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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Hilga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Floyd's choice of entrance music: Comfortably Numb. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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170 lbs
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184 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Hilga! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pink Floyd! The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hilga tries to bum rush Floyd with a series of wild strikes but Floyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Floyd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Floyd throws a series of punches but Hilga avoids them all with ease. Hilga shoots in and drives through. Floyd sprawls well. Floyd lands a head kick that stumbles Hilga and the fighters go to the mat.
Hilga is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Hilga has been cut. Hilga wants to sweep but no luck. Oh Hilga is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Floyd 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. Hilga tries to land a sweep but no joy. Hilga seems to have got his legs back now. Floyd has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hilga is proving hard to escape from. Hilga throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round. Floyd is looking to stand up but Hilga won't let him. Hilga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Hilga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Floyd tries to avoid it but Hilga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Floyd to the ground. Floyd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Hilga shoots in and drives through. Floyd sprawls well. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hilga. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hilga is breathing heavily. Floyd lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hilga takes a step back to recover. Floyd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hilga counters with a two punch combo. Hilga chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Floyd can pounce on him.
Floyd lands with a cross. Hilga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pink Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hilga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Floyd as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hilga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Floyd. Hilga shoots in for a double leg but Floyd sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Floyd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Hilga fails with a takedown attempt. Floyd misses with a left hand and Hilga counters with a good low kick that Floyd was not able to check. Hilga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Floyd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hilga counters with a two punch combo. Hilga is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
Floyd misses with a lunging right hand
and Hilga counters with a shoot takedown. Floyd fights it but they end up in guard. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Floyd is pulling down on Hilga's head to control his posture. Hilga works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hilga performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Hilga is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Floyd has managed to free his arm - good work. Floyd is trying is best to control the position here. Hilga wants to free his trapped foot but Floyd is holding on for dear life with his legs. Floyd keeping hold of Hilga's head, controlling as best he can. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Hilga prevents Floyd from standing back up.
Floyd wants to control but Hilga is keeping busy.
Hilga prevents Floyd from improving his position. Hilga prevents Floyd from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Hilga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Hilga takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Floyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pink Floyd dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ryan Hilga's cut. 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.
Hilga looks for a takedown but Floyd sprawls well. Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Floyd misses and Hilga counters with a nice body shot. A head kick by Floyd misses and Hilga counters with a leg kick. Floyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hilga looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Floyd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hilga counters with a two punch combo. Floyd closes the distance and lands a one-two. Hilga misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Hilga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Floyd tries to roll over but Hilga keeps him under control. Floyd is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hilga's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hilga's back!
That's one minute gone in the round. Floyd is hanging on to Hilga's back as he tries to escape.
Hilga is working hard here to advance position. Floyd is not going to allow Hilga to sit and survive in this position. Hilga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Floyd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Hilga tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! Hilga wants to hold on but Floyd pushes him away.
That's two 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. Floyd wants to control the pace but Hilga is squirming around nicely. Hilga wants to control but Floyd is having none of it. Hilga bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Hilga trying to control the position from guard on top but Floyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Floyd has his hands on Hilga's head, controlling the position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Floyd can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Floyd wants to stand up but Hilga is controlling him. Floyd trying to control the position here. Floyd keeping moving, preventing Hilga from controlling successfully. Hilga being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Hilga trying to control the position from guard on top but Floyd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Hilga postures up in Floyd's guard and throws a big left but Floyd blocks it. Hilga throwing strikes from guard but Floyd blocks nicely. Floyd keeping moving, preventing Hilga from controlling successfully. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground. Floyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Floyd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Floyd. 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 Hilga will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ryan Hilga's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Floyd throws a sloppy head kick and Hilga counters with a three punch combo that has Floyd backing up. Floyd nods at Hilga to acknowledge the strikes. Floyd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Floyd throws a lazy body kick and Hilga counters with a head kick. Floyd lands a slapping body shot.
Floyd throws a lazy head kick and Hilga counters with a solid body kick. Hilga blocks a head kick by Floyd.
Floyd missing with a left hand there. Hilga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Floyd fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd lands with a shot to the body. Floyd throws a sloppy head kick so Hilga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Floyd wants to stand up but Hilga is controlling him. Hilga forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hilga not doing much here.
Hilga is tying to control. Floyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Floyd is trying to stand back up but Hilga is controlling him
Hilga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Floyd! Floyd looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back! Hilga lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Floyd hold on?!
Floyd holding both Hilga 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hilga has the hooks in. Floyd is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. Floyd looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. Hilga throwing damaging strikes from the back! Floyd could be in trouble here!
Floyd is in bad spot here.
Hilga wants to control but Floyd is keeping busy. Hilga is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Floyd is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hilga trying to control momentarily.
Hilga looking to hold on to the position here but Floyd rolls and ends up regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Hilga stands up from guard. Let's bang! Floyd lands a head kick!
Pink Floyd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hilga. Hilga blocks a head kick by Floyd.
Hilga connects with a crisp jab. Floyd throws a head kick but Hilga moves out of range.
Pink Floyd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hilga shoots for a takedown but Floyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Floyd throws a nice looking combination but Hilga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Hilga blocks a head kick by Floyd.
Floyd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hilga counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Hilga closes this distance looking for a takedown but Floyd circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Hilga. That's going to take a lot out of him. Floyd throws a lazy head kick and Hilga decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Floyd's guard. Hilga tries to free his leg and advance position but Floyd is retaining full guard. Hilga stands and steps away. Floyd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hilga fails with a takedown attempt. Some wild striking there from Floyd.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Hilga showed his dominance in that final round. I think Hilga 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Hilga!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
49% |
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