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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mac Ryan (ranked 2247 p4p, 23633 weight class) and Viktor Hughes (ranked 254 p4p, 479 weight class). Mac Ryan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Chris Dean and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Ryan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ryan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hughes sprawls well initially but Ryan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes is trying to maintain the position but Ryan is very close to passing his half guard.
Ryan tries to stand and escape but Hughes is controlling the position.
Hughes wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hughes actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Ryan seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is thwarting Hughes's attempts to control the position.
Hughes wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ryan passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryan avoids the attempt from Hughes to control.
Ryan is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Hughes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.
Hughes with the counter takedown but Ryan avoids it easily.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Hughes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hughes quickly recovers to half guard.
Hughes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ryan pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with the active half guard here but Ryan passes nicely into side control.
Hughes tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryan trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Ryan working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Ryan working away.
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes being controlled for a moment.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
Ryan staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hughes is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan just content to control the position.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Hughes tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Ryan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Ryan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Hughes in a clinch.
Ryan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hughes prevents it.
Ryan is trying to drag Hughes to the mat but Hughes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hughes's elbow.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mac Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Hughes.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt.
Mac Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hughes napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Hughes is defending well.
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Hughes is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ryan is staying active.
Hughes has one of Ryan's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Ryan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ryan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan trying to control the action but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to control Ryan's posture but Ryan avoids it.
Ryan just content to control the position.
Hughes is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ryan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Ryan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hughes is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryan tries to score with some ground and pound. Hughes controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Ryan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ryan shoots in but Hughes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes, which made it look bad.
Hughes feints the counter takedown.
Ryan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mac Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hughes, which made it look bad.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ryan defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hughes defends well and Ryan ends up having to push Hughes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hughes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mac Ryan has been cut.
Hughes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryan after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Ryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryan stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Ryan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan goes for a takedown attempt but Hughes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Hughes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt - Hughes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Hughes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryan won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryan sneaks back into half guard.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Ryan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hughes seems to be looking for submissions.
Ryan trying to control here.
Hughes is trying to work for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets back to full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Hughes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ryan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hughes has Ryan in his guard.
Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hughes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Hughes's legs - danger averted.
Ryan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hughes for as long as he can get away with.
Ryan continues to stall.
Hughes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Hughes being controlled here, momentarily.
Mac Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily.
Viktor Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan stands and throws Hughes's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Viktor Hughes.
I think Ryan 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Ryan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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