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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Feager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feager comes to the cage accompanied by eye of the tiger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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198 cm
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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 Las Vegas, Ryan Feager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Forrest!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forrest scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Feager is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Feager is working hard here to advance position.
Feager might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Forrest blocks the strikes from Feager.
Forrest is looking to take a break and control but Feager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Forrest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feager wants to get back to full guard but Forrest has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feager is desperately trying to improve his position but Forrest has a good base and remains in mount.
Feager is in a horrible position here. Forrest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Forrest looking to control but Feager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feager is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Forrest can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Feager is looking to escape.
Feager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Forrest landing strikes from the mount and Feager is in trouble!
Forrest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Feager throwing hammer fists to the chest of Forrest. What's that going to do exactly?
Feager working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Forrest.
Feager really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feager wants to control but Forrest is having none of it.
Feager is breathing heavily.
Feager is wriggling around trying to escape.
Forrest lands a nice shot to the head.
Feager in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Forrest lands a nice shot to the head.
Forrest has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Feager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Feager knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forrest on the ground.
Forrest wants to control the pace but Feager is squirming around nicely.
Feager is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest tries to control but Feager wriggling away.
Forrest looking to finish Feager with some ground and pound. This is bad for Feager!
Forrest with a couple of short strikes.
Forrest tries to control but Feager wriggling away.
Forrest putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Forrest lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Feager hang on?
Forrest tries to control but Feager wriggling away.
Feager is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Forrest.
Feager tries to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrest with good strikes from the mount here!
Feager is squirming around, avoiding Forrest's attempts to control the action.
Forrest scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Feager?
Forrest looking to control but Feager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Forrest sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Forrest avoids the attempt from Feager to control.
Forrest connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Forrest avoids the attempt from Feager to control.
Feager is looking to improve his position but Forrest isn't that keen on the idea.
Forrest tries to control but Feager wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaleb Forrest 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.
Feager tries for a takedown but Forrest circles away easily
and Forrest counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Feager is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Forrest tries to clinch but Feager is having none of it.
Forrest will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Feager feints and as Forrest raises his hands in defense, Feager changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Feager postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Forrest keeping moving, preventing Feager from controlling successfully.
Feager throwing strikes from guard but Forrest blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Forrest is on top in guard.
Feager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Feager tries to get out of the position.
Forrest decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Feager gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Forrest counters by moving into the clinch.
Forrest pulls guard.
Feager is in close to Forrest's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forrest is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feager postures up in Forrest's guard and throws a big left but Forrest blocks it.
Feager loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Forrest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Feager's guard.
Feager throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Forrest content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kaleb Forrest has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feager looking for a sweep. Not yet Feager, not yet.
Feager manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Forrest manages to get himself to full guard.
Feager wants to stand and escape but instead Forrest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Feager pulls Forrest in close to prevent any damage.
Feager will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Feager pushes Forrest off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Feager.
Forrest is trying to control Feager's posture but Feager avoids it.
Feager connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Forrest some visible discomfort.
Feager cracks Forrest with a big right hand but Forrest just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Feager tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Feager has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Feager wants to stand but Forrest has his arm trapped.
Forrest can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forrest manages to get back to half guard.
Feager wants to pass to mount but Forrest is defending the position.
Feager is stalling here. Forrest is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Feager seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Forrest has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Forrest landing a few strikes.
Forrest tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Feager pushes Forrest away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Forrest gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Forrest decides to stand back up.
Forrest clinches up with Feager and pushes him back against the cage.
Feager can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Feager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forrest tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Feager smiles and moves away.
Feager doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Forrest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Forrest.
Forrest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Feager drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Feager has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Forrest is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Feager turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Feager working the head and body with strikes.
Feager misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Feager lands a decent elbow from side control.
Feager has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Feager with a lazy takedown attempt
and Forrest counters with a head kick. That will keep Feager thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Feager with a lazy takedown attempt
and Forrest counters with a takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
You can see the frustration on Feager's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Forrest gets to mount! Feager was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Feager will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Feager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Forrest is fending him off so far but Feager persists. Nope, Forrest circles away and we're back to standing.
Feager misses with a takedown attempt - Forrest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Feager fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Forrest sprawls well initially but Feager persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Forrest is staying active underneath Feager, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Feager thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Forrest's head.
Forrest tries to roll over but Feager keeps him under control.
Forrest trying to hold on to Feager's head to control him but Feager postures up.
Feager wants to get back to his feet.
Forrest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Forrest looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Forrest keeps working.
Forrest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Feager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Forrest but Forrest pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Feager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forrest misses with a takedown
and Feager counters with a takedown into side control.
Forrest gets back to half guard.
Forrest moves into full guard.
Feager connects with a couple of short punches.
Feager has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Forrest lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Feager!
Forrest controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrest cracks Feager with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Forrest lands a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Forrest trying to control but Feager is having none of it.
Feager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feager tries to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Feager is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Feager wants to hold on but Forrest pushes him away.
Feager throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Feager keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking 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.
Forrest controlling from mount.
Feager is desperately trying to improve his position but Forrest has a good base and remains in mount.
Feager wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Forrest content just to control the position here.
Feager can't escape the position.
Forrest tries to control but Feager wriggling away.
Feager tries to lock up and control but Forrest gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaleb Forrest.
Well Forrest 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaleb Forrest!
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