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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Merengue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan's entrance music is Girlfriend. A fine choice. Merengue is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flood of Red - Dont Sleep, Swim.. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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191 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Merengue!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merengue takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Merengue throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with an inside leg kick.
Merengue throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Merengue's knee momentarily.
Merengue throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ryan.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Mike Merengue has been cut.
Merengue blocks an uppercut.
Merengue looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Merengue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Merengue wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Ryan as the two fighters clinch.
Merengue tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan digs a right hand underneath Merengue's ribcage. Merengue let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merengue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Merengue's efforts to push away.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan pushes Merengue back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Merengue wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Merengue's head.
Ryan has Merengue pressed against the cage, preventing Merengue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merengue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Merengues head.
Merengue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Merengue wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryan won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ryan clinches up with Merengue and pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Merengue tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Merengue looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Merengue displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryan up against the cage.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Merengue.
A frustrated look appears on Merengue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Merengue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Merengue tries to land a knee to the head but Ryan blocks with his arms.
Merengue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan forces Merengue back against the cage and clinches.
Merengue is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Merengue backwards.
Merengue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Merengue is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Merengue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Merengue can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Merengue.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Merengue backwards.
Ryan presses Merengue against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Merengue is trying to break free.
A short left from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Merengue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Merengue takes a shot to the head.
That has opened up Mike Merengue's cut even more.
Merengue lands a body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Merengue lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jake Ryan has been cut.
Merengue tries to keep at a distance but Ryan has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merengue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Merengue throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Merengue thows a leg kick but Ryan checks it
and Ryan counters by clinching up.
Merengue looks gassed!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Merengue.
Ryan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ryan dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body.
Merengue manages to break the clinch.
Merengue misses with a leg kick
and Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Merengue is trying to break the clinch but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Merengue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
Ryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Merengue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Merengue is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Ryan lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Merengue is predictable there
and Ryan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Merengue is breathing heavily.
Merengue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ryan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Merengue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Merengue throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Merengue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan pushes Merengue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Merengue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Merengue pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Merengue takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ryan closes the distance and pushes Merengue back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merengue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Merengue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Merengue misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Merengues head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
The cut above Mike Merengue's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Merengue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Merengue is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Ryan.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Merengues head.
Ryan pushes Merengue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mike Merengue's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan has Merengue pressed against the cage, preventing Merengue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Merengue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan lands a right hand.
Merengue tries to circle away but Ryan has him pinned against the cage.
Jake Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Merengue's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jake Ryan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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