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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Rast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan O Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Rast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryan O Riley!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rast looks to land a combination but O Riley avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Riley. Rast does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Riley has closed the distance and engaged Rast in a clinch.
O Riley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rast's efforts to push away.
Rast fails to pull guard.
O Riley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rast fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rast is just out of range.
O Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Riley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by O Riley.
O Riley preventing the sweep.
O Riley stands and steps away. Rast gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
O Riley stuffs the takedown attempt from Rast. Rast gets slowly back to his feet.
Rast fails to land with a series of punches.
O Riley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rast.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
O Riley scores a takedown into full mount!
Rast is looking to improve his position but O Riley isn't that keen on the idea.
O Riley landing punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for O Riley on the ground.
Rast squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
O Riley throws some wild stikes that Rast manages to avoid easily.
O Riley with good strikes from the mount here!
Rast tries to hold on but O Riley pushes him away.
O Riley looking to control but Rast is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rast on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rast tries to get out of the position.
Rast is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rast is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rast is desperately trying to improve his position but O Riley has a good base and remains in mount.
Rast is working hard here to advance position.
Rast is breathing heavily.
O Riley landing strikes from the mount and Rast is in trouble!
O Riley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Riley looking to control but Rast is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rast blocking the ground and pound.
Rast is bucking up trying to escape but O Riley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
O Riley looking to finish Rast with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rast!
Rast is working to get back to half guard.
O Riley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rast wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by O Riley.
You get the feeling that Rast really doesn't like being in this position too much.
O Riley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Riley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rast tries to hold on but O Riley pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Riley landing strikes from the mount and Rast is in trouble!
O Riley scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rast is wriggling around trying to escape.
O Riley lands a big elbow.
O Riley looking to ground and pound but Rast is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rast is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Rast really doesn't like being in this position too much.
O Riley has control of Rast's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rast regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rast is working to get back to half guard.
Rast tries to lock up and control but O Riley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rast is trying to escape the mount.
Rast is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Riley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
O Riley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Riley has closed the distance and engaged Rast in a clinch.
O Riley jumps guard and drags Rast to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rast has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of O Riley is proving hard to escape from.
Rast with a flurry of punches that miss.
O Riley escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rast gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rast controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rast wants to stand but O Riley is controlling his posture from full guard.
O Riley is breathing heavily.
Rast wants to control from the top but O Riley keeps moving.
Rast wants to stand but O Riley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rast misses with a looping right.
William Rast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rast fails to land the takedown.
Rast fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rast misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Riley gets a clinch.
O Riley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
O Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Riley blocks a jab.
Rast shoots for a takedown but O Riley saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Riley fails with a takedown attempt.
O Riley misses with a head kick.
Rast takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rast throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and O Riley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rast!
O Riley working the ground and pound effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Rast really doesn't like being in this position too much.
O Riley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
O Riley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rast wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rast wants to hold on but O Riley pushes him away.
Rast working to try and regain half guard.
O Riley sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rast is looking to improve his position but O Riley isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Riley thowing shots but they're missing.
O Riley wants to control the pace but Rast is squirming around nicely.
Rast is working to get back to half guard.
Rast is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rast throwing hammer fists to the chest of O Riley. What's that going to do exactly?
Rast tries to hold on but O Riley postures up.
Rast wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Riley has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rast's face.
O Riley landing punches.
Rast holds on to O Riley around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Rast can't escape the position.
Rast slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rast is refusing to be controlled, as O Riley sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan O Riley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rast misses with the combination.
Rast thuds his right hand into O Riley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rast throws a right and a left that O Riley avoids nicely.
Rast misses with a double jab
so O Riley counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
O Riley postures up and lands a big shot to Rast's brow.
Rast keeping moving, preventing O Riley from controlling successfully.
Rast wants to stand but O Riley is controlling the position.
O Riley gets to his feet - Rast follows without any prompting.
William Rast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Riley clinches up with Rast and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Riley manages to break the clinch.
O Riley looks to score with a jab to the body but Rast is just out of range.
Rast misses with a straight right.
O Riley swings for the body but Rast moves out of range.
O Riley circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Riley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rast connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed O Riley momentarily.
Rast connects with a single shot there.
Rast throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rast throws a right and a left that O Riley avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Rast.
O Riley drives through and clinches with Rast against the cage.
Rast trying to control the position but instead, O Riley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rast into the cage.
O Riley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rast closes this distance looking for a takedown but O Riley circles away.
Rast misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rast throws a series of punches but O Riley avoids them all with ease.
O Riley shoots in for a takedown but Rast shows good takedown defense.
Good shot there by Rast.
Rast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rast misses with a wild combination.
Rast is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Riley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Riley lands with a hook. Rast tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rast connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
O Riley dodges the punch combination from Rast.
O Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Riley has managed to clinch.
Rast tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. O Riley smiles and moves away.
Rast darts in trying to clinch
and O Riley counters by moving into the clinch.
Rast fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Rast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Riley breaks from the clinch.
O Riley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rast manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Rast there.
Rast will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rast swinging wildly here.
O Riley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rast throws a jab when O Riley was well out of range.
A combination from Rast does no damage.
O Riley has Rast up against the cage in a clinch.
O Riley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Riley shoots in for a takedown but Rast shows good takedown defense.
A jab from Rast misses.
O Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rast manages to avoid it.
Rast rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Riley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rast leaves O Riley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rast misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Riley moves into the clinch.
Rast jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Riley walks away with a smile on his face. Rast gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rast throws a right hand that O Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that O Riley also avoids with ease.
Rast throws a looping overhand right but O Riley ducks down to avoid it.
Rast misses with a looping left.
O Riley takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Riley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Riley somewhat.
O Riley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rast manages to avoid it.
O Riley fails with the takedown.
O Riley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
O Riley tries to clinch up.
Rast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Riley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rast.
William Rast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan O Riley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rast misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan O Riley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got O Riley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan O Riley!
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