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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Worcester Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rypien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Worcester Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Rypien!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce rushes Rypien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sauce leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sauce misses with a knee to the head.
Sauce stalling against the cage.
Sauce looking to throw knees to the head but Rypien is blocking nicely.
Rypien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sauce has him pressed against the cage.
Sauce pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sauce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rypien tries to circle away but Sauce has him pinned against the cage.
Sauce effectively controlling the action here.
Sauce has Rypien pressed against the cage, preventing Rypien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sauce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rypien backwards.
Rypien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sauce walks away with a smile on his face. Rypien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sauce avoids the body shot from Rypien.
Sauce moves out of range as Rypien strikes.
Sauce drives through and clinches with Rypien against the cage.
Sauce digs a right hand underneath Rypien's ribcage. Rypien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sauce throws an elbow but misses.
Sauce has Rypien pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sauce pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rypien tumbling to the mat - Sauce dives into Rypien's guard.
Sauce trying to control but Rypien is working from the bottom.
Rypien is looking for a triangle but Sauce pushes his legs off easily.
Sauce trying to control but Rypien is working from the bottom.
Sauce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rypien is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sauce is aware though and is defending well.
Sauce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sauce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sauce looking to pass the guard.
Sauce stands up from Rypien's guard - Sauce perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rypien fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Sauce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sauce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rypien throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sauce has closed the distance and engaged Rypien in a clinch.
Rypien jumps guard but Sauce stands there with Rypien around his waist. Rypien gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sauce with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sauce presses Rypien against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sauce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sauce controlling the action here for a moment.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rypien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rypien tries to break free but Sauce pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rypien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rypien takes a swing at Sauce's ribcage but misses.
Sauce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A low kick from Rypien misses
and Sauce counters with a nice body kick.
Rypien looks to land a left hand but Sauce moved out of range nicely.
Sauce has Rypien up against the cage in a clinch.
Sauce tries to land a knee to the head but Rypien blocks with his arms.
Sauce lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rypien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sauce lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worcester Sauce dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A head kick from Sauce lands but Rypien takes it in his stride.
Sauce fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from Rypien misses its intended target.
Rypien throws a jab but it's blocked by Sauce.
Rypien throws a hook but Sauce avoids it easily.
A jab from Rypien misses.
Sauce looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rypien looking for a sweep. Not yet Rypien, not yet.
Rypien looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sauce passes into side control.
Sauce decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rypien is breathing heavily.
Sauce connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rypien lands a jab to the nose.
A low kick from Rypien misses
and Sauce counters with a three punch combo that has Rypien backing up. Rypien nods at Sauce to acknowledge the strikes.
Sauce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rypien looking for subs off his back but Sauce has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sauce frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sauce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sauce trying to control but Rypien is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sauce looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rypien keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sauce scoring with strikes but Rypien is staying in there.
Rypien regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauce is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rypien doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sauce.
Rypien works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rypien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rypien looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sauce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sauce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rypien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sauce stopping the sweep attempt from Rypien.
Sauce tries to free his leg and advance position but Rypien is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rypien had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sauce defends it easily.
Sauce wants to control from the top but Rypien keeps moving.
Rypien is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rypien has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sauce can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sauce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rypien swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Worcester Sauce dominated that second round.
That's time! Sauce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rypien looks to score with a jab to the body but Sauce is just out of range.
Sauce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rypien swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sauce takes one on the button.
Rypien looks to throw the jab but Sauce is out of range.
Sauce moves out of range as Rypien strikes.
Sauce throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sauce thumps Rypien with a low kick.
Worcester Sauce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rypien missing with a left hand there. Sauce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rypien walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sauce.
Sauce cracks the inside of Rypien's front leg.
Rypien tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sauce counters with a big head kick but Rypien shrugs it off.
Rypien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sauce just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rypien's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sauce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sauce scores with a knee to the head.
Sauce gets through Rypien's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sauce crunches a lovely knee into Rypien's ribcage.
Sauce tries to land a knee to the head but Rypien blocks with his arms.
Sauce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sauce effectively controlling the action here.
Sauce gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sauce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rypien's face.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rypien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rypien has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sauce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sauce has Rypien pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rypien manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sauce stalling the fight.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sauce has Rypien pressed against the cage, preventing Rypien from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sauce softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rypien wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sauce has him pressed against the cage.
Sauce using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rypien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce keeps control of Rypien as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rypien gets underhooks to prevent Sauce's takedown attempt.
Rypien looking for a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sauce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rypien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sauce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rick Rypien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Worcester Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rick Rypien.
Sauce holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Worcester Sauce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sauce dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Worcester Sauce.
Sauce staying out of range there.
Rypien sizes up Sauce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Worcester Sauce has been cut.
Rypien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sauce.
Worcester Sauce is winning the standup battle so far.
Rypien throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sauce counters with a slapping leg kick.
A shot to the body from Rypien misses
enabling Sauce to counter with a crisp jab.
Sauce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rypien paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rypien misses with a looping right.
Sauce shoots in for a takedown but Rypien shows good takedown defense.
Rypien misses the jab.
Rypien throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Rypien misses.
Sauce lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Worcester Sauce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sauce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Worcester Sauce!
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energy
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