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Event:
IFC 14
Date: Sep 09, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Takamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggins, pushing him back against the cage.
Riggins has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takamura avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riggins jumps guard but Takamura stands there with Riggins around his waist. Riggins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riggins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takamura walks away with a smile on his face. Riggins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mamoru Takamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Takamura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riggins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#CL#
Takamura moves into range and clinches up with Riggins.
Riggins goes for a takedown attempt but Takamura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riggins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takamura throws a quick counter head kick but Riggins was just out of range.
Riggins avoids the head kick by Takamura.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggins has his takedown stuffed
and Takamura counters with an inside leg kick.
That kick from Takamura tenderised Riggins's leg. Riggins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.#T1#
Riggins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takamura throws a head kick that Riggins semi-blocks.
#CUT#
It looks like Tim Riggins has been cut.
Takamura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Takamura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Riggins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takamura counters with a head kick. That will keep Riggins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body kick there by Takamura.
Takamura cracks the inside of Riggins's front leg. #T2#
Takamura lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Riggins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mamoru Takamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riggins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggins 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.
Riggins shoots for a double leg takedown but Takamura sprawls well. He's pushed Riggins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takamura throws a quick counter kick to the body but Riggins avoids it.#CL#
Takamura closes the distance and clinches.
Riggins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takamura smiles and moves away.
Takamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Riggins throws an overhand right that lands on Takamura's shoulder, as Takamura tries to avoid the shot.
Takamura looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T3##CL#
Takamura fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riggins, pushing him back against the cage.
Riggins has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Takamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Takamura connects with a knee to the head.
Riggins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Takamura pulls his leg out and moves away.
Riggins takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Takamura.
Takamura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T4#
Both fighters circling a little - Takamura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Takamura!
Riggins looks winded!
A thudding body kick lands there by Takamura!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takamura feints and then cracks Riggins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riggins down. #KD#
Takamura lands a big head kick that sends Riggins tumbling to the mat! Takamura takes a step backwards and waves Riggins back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Riggins is rocked!
Riggins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takamura.
Riggins is still on wobbly legs! Can Takamura finish him?
Takamura feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Riggins collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mamoru Takamura!
Mamoru Takamura thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Mon Fight Night 6
Date: Aug 21, 2017 |
#R1#
Syet tries to bum rush Riggins with a series of wild strikes but Riggins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riggins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Syet scores with a jab.
Bue Syet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syet throws out a powerful jab.
Riggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Syet misses with a wild combination.
Riggins changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A cross from Syet lands.
Syet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Syet clobbers Riggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggins tries to move into range but Syet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Riggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T1#
Riggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syet.
Bue Syet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syet throws a nice looking combination but Riggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riggins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Riggins shoots for a double leg takedown but Syet sprawls well. He's pushed Riggins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riggins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Syet counters with a left and a right that stings Riggins.
Riggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Syet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Syet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Riggins at a distance.
Riggins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggins.
Syet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Syet moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Syet as he connects with a hook.
Syet lands with a hook. Riggins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Syet throws a right hand that Riggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggins also avoids with ease.
Syet lands a nice shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Syet.
Syet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Riggins gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riggins moves forwards but Syet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Syet throws a right hand that Riggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggins also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Syet.
Syet throws a series of punches but Riggins avoids them all with ease. #T3#
Riggins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Syet lands a really nice looking cross but Riggins seems unphased.
Riggins tries to move into range but Syet moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Syet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab from Syet.
Riggins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Syet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Syet avoids the body shot from Riggins.
Syet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Riggins walks into a jab.
Syet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riggins on the side of the head.
Syet connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Syet.
Syet might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#T4#
Syet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Riggins shoots in but Syet avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Syet looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syet lands with an uppercut that bounces Riggins off the cage and back into range.
Riggins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Syet scores with a punch to the head.
Syet connects with a looping right hand.
Riggins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Syet's waist but Syet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Riggins off to one side.
Riggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syet feints a jab promting Riggins to slip. Syet then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Riggins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Syet lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bue Syet 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.
#R2#
Syet cracks Riggins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Syet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Riggins dodges the punch combination from Syet.
Riggins walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Syet moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Syet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Syet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Syet pinned against the cage. Syet gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.#T1#
Riggins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Syet finds it's way round the side to connect with Riggins's head.
Syet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riggins momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Syet.
Syet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riggins eats them both and turns towards Syet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Syet lands a nice looking body shot.
Bue Syet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Syet throws a counter combo.
Syet throws a right hand that Riggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Riggins also avoids with ease.#T2#
Nice body punch from Syet.
Syet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Syet counters with a stiff right hand.
Syet scores with a nice strike.
Syet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Syet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A cross from Syet lands.
Riggins shoots in looking for a takedown. Syet tries to sprawl out of it but Riggins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Syet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T3#
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Syet scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick by Riggins misses
and Syet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riggins takes one to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Syet. No joy for Riggins on that attempt.
Syet is looking for the big counter here.
Syet misses with a two punch combination.
Riggins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Syet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riggins doesn't seem bothered though.
Syet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syet's corner calls for a 1-2. Syet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Syet.
Syet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Syet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Syet has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Syet lands a jab to Riggins's midsection.
Syet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Syet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Syet misses with a double jab.
Syet throws a nice looking combination but Riggins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Syet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Syet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bue Syet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Syet lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#ROC2#
Riggins is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riggins throws a head kick but Syet moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bue Syet showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Riggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Syet circles away.
Syet lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Syet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Syet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riggins looks for a takedown but Syet sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Riggins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syet lands a jab to Riggins's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syet lands a head shot.
Syet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Riggins with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syet to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Riggins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Riggins throws a wild hook but Syet just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Riggins gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Syet raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bue Syet!
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Event:
TIT 16 - Embolo v Lius
Date: Jul 17, 2017 |
#R1##CL#
Magumbo closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magumbo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magumbo.
Magumbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magumbo gets through Riggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magumbo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Magumbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Magumbo stops a takedown attempt from Riggins.
Riggins is trying to drag Magumbo to the mat but Magumbo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Magumbo throws an elbow but misses.
Riggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magumbo avoiding damage.
Magumbo lands a knee to the body.
Magumbo digs a right hand into Riggins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riggins's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magumbo after a bit of a struggle.
Hildered Magumbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Magumbo pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL#
Magumbo closes the distance and clinches. #T1##TD#
Magumbo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riggins can't fight it off and eventually Magumbo manages to take the fight to the floor. Riggins looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magumbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magumbo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Riggins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magumbo distracts Riggins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magumbo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riggins's head.
Magumbo working some strikes from top position.
Riggins keeping moving, preventing Magumbo from controlling successfully.
Magumbo is really struggling to control Riggins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Magumbo lands a couple of digs.#T2##SUB2#
Riggins is looking to cinch up a triangle. Magumbo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Riggins's body to avoid the submission. Riggins has instead reached around Magumbo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Riggins arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Riggins!
After winning the bout, Tim Riggins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TIT 11 - Embolo v Bawerk
Date: Jul 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Bastard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riggins stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bastard lands a really nice looking cross but Riggins seems unphased.
Bastard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bastard works the jab nicely.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Riggins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Riggins avoids it well.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Bastard connects with a body shot that sends Riggins's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheers as Bastard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Riggins doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riggins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bastard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggins's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riggins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bastard with a hook.#T1#
Bastard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bastard scores with a three punch combo!
Bastard throws a right and a left that Riggins avoids nicely.
Riggins fails to land the takedown.
Bastard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riggins.
Riggins throws a body shot but no joy.
Bastard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bastard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Riggins closes the distance and clinches up with Bastard, looking for a takedown. Riggins pushes Bastard against the cage but Bastard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lazy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
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!
Riggins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Bastard blocks a head kick by Riggins.
Bastard 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.
Bastard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bastard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Riggins's head backwards.
Bastard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Riggins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Riggins on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Riggins misses the target.
Bastard clobbers Riggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bastard scores with a jab.
Bastard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#T3#
Bastard thuds his right hand into Riggins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bastard works over Riggins's head and body with a nice combination.
Bastard is breathing heavily.
A jab from Bastard finds it's way through Riggins's defenses.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Bastard shows good takedown defense.
Lazy Bastard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Riggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggins shoots in but no luck this time.
Bastard throws a big counter combination but Riggins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bastard misses with a looping right.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bastard misses with a double jab.
Riggins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
It looks like Bastard has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Riggins walks into a jab.
Riggins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bastard was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggins.
Bastard throws a shot to the body.
#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Bastard misses the target.
Bastard connects with a jab.
Bastard looks to land a combination but Riggins avoids it well.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Bastard as Riggins shoots in.
Bastard scores with the left hand. Riggins knows he should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Bastard scores with a four punch combination!
Riggins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bastard.
Riggins shoots in for a takedown but Bastard shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bastard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Riggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to avoid it but Riggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastard to the ground. Bastard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Riggins throws a wild body kick that Bastard sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazy Bastard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bastard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riggins drops his hands momentarily and Bastard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bastard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bastard lands a jab.
Lazy Bastard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Bastard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bastard.
Bastard catches Riggins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riggins goes for a double leg but Bastard avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bastard continues to drive forward.
Bastard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bastard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bastard lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Bastard.
Riggins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab by Bastard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.#T1#
Bastard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bastard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bastard throws a good cross that connects.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard tests Riggins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bastard lands an overhand right.
Bastard throws a series of punches but Riggins moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Riggins or perhaps it was just good defense by Bastard, which made it look bad.
Lazy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#T2#
Bastard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
Donk. Bastard catches Riggins right on the button with a cross.
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!
Bastard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Riggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to avoid it but Riggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastard to the ground. Bastard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bastard connects with a looping right hand.
Riggins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bastard tries to avoid it but Riggins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bastard to the ground. Bastard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bastard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bastard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggins.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bastard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riggins can do to turn this around?
Riggins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bastard scores with a three punch combo!
A left lands for Bastard.#T3#
Riggins throws a body punch but Bastard moves out of range.
Bastard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riggins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Riggins.
Riggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bastard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riggins.
Bastard lands a head shot.
Riggins slips a jab from Bastard.
Riggins tried to score with a low kick but Bastard checks it.
Riggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bastard circles away.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Riggins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bastard has got the better of the exchanges.#T4#
Riggins takes one to the chin there.
Lazy Bastard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bastard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Riggins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bastard.
Bastard's corner calls for a 1-2. Bastard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bastard stuns Riggins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riggins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bastard.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bastard.
Bastard misses with a hook.
Bastard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riggins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Riggins fails with a takedown attempt.
Riggins shoots in for a double leg but Bastard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bastard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rigginss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazy Bastard dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bastard scores with a hook.
A left and a right from Bastard both land. Nice combination.
Bastard throws a big shot that misses.
Riggins is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bastard cracks a nice hook into Riggins's ribs.
Riggins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bastard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bastard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Riggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Riggins with the counter takedown but Bastard avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Bastard.
Bastard throws a series of strikes that have Riggins backpedaling.
Bastard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riggins's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bastard lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Riggins misses with a takedown attempt - Bastard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Riggins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
Riggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bastard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riggins.
Riggins takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but Riggins moved out of range nicely.
Riggins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bastard circles away.
Lazy Bastard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
A combination from Bastard does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riggins.
An attempted straight right counter from Bastard misses the target.#T2##TD2#
Bastard gets caught flat footed, as Riggins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riggins chips away with some ground and pound.
Bastard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bastard tries to get out of the position.
Riggins trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom.
Riggins is in close to Bastard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riggins lands a couple of elbows.
Riggins trying to control but Bastard is working from the bottom. #T3#
Riggins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Riggins trying to control the position from guard on top but Bastard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tim Riggins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bastard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Riggins on the ground.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Riggins drops back looking for a leg! Bastard is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bastard manages to kick Riggins off! Riggins jumps back into Bastard's guard.
Riggins wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Riggins sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB2#
Riggins is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lazy Bastard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bastard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lazy Bastard!
After winning the bout, Lazy Bastard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
TIT 6 - Embolo V Gunn
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Assunsao scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
Assunsao darts in and clinches Riggins up against the cage.
Riggins's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Riggins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riggins tries to pull guard but Assunsao holds him up against the cage and eventually Riggins drops back down to his feet.
Assunsao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Tim Riggins has been cut.
Riggins jumps guard but Assunsao turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Assunsao with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Assunsao landing knees to the head.
Assunsao putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riggins in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Assunsao lands a knee to the head.
Assunsao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggins fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raphael Assunsao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Assunsao obliges.
Assunsao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Assunsao connects with a knee to the head.
Assunsao lands with a right to the head.
A knee to the head by Assunsao.
Assunsao lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#ROC#
Riggins is rocked!
Assunsao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Riggins's face.
Riggins is still on wobbly legs! Can Assunsao finish him?#T1#
Assunsao landing knees to the head.
Assunsao working the clinch nicely. Riggins is working for position but Assunsao cracks him with a big knee to the head! Riggins crumples up against the cage and Assunsao lands two more shots before the ref can save Riggins! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Raphael Assunsao!
Our winner, Raphael Assunsao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2017 |
#R1##TD#
Kusnikovsky gets a takedown into half guard.
Kusnikovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riggins's head.
Kusnikovsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riggins defending well though.
Kusnikovsky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Riggins looking for submissions off his back.
Kusnikovsky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Riggins works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riggins is trying to keep Kusnikovsky in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kusnikovsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Riggins has wrist control.#SUB2#
Riggins has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kusnikovsky doesn't defend quickly enough and Riggins has managed to lock this one up! Can Kusnikovsky escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Riggins on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tim Riggins!
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