Tavi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mathew The Devil!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavi closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Devil circles away.
The Devil has Tavi up against the cage in a clinch.
Tavi stops a takedown attempt from The Devil.
Tavi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The Devil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The Devil doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The Devil wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tavi postures up.
The Devil might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tavi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavi wants to control from the top but The Devil keeps moving.
Tavi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Devil shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than The Devil was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Devil looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The Devil is looking to take a break and control but Tavi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tavi is trying to control The Devil's posture but The Devil avoids it.
Tavi tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavi isn't going anywhere.
Tavi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Devil wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tavi can't do much from the bottom here.
Tavi parries the strikes from The Devil easily there. The Devil is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tavi to escape.
The Devil wants to control but Tavi is keeping him busy.
The Devil throws an elbow but Tavi slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil is looking to take a break and control but Tavi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tavi tries to improve position but can't.
The Devil tries for a kimura but Tavi is defending well.
The Devil trying to control the position but Tavi is working away.
Tavi wants to control but The Devil postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tavi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tavi looks for a takedown but The Devil sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikki Tavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tavi showed some decent athleticism there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Devil is trying to maintain the position but Tavi is very close to passing his half guard.
The Devil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tavi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Devil is not content to let Tavi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mathew The Devil will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Devil throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tavi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Devil tries to avoid it but Tavi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Devil to the ground. The Devil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tavi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Devil gets the takedown into side control.
Tavi wants to control but The Devil postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavi trying to remain calm as The Devil controls from the top position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Mathew The Devil has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Devil wants to stand but Tavi has his arm trapped.
Tavi wants to control but The Devil postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Devil is trying to get an arm triangle but Tavi is defending well.
Tavi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Tavi wants to improve his position but The Devil is controlling well.
The Devil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Devil trying to control the action but Tavi is working from the bottom.
Tavi trying to hold on to The Devil's head to control him but The Devil postures up.
The Devil works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Devil misses with a head shot.
The Devil trying to control but Tavi is having none of it.
Tavi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tavi wants to hold on but The Devil pushes him away.
Tavi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Devil is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Tavi is desperately trying to improve his position but The Devil has a good base and remains in mount.
Tavi is squirming around, avoiding The Devil's attempts to control the action.
The Devil tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavi tries to hold on but The Devil postures up.
The Devil punching from mount but Tavi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tavi blocking the ground and pound.
Tavi is looking to improve his position but The Devil isn't that keen on the idea.
Tavi tries to hold on but The Devil pushes him away.
Tavi wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavi trying to control but not successfully.
The Devil has good solid back control here.
The Devil tries to keep control of the position but Tavi is staying busy.
The Devil is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Tavi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Tavi for a finish.
Tavi trying to control but not successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Devil trying to control momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew The Devil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tavi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and The Devil counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tavi is defended easily by The Devil.
The Devil looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Still in half guard, The Devil seems content to control.
Tavi wants to improve his position but The Devil is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavi trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from The Devil.
The Devil seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The Devil is trying to control the action in half guard but Tavi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Devil slows the pace down in half guard.
The Devil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tavi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Devil pulls his head out easily.
The Devil trying to control the action but Tavi is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tavi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Devil sprawls well. The Devil wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tavi gets slowly back to his feet.
The Devil tries to counter with a clinch but Tavi shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikki Tavi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Devil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tavi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rikki Tavi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Devil avoids it really well and circles away.
The Devil looking to score a takedown here. Tavi is defending well but The Devil drives through and ends up in Tavi's guard.
Tavi has a closed guard, preventing The Devil from standing up.
The Devil missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tavi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tavi keeping moving, preventing The Devil from controlling successfully.
Tavi has a closed guard, preventing The Devil from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Devil trying to control the position from guard on top but Tavi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tavi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tavi darts in looking for a takedown but The Devil gets double underhooks and turns Tavi into the cage.
The Devil feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The Devil sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tavi has control of The Devil's left arm, preventing The Devil from doing any damage.
The Devil has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Devil avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Devil throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Devil defends it easily.
The Devil looking to pass the guard.
The Devil postures up.
Tavi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rikki Tavi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tavi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Devil to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tavi keeping moving, preventing The Devil from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mathew The Devil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Devil has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew The Devil!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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