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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ollie Ritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Red Gym comes to the cage accompanied by It's a long road. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 cm
30
189 lbs
23 - 17 - 1 |
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193 cm
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202 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suporn Red Gym! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ollie Ritch! The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Red Gym shoots in and drives through. Ritch sprawls well. Red Gym shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Ritch felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it. Red Gym winds up and cracks Ritch with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Ritch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Red Gym missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Red Gym misses with a head shot. Ritch uses the momentum to regain guard. Ritch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Red Gym's corner. There ya go! There ya go! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ritch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Red Gym loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Ritch is trying to keep Red Gym in close.
That's one minute gone in the round. Red Gym content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Red Gym throws a big right hand that misses. Red Gym postures up in Ritch's guard and throws a big left but Ritch blocks it. Red Gym lands a couple of decent looking shots. Red Gym might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Ritch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red Gym. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Red Gym accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Ritch has momentary wrist control but Red Gym slips an elbow through the middle. Red Gym is in close to Ritch's body, working some short punches and elbows. Red Gym preventing the sweep. Ritch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Ritch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red Gym. Red Gym is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Red Gym postures up in Ritch's guard and throws a big left but Ritch blocks it. Ritch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Red Gym postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Ritch controlling the position. Red Gym throws an elbow that misses. Ritch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Red Gym's guard. Nice move by Ritch! Red Gym has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ritch has passed into side control.
Red Gym prevents Ritch from improving position. Red Gym wants to control but Ritch postures up. Red Gym is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ritch wants to stand but Red Gym is controlling his arm. Ritch wants to control but Red Gym is keeping him busy. Red Gym tries to get back to half guard but can't. Ritch tries to score with some ground and pound. Red Gym controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ritch is looking to take a break and control but Red Gym is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Red Gym is trying to control Ritch's posture but Ritch avoids it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Red Gym is looking for a sweep. Red Gym manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ritch's best efforts. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Red Gym is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Red Gym wants to get back to full guard but Ritch has passed into side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suporn Red Gym dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritch. Red Gym does a little dance to reset his feet. Ritch throws out a powerful jab. Red Gym decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Red Gym tries to pass to full mount but Ritch defends it. Ritch is looking to improve his position.
Ritch wants to get back to full guard but Red Gym has mounted him! Red Gym landing shots from mount. Ritch tries to hold on but Red Gym postures up. Ritch is in a horrible position here. Red Gym smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Red Gym raining down hammerfists from mount. Red Gym with good strikes from the mount here! Red Gym lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ritch is rocked! 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! Red Gym lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Ritch! Red Gym sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Ritch and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Suporn Red Gym! During a confident post fight interview, Suporn Red Gym thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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