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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between ryan rippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liste Pik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, ryan rippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liste Pik!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rippa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pik seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pik trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pik cracks rippa with a solid left hand.
rippa wants to stand and escape but Pik is having none of it.
Pik is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
rippa keeping moving, preventing Pik from controlling successfully.
Pik prevents rippa from getting back to his feet.
Pik is looking to work some ground and pound but rippa has wrist control.
Pik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pik scores with a takedown into rippa's guard.
Pik throws a big right hand that misses.
rippa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pik looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pik is trying to stand up here but rippa is controlling him well.
Pik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pik is not content to let rippa control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pik is looking to escape.
rippa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pik keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
rippa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pik was covering up waiting for the punch and rippa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pik has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes rippa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
rippa is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but rippa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but rippa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
rippa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pik counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
rippa working for a triangle but Pik defends it easily.
Pik content to stall in guard here.
Pik working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of rippa's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pik tries to free his leg and advance position but rippa is retaining full guard.
Pik slips nicely into half guard.
Pik wants to pass to mount but rippa is defending the position.
Pik working rippa over with strikes.
rippa won't allow Pik to pass to mount.
rippa is trying to control but can't.
Pik stands up from half guard.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pik!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liste Pik dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pik drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
rippa wants to control but Pik postures up.
Pik lands a few punches from side control.
rippa is looking for a sweep.
rippa pushes Pik away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pik gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pik decides to stand up, so the ref orders rippa to his feet.
A head kick misses from Pik.
rippa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pik lands with a nice combination. rippa backs away looking to recover.
ryan rippa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pik throws a nice looking combination but rippa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
rippa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rippa closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - rippa lands in his opponent's guard.
Pik looking for a sweep. Not yet Pik, not yet.
Pik keeping moving, preventing rippa from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pik looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pik looking for a sweep. Not yet Pik, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rippa is fighting to break Pik's control of his arms but Pik is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pik pushes rippa off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
No joy there for Pik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pik throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
rippa misses with a takedown
and Pik counters with a takedown into side control.
Pik tries to move to mount but rippa blocks the move with his legs.
Pik stands up.
Pik misses with a few strikes there.
rippa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pik bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps rippa's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
rippa needs to keep his hands up - Pik had a free shot at his head there.
rippa moves out of range of the body kick from Pik.
Liste Pik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pik lands in his opponent's guard.
Pik wants to pass the guard but rippa is keeping the position.
Liste Pik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pik controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
rippa throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liste Pik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with rippa but rippa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pik avoids the head kick by rippa.
rippa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
rippa blocks a jab.
rippa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pik swivels and escapes.
Pik has taken the fight to the clinch.
rippa working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pik gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pik drops an elbow to the side of rippa's head.
rippa moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pik connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pik trying to stand up but can't free himself from rippa's guard.
rippa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
rippa trying to keep a closed guard but Pik is proving a slippery customer.
Pik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pik gets to his feet - rippa follows without any prompting.
Pik changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. rippa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pik landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Pik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. rippa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
rippa is not content to let Pik control the position.
Pik happy to just control the position for now.
Pik tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pik working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
rippa regains half guard, as Pik was trying to land strikes.
rippa trying to hold on to Pik's head to control him but Pik postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pik perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
rippa gets back to full guard.
Pik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pik wants to control from the top but rippa keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liste Pik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pik has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liste Pik!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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