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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ridgeway's choice of entrance music: The Forgotten War. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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156 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Niemayer's front leg.
Ridgeway scores with a nice head shot.
Nice defenses there by Niemayer.
Niemayer is looking to counter punch.
Niemayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Niemayer cracks Ridgeway with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niemayer.
Ridgeway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemayer misses the target.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the body kick from Niemayer.
Ridgeway looks to land a right hand but Niemayer moved out of range.
Niemayer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niemayer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Niemayer is having none of it.
Niemayer lands a jab to the head.
Niemayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ridgeway misses with a lunging right hand
and Niemayer counters with a one-two to the body.
Niemayer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An inside leg kick from Ridgeway misses.
Niemayer looks to land a body kick but Ridgeway moved away.
Niemayer checks a leg kick.
Niemayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
Ridgeway tries a quick counter leg kick but Niemayer is wise to it.
Niemayer misses with a hook to the body
and Ridgeway counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Niemayer keeps the fight on the outside.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niemayer manages to avoid it.
Niemayer throws a low kick, looking for Ridgeway's leg but Ridgeway calmly moves out of range.
Ridgeway scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niemayer doesn't seem bothered though.
Niemayer misses with a leg kick.
Niemayer tries to land a front kick but Ridgeway steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway takes the fight into the clinch.
Niemayer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Niemayer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Niemayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ridgeway is looking to clinch.
A big right from Ridgeway misses.
Niemayer looks to land a body kick but Ridgeway moved away.
Ridgeway was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ridgeway darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut
and Niemayer counters with a nice uppercut.
Niemayer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ridgeway can pounce on him.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.
Niemayer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer throws a good cross that connects.
Ridgeway clobbers Niemayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ridgeway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nice straight punches there by Ridgeway. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ridgeway.
Niemayer lands a really nice looking cross but Ridgeway seems unphased.
Ridgeway moves forwards but Niemayer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niemayer throws a hook but Ridgeway blocks it.
Ridgeway defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Niemayer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Niemayer misses with a straight left.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick which misses Niemayer's front leg but catches the back leg as Niemayer tries to avoid it.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway wants to land a leg kick but Niemayer is out of range.
Niemayer throwing a counter right hand but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Niemayer swings for the body but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Niemayer.
Niemayer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niemayer misses the shot to the body.
Ridgeway staying out of range there.
Niemayer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgeway. Ridgeway obviously looking to wear him down.
Niemayer throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Ridgeway dips to his left and cracks Niemayer with an uppercut!
Niemayer misses with a straight left.
Ridgeway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemayer.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.
Ridgeway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niemayer.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Niemayer looks to land a right hand but Ridgeway moved out of range.
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 Lukas Niemayer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ridgeway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lukas Niemayer is winning the standup battle so far.
Niemayer looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niemayer avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Niemayer throws a hook but Ridgeway avoids it easily.
Niemayer throws a wild body kick that Ridgeway sees coming a mile off.
Niemayer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ridgeway is out of range and Niemayer settles back down.
Ridgeway wants to counter with a clinch but Niemayer pushes him away.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Niemayer's head but Niemayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemayer takes one on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway lands a really nice looking cross but Niemayer seems unphased.
Niemayer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niemayer moves out of range as Ridgeway strikes.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Ridgeway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niemayer.
Ridgeway throws a hook but Niemayer avoids it easily.
Niemayer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ridgeway has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Niemayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niemayer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ridgeway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niemayer gets tackled into the cage by Ridgeway. Ridgeway maintains the clinch.
Ridgeway looking to stall.
Ridgeway lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ridgeway stalling in the clinch but Niemayer improves position.
Niemayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niemayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niemayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
Niemayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niemayer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Niemayer blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with some punches.
Ridgeway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niemayer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Ridgeway blocks a body shot from Niemayer.
Ridgeway effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway wants to stall.
Ridgeway pushes Niemayer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ridgeway lands with a left to the head.
Niemayer blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Ridgeway lands a shoulder strike.
Ridgeway blocks an uppercut.
Niemayer can't find room to land a body shot as Ridgeway controls the action.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Ridgeway pushes Niemayer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway lands a shot to the body.
Niemayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Niemayer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ridgeway backwards.
Niemayer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ridgeway presses Niemayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niemayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niemayer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
Niemayer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Niemayer is predictable there
and Ridgeway counters with a right hand to the body.
Niemayer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Niemayer is having none of it.
Niemayer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Niemayer avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ridgeway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niemayers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Niemayer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but Ridgeway moved away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ridgeway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niemayer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niemayer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Niemayer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ridgeway finds it's way round the side to connect with Niemayer's head.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ridgeway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Niemayer.
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niemayer's calf.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but Ridgeway sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niemayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niemayer throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niemayer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ridgeway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemayer.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Niemayer scores with a jab.
Ridgeway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ridgeway cracks Niemayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a head kick.
Niemayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ridgeway! But no joy.
Niemayer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ridgeway only half commits to the counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Ridgeway with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Niemayer to score with a decent uppercut.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway lands an overhand right.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Niemayer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a nice outside leg kick.
Niemayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ridgeway clobbers Niemayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Niemayer checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Niemayer throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Niemayer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ridgeway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Niemayer's sensitive parts.
Ridgeway throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niemayer counters with a left to the body.
Ridgeway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niemayer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niemayer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ridgeway loads up on a big right hand but Niemayer slips the punch.
Ridgeway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niemayer throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Niemayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemayer down.
Niemayer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Niemayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemayer down.
Ridgeway forces Niemayer back against the cage and clinches.
Niemayer tries to throw a body punch but Ridgeway avoids it by throwing Niemayer back against the cage.
Niemayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemayer prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a body punch.
Niemayer breaks the clinch.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. Niemayer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridgeway smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Niemayer.
It appears Niemayer was looking to counter with a kick there.
Niemayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway lands with a nice body punch.
Niemayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ridgeway.
Niemayer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Niemayer throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Ridgeway stuns Niemayer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ridgeway cracks Niemayer with a good jab.
Niemayer is looking to chop away at Ridgeway's legs.
Ridgeway cracks a nice hook into Niemayer's ribs.
Ridgeway lunges at Niemayer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Niemayer's hand.
Niemayer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Ridgeway misses.
Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemayer.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Niemayer is looking to counter punch.
Niemayer tries to move into range but Ridgeway moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ridgeway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridgeway jabs Niemayer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niemayer's corner calls for a 1-2. Niemayer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niemayer ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
Niemayer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick
and Ridgeway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridgeway swings widly with a right hand
and Niemayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
Niemayer is looking to land body kicks.
Niemayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ridgeway throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niemayer 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 Ridgeway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ridgeway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ridgeway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemayer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ridgeway is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ridgeway throws the left hand but Niemayer avoids the punch easily.
Niemayer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ridgeway is looking to chop away at Niemayer's legs.
Niemayer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ridgeway connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Niemayer momentarily.
Niemayer with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niemayer.
Ridgeway wants to counter with a clinch but Niemayer pushes him away.
Ridgeway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Niemayer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Niemayer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Niemayer down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niemayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ridgeway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niemayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
Niemayer tries to bum rush Ridgeway with a series of wild strikes but Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer tries a low kick but Ridgeway avoids it.
Niemayer throws a push kick but Ridgeway slaps the foot to one side.
Ridgeway swings for the body but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nice shot by Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a nice looking combination but Ridgeway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circling - Niemayer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ridgeway looks to land a right hand but Niemayer moved out of range.
Ridgeway lands with a cross.
Ridgeway lands a leg kick that knocks Niemayer off balance momentarily.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Ridgeway loads up on a big right hand but Niemayer slips the punch.
Ridgeway wants to land a leg kick but Niemayer is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Niemayer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niemayer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niemayer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ridgeway scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niemayer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niemayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Niemayer moves out of range of the leg kick from Ridgeway.
A slow jab from Niemayer misses its intended target.
Ridgeway dips to his left and cracks Niemayer with an uppercut!
Ridgeway paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Niemayer throws a wild body kick that Ridgeway sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway slips under a jab from Niemayer.
Niemayer takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
Niemayer throws an off balance right hand
and Ridgeway counters with a low kick, right behind Niemayer 's knee.
Danga de danga de dang - Niemayer scores with a four punch combination!
Ridgeway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Niemayer.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Niemayer walks into a stiff left hand from Ridgeway.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridgeway.
Niemayer throws a low kick but Ridgeway avoids it.
Niemayer misses with a combination
enabling Ridgeway to counter with a crisp jab.
Niemayer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niemayer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ridgeway ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Ridgeway scores with a nice strike.
Niemayer steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ridgeway. That one must have hurt.
Niemayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ridgeway to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick misses from Niemayer.
Niemayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niemayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niemayer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Niemayer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Ridgeway misses.
Niemayer checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Jab from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway fails to land with a series of punches.
Niemayer connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ridgeway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a hook.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ridgeway gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niemayer.
A head punch on the inside from Ridgeway fails to land.
Niemayer breaks from the clinch.
Ridgeway closes the distance but Niemayer moves to the side
and Niemayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niemayer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niemayer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer takes one to the side of the head.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Niemayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Ridgeway should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niemayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridgeway.
Niemayer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Niemayer blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway cracks Niemayer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niemayer's head backwards.
Niemayer lands with an overhand left.
Niemayer throws a body punch but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ridgeway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ridgeway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Niemayer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Niemayer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ridgeway can pounce on him.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niemayer.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ridgeway.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a body punch but Niemayer moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridgeway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway connects with a body shot that sends Niemayer's belly button to the back.
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!
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ridgeway tries to clinch but Niemayer moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Niemayer misses the target.
Niemayer misses with the combination.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Niemayer.
Ridgeway throws a jab but it's blocked by Niemayer.
Ridgeway throws a head kick that Niemayer semi-blocks.
A lazy left from Niemayer finds it's target.
Niemayer throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niemayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niemayer throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Niemayer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ridgeway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Niemayer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Niemayer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ridgeway dodges the punch combination from Niemayer.
Lukas Niemayer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niemayer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Niemayer.
Ridgeway works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ridgeway misses with a straight left.
Ridgeway forces Niemayer back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ridgeway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Niemayer backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mathew Ridgeway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Niemayer controls the action.
Ridgeway is leaning against Niemayer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Niemayer has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Niemayer tries to break the clinch but Ridgeway is controlling the position.
Niemayer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ridgeway's elbow.
Niemayer blocks a body shot from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Niemayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Come on Ridgeway - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Niemayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niemayer misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niemayer's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mathew Ridgeway.
Well Ridgeway 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 46:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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