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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chino Bandito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freestyler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
164 lbs
28 - 21 - 0 |
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180 cm
34
162 lbs
25 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
28 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chino Bandito!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Bandito or perhaps it was just good defense by Ryan which made him look bad.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
A combination from Ryan does no damage.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bandito throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely.
Ryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bandito can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryan controls Bandito momentarily but Bandito frees himself.
Bandito is fighting to break Ryan's control of his arms but Ryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandito won't allow Ryan to get back to his feet.
Bandito postures up in Ryan's guard and throws a big left but Ryan blocks it.
Ryan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryan is working an open guard so Bandito takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bandito ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Bandito drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bandito wants to clinch
and Bandito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan rushes Bandito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bandito tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Bandito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bandito trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bandito into the cage.
Bandito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bandito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandito trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan can't find room to land a body shot as Bandito controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bandito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Ryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito tries a body shot but Ryan blocks it.
Bandito goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ryan prevents it.
Brad Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chino Bandito.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bandito avoids the damage to the body.
Bandito avoiding damage as Ryan throws knees to the body.
Ryan tries a knee to the head but Bandito blocks it.
Bandito blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Bandito blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Bandito prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Bandito stops a takedown attempt from Ryan.
Bandito ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bandito no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bandito is on top in guard.
Ryan working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bandito is one step ahead there.
Bandito is fighting to break Ryan's control of his arms but Ryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bandito postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brad Ryan.
Bandito's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bandito duly obliges.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bandito shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryan pinned against the cage. Ryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chino Bandito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandito closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brad Ryan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bandito scores with a three punch combo!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ryan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bandito tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan controls the position.
Ryan is putting a hurting on Bandito here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bandito taking a bit of punishment here - Ryan scoring with strikes.
Bandito is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bandito is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Bandito tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Bandito avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ryan.
Ryan tries for a kimura but Bandito is defending well.
Ryan wants to control for a moment but Bandito uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Bandito is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Ryan there.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bandito sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
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.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandito keeps working.
Bandito is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to work for a kimura but Bandito is defending well.
Ryan drops an elbow to the side of Bandito's head.
Ryan throwing shots but Bandito is blocking nicely.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Bandito is having none of it.
Bandito trying to control from the bottom.
Ryan wants to pass the guard but Bandito is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryan lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryan trying to mount his opponent but Bandito defends it.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Bandito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandito has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Bandito is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bandito circles away.
Bandito shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bandito showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan is trying to stand up here but Bandito is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Ryan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bandito.
Ryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bandito wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ryan struggling a bit here.
Bandito is trying to ground and pound but Ryan uses the momentary lack of control by Bandito to regain half guard.
Ryan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bandito's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bandito's back!
Bandito takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ryan trying to control momentarily.
Bandito tries to break free.
Ryan punches the canvas rather than the man.
Ryan loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bandito hold on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looking to break Bandito's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Bandito remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ryan will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Bandito prevents Ryan from getting a body triangle.
Ryan has good solid back control here.
Bandito manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ryan's guard. Nice work there by Bandito.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Bandito controlling him for the moment.
Brad Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryan is working hard here to advance position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryan trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brad Ryan just wasn't active enough.
Ryan shoots in but no luck this time.
Ryan shoots for a takedown but Bandito saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bandito shoots in looking for a takedown but Ryan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bandito's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bandito scores with a nice strike.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Bandito circles away and keeps his distance.
Brad Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandito takes one on the button.
Bandito tries to clinch up but Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bandito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan feints a jab promting Bandito to slip. Ryan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bandito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bandito shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ryan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bandito tries to avoid it but Ryan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bandito to the ground. Bandito escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bandito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bandito wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Ryan.
Bandito wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Bandito 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.
Horrible takedown by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Bandito which made him look bad.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bandito throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryan's waist but Ryan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bandito off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Ryan!
Brad Ryan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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