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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
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230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry Bonds! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Ryan! The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bonds slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Bonds and Ryan goes tumbling to the canvas! Bonds follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Ryan is rocked!
It looks like Richard Ryan has been cut. Bonds seems to be working for a kimura but Ryan defends the submission attempt. Ryan is still in real trouble! Can Bonds finish him? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Ryan tries to kick Bonds off but Bonds keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Ryan seems to have recovered his senses. Bonds is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ryan has managed to free his arm - good work. Bonds is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bonds. Bonds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryan wants to get back to his feet.
Bonds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well. Bonds landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Ryan kicks off Bonds and gets to his feet. Bonds misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonds fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bonds wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance. Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Bonds had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ryan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bonds Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ryan's back instead. Bonds is breathing heavily. Bonds looking for the choke from the back. Ryan defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bonds's arms. Ryan can't escape the position.
Bonds throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. Bonds softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryan looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bonds.
Ryan trying to control the action but Bonds just sinks the hooks in. Bonds is throwing shots to the body but Ryan manages to wriggle free. Bonds pounces on him again and ends up in Ryan's guard. Bonds prevents Ryan from getting back to his feet. Bonds chips away with some ground and pound. Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Bonds gets to his feet. Ryan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! Bonds has Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bonds breaks the clinch.
Ryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Bonds counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Bonds throwing strikes but missing. Ryan is working an open guard so Bonds takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Bonds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bonds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bonds decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bonds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Ryan works his way to full guard. Good work. Ryan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bonds swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan. Ryan looks for a takedown but Bonds sprawls well. Ryan drops Bonds with a left right combo! Ryan follows him down to the ground into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Bonds dominated that round. The cut man is working on Richard Ryan's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ryan sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Bonds's defenses. It connects perfectly with Bonds's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard Ryan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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