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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gleik Verdasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Lightning. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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139 lbs
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170 cm
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132 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ace Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gleik Verdasco!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Verdasco. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Verdasco to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Verdasco is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ryan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Verdasco is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan postures up.
Verdasco wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan forces his way into half guard.
Ryan seems to be working for a kimura but Verdasco defends the submission attempt.
Ryan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ryan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Verdasco actively working from the bottom here.
Verdasco seems to have recovered his senses.
Verdasco punching from the bottom.
Verdasco trying to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan seems to be working for a kimura but Verdasco defends the submission attempt.
Verdasco makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Verdasco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Verdasco 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 moving, preventing Verdasco from controlling successfully.
Verdasco throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verdasco looking to pass the guard.
Verdasco decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Verdasco.
Verdasco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Verdasco is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Verdasco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Verdasco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Verdasco circles away from the clinch attempt.
BOOM! Ryan lands a beautiful left hook that drops Verdasco. Verdasco tries to recover but Ryan is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Verdasco lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ace Ryan!
In his post fight interview, Ace Ryan started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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B |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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