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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Stryfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin's entrance music is Got Money by Lil Wayne. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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153 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Stryfe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin tries to clinch but Stryfe is having none of it.
Stryfe lands with a right hand.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryfe throws a jab but it's blocked by Martin.
Ryan Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin wants to clinch up but Stryfe keeps it at a distance.
Stryfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryfe throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Martin.
Stryfe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin throws a lazy head kick
and Stryfe counters with a nice body shot.
Martin closes the distance but Stryfe moves to the side
and Stryfe counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stryfe.
Stryfe tries to break the clinch but Martin is controlling the position.
Stryfe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Stryfe is trying to break free.
Martin prevents Stryfe from breaking the clinch.
Stryfe managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Stryfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Stryfe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stryfe avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Stryfe breaks the clinch.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin clinches but Stryfe breaks the clinch
and Stryfe counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stryfe.
Martin wants to clinch but Stryfe slips to the side
and Stryfe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stryfe.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a nice body kick.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Stryfe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin misses with a combination
enabling Stryfe to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin tries to clinch but Stryfe moves away
and Stryfe counters by moving into the clinch.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin wants to clinch but Stryfe slips to the side
and Stryfe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stryfe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Stryfe improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryfe throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stryfe.
Nathan Stryfe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin tries to keep at a distance but Stryfe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stryfe breaks from the clinch.
Stryfe lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Martin closes the distance but Stryfe moves to the side
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Stryfe. Martin shrugs it off though.
Jab, jab by Stryfe - just one landing.
Martin is rocked!
Stryfe misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin clinches with his opponent.
Martin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stryfe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Martin's brow.
Stryfe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Martin prevents Stryfe from breaking the clinch.
Stryfe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Stryfe keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Martin.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin looks to clinch
and Stryfe counters by moving into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin keeps control of Stryfe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stryfe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stryfe avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin wants to clinch but Stryfe slips to the side
and Stryfe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stryfe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stryfe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stryfe misses with a head kick.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
A cross from Stryfe lands.
Martin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stryfe but Stryfe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stryfe throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin tries to clinch but Stryfe moves away
and Stryfe counters with a nice body kick.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin tries to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a nice leg kick.
Martin wants to clinch but Stryfe slips to the side
and Stryfe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin wants to clinch but Stryfe slips to the side
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Stryfe lands a high kick to the side of Martin's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Stryfe dives into guard, looking to finish.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martin wants to control but Stryfe passes easily into half guard.
Stryfe is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Stryfe trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Stryfe throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Martin moves out of range as Stryfe strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Stryfe counter with a right hand.
Stryfe cracks Martin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin tries to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Martin was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stryfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stryfe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stryfe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stryfe counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Stryfe misses.
Stryfe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stryfe counters with a nice body kick.
Stryfe throws a sloppy head kick
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin throws a head kick that misses
and Stryfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stryfe is looking to break free of the clinch but Martin has double underhooks.
Stryfe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stryfe avoids the damage to the body.
Stryfe slows down the pace here.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stryfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martin looks to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Ryan Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stryfe looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Stryfe throws a leg kick that misses.
Martin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stryfe moves out of range of the leg kick from Martin.
Martin tries to clinch
and Stryfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stryfe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martin closes the distance but Stryfe moves to the side
and Stryfe counters with a straight right hand.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin tries to clinch
and Stryfe counters by clinching up.
Stryfe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stryfe avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martin tries to clinch up
and Stryfe counters by moving into the clinch.
Stryfe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stryfe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stryfe can't break the clinch.
Stryfe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Stryfe.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stryfe.
Stryfe breaks from the clinch.
Nathan Stryfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stryfe throws a head kick that misses.
Stryfe tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin closes the distance but Stryfe moves to the side
and Stryfe counters with a thumping low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Stryfe counters by moving into the clinch.
Stryfe stalls.
Stryfe breaks the clinch.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryfe lands a glancing blow to the side of Martin's head.
Stryfe loads up on a big right hand but Martin slips the punch.
Martin forces Stryfe back against the cage and clinches.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Stryfe counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin rushes Stryfe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stryfe throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Martin trying to control the position from guard on top but Stryfe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin prevents Stryfe from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Stryfe wants to get back to his feet but Martin passes into half guard.
Stryfe is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Stryfe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stryfe winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Stryfe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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