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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Ravenhill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and That Guy (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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145 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ritchie Ravenhill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, That Guy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ravenhill manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Guy preventing the sweep.
Ravenhill has Guy pulled in close to control his posture.
Guy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Guy won't allow Ravenhill to sweep him here.
Guy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Guy trying to control but Ravenhill is working from the bottom.
Ravenhill is looking to stand up but Guy isn't so interested in that idea.
Guy works over Ravenhill with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy is looking to stand up but Ravenhill won't let him.
Ravenhill keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Guy won't allow Ravenhill to sweep him here.
Ravenhill trying to control the position.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ravenhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ravenhill wants to get back to his feet but Guy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ravenhill has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ravenhill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ravenhill gets caught flat footed, as Guy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Guy wants to stand but Ravenhill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Guy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Guy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ravenhill is proving hard to escape from.
Guy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Guy looks gassed!
Ravenhill looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Guy throwing strikes but missing.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ravenhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenhill working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Guy wants to stand but Ravenhill is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ravenhill tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Guy thows a big elbow that misses.
Guy preventing the sweep.
Ravenhill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ravenhill wants to get back to his feet but Guy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenhill looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ravenhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ravenhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ravenhill dodges the punch combination from Guy.
Ravenhill moves in looking to clinch but Guy pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Guy. No joy for Ravenhill on that attempt.
Guy fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That Guy dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ravenhill shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Guy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ravenhill trying to control the position but Guy is working away.
Guy is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ravenhill has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ravenhill is staying tight to Guy's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ravenhill has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenhill gets caught flat footed, as Guy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ravenhill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Guy.
Guy trying to control the position from guard on top but Ravenhill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ravenhill controls Guy momentarily but Guy frees himself.
Guy looking to sit in guard and control but Ravenhill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Guy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenhill controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ravenhill gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ravenhill shoots and misses
and Guy counters with a takedown into side control.
Guy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ravenhill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guy throws an elbow but Ravenhill slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ravenhill can't do much from the bottom here.
Guy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ravenhill down.
Guy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ravenhill will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ravenhill gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ravenhill.
Ravenhill moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That Guy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guy content to stall in guard here.
Guy thows a big elbow that misses.
Ravenhill is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ravenhill manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Guy manages to get himself to full guard.
Ravenhill wants to control from the top but Guy keeps moving.
Ravenhill stops Guy from standing up.
Guy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ravenhill is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but That Guy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Guy. No joy for Ravenhill on that attempt.
Ravenhill shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Guy manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ravenhill won't allow Guy to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Guy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Guy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ravenhill decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Guy, up you get!
Guy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ravenhill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ravenhill's guard now.
Guy wants to control from the top but Ravenhill keeps moving.
Ravenhill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Guy's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenhill gets to his feet. Guy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ravenhill tries to avoid it but Guy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ravenhill to the ground. Ravenhill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Ravenhill.
Ravenhill stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Guy with that takedown attempt.
Ritchie Ravenhill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of That Guy.
Ravenhill with a hook.
Ritchie Ravenhill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ravenhill.
Guy scores with a takedown into Ravenhill's guard.
Ravenhill is trying to control the position but Guy postures up.
Guy wanted to stand there but Ravenhill had control of the position.
That Guy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenhill is trying to control the position but Guy postures up.
Ravenhill keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Guy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ravenhill kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ravenhill is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ravenhill prevents Guy from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenhill wants to take a breather but Guy is having none of it.
Guy tries to kick Ravenhill off but Ravenhill keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ravenhill is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ravenhill takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Guy trying to control but Ravenhill postures up.
Ravenhill performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ravenhill is looking to take a break and control but Guy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guy misses with a takedown
and Ravenhill counters with a big head kick but Guy shrugs it off.
Ravenhill scores a takedown into full mount!
Ravenhill looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Guy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Guy is squirming around, avoiding Ravenhill's attempts to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ritchie Ravenhill.
I think Guy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... That Guy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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