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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostya Tszyu will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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169 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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161 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Ryder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tszyu misses the target.
Tszyu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ryder.
Tszyu misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tszyu.
Ryder ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Tszyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Ryder tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu connects with a body shot.
Tszyu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
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.
Tszyu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tszyu lands a jab to Ryder's midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jab by Tszyu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryder tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tszyu throws out a loose jab but Ryder uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryder takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu misses with a low kick.
Tszyu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryder tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tszyu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ryder tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tszyu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder is looking to clinch but Tszyu is avoiding it.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Ryder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryder moves in looking to clinch but Tszyu pushes him off.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tszyu clobbers Ryder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ryder is looking to clinch.
Tszyu takes a swing at Ryder's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tszyu lands a leg kick that knocks Ryder off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Tszyu.
Tszyu lands with a nice combination. Ryder backs away looking to recover.
Tszyu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jacob Ryder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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.
Ryder is looking to clinch.
Ryder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws a nice looking combination but Ryder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tszyu misses with a straight right.
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.
Ryder doesn't manage to clinch there - Tszyu circles away.
Ryder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tszyu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostya Tszyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tszyu 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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