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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Forlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Forlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forlan throws the left hand but Ryback avoids the punch easily.
Forlan ducks right into an uppercut from Ryback.
Jab by Ryback.
Forlan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Forlan catches Ryback right on the button with a cross.
Ryback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ryback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forlan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forlan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Forlan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryback scores with a jab. Forlan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryback moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Forlan misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Forlan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryback works Forlan's body with a nice hook.
Ryback scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ryback connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ryback scores with a decent looking hook.
Forlan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryback throws out a loose jab but Forlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryback throws the left hand but Forlan avoids the punch easily.
Ryback scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ryback fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Forlan looks to throw the jab but Ryback is out of range.
Forlan throws an overhand right that lands on Ryback's shoulder, as Ryback tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback throws a hook but Forlan blocks it.
Ryback throws a big shot that misses.
Ryback scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ryback scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Forlan looks to throw the jab but Ryback is out of range.
Forlan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ryback lands with a good body shot.
Ryback is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Forlan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Forlan is breathing heavily.
Ryback takes a swing at Forlan's ribcage but misses.
Forlan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryback slips a jab from Forlan.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ryback.
Ryback connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forlan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Forlan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ryback.
Forlan lands a head shot.
Forlan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Forlan moves out of range as Ryback strikes.
Ryback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forlan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryback circles away.
Ryback scores with a jab. Forlan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Forlan avoids the body shot from Ryback.
Forlan lands the left hand.
Ryback has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Forlan missing with a left hand there. Ryback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forlan.
Ryback bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Forlan throws a hook but Ryback blocks it.
Ryback lands a slapping body shot.
Ryback tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forlan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryback.
Ryback throws the left hand but Forlan avoids the punch easily.
Ryback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Forlan.
Ryback listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryback throws the left hand but Forlan avoids the punch easily.
Forlan misses with an uppercut.
Forlan blocks a jab.
Forlan ducks under a wild hook from Ryback.
Forlan moves away from the strike by Ryback.
Ryback scores with a one two! Forlan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Forlan lands a nice looking body shot.
Forlan misses with a looping left.
Forlan misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by Ryback.
Forlan ducks under a wild hook from Ryback.
A combination from Forlan does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forlan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ryback ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Forlan throws a shot from downtown. Ryback moves away and avoids it.
Forlan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Forlan ducks under a wild hook from Ryback.
Forlan cracks Ryback with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Forlan misses with a straight left.
Forlan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diego Forlan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryback throws an overhand right that lands on Forlan's shoulder, as Forlan tries to avoid the shot.
Forlan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ryback digs a good body shot into Forlan's ribs.
Forlan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Ryback.
Ryback lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Forlan.
Ryback misses with a hook. Forlan ducked under it nicely.
Forlan blocks a jab.
Ryback takes a swing at Forlan's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forlan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryback.
Ryback looks to score with a jab to the body but Forlan is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Forlan.
Forlan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryback's head.
Ryback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forlan throws out the jab.
Forlan misses with an uppercut. Ryback saw that one coming.
Ryback looks to land a right hand but Forlan moved out of range.
Forlan throws the left hand but Ryback avoids the punch easily.
Forlan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ryback in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Forlan.
Forlan slips a jab from Ryback.
Forlan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryback throws out a loose jab but Forlan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forlan slips under a jab from Ryback.
Ryback thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryback lands the left hand.
Forlan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casey Ryback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Forlan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryback.
Ryback defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Forlan.
The fighters circling - Ryback throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Ryback dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Forlan looks to land a left hand but Ryback moved out of range nicely.
Forlan throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryback.
Forlan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ryback looks to land a right hand but Forlan moved out of range.
Ryback avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryback looks to land a right hand but Forlan moved out of range.
Ryback misses with a hook.
Ryback lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryback throws a hook but Forlan blocks it.
Ryback scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Forlan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forlan misses with a wild combination.
Forlan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryback.
Ryback throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forlan cracks Ryback with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ryback throws a hook but Forlan blocks it.
Forlan throws an overhand right that lands on Ryback's shoulder, as Ryback tries to avoid the shot.
Ryback throws a hook but Forlan blocks it.
Forlan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryback doesn't seem bothered though.
Forlan avoids the body shot from Ryback.
Ryback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Forlan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryback is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forlan.
Ryback takes one to the chin there.
Forlan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casey Ryback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Forlan misses the jab.
Ryback misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ryback.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Ryback is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Forlan regains half guard, as Ryback was trying to land strikes.
Ryback is taking a breather. Forlan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forlan is looking for a sweep. Ryback is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forlan trying to control from the bottom.
Forlan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Forlan can't keep his opponent in guard - Ryback advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Forlan is pressing down on Ryback's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryback wants to pass the guard but Forlan is keeping the position.
Ryback trying to control the position from guard on top but Forlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Forlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Forlan keeping moving, preventing Ryback from controlling successfully.
Forlan is trying to control the position but Ryback postures up.
Ryback 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.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ryback misses with a hook. Forlan ducked under it nicely.
Ryback bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryback slips under a jab.
Forlan slips under a jab.
Forlan defending well as Ryback loads up on a big left hand.
Forlan lunges at Ryback with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ryback's hand.
Forlan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Forlan slips under a jab.
Donk. Ryback catches Forlan right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Forlan misses.
A swing and a miss from Forlan.
Ryback misses with a hook.
Forlan scores with a three punch combo!
Ryback looks to land a right hand but Forlan moved out of range.
Ryback misses with a double jab.
Ryback takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Forlan throws a series of punches but Ryback moves out of range.
Ryback fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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 Diego Forlan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Forlan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ryback.
Forlan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ryback misses the jab.
Ryback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forlan.
Ryback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forlan.
Ryback throws a lazy right hand but Forlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forlan.
Forlan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryback.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forlan. Ryback does a little dance to reset his feet.
Forlan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryback.
Forlan moves out of range as Ryback strikes.
Forlan misses with an uppercut. Ryback saw that one coming.
Ryback misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Forlan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryback walks into a jab.
Forlan moves out of range of the strikes.
Forlan moves out of range as Ryback strikes.
Ryback ducks under a wild hook from Forlan.
A jab from Forlan misses.
Forlan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryback.
Ryback missing with a left hand there. Forlan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Forlan.
Forlan lands a really nice looking cross but Ryback seems unphased.
Forlan slips a jab from Ryback.
Ryback jabs at Forlan's body.
Forlan tries to bum rush Ryback with a series of wild strikes but Ryback uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Forlan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Forlan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryback scores with a nice head shot.
Ryback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Forlan.
Forlan misses with a hook to the body
and Ryback counters with a two punch combo.
Forlan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ryback takes one on the button.
Ryback throws a body punch but Forlan moves out of range.
Forlan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Forlan misses with an uppercut. Ryback saw that one coming.
Ryback lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryback slips a straight right by Forlan.
Ryback lands a nice hook to Forlan's body. Forlan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Forlan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryback slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryback displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forlan throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Forlan misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Forlan.
Ryback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryback takes one on the button.
Ryback throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Forlan throws out a loose jab but Ryback uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Ryback throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryback lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ryback will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryback scores with a punch to the head.
Ryback connects with a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Forlan scores with a four punch combination!
Forlan shoots in and drives through. Ryback sprawls well.
Forlan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryback.
Ryback connects with a nice looking jab.
Ryback lands with a hook. Forlan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Forlan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryback scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forlan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryback lands a glancing blow to the side of Forlan's head.
Forlan moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryback waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Forlan.
Ryback blocks a jab.
Ryback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ryback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Forlan.
Ryback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forlan missing with a left hand there. Ryback was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryback swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryback misses the jab.
Forlan slips a jab from Ryback.
Forlan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ryback throws a hook to the side of Forlan's head but Forlan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryback misses with an uppercut. Forlan saw that one coming.
Ryback throws a lazy right hand but Forlan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Forlan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Forlan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forlan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ryback's head backwards.
Forlan moves away from the strike by Ryback.
Forlan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forlan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Forlan cracks Ryback with a good jab.
Forlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryback sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryback bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Forlan's head.
Ryback throws a jab when Forlan was well out of range.
Ryback throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Forlan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Forlan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryback.
Ryback cracks Forlan with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Forlan misses the target.
Ryback ducks under a wild hook from Forlan.
Ryback connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryback lands a nice hook to Forlan's body. Forlan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slow jab from Forlan misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Ryback. No joy for Forlan on that attempt.
Forlan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Forlan slips under a jab from Ryback.
And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Ryback comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryback 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 Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Ryback!
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