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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gord Ryan (ranked 8 p4p, 53 weight class) and Ivan Jankovic (ranked 2 p4p, 6 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Rusty Cage. Gord Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gord Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Jankovic!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Ryan darts in trying to clinch
and Jankovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
letting Jankovic counter with a right hand.
Ryan slips a jab from Jankovic.
Ryan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan misses the body punch
and Jankovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jankovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan slips under a jab from Jankovic.
Jankovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Jankovic moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jankovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan throws a body punch but Jankovic moves out of range.
Ryan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jankovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a leg kick.
Jankovic misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Ryan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Jankovic.
Ryan fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jankovic just manages to avoid it.
Jankovic jabs Ryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan takes a swing at Jankovic's ribcage but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jankovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Jankovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryan slips a straight right by Jankovic.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Ryan misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Jankovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ryan.
Jankovic connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jankovic.
Ivan Jankovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
Jankovic has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Jankovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankovic's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jankovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Jankovic.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan takes a shot to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jankovic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jankovic.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jankovic is working Ryan over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Jankovic tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jankovic backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Jankovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jankovic tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankovic blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Jankovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan tries a body shot but Jankovic blocks it.
Jankovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankovic dodges an elbow strike from Ryan.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Jankovic lands a body shot.
Ryan lands a body punch.
Jankovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short left from Ryan.
Jankovic is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Jankovic.
Gord Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jankovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankovic digs a right hand into Ryan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ryan's gas tank.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Jankovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jankovic misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Ryan.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Ryan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan presses Jankovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jankovic blocks an elbow strike from Ryan.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan pushes Jankovic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jankovic is rocked!
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jankovic.
Jankovic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gord Ryan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slow jab from Ryan misses its intended target.
Jankovic swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jankovic seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jankovic can do to turn this around?
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan is working Jankovic over against the cage.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Jankovic.
Jankovic blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jankovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jankovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jankovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan working aggressively here.
Ryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jankovic tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan tries to work over Jankovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jankovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan avoiding damage as Jankovic throws knees to the body.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jankovic or not.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan digs a right hand into Jankovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jankovic's gas tank.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jankovic's elbow.
Ryan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jankovic! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ryan is unloading with more strikes now! Jankovic drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gord Ryan!
Gord Ryan retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Gord Ryan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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