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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bolt (ranked 1103 p4p, 1166 weight class) and Stefan Muller (ranked 168 p4p, 175 weight class). Muller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Samourai - by: Shurik'n kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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187 cm 32 212 9 - 5 - 0 |
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189 cm 32 220 12 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler Great elbows 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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Bolt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Muller! The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Muller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolt.
And Muller responds with a good body kick, but Bolt manages to step out the way in time. No joy there for Bolt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing. Bolt punishes Muller's body with a nice straight punch. Muller lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Muller fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolt connects with a single shot there. Muller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ryan Bolt has been cut. Bolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller lunges at Bolt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bolt's hand. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Muller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bolt. That did some damage! Bolt throws a series of strikes that have Muller backpedaling.
It looks like Stefan Muller has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bolt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blaze Gym in the buildup to the fight. Bolt throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller. Bolt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muller connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bolt scrambles back to his feet. Muller misses the jab. Muller throws out a powerful jab. Muller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bolt doesn't seem bothered though. Bolt ducks under a wild hook from Muller. A swing and a miss from Bolt. Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Bolt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muller. Stefan Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bolt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muller stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bolt lands a nice shot that snaps Muller's head back.
A nice leg kick from Muller, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller misses with a right hand and Bolt counters with a stiff right hand. Muller throws a head kick but Bolt moves out of range.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolt manages to avoid it. Bolt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Ryan Bolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Muller throws a head kick that misses and Bolt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Sloppy strikes from Bolt. Those never looked like landing. Bolt moves out of range of the body kick from Muller.
Bolt fails to land with a series of punches.
Bolt slips under a jab. Muller tests Bolt's chin there with a solid looking shot. A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Bolt does a little dance to reset his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bolt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muller circles away quickly and effectively. Bolt works over Muller's head and body with a nice combination. Bolt throws a quick inside leg kick. Muller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bolt checks a low kick from Muller. Bolt missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bolt moves away from the strike by Muller.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bolt is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Bolt misses with a shot to the body and Muller counters with a nice uppercut. Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Bolt's shoulder, as Bolt tries to avoid the shot. Bolt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muller. Muller circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Bolt misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Bolt does it's job there. Bolt scores with a one two! Muller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Muller throws a hook but Bolt blocks it. Bolt avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bolt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller misses with an uppercut. Bolt saw that one coming. Muller getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Jab, jab by Muller - just one landing. Muller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Muller works Bolt's body with a nice hook. Bolt misses with a low kick. Bolt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Bolt blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muller throws a hook but Bolt blocks it. Muller throws a jab when Bolt was well out of range. Nice jab there from Bolt. Bolt walks into a jab. Muller throws a jab when Bolt was well out of range. Muller throws a body shot but no joy. Bolt throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Muller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolt. Bolt throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Muller throws a big counter head kick but Bolt avoids it with no problem. Bolt scores with a jab to the jaw. Muller misses with an uppercut. Bolt lands a jab to the head.
Muller walks into a straight right hand from Bolt. Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Muller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolt moves away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bolt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muller. Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muller with a nice cross. Bolt misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Bolt does a little dance to reset his feet. Bolt throwing a counter right hand but Muller manages to avoid it. Bolt lands a head shot. Bolt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muller's head.
That has opened up Stefan Muller's cut even more. Muller moves forwards but Bolt connects with a nice, crisp jab. Muller misses with a looping left. Muller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolt was well out of range. Poor timing from Muller. Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolt. Bolt catches Muller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Bolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Muller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Muller lands a glancing blow to the side of Bolt's head. Excellent takedown into side control there by Muller. Muller goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bolt has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Muller but great work by Bolt. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bolt has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. The fighters circling - Bolt throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Muller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Bolt will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Muller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Muller looks to move away, Bolt throws a big counter combo but Muller just gets out of the way. Bolt moves into range and connects with a jab. Bolt throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease. It seemed like Muller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Muller throws a big shot that misses. A swing and a miss from Muller. Muller looks to land a body kick but Bolt moved away. Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it. Muller throws a lazy right hand but Bolt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Muller needs to keep his hands up - Bolt had a free shot at his head there. Bolt ducks under a wild hook from Muller. Bolt throws out a powerful jab. Muller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryan Bolt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bolt checks a leg kick. Muller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Muller will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice jab there from Bolt. This has been an exciting period of action! Bolt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bolt scores with a one two! Muller had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. A big left from Bolt misses. Nice shot by Muller. Muller lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Muller throws an off balance right hand
and Bolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bolt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it. Muller pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Muller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolt. Bolt slips under a jab. Muller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Muller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bolt drops his hands momentarily and Muller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Nice defenses there by Bolt. Muller fails with a takedown attempt. Bolt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The cut above Stefan Muller's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily. A low kick from Muller misses and Bolt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Muller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bolt misses with a two punch combination.
Muller with the counter takedown but Bolt avoids it easily. Muller throws a sloppy head kick and Bolt moves out of range easily. Bolt throws an overhand right that lands on Muller's shoulder, as Muller tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Muller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Bolt moves out of range of the strikes. Bolt throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Muller swinging wildly here.
Muller throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nice straight punches there by Muller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muller. Muller throws an overhand right that lands on Bolt's shoulder, as Bolt tries to avoid the shot. Muller dodges the punch combination from Bolt.
Bolt checks a leg kick. Bolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Bolt lands a nice hook to Muller's body. Muller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bolt throws a big shot that misses. Muller misses with a kick to the body.
Muller with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muller fails with the takedown. Bolt throws a big shot that misses. A combination from Bolt does no damage. Muller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bolt. Bolt misses with the combination.
Muller misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Bolt. Muller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Muller throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Muller thumps Bolt with a low kick. Muller misses the jab. Muller thows a left - swing and a miss! Muller misses with a head kick.
Bolt connects with a body shot. Bolt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muller has time to react. Bolt throws a good cross that connects.
Bolt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Muller throws a big shot that misses. Bolt throws a low kick, looking for Muller's leg but Muller calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bolt throws a big shot that misses. Muller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bolt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stefan Muller's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller. Bolt lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Muller backs up against the cage.
Muller is looking to chop away at Bolt's legs. Muller cracks Bolt with a good jab. Bolt catches Muller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stefan Muller's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Bolt! An out of breath Ryan Bolt thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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