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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan OReily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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195 cm
28
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan OReily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clould darts in looking for a takedown but OReily gets double underhooks and turns Clould into the cage.
OReily jumps guard but Clould turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Clould tries to pull guard but OReily holds him up against the cage and eventually Clould drops back down to his feet.
Clould gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from OReily.
OReily tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan OReily. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OReily prevents a body shot from Clould.
OReily is looking to take this one to the mat.
Clould looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OReily pulls guard successfully.
OReily has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Clould can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
OReily working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clould.
OReily is trying to keep Clould in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OReily isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Clould stacks OReily on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Clould!
Clould creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Clould really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OReily. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
OReily is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Clould missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clould wants to lay and pray for a moment but OReily keeps working.
OReily looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Clould pushes past his half guard into mount!
Clould trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OReily wants to hold on but Clould pushes him away.
Clould punishing his opponent with strikes.
OReily wants to control but Clould is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould tries to control but OReily wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Clould cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
OReily gets back to half guard.
Clould lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Clould there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Clould in particular looking to stall.
OReily is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Clould's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Clould's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OReily goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Clould escapes and is now in half guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OReily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clould scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clould wants to take a breather but OReily is having none of it.
Clould is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OReily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. OReily manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
OReily working for submissions but it's allowed Clould to get to half guard.
OReily is looking to get back to is feet but Clould passes into side control.
Clould working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould cracks OReily with a big elbow.
OReily manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Clould seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
OReily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clould wants to lay and pray for a moment but OReily keeps working.
Clould missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
OReily looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clould is trying to control. OReily wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
OReily looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Guy Clould will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Clould slaps away a takedown attempt from OReily, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Clould's hands are dropping dangerously low here and OReily connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clould scrambles back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from OReily. Those never looked like landing.
OReily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OReily throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clould fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
OReily gets caught napping as Clould dives in and scores a takedown. OReily manages to retain guard.
Clould is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Clould has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OReily is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Clould frees his head nicely. Oh but OReily has switched to an armbar! Clould is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ryan OReily!
A less than humble Ryan OReily misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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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
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