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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 52 p4p, 12 weight class) and Bruce Diehard (ranked 31 p4p, 6 weight class). Ridgeway comes to the cage accompanied by The Forgotten War. Bruce Diehard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mathew Ridgeway's chin.
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158 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruce Diehard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeway throws a big shot that misses.
Diehard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diehard throws a jab when Ridgeway was well out of range.
Diehard swings widly with a right hand
and Ridgeway counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ridgeway 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 moves out of range of the strikes.
Ridgeway throws a wild body kick that Diehard sees coming a mile off.
Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diehard.
An attempted straight right counter from Ridgeway misses the target.
Diehard throws a shot from downtown. Ridgeway moves away and avoids it.
Ridgeway stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diehard lands with a good body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Diehard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ridgeway scores with a nice right hand.
Diehard throws a right and a left that Ridgeway avoids nicely.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway's corner calls for a 1-2. Ridgeway obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diehard defending well as Ridgeway loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
Ridgeway throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway 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 looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
Ridgeway throws the kick towards the body but Diehard avoids it.
Diehard misses with a looping left.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Diehard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ridgeway tries to avoid it but Diehard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ridgeway to the ground. Ridgeway escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diehard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diehard lands a jab to Ridgeway's midsection.
Diehard moves out of range of the body kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diehard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ridgeway needs to keep his hands up - Diehard had a free shot at his head there.
Diehard slips under a jab from Ridgeway.
A big left from Diehard misses.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Diehard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Diehard.
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Diehard takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ridgeway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ridgeway delivers a nice body kick.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick as Diehard jumps back.
A lazy left from Ridgeway finds it's target.
Diehard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeway scores with a jab. Diehard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
Ridgeway looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a kick to the body
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ridgeway takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ridgeway misses with a hook.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ridgeway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diehard cracks Ridgeway with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ridgeway had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Diehard thuds a left hand into Ridgeway's body.
Mathew Ridgeway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diehard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diehard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diehard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ridgeway counters with a leg kick.
Diehard misses with a low kick.
Diehard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diehard takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
Diehard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ridgeway goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ridgeway moves out of range as Diehard strikes.
Ridgeway feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diehard throws out the jab.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ridgeway is looking to slow Diehard down with leg kicks.
Ridgeway looks to land a left hand but Diehard moved out of range nicely.
Ridgeway wants to land a leg kick but Diehard is out of range.
Diehard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridgeway tried to score with a low kick but Diehard checks it.
Diehard drops his hands momentarily and Ridgeway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Diehard moves his leg out of the way.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diehard.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice side step and Diehard releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A clash of legs there as Diehard blocks the low kick.
Diehard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diehard takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridgeway misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Diehard counters with a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the side of Diehard's head but Diehard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diehard checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
A punch lands to the side of Diehard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diehard cracks Ridgeway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Ridgeway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diehard.
A telegraphed right hand from Diehard misses the target.
Diehard misses with a few strikes there.
Ridgeway swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diehard misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Diehard will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway 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.
Diehard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ridgeway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ridgeway moves out of range of the strikes.
Ridgeway cracks Diehard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diehard slips under a jab.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Diehard blocks the leg kick.
Ridgeway lands a nice looking body shot.
Ridgeway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diehard checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Diehard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Diehard misses its intended target.
Ridgeway lands a jab to the head.
Diehard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ridgeway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diehard's calf.
Mathew Ridgeway is winning the standup battle so far.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway misses with a left hand
and Diehard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diehard connects with the punch.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diehard.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Diehard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diehard.
Ridgeway moves forwards but Diehard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ridgeway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diehard.
Diehard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ridgeway.
Diehard lands with an overhand left.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Diehard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Diehard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diehard stuns Ridgeway with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diehard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diehard. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diehard avoids a kick to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diehard! But no joy.
Ridgeway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ridgeway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Diehard is out of range and Ridgeway settles back down.
Ridgeway chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard throws a good cross that connects.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Diehard saw it coming and moves away.
Ridgeway misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ridgeway tests Diehard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diehard checks a low kick from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway scores with a leg kick.
Diehard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diehard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeway manages to avoid it.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Diehard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ridgeway's head backwards.
Diehard scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circling - Ridgeway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diehard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Diehard, as that shot connected.
Ridgeway checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Ridgeway misses.
Ridgeway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Diehard misses with an uppercut. Ridgeway saw that one coming.
Diehard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Diehard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ridgeway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard checks a leg kick.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgeway's shoulder, as Ridgeway tries to avoid the shot.
Diehard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ridgeway under the eye.
Diehard looks to throw the jab but Ridgeway is out of range.
Diehard's corner calls for a 1-2. Diehard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diehard missing with a left hand there. Ridgeway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diehard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ridgeway on his heels. He'll look to pass Ridgeway's guard now, I'm sure.
Diehard tries to free his leg and advance position but Ridgeway is retaining full guard.
Ridgeway controls Diehard momentarily but Diehard frees himself.
Ridgeway is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diehard prevents a body shot from Ridgeway.
Diehard's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ridgeway lands with a left to the head.
Ridgeway blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diehard has a couple of punches blocked by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diehard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diehard.
Diehard pushes Ridgeway back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ridgeway.
Diehard 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 Diehard or not.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Diehard pulls guard effortlessly.
Ridgeway has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Diehard looking for a sweep. Not yet Diehard, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ridgeway motions for Diehard to come forward. Ridgeway throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway throws out a powerful jab.
Diehard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
Diehard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ridgeway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diehard misses with a two punch combination.
Diehard shoots for a takedown but Ridgeway saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ridgeway thinks about countering with a body kick.
A slow jab from Ridgeway misses its intended target.
Diehard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Diehard misses.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Ridgeway seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ridgeway defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Ridgeway. That snapped Diehard's head back.
Diehard throws a hook to the side of Ridgeway's head but Ridgeway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ridgeway lands a glancing blow to the side of Diehard's head.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the body
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Diehard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diehard was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
It seemed like Diehard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Diehard slips a straight right by Ridgeway.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ridgeway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Diehard checks it well.
Diehard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ridgeway looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diehard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Diehard throws an overhand right that lands on Ridgeway's shoulder, as Ridgeway tries to avoid the shot.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Diehard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway 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.
Diehard swings for the body but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Diehard throws a lazy right hand but Ridgeway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diehard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ridgeway counters with a body kick that stops Diehard in his tracks momentarily.
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!
Diehard throws out a powerful jab.
Ridgeway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway tried to counter with a leg kick but Diehard avoided it.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
Ridgeway swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diehard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
A little feinted left hand from Ridgeway on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Diehard throws a big shot that misses.
Diehard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Diehard.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diehard. That did some damage!
A low kick from Ridgeway is predictable there
and Diehard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diehard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diehard unleashes a big counter combination but Ridgeway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Diehard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diehard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridgeway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ridgeway, as that shot connected.
Diehard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ridgeway was well out of range. Poor timing from Diehard.
Diehard misses the jab.
Ridgeway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeway defending well as Diehard loads up on a big left hand.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the body.
Diehard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that misses.
Ridgeway misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Ridgeway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diehard throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ridgeway.
A big left from Diehard misses.
Ridgeway dodges the punch combination from Diehard.
Ridgeway misses with a hook. Diehard ducked under it nicely.
Ridgeway connects with a body shot.
Ridgeway slips under a jab from Diehard.
Diehard just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway connects with a looping right hand.
Diehard throws a jab when Ridgeway was well out of range.
Ridgeway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diehard moves away.
Ridgeway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Diehard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Diehard.
A counter left hand to the body from Ridgeway misses its target.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Diehard moves his leg out of the way.
Ridgeway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ridgeway has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ridgeway there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mathew Ridgeway did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Diehard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ridgeway looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ridgeway looks to throw the jab but Diehard is out of range.
Ridgeway cracks Diehard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Diehard misses with a body shot.
Diehard walks into a left hand.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Diehard misses with a looping left.
Ridgeway misses with a leg kick.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Diehard throws a poor cross that misses
and Ridgeway counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ridgeway throws a leg kick but Diehard moved away.
Diehard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diehard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway throws a big shot that misses.
Diehard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ridgeway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ridgeway tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Ridgeway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diehard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ridgeway slips a jab from Diehard.
Diehard checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diehard scores with a nice head shot.
Ridgeway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ridgeway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Ridgeway scoring well with a low kick there.
Ridgeway tries to land a leg kick but Diehard saw it coming and moves away.
Ridgeway slips under a jab.
Diehard connects with a crisp jab.
Ridgeway just misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diehard misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diehard throws the left hand but Ridgeway avoids the punch easily.
Diehard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ridgeway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridgeway looks to score with a jab to the body but Diehard is just out of range.
Ridgeway connects with a solid leg kick.
Diehard misses with an uppercut.
Ridgeway cracks the inside of Diehard's front leg.
A jab from Diehard finds it's way through Ridgeway's defenses.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diehard.
Ridgeway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diehard connects with the punch.
Ridgeway scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ridgeway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diehard.
Ridgeway takes a swing at Diehard's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Diehard.
Diehard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ridgeway's head backwards.
Ridgeway scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Diehard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diehard.
Ridgeway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diehard.
Diehard avoids the body shot from Ridgeway.
Diehard feints the counter takedown.
Diehard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ridgeway moves away.
Ridgeway misses with an uppercut.
Diehard misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway misses with a body kick.
Diehard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diehard walks into a stiff left hand from Ridgeway.
The fighters circling - Diehard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ridgeway walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ridgeway misses with a body shot.
Diehard throws a hook but Ridgeway blocks it.
Diehard misses with a left hand
and Ridgeway counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diehard moves in looking to clinch but Ridgeway pushes him off.
Ridgeway connects with an inside leg kick.
Ridgeway connects with a crisp jab.
Ridgeway works Diehard's body with a nice hook.
Diehard misses with a hook. Ridgeway ducked under it nicely.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Diehard avoids a kick to the body.
Ridgeway misses with a wild body shot.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
Ridgeway walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diehard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ridgeway fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diehard on the side of the head.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Ridgeway ducks under a wild hook from Diehard.
Ridgeway misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Ridgeway finds it's target.
Diehard takes a swing at Ridgeway's ribcage but misses.
Ridgeway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diehard manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Mathew Ridgeway will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ridgeway bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ridgeway wants to slow Diehard down by chopping away at his legs.
Diehard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ridgeway checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ridgeway scores with a shot to the body.
Ridgeway on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ridgeway lands a slapping body shot.
Ridgeway lands a really nice looking cross but Diehard seems unphased.
Diehard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diehard lands a nice hook to Ridgeway's body. Ridgeway takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left lands for Ridgeway.
Diehard misses with a looping right.
Ridgeway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diehard.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diehard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diehard looks to land a left hand but Ridgeway moved out of range nicely.
Diehard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diehard misses with a hook.
Diehard thuds a left hand into Ridgeway's body.
Ridgeway feints and then cracks Diehard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Diehard down.
Ridgeway misses the jab.
Ridgeway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ridgeway misses with a hook to the body
and Diehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ridgeway throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diehard lunges at Ridgeway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ridgeway's hand.
Diehard lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Ridgeway.
Diehard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ridgeway.
Diehard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ridgeway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridgeway. Diehard does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diehard crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ridgeway - the referee stops the clock and Diehard gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ridgeway. Diehard manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ridgeway dips to his left and cracks Diehard with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Diehard does it's job there.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Diehard throws out a loose jab but Ridgeway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diehard misses with a hook. Ridgeway ducked under it nicely.
Ridgeway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diehard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diehard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diehard ducks under a wild hook from Ridgeway.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diehard. Ridgeway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ridgeway is looking to counter the offense by Diehard and move into the clinch.
Ridgeway tries to score with a low kick but Diehard moves his leg out of the way.
Diehard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ridgeway there.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway staying out of range there.
Diehard throws a series of punches but Ridgeway moves out of range.
Ridgeway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diehard's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ridgeway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ridgeway throws a body kick that misses
and Diehard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ridgeway digs a good hook to Diehard's body.
Ridgeway misses with a straight left.
Diehard shoots in for a takedown but Ridgeway shows good takedown defense.
Ridgeway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diehard throws a good cross that connects.
Ridgeway lands a nice hook to Diehard's body. Diehard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ridgeway, right into the meat.
Diehard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diehard throws a body shot but no joy.
Ridgeway throws a big shot that misses.
Diehard throws a looping overhand right but Ridgeway ducks down to avoid it.
Ridgeway takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridgeway avoids the body shot from Diehard.
Ridgeway has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Diehard finds it's way round the side to connect with Ridgeway's head.
Bruce Diehard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Ridgeway. Beautiful body shot.
Diehard blocks a leg kick.
Diehard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathew Ridgeway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A lazy left from Ridgeway finds it's target.
Diehard takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ridgeway slips a straight right by Diehard.
Nice cross by Ridgeway.
Diehard looks to score with a jab to the body but Ridgeway is just out of range.
Diehard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diehard misses with a straight left.
Ridgeway fires out a quick counter leg kick but Diehard just manages to avoid it.
Diehard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridgeway. Ridgeway obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ridgeway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ridgeway blocks a jab.
Ridgeway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ridgeway misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Diehard to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mathew Ridgeway.
I think Ridgeway has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway retains his lightweight title!
Mathew Ridgeway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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