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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Rodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Rodman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodman throws a right hand that Ryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Ryan also avoids with ease.
Bill Rodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rodman is rocked!
Rodman tries to strike from the bottom.
Rodman working for a triangle but Ryan defends it easily.
Rodman is wriggling around but Ryan manages to pass to half guard.
Ryan slips a nice elbow through Rodman's hands, connecting with Rodman's forehead.
Ryan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodman is still in real trouble! Can Ryan finish him?
Rodman is trying to stand.
Ryan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rodman pushes Ryan off but Ryan dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan working the head and body with strikes.
Rodman manages to get back to half guard.
Rodman looks gassed!
Ryan working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is nestled in close to Rodman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodman should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rodman wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Rodman is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan working Rodman over with strikes.
Rodman tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rodman wants to get back to his feet.
Rodman seems to have recovered his senses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rodman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodman misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown. Rodman fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
Rodman wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Ryan chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodman wriggles free and stands up.
Rodman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryan.
Ryan stands up over Rodman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryan is in close to Rodman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan working some strikes from top position.
Rodman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ryan manages to pass to side control.
Ryan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodman tries to kick Ryan off but Ryan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ryan prevents Rodman from improving his position.
Rodman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodman tries to kick Ryan off but Ryan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodman kicks Ryan off and gets back to his feet.
Ryan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ryan connects with a couple of short punches.
Rodman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rodman's head.
Ryan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan works over Rodman with some ground and pound from guard.
Rodman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Rodman.
Rodman is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodman has momentary wrist control but Ryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Rodman is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Ryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryan prevents Rodman from getting back to his feet.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
Rodman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ryan is controlling him.
Rodman tries to strike from the bottom.
Ryan is in close to Rodman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Rodman's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodman stopping the sweep attempt from Ryan.
Rodman wanted to stand there but Ryan had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Ryan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryan gets a big slam - oh, Rodman is out! Rodman is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Charlie 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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FIGHT
RATING
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