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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruddo Ryokale (ranked 1253 p4p, 3660 weight class) and Igor Lomachenko (ranked 75 p4p, 206 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruddo Ryokale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Lomachenko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomachenko moves out of range as Ryokale throws a body kick.
Lomachenko throws a hook but Ryokale avoids it easily.
Ryokale throwing a counter right hand but Lomachenko manages to avoid it.
Lomachenko stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lomachenko wants it to stay on the feet.
Lomachenko with a hook.
Ryokale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryokale takes one to the chin there.
Lomachenko lands with a right hand.
Ryokale misses with a head kick.
Ryokale throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Lomachenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Lomachenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryokale.
Ryokale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've been hearing reports that Ryokale has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ryokale throws a sloppy head kick and Lomachenko moves out of range easily.
Lomachenko is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Lomachenko.
Ryokale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ryokale tries to bum rush Lomachenko with a series of wild strikes but Lomachenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lomachenko throws a lazy right hand but Ryokale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lomachenko has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ryokale is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomachenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryokale scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lomachenko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lomachenko is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lomachenko explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Lomachenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryokale.
Lomachenko throws out a counter right but Ryokale avoids it with no problem.
Lomachenko throws a front kick that sends Ryokale stumbling back into the cage.
Ryokale moves into range and clinches up with Lomachenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Lomachenko fails to land.
Ryokale is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lomachenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lomachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lomachenko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lomachenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryokale wants to take the fight to the mat but Lomachenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruddo Ryokale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lomachenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryokale avoids it.
Lomachenko slowing the pace effectively.
Lomachenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ryokales head.
Lomachenko lands a nice uppercut.
Lomachenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryokale avoids it.
Ryokale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lomachenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lomachenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ryokale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lomachenko's brow.
Lomachenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lomachenko lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryokale backwards.
Ryokale throws an elbow but it misses.
Ryokale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lomachenko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lomachenko breaks the clinch.
Lomachenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryokale fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lomachenko is out of range.
A big left from Ryokale misses.
Lomachenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryokale counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Lomachenko finds it's way through Ryokale's defenses.
Ryokale misses with a few strikes there.
Lomachenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryokale throws a looping overhand right but Lomachenko ducks down to avoid it.
Ryokale looks to score with a jab to the body but Lomachenko is just out of range.
Igor Lomachenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lomachenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ruddo Ryokale has been cut.
Ryokale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryokale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lomachenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryokale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryokale is rocked!
Lomachenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryokale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryokale closes the distance and pushes Lomachenko back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Lomachenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lomachenko lands a body shot.
Ryokale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryokale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lomachenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lomachenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryokale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lomachenko.
Ryokale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lomachenko.
Ryokale misses with a jab to the body
and Lomachenko counters with a straight right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Lomachenko as he connects with a hook.
Oh Ryokale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lomachenko cracks Ryokale with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ryokale looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lomachenko finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryokale.
Ryokale checks a low kick from Lomachenko.
Lomachenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lomachenko pounces like a tiger and cracks Ryokale with a vicious hook! Ryokale is down but not out! Lomachenko follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Igor Lomachenko!
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