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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Riggs (ranked 1511 p4p, 164 weight class) and William King (ranked 1469 p4p, 162 weight class). King has chosen Summer Sixteen By: Drake as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan Riggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riggs misses with a two punch combination.
Riggs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Riggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Ryan Riggs has been cut.
Riggs throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Riggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
King only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Riggs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but King swivels and escapes.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King misses with a body shot.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Ryan Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Riggs takes one to the chin there.
King throws a series of punches but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
King slips under a jab from Riggs.
Riggs looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Riggs appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs misses with a series of wild punches.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
King misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
King misses with an uppercut. Riggs saw that one coming.
Riggs throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Riggs throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riggs.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Riggs with a nice cross.
King defending well as Riggs loads up on a big left hand.
King scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from King.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King throws a chopping leg kick but Riggs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big right from King misses.
Riggs misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
William King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King misses with a straight right.
Riggs throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
King swings for the body but Riggs moves out of range.
Riggs misses with a body punch
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Riggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Riggs tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riggs moves away.
Riggs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Riggs lands a jab to the head.
King blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King moves out of range of the body kick from Riggs.
King lands with a slapping head kick.
King connects with a single shot there.
Riggs needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by King.
Riggs scores with a sloppy right hand. King should have avoided that one.
Riggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throws a jab when Riggs was well out of range.
King staying out of range there.
King connects with a solid leg kick.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from King.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Riggs counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Riggs throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from Riggs both land. Nice combination.
King throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riggs on the side of the head.
Riggs throws a poor cross that misses
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Riggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from King.
Riggs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Riggs keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Riggs was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
King takes a swing at Riggs's ribcage but misses.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from King. No joy for Riggs on that attempt.
King moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Riggs connects with a crisp jab.
Riggs staying out of range there.
Riggs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Riggs. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a nice low kick that buckles Riggs's knee momentarily.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs swings for the body but King moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggs misses with a left hand
and King counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riggs regains full guard. Nicely done.
Riggs lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Riggs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but William King will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
King moves away from the strike by Riggs.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riggs.
Riggs darts in looking for a takedown but King gets double underhooks and turns Riggs into the cage.
King digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
A big left from King misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Riggs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs slips a jab and a cross from King.
King buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riggs manages to avoid it.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before King can pounce on him.
Riggs throws a sloppy head kick and King moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs connects with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggs misses the target.
Riggs looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
King misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs thows a leg kick but King checks it
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
King missing with a left hand there. Riggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Riggs throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riggs cracks King with a good jab.
Riggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps King's head backwards.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Riggs misses.
King moves forwards but Riggs connects with a nice, crisp jab.
King throws a front kick that sends Riggs stumbling back into the cage.
King blocks the body kick.
Riggs closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
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!
Riggs cracks King with a solid left hand.
Riggs throws an elbow that misses. King uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riggs's guard. Nice move by King!
Riggs looking for a sweep. Not yet Riggs, not yet.
King slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but King is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggs striking off his back but it's not causing King any problems.
Riggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
Riggs passes King's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riggs is working away from the top position though.
Riggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. King knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Riggs throwing shots but King is blocking nicely.
King manages to get to full guard.
Riggs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of King's head.
Riggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Riggs throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
King is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Riggs is proving a slippery customer.
Riggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
King has momentary wrist control but Riggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Riggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as King works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Riggs cracks King with a solid left hand.
Riggs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riggs trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riggs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Riggs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Riggs's cut.
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!
Riggs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A shot to the liver by Riggs. Beautiful body shot.
Riggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggs misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Riggs blocks the leg kick.
King takes one to the chin there.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by King.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs lands a jab to the head.
Riggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
King looks to throw the jab but Riggs is out of range.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riggs.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Riggs is just out of range.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Riggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Riggs takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
King tries to counter by closing the distance.
Riggs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Riggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Riggs attempts a counter takedown but King avoids it well and moves away.
King misses with a looping right.
King lands a jab to the nose.
King lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Riggs missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Riggs 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.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a body punch but Riggs moves out of range.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
King moves away from the strike by Riggs.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from King misses.
Riggs throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Riggs scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King scores with a one two! Riggs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Riggs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riggs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
King misses with a low kick as Riggs jumps back.
Riggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
Ryan Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
King moves away from the strike by Riggs.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from King - that will leave a mark!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries a low kick but King avoids it.
King checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Riggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Riggs throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Riggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
Riggs swinging wildly here.
Riggs is looking to chop away at King's legs.
King now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King lands a body shot.
Riggs takes one to the side of the head.
Riggs misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from King misses.
Riggs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from King misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands an overhand right.
Riggs throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs looks for a takedown but King sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Riggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King lands with a thumping leg kick.
King lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Riggs dodges the punch combination from King.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
Riggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
King misses with an uppercut.
Riggs looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
Riggs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from King.
Riggs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Riggs gets slowly back to his feet.
King swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King feints and then cracks Riggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggs down.
And that's the end of the fight!
William King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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