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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Assad (ranked 2617 p4p, 323 weight class) and Takahashi Ryu (ranked 3020 p4p, 363 weight class). Takahashi Ryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dustin Assad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takahashi Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assad misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryu. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryu misses with an uppercut.
Assad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryu throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryu ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad throws a hook but Ryu avoids it easily.
Ryu throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ryu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Assad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu connects with a crisp jab.
Ryu needs to keep his hands up - Assad had a free shot at his head there.
Ryu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Assad looks to land a combination. Ryu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryu.
Dustin Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad gets tackled into the cage by Ryu. Ryu maintains the clinch.
Assad scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assad breaks the clinch.
Ryu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu cracks Assad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryu loads up on a big right hand but Assad slips the punch.
Assad misses the shot to the body.
Ryu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ryu just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryu thuds a left hand into Assad's body.
Assad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ryu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad slips a straight right by Ryu.
Assad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Ryu throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left lands for Assad.
Ryu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.
Ryu misses with a body punch.
Ryu tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryu tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Assad's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Ryu lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Ryu.
Assad is breathing heavily.
Ryu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Ryu has the dominant position.
Assad tries to work over Ryu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Ryu keeps him there for the moment.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
Assad works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ryu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Assad rolls with it to try and escape but Ryu cranks on the arm and Assad is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takahashi Ryu!
Dustin Assad spoke after the fight, saying 'I am the best BJJ player in the world. I will refine my striking game and be back. '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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