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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Sass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Ridgeley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Ridgeley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridgeley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sass.
Ridgeley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sass.
Sass misses with a series of wild punches.
Sass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ridgeley.
Ridgeley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sass misses with a combination
enabling Ridgeley to counter with a crisp jab.
Ridgeley staying out of range there.
Ridgeley scores with a jab.
Sass leaves Ridgeley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ridgeley scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ridgeley tries for a takedown but Sass sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sass misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ridgeley.
Ridgeley scores with a punch to the head.
Sass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridgeley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ridgeley scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Sass misses.
Ridgeley 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.
Sass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ridgeley manages to avoid it.
Sass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ridgeley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Ridgeley misses the target.
Sass swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass needs to keep his hands up - Ridgeley had a free shot at his head there.
No joy there for Sass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sass throws a combination that misses
and Ridgeley counters with a big head kick but Sass shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sass has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sass misses with a double jab.
Ridgeley takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeley scores with a shot to the body.
Ridgeley connects with a body shot.
No joy there for Ridgeley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch lands to the side of Sass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Sass.
Ridgeley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sass looks to land a left hand but Ridgeley moved out of range nicely.
Sass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ridgeley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sass had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sass tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ridgeley swivels and escapes.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Ridgeley counter with a right hand.
Sass gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sass misses with a body shot
and Ridgeley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ridgeley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sass is breathing heavily.
Ridgeley scores with a jab to the head.
Sass throws a right hand that Ridgeley ducks under and follows up with a left that Ridgeley also avoids with ease.
Sass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ridgeley circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sass shoots in for a takedown but Ridgeley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sass wants it to stay on the feet.
Joey Sass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Ridgeley.
Sass misses the jab.
Ridgeley connects with a jab.
Sass stuffs the takedown attempt from Ridgeley. Ridgeley gets slowly back to his feet.
Sass drops his hands momentarily and Ridgeley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ridgeley uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sass has time to react.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ridgeley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sass misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Ridgeley 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.
Sass thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joey Sass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Sass misses.
Sass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sass scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sass has hold of Ridgeley's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ridgeley tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sass cranks the arm and Ridgeley screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ridgeley, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joey Sass!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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