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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josef Urrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the ring accompanied by Beast. Urrah has chosen Johnny Cash - Oney as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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173 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andrew Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Urrah!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan feints and then cracks Urrah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urrah down.
Ryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urrah to score with a decent uppercut.
Urrah shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah moves out of range of the body kick.
Urrah gets a takedown into half guard.
Ryan trying to hold on to Urrah's head to control him but Urrah postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urrah is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Urrah perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Urrah is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves into full guard.
Ryan wants to stand but Urrah is controlling the position.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Urrah slips nicely into half guard.
Ryan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Urrah stands and throws Ryan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urrah is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Urrah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.
Urrah trying to control the position but Ryan is working away.
Ryan can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Urrah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Urrah goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ryan has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Urrah but great work by Ryan.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Urrah gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Urrah is having none of it.
Ryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Urrah wants to control but Ryan is keeping busy.
Ryan is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan is looking to advance position but Urrah won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josef Urrah dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Urrah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urrah shoots in for a takedown but Ryan shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Ryan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Nice sprawl there from Ryan as Urrah shoots in.
Ryan moves out of range of the leg kick from Urrah.
Urrah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Urrah prevents a body shot from Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urrah goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Urrah.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urrah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ryan blocks it well.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Urrah circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ryan. No joy for Urrah on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urrah feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urrah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan closes the distance but Urrah moves to the side
and Urrah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Urrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urrah thuds a left hand into Ryan's body.
Urrah misses with a takedown attempt - Ryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryan tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Urrah just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
Urrah is looking to chop away at Ryan's legs.
Ryan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Urrah tries to land a leg kick but Ryan saw it coming and moves away.
Urrah shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Urrah was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Urrah wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Urrah crashes against the mat.
Urrah tries for a kimura but Ryan is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan tries to buck Urrah off but Urrah is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Urrah off and has taken his back!
Urrah staying busy and making it hard for Ryan to control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Ryan controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ryan's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Urrah is in bad spot here.
Urrah looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan biding his time, controlling Urrah.
Ryan tries to keep control of the position but Urrah is staying busy.
Ryan controlling from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan wants to control but Urrah is keeping busy.
Urrah is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josef Urrah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ryan doesn't manage to clinch there - Urrah circles away.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Urrah is avoiding it.
Urrah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Urrah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ryan tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ryan is struggling to control the position.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan is pressed up against the ropes. Urrah has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ryan down to the mat. Ryan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Urrah circles away and keeps his distance.
Urrah thinks about the counter body kick.
Ryan is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Urrah pushes him off.
No luck for Urrah with that takedown attempt.
As Urrah tries to get set, Ryan tries to push him back and clinch up but Urrah manages to avoid the attempt.
Ryan tries to clinch there but Urrah circles away.
Urrah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ryan pinned against the ropes. Ryan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrew Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josef Urrah.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan throws a body punch but Urrah moves out of range.
Urrah blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ryan clinches up with Urrah and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Urrah.
Urrah is working for takedown but Ryan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Josef Urrah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urrah landing knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Urrah is looking for a takedown.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan digs a right hand into Urrah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Urrah's gas tank.
Urrah wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Urrah.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Urrah wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Ryan.
Urrah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ryan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Urrah can turn it around.
Urrah prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Urrah is looking for a takedown.
Urrah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Andrew Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urrah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Ryan moves in looking to clinch but Urrah pushes him off.
Andrew Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urrah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Urrah is avoiding it.
Urrah looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Urrah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan tries to clinch but Urrah moves out of range.
Ryan tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Urrah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Urrah.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Urrah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Urrah.
Ryan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Urrah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josef Urrah!
Josef Urrah took some time post fight to say the following; 'Avgå Hamrén!'.
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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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