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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Belt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dance of the Knights kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Casey Ryback has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Ryback!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Red Belt!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryback misses the jab.
Belt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryback makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ryback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Ryback bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryback looks to land a body kick but Belt moved away.
Ryback misses with a hook. Belt ducked under it nicely.
Belt checks a low kick from Ryback.
Ryback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casey Ryback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belt fails with a takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Belt blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryback misses with a knee strike.
Belt tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ryback smiles and moves away.
Ryback misses with a looping left.
Ryback avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryback scores with a sloppy right hand. Belt should have avoided that one.
Ryback scores with a jab to the body.
Belt blocks a jab.
Belt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Belt.
Ryback looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Belt blocks a low kick nicely.
Belt misses with a hook.
Ryback moves into range and connects with a jab.
Belt loads up on a big right hand but Ryback slips the punch.
Ryback fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryback throws a leg kick but Belt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Belt tries to land a front kick but Ryback steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ryback throws a jab but it's blocked by Belt.
Belt cracks a nice hook into Ryback's ribs.
Belt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Belt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback tries to score with a low kick but Belt moves his leg out of the way.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryback is looking to chop away at Belt's legs.
Belt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Belt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryback, pushing him back against the cage.
Belt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Belt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belt jumps guard but Ryback stands there with Belt around his waist. Belt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Casey Ryback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Ryback creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ryback goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryback lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback trying to land knees to the body.
Belt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryback.
Belt blocks an elbow strike.
Ryback landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryback breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryback lands a nice leg kick that just misses Belt's sensitive parts.
Ryback scores with a crisp jab that stopped Belt in his tracks.
Ryback lands a lovely overhand right.
A good leg kick by Ryback.
Belt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ryback misses with a leg kick
and Belt counters with a three punch combo that has Ryback backing up. Ryback nods at Belt to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belt moves out of range of the leg kick from Ryback.
Ryback throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryback pinned against the cage. Ryback gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Ryback dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ryback shoots in looking for a takedown but Belt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryback's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belt throws a nice looking combination but Ryback bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Belt darts in looking for a takedown but Ryback gets double underhooks and turns Belt into the cage.
Belt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ryback avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Belt avoiding damage as Ryback throws knees to the body.
Ryback tries to work over Belt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belt as Ryback tries to tie him up.
Ryback works on Belt's body with a couple of short punches.
Ryback manages to break the clinch.
Belt looks to clinch
and Ryback counters with a slapping leg kick.
Belt is breathing heavily.
Ryback connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryback misses with a body shot
and Belt decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryback's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Belt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryback looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belt is one step ahead there.
Belt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ryback's head.
Belt throws an elbow that misses. Ryback uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Belt's guard. Nice move by Ryback!
Belt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryback tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
Belt working a defensive guard here.
Belt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryback doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryback keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt seems to be looking for submissions.
Belt is working for a kimura but Ryback is defending it quite comfortably.
Ryback keeping hold of Belt's head, controlling as best he can.
Ryback wants to improve his position but Belt is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Belt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Belt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belt chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryback wants to sweep but no luck.
Belt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Belt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Belt advances position into side control!
Belt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ryback down.
Ryback avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Belt.
Belt throws an elbow but Ryback slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belt working away.
Belt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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!
Belt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Belt.
Belt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryback is avoiding damage well.
Belt landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Belt lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryback wants to control but Belt postures up.
Belt has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Belt lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryback can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ryback is desperately trying to improve his position but Belt has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Belt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ryback tests Belt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ryback digs a good body shot into Belt's ribs.
Ryback just misses with a punch to the body.
Belt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ryback.
Good shot there by Ryback.
Ryback looks to throw the jab but Belt is out of range.
Ryback throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ryback keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice shot lands for Ryback.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ryback throws a shot to the body.
Ryback displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Red Belt has been cut.
Belt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ryback to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ryback working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Belt's head.
Ryback drops back looking for a leg! Belt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belt manages to kick Ryback off! Ryback jumps back into Belt's guard.
Belt keeping moving, preventing Ryback from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belt wants to stand and escape but Ryback is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belt seems keen to control Ryback's posture.
Ryback tries to free his leg and advance position but Belt is retaining full guard.
Belt wants to stand and escape but Ryback is having none of it.
Belt is pulling down on Ryback's head. It's preventing any offense from Ryback, at least for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Red Belt hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A punch combination from Belt misses.
Belt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryback is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belt wants to land a leg kick but Ryback is out of range.
Ryback throws a low kick but Belt avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ryback fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Belt is out of range.
Ryback dives in for a single leg takedown but Belt sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ryback can't find room to land a body shot as Belt controls the action.
Belt is trying to pull guard but Ryback turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Casey Ryback has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Belt.
Belt blocks a body shot from Ryback.
Belt tries to pull guard but Ryback forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Belt jumps guard but Ryback turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryback scores with a knee to the head.
Belt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belt's elbow.
Belt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryback is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belt is trying to drag Ryback to the mat but Ryback just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ryback lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is pressed up against the cage. Belt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryback down to the mat. Ryback avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryback looks to score with a jab to the body but Belt is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Ryback.
Ryback scores with a jab to the head.
Belt takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Casey Ryback is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryback throws a chopping leg kick but Belt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Belt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryback.
Belt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryback sprawls well. Ryback wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Belt gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Ryback misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Ryback showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ryback has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Ryback!
Casey Ryback decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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