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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fybra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan comes to the cage accompanied by Promised Land. Fybra is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Crippled Black Phoenix - Born In a Hurricane. Elvis Ronan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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184 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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196 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Ronan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fybra! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ronan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fybra avoids it really well and circles away. Ronan has a takedown stuffed. Fybra misses with a body kick. Fybra wants to slow Ronan down by chopping away at his legs. Fybra connects with a solid leg kick. Ronan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Ronan throws a leg kick but Fybra checks it. Fybra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Fybra slips under a jab. A low kick from Fybra misses and Ronan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Fybra avoids the body shot from Ronan.
Ronan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fybra.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Ronan blocks the leg kick.
Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fybra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Ronan blocks a head kick by Fybra.
Fybra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ronan. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvis Ronan. That's going to take a lot out of him. Fybra misses with a straight left. Fybra misses with a looping left. Fybra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Fybra wants to land a leg kick but Ronan is out of range. An inside leg kick lands from Fybra. Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ronan lands with an uppercut that bounces Fybra off the cage and back into range. Fybra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Ronan misses with a left hand and Fybra counters with a nice body kick. 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! Fybra lands with an overhand left. Fybra looks to throw the jab but Ronan is out of range. Fybra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael Fybra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ronan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fybra is fending him off so far but Ronan persists. Nope, Fybra circles away and we're back to standing. Ronan staying out of range there. Ronan fails to land with a series of punches.
Fybra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Fybra throws a sloppy head kick and Ronan moves out of range easily. Fybra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Fybra as Ronan shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fybra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronan.
Fybra slips a straight right by Ronan. Fybra misses with a low kick.
Fybra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Elvis Ronan has been cut. Fybra swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ronan. Ronan checks a leg kick nicely. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ronan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Ronan connects with a right hand. Fybra shakes it off. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fybra takes one on the button. Ronan digs a good body shot into Fybra's ribs. Ronan throws a jab when Fybra was well out of range. Ronan avoids a kick to the body.
Elvis Ronan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fybra throws a nice inside leg kick. Fybra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ronan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fybra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ronan thinking. Ronan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Ronan throws a nice looking combination but Fybra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A leg kick checked by Ronan. Fybra cracks the inside of Ronan's front leg. Fybra stuns Ronan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Ronan misses with a body shot.
Fybra misses with an uppercut. Fybra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fybra misses with a straight left. Ronan ducks under a wild hook from Fybra. A nice inside leg kick there by Fybra. That's going to slow Ronan down. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fybra dominated that round. The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ronan throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Fybra throws a leg kick that misses. Fybra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ronan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fybra.
Ronan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronan throws a body punch but Fybra moves out of range. Ronan slips a jab from Fybra. Fybra sizes up Ronan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Ronan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Fybra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ronan. Fybra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some wild striking there from Ronan.
Fybra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ronan misses with a right hand and Fybra counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ronan is lucky that one didn't land flush. Fybra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Fybra explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Fybra misses with a body shot.
Fybra avoids a kick to the body.
Fybra cracks a nice hook into Ronan's ribs. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Ronan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ronan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Ronan thows a body shot but no joy. Fybra throws a head kick that misses. Ronan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ronan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fybra.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by Fybra. Ronan moves out of range of the body kick from Fybra.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ronan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Fybra tries to land a front kick but Ronan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Ronan avoids the head kick by Fybra.
Fybra scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Fybra. Fybra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ronan. Fybra looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Fybra. Fybra does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Michael Fybra seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ronan misses with a straight left. Ronan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fybra misses with a low kick.
Fybra is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ronan. A combination from Fybra does no damage. Ronan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fybra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronan. Sloppy strikes from Ronan. Those never looked like landing. Ronan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Ronan misses with a wild body shot. Fybra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronan's sensitive parts. Fybra throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ronan. Ronan misses with a wild combination.
Ronan checks a low kick from Fybra. Ronan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fybra misses with a body kick. Fybra thumps Ronan with a low kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Fybra fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ronan is out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Ronan misses the target. Fybra misses with a low kick.
Fybra chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronan throws a body kick that misses. Fybra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronan. Fybra throws a low kick but Ronan moves out of range easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fybra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronan.
Fybra misses with a low kick. Ronan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Fybra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Elvis Ronan's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Fybra throws a solid leg kick but Ronan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fybra. Nice body kick from Fybra. Fybra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Ronan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fybra thumps Ronan with a low kick. Fybra feints and then cracks Ronan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ronan down. Ronan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fybra manages to avoid it. Fybra ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. 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! Fybra scores with a jab to the body. Fybra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Ronan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fybra. Fybra obviously looking to wear him down.
Fybra has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Jab, jab by Fybra - just one landing. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fybra pushes Ronan away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Donk. Fybra catches Ronan right on the button with a cross.
Elvis Ronan's cut is getting worse. Ronan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. The fighters circle momentarily. Fybra darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Nice body kick from Fybra. Fybra scores with a jab. 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! Fybra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Fybra lands a jab to Ronan's midsection. Fybra scores with a hook. Fybra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Fybra digs a good body shot into Ronan's ribs. Ronan is looking to wear down Fybra with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Fybra fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ronan is out of range. Fybra checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fybra lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ronan takes a step back to recover. Fybra lands with a shot to the body. Fybra cracks the inside of Ronan's front leg. Ronan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Ronan blocks a low kick nicely. Fybra connects with a high kick. Ronan throws a lazy right hand but Fybra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Fybra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Fybra on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Ronan throws a looping overhand right but Fybra ducks down to avoid it. Elvis Ronan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Ronan throws out the jab but it was never going to land. A solid body kick from Fybra. Fybra scores with a nice strike. Fybra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ronan drops his hands momentarily and Fybra takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Fybra connects with a solid leg kick. Fybra takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ronan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. A solid leg kick lands there for Fybra.
Fybra throws a nice outside leg kick. Ronan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Fybra connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fybra takes one to the chin there. Ronan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fybra, right into the meat.
Ronan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Ronan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elvis Ronan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Ronan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Fybra moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Michael Fybra is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Ronan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fybra scores with a kick to the body.
Fybra lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronan's sensitive parts. Ronan throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Michael Fybra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Fybra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 26:30 Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Fybra!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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