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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Bartone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Brown had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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196 cm
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275 lbs
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280 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vito Bartone! The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bartone lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Bartone's head but Bartone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Brown throws a half hearted mid kick. Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Bartone.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss! Brown loads up on a big right hand but Bartone slips the punch. A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target. Brown tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Bartone works the jab nicely. A low kick from Bartone is predictable there and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body. Brown lands a jab to the nose. Bartone has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bartone.
Bartone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Brown working hard to break the clinch. Bartone misses with a hook from the clinch. Bartone looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartone. Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartone has double underhooks. Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Vito Bartone has been cut. Bartone misses with a hook from the clinch. Bartone throws a head punch that misses. Bartone tries to stall but Brown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bartone is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Brown trying to control the position but instead, Bartone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage. Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartone. Bartone controlling the action here for a moment.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Bartone is controlling him. A short right from Bartone on the inside. Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Bartone has double underhooks. Brown takes a shot to the head. Brown is trying to break free. Brown wants to get back to striking at distance but Bartone won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Bartone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartone. Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bartone working aggressively here.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Bartone keeps control of Brown as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bartone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bartone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brown's efforts to push away. Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bartone tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way. Bartone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bartone. Bartone obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bartone throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Nice defenses there by Bartone. Donk. Brown catches Bartone right on the button with a cross. Bartone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bartone moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off. Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bartone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Bartone misses with a body kick. Brown throws a leg kick and Bartone counters by clinching up. Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brown gets tackled into the cage by Bartone. Bartone maintains the clinch. A shot in the inside from Bartone. Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bartone fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ryan Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vito Bartone. Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bartone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown looks to throw the jab but Bartone is out of range. Bartone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown. Bartone tries to clinch and Brown counters with a nice uppercut. Bartone misses with a two punch combination.
Bartone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brown's calf. Left hook, right uppercut from Bartone. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bartone throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Bartone shrugs it off. Bartone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react. Bartone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Bartone seems unphased.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bartone takes a step back to recover. Brown bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bartone's head backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Bartone dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vito Bartone's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bartone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown. Bartone tried to score with a low kick but Brown checks it. Bartone swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a two punch combo. Bartone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brown throws a hook but Bartone blocks it. Bartone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brown pinned against the cage. Brown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Bartone misses with a shot to the body letting Brown counter with a right hand. Bartone throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it. Bartone misses with a head kick.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Brown checks a leg kick. Bartone throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely. A good leg kick by Bartone.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bartone blocks the body kick.
Bartone takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Brown shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bartone eats them both and turns towards Brown to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Vito Bartone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Brown scores with a jab to the jaw. Bartone misses with a looping right. Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing. Brown feints a jab promting Bartone to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bartone slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Brown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bartone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. A nice leg kick lands there from Bartone. Ryan Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A low kick from Bartone misses and Brown counters with a series of strikes. Bartone will be more careful next time no doubt. Bartone works Brown's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bartone throws an off balance right hand
and Bartone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Bartone tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses. Ryan Brown is winning the standup battle so far. Brown blocks a head kick by Bartone.
Bartone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bartone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown. Brown missing with a left hand there. Bartone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Bartone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown. Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bartone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet. Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bartone can pounce on him.
Brown thumps Bartone with a low kick. Vito Bartone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Bartone's shoulder, as Bartone tries to avoid the shot. Bartone tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bartone throws a sloppy head kick and Brown counters with a nice uppercut. Bartone throws a solid leg kick but Brown takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bartone. Bartone throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Brown counters with a head kick. That will keep Bartone thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Bartone counters with an outside leg kick.
Brown misses with a looping right. Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bartone throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick. Bartone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown. Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bartone. Bartone tries a low kick but Brown avoids it. Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bartone is out of range and Brown settles back down. Brown connects with a high kick. Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartone counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown walks into a jab. Bartone throws a leg kick and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bartone moves out of range of the strikes. Bartone misses with a straight right. Brown cracks Bartone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bartone misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Bartone checks a low kick from Brown. A leg kick checked by Brown. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Brown keeps the fight on the outside. Bartone takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Bartone tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bartone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Brown dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Vito Bartone's cut. That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A low kick from Bartone misses and Brown counters with a good, hard body kick but Bartone shrugs it off. Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Bartone misses with a leg kick enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab. Brown falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. and Bartone counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Bartone. Bartone slips under a jab. Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartone circles away quickly and effectively. Bartone bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. Brown misses with a leg kick. Bartone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bartone has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bartone misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bartone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartone. Bartone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bartone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Bartone scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Brown finds it's way through Bartone's defenses. Bartone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Brown swings widly with a right hand
and Bartone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Brown checks a low kick from Bartone. Brown with a body punch. A glancing blow. Brown is looking to land body kicks. Brown throws a lazy body kick and Bartone counters with a thumping low kick. Bartone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Bartone is looking to slow Brown down with leg kicks. Bartone takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bartone doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Bartone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Bartone. Brown getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Bartone misses with a jab to the body
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab. Bartone looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well. Brown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown. Bartone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown. Brown chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bartone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Bartone is predictable there and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bartone tries to clinch up. Brown cracks a nice hook into Bartone's ribs. Brown swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bartone. Bartone tries to clinch but fails miserably enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab. Bartone misses with a leg kick enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab. Bartone thows a leg kick but Brown checks it and Brown counters with a nice uppercut. Bartone throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bartone bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Bartone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Bartone lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brown can't do much from the bottom here. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Brown is looking to regain half guard here but Bartone keeps moving and retains side control. You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Bartone tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Bartone is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Brown will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bartone throws an elbow but Brown slips to the side and avoids it well. The strikes coming from Bartone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Brown showed his dominance in that final round. I think Brown 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Brown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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