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Event:
EMPIRE 1
Date: Apr 30, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Riggs clinches with his opponent.
Riggs scores with a knee to the head.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Riggs - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Riggs.
A short left from Riggs.
Roberts working hard to break the clinch.
Riggs scores a nice knee to the body.
#BC2#
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Riggs.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
and Riggs counters with a right hand to the body. #CL#
Riggs moves into the clinch.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Riggs forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Riggs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T1#
Roberts has Riggs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riggs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.
Roberts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riggs walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roberts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice body shot.
Riggs lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donk. Riggs catches Roberts right on the button with a cross.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riggs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roberts looks winded!#CL#
Riggs rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
A left and a right from Riggs both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riggs defends it nicely.
It looked like Riggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Clayton Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Riggs closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Riggs has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs lands a knee to the body.
Riggs stalling.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Riggs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Riggs lands a nice knee to the body.
Riggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T3#
Riggs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riggs obliges.#BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Riggs finds it's target.
Riggs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riggs circles away easily
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Riggs rushes Roberts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riggs scores with a hook to the body.
Riggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4##BC#
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jf Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Riggs avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Riggs won't allow it.
Good body shot from Riggs.
#BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Riggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL#
Riggs pushes Roberts up against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Roberts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Roberts shoots and misses
enabling Riggs to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Riggs gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Riggs has Roberts pressed against the cage, preventing Roberts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Riggs scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs lands a hook that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike.
Clayton Riggs has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Riggs will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roberts up against the cage.
Riggs landing knees to the head.
#T1#
Riggs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roberts takes a knee to the side of the body.
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Clayton Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts has his takedown stuffed
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.#CL#
Riggs moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.#BC#
Riggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Riggs lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.
Roberts misses with a takedown #CL#
and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Riggs.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
Riggs cracks Roberts with a nice body shot.#T2#
A bit of stalling here from Riggs.
#BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Riggs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Roberts back to the cage. Riggs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A right-left combo lands from Riggs.
Riggs shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Riggs to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD2#
Roberts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Riggs controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Roberts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T3#
Roberts lands strikes from half guard.
Roberts is controlling the pace.
Roberts's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Riggs is looking to escape.
Riggs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice strikes from Roberts there.
Riggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roberts in particular looking to stall.
Riggs wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
Well, if Roberts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Riggs dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Roberts has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Riggs is looking to wear down Roberts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt
letting Riggs counter with a right hand.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roberts thinking.
Riggs connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roberts's hands.#TD2#
Roberts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Riggs being controlled for a moment.
More stalling from Roberts.#SUB2#
Roberts tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Riggs wants to control but Roberts postures up.
Riggs is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Roberts moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Roberts with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Riggs wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Roberts remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roberts is continuing to stall.
Roberts landing a few strikes.
Roberts controls the position.
Riggs is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Roberts stalls from top position.#T3#
The adventures of Roberts the control monster continue. Boring.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Riggs instigates a clinch.
Riggs connects with a knee to the head.
Riggs lands a good knee to the midsection. Roberts won't want to take too many of those.
Riggs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Riggs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riggs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Clayton Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.#T4##CL#
Riggs darts in and clinches Roberts up against the cage.
Clayton Riggs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knees to the body from Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Riggs breaks from the clinch.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Riggs counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Riggs lands a slapping body shot.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riggs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Riggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riggs, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Riggs! |
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Event:
QFC Tournament 1092 Round 1
Date: Apr 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Jaccobi pushes Roberts away with a front kick.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaccobi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Jaccobi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD2#
Roberts closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jaccobi did well to prevent Roberts getting side control.
Roberts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Roberts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Roberts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jaccobi wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T1#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like Roberts might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#CL#
Jaccobi takes the fight into the clinch.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tye Jaccobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.
Jaccobi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roberts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jaccobi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roberts backwards.
Jaccobi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Roberts has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jaccobi after a bit of a struggle.
Jaccobi landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Jaccobi.
Jaccobi stalling against the cage.
Jaccobi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jaccobi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Roberts looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Jaccobi stalling in the clinch.
Jaccobi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roberts's face.
Jaccobi lands a nice shot to the body.
Roberts changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jaccobi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jaccobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roberts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaccobi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Jaccobi tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jaccobi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body kick from Jaccobi.#T4#
Roberts keeps the fight on the outside.
And Roberts tries to counter it with a takedown but Jaccobi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jaccobi lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberts takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#TD2#
Roberts drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jaccobi controls Roberts momentarily but Roberts frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tye Jaccobi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Jaccobi wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jaccobi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaccobi leaves Roberts with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jaccobi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Jaccobi shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters circling a little - Jaccobi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Jaccobi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tye Jaccobi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jf Roberts.
Jaccobi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaccobi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaccobi lands a head kick!
#ROC#Roberts is rocked!#T1#
Jaccobi closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Roberts! Jaccobi dives in looking to finish! Roberts is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tye Jaccobi!
Tye Jaccobi thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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