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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Iron & The Lead Sled. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
40 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Galaxy Nexus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nexus jabs at Riggs's body.
Riggs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nexus.
Nexus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riggs works over Nexus's head and body with a nice combination.
Nexus scores with a shot to the body.
Riggs tries a low kick but Nexus avoids it.
Nexus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Riggs throws a hook but Nexus blocks it.
Nexus ducks right into an uppercut from Riggs.
Nexus 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.
Nexus throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Nexus.
Riggs wants to slow Nexus down by chopping away at his legs.
Nexus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nexus works over Riggs's head and body with a nice combination.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggs throws a leg kick
and Nexus counters with a straight right hand.
Riggs misses with a low kick as Nexus jumps back.
Nexus throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs slips a jab from Nexus.
Riggs throwing a counter right hand but Nexus manages to avoid it.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nexus.
Nexus throws a right hand that Riggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggs also avoids with ease.
Nexus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nexus keeps the fight on the outside.
Riggs moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromNexus.
Nexus avoids the body shot from Riggs.
Nexus throws an overhand right that lands on Riggs's shoulder, as Riggs tries to avoid the shot.
Riggs appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Riggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nexus's hands.
Riggs 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.
Riggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Riggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nexus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Riggs scrambles back to his feet.
Nexus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Nexus takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Martin Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nexus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nexus throws a shot from downtown. Riggs moves away and avoids it.
Riggs is looking to clinch but Nexus is avoiding it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nexus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Riggs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggs misses the jab.
Nexus is looking for the big counter here.
Riggs scores with a shot to the body.
Riggs scores with a leg kick.
Riggs stuffs the takedown.
Riggs slips a jab from Nexus.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nexus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Riggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nexus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Riggs had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nexus cracks Riggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nexus has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A bone on bone clash there as Nexus blocks the leg kick.
Nexus changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nexus lands an overhand right.
Nexus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Nexus with the counter takedown but Riggs avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nexus throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Nexus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riggs takes one to the side of the head.
Riggs swings widly with a right hand
and Nexus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nexus connects with a body shot.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Riggs tries to clinch but Nexus moves out of range.
Riggs swings for the body but Nexus moves out of range.
Nexus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Riggs clobbers Nexus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Riggs avoids the body shot from Nexus.
Nexus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Nexus misses its intended target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nexus looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Nexus looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Nexus.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
Nexus ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
A jab from Riggs finds it's way through Nexus's defenses.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. Nexus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs swings for the body but Nexus moves out of range.
Nexus gets a double leg takedown into Riggs's guard.
Nexus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Riggs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nexus stopping the sweep attempt from Riggs.
Nexus controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riggs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nexus.
Nexus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riggs's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riggs lands a leg kick that knocks Nexus off balance momentarily.
Nexus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nexus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Nexus seems content to control.
Nexus is continuing to stall.
Nexus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nexus is thwarting Riggs's attempts to control the position.
Nexus lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs moves into full guard.
Nexus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nexus is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nexus.
Riggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nexus.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nexus scoring with some ground and pound.
Nexus slips nicely into half guard.
Nexus thows a huge punch but Riggs dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nexus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riggs's head.
Nexus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nexus trying to control the action but Riggs is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nexus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nexus takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Nexus cracks Riggs with a good jab.
Riggs throws the left hand but Nexus avoids the punch easily.
Riggs takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Riggs moves in looking to clinch but Nexus pushes him off.
Both fighters circling a little - Riggs finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Riggs. No joy for Nexus on that attempt.
Nexus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Riggs connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nexus scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nexus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riggs moves out of range as Nexus strikes.
Riggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Nexus looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nexus misses the target.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
Riggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nexus has time to react.
Galaxy Nexus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good standup being displayed there by Nexus as he connects with a hook.
Riggs staying out of range there.
Riggs misses the body punch
and Nexus counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Riggs misses.
Riggs misses with a combination
and Nexus counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nexus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nexus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nexus tries to free his leg and advance position but Riggs is retaining full guard.
Nexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nexus stands up over Riggs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nexus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nexus lands a really nice looking cross but Riggs seems unphased.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Nexus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nexus swings widly with a right hand
and Riggs counters with an inside leg kick.
Nexus checks a leg kick.
Nexus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nexus misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Riggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but Nexus saw it coming and moves away.
Martin Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nexus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Riggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nexus looks to land a left hand but Riggs moved out of range nicely.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
Riggs moves away from the strike by Nexus.
A shot to the liver by Nexus. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nexus. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Riggs coming out on top.
Nexus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but Nexus moved out of range.
Riggs tries to clinch but Nexus moves away
and Nexus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nexus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nexus trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Nexus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nexus trying to control but Riggs is working from the bottom.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nexus is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nexus, as that shot connected.
Riggs tries to clinch up.
Riggs thumps Nexus with a low kick.
Nexus scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nexus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Nexus.
Nexus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Riggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Nexus misses the target.
Nexus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Galaxy Nexus has been cut.
Riggs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Galaxy Nexus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus misses with a low kick.
Riggs misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
Nexus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nexus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggs at a distance.
Riggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nexus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nexus lands a jab-cross combination.
Nexus scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
Riggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nexus to score with a decent uppercut.
Riggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nexus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riggs lands with a straight right. Nexus didn't see that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nexus misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus lands the left hand.
Nexus lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggs off the cage and back into range.
Nexus swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Nexus lands with a straight right. Riggs didn't see that one coming.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Nexus saw that one coming.
Nexus misses the shot to the body.
Riggs tries a low kick but Nexus avoids it.
Riggs lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Riggs throws a head kick that misses.
Nexus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nexus cracks Riggs with a good jab.
Riggs misses with a double jab
and Nexus counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nexus lands a jab to the nose.
Riggs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Riggs fails to land with a series of punches.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. Nexus saw that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galaxy Nexus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nexus 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ****160Q Energy for $150**** logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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