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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gold Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor comes to the cage accompanied by Enigma - Hello and welcome. Ryan has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gold Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor scores with a nice head shot.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Victor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan shoots and misses
and Victor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Victor throws an off balance right hand
and Ryan counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cassiano Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold Ryan.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Victor.
Nice defenses there by Ryan.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Victor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Cassiano Victor has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victor momentarily.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victor swings widly with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Victor!
Victor tries to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan prevents Victor from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Victor turns into him and now he's in Ryan's guard.
Victor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ryan's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.
Ryan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Victor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Victor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Victor!
Ryan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Victor from controlling successfully.
Ryan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryan is working an open guard so Victor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Victor is retaining full guard.
Ryan is fighting to break Victor's control of his arms but Victor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ryan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Victor dives on top into guard.
Victor is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Victor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor stands up from Ryan's guard - Victor perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Victor misses its intended target.
Victor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ryan under the eye.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Victor.
Victor dips to his left and cracks Ryan with an uppercut!
Victor throws the left hand but Ryan avoids the punch easily.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Victor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryan counters with a series of strikes. Victor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Cassiano Victor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Victor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Victor checks it well.
Victor throws an off balance right hand
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victor throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan fails with the takedown
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Gold Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Victor misses with a right hand
and Ryan counters with a two punch combo.
Victor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan slips a jab from Victor.
Ryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Victor throws a right hand that misses
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Victor misses with a hook
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Victor counters with a nice uppercut.
Victor throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Victor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Victor misses the target.
Victor misses with an uppercut
and Ryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryan.
Ryan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ryan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ryan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Victor is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ryan, into his guard.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
Victor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor content to stall in guard here.
Ryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan looking for a guillotine here but Victor defends easily.
Victor is pushing down on Ryan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ryan is fighting to maintain full guard but Victor has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nice strikes from Victor there.
Victor wants to get back to his feet.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor decides to return to a standing position.
Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Victor.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Victor circles away easily
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Cassiano Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold Ryan.
Ryan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victor counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Victor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan moves forwards but Victor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ryan misses with a body shot
and Victor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Victor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan slips under a jab from Victor.
Ryan swings for the body but Victor moves out of range.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Victor avoids it well.
Victor throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan throws a jab when Victor was well out of range.
Ryan misses with a combination
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cassiano Victor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Victor counters with a left to the body.
Victor throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Cassiano Victor is winning the standup battle so far.
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Victor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Victor misses with a hook.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Victor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victor throws a lazy uppercut
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Victor needs to keep his hands up - Ryan had a free shot at his head there.
Victor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victor counters with a nice uppercut.
Victor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Ryan slips a straight right by Victor.
Ryan throws a jab when Victor was well out of range.
Victor misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Victor cracks Ryan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Victor does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Victor sprawls well.
Victor dodges the punch combination from Ryan.
Victor misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Victor is looking to escape.
Victor gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Victor is trying to maintain the position but Ryan is very close to passing his half guard.
Ryan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ryan prevents Victor from improving his position.
Victor is trying to stand.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Victor sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is working for a guillotine from mount but Victor frees his head quite easily.
Ryan wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Victor is trying to escape the mount.
Victor wants to hold on but Ryan pushes him away.
Ryan goes for an armbar but Victor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Victor.
Victor stands and steps away. Ryan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries for a takedown but Victor circles away easily
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Cassiano Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold Ryan.
Ryan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Victor did well to prevent Ryan getting side control.
Victor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ryan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ryan's back!
Victor has the hooks in. Ryan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ryan takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Ryan is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Victor wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gold Ryan just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ryan throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
Ryan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Victor counters with a nice uppercut.
Victor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Victor controlling Ryan's posture.
Ryan passes Victor's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Victor pushes Ryan off looking to stand but Ryan dives back in and keeps control.
Victor makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ryan is looking to chop away at Victor's legs.
Victor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor misses with a looping left.
Victor misses with a right hand
so Ryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Victor pushes Ryan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ryan shoots and misses
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Ryan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cassiano Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan lands a lovely overhand right.
Victor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Victor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gold Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Victor is just out of range.
A big right from Victor misses.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Victor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
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 throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Victor throws a hook to the side of Ryan's head but Ryan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Victor circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryan slips under a jab from Victor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Victor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor throws a shot from downtown. Ryan moves away and avoids it.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Victor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Victor avoids nicely.
Victor misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a takedown into side control.
Victor wants to get back to his feet but Ryan drags him back down.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Victor is defending well.
Victor gets back to half guard.
Ryan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Victor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Victor is controlling Ryan's trapped leg to prevent Ryan from advancing to side control.
Victor regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ryan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gold Ryan dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Cassiano Victor'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. This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Victor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan counters with a three punch combo that has Victor backing up. Victor nods at Ryan to acknowledge the strikes.
Victor misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Victor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Victor looks like he's trying to stand up.
Victor wants to control but Ryan passes into side.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Victor is defending well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Victor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Victor, who protects the arm well.
Victor explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Victor to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a left and a right that stings Victor.
Ryan misses with a takedown
letting Victor counter with a right hand.
Ryan shoots and misses
and Victor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
Ryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Victor counters with a straight right hand.
Cassiano Victor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gold Ryan.
Victor lands with a nice body punch.
Ryan ducks right into an uppercut from Victor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Victor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Victor misses the target.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Ryan.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Victor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan slips a straight right by Victor.
Victor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ryan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Victor misses the target.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a takedown
and Victor counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Victor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan lands a jab to Victor's midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan with a poor takedown
and Victor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Victor.
Ryan fails with the takedown
and Victor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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 Cassiano Victor.
I think Victor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 48:47
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 49:47
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassiano Victor!
Cassiano Victor retains his welterweight title!
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