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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Biff Rydberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Deal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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144 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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136 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Biff Rydberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geoff Deal!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Rydberg misses.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
Deal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
Deal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rydberg.
Rydberg lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Deal misses with an uppercut.
Deal misses with a body kick.
Rydberg throws a body punch but Deal moves out of range.
Deal moves away from the strike by Rydberg.
Deal staying out of range there.
Rydberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Deal is just out of range.
Rydberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Deal lands a high kick!
A combination from Rydberg does no damage.
Deal misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deal thuds a left hand into Rydberg's body.
The fighters circling - Rydberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deal wants to slow Rydberg down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Deal misses the target.
Rydberg tries to bum rush Deal with a series of wild strikes but Deal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some bone on bone action there as Rydberg checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A shot to the body from Rydberg misses
and Deal counters with a leg kick.
Rydberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deal moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Deal.
Deal ducks under a wild hook from Rydberg.
Deal throws a big shot that misses.
Deal looks to land a left hand but Rydberg moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rydberg moves into range and connects with a jab.
Deal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rydberg.
Deal closes the distance and clinches.
Deal is trying to maintain a safe position but Rydberg gets an underhook and turns Deal into the cage.
Deal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rydberg cracks Deal with a nice body shot.
Deal looking to stall.
Deal misses with a punch to the body.
Deal throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Rydberg.
Deal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rydberg's efforts to push away.
Rydberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Deal backwards.
Rydberg manages to break the clinch.
Deal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rydberg checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rydberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Deal slips a jab from Rydberg.
Rydberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Rydberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rydberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deal moves away.
Biff Rydberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rydberg swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Deal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rydberg really felt that one!
Deal connects with a solid leg kick.
Rydberg throws out a loose jab but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Deal.
Rydberg misses with a hook. Deal ducked under it nicely.
Rydberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Rydberg throws the left hand but Deal avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deal is looking to clinch but Rydberg is avoiding it.
Rydberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rydberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Deal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rydberg throws a jab when Deal was well out of range.
Deal moves away from the strike by Rydberg.
Deal keeps Rydberg at a distance using the push kick.
Deal defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
Deal scores with a body shot.
Rydberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deal slips a jab from Rydberg.
Deal blocks a jab.
Rydberg throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Rydberg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A shot to the body from Rydberg misses
and Deal counters with a leg kick.
Rydberg avoids the body shot from Deal.
Rydberg takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Deal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rydberg lands a nice hook to Deal's body. Deal takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Deal slips under a jab.
Rydberg loads up on a big right hand but Deal slips the punch.
Deal has Rydberg up against the cage in a clinch.
Rydberg lands with a short shot to the head.
Deal tries to land knees in the clinch but Rydberg avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rydberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rydberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Deal moves away.
Rydberg lands a jab to Deal's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deal.
Deal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Deal slips under a jab.
Rydberg misses the jab.
Rydberg throws out a loose jab but Deal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rydberg looks to throw the jab but Deal is out of range.
Rydberg throws a looping overhand right but Deal ducks down to avoid it.
Rydberg blocks a head kick by Deal.
Deal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Deal scores with a leg kick.
Deal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rydberg misses.
Rydberg smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Deal slips under a jab from Rydberg.
A lazy left from Rydberg finds it's target.
Rydberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rydberg throws out the jab.
Deal throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rydberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rydberg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deal counters with a nice leg kick.
Deal looks to score with a jab to the body but Rydberg is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Deal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg misses with a looping left.
Rydberg digs a good body shot into Deal's ribs.
Biff Rydberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Deal slips a jab from Rydberg.
Deal blocks a jab.
Deal wants to clinch up but Rydberg keeps it at a distance.
Rydberg misses with a wild body shot.
Rydberg throws a predictable looking body shot
and Deal counters with a straight right hand.
Rydberg lands with an overhand left.
Deal is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rydberg rather than just go for the knockout.
Deal tries to land a front kick but Rydberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deal throws out a powerful jab.
Deal tries to land a front kick but Rydberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deal is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg throws a lazy right hand but Deal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Deal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
Deal staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Rydberg misses
and Deal counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rydberg's knee momentarily.
Deal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rydberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Deal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Deal tries to clinch up.
Deal tries to close the distance and clinch but Rydberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deal defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
Rydberg with a jab.
Deal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biff Rydberg dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Deal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Deal defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
Rydberg misses with a hook.
Deal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rydberg. That did some damage!
Deal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rydberg throws a looping overhand right but Deal ducks down to avoid it.
Rydberg misses with a straight right.
Deal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rydberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
A jab from Rydberg does it's job there.
Deal tried to score with a low kick but Rydberg checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydberg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rydberg moves out of range as Deal throws a body kick.
Deal lands with a hook. Rydberg tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Deal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rydberg on the side of the head.
Deal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rydberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Rydberg lands with a shot to the body.
Deal misses with a wild body shot.
Rydberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rydberg scores with a body shot.
Deal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deal moves forwards but Rydberg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rydberg cracks Deal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deal defending well as Rydberg loads up on a big left hand.
Biff Rydberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydberg misses with a hook to the body
and Deal counters with a left to the body.
Rydberg misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Rydberg misses.
Deal is looking to clinch.
Rydberg slips under a jab from Deal.
Rydberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rydberg takes a swing at Deal's ribcage but misses.
Rydberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Deal. Deal obviously looking to wear him down.
Rydberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deal throws a sloppy head kick and Rydberg moves out of range easily.
Rydberg waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Deal.
Deal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rydberg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Deal misses.
Rydberg lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Deal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Deal scores with a hook to the body. Rydberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Geoff Deal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rydberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Deal staying out of range there.
Rydberg throws a hook to the side of Deal's head but Deal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Deal throws a solid leg kick but Rydberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Deal.
Rydberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Deal has time to react.
Rydberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deal takes the fight into the clinch.
Deal is stalling here.
Deal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deal is looking to control Rydberg's arms but Rydberg gets an underhook and turns him. Now Deal has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deal misses with the head strike.
Deal lands a left hand.
Rydberg managing to block the knees to the body from Deal.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rydberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Deal tries to work over Rydberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rydberg blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Biff Rydberg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rydberg 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Biff Rydberg!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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