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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kajetan Ogonowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathew Ridgeway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ridgeway has chosen The Forgotten War as his entrance music. Mathew Ridgeway has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kajetan Ogonowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathew Ridgeway!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogonowicz moves out of range as Ridgeway strikes.
Ridgeway misses with a lunging right hand
and Ogonowicz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ogonowicz scores with a body shot.
Ogonowicz throws a poor cross that misses
and Ridgeway counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Ridgeway.
Ridgeway connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ridgeway lands a nice shot that snaps Ogonowicz's head back.
Ogonowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ridgeway throws out the jab.
Ogonowicz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ogonowicz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridgeway misses with a straight left.
It looked like Ogonowicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ridgeway lands a slapping body shot.
Ogonowicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridgeway 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.
Ridgeway misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ridgeway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ridgeway.
Ogonowicz throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridgeway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ogonowicz.
Ridgeway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ogonowicz throws out the jab.
Ridgeway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ogonowicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ogonowicz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ridgeway throws a push kick but Ogonowicz slaps the foot to one side.
Ogonowicz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ridgeway misses with a straight right.
Ridgeway takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ogonowicz scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ridgeway throws an off balance right hand
and Ogonowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ogonowicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ogonowicz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ridgeway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ogonowicz backs up against the cage.
Ogonowicz throws a right hand that misses
and Ridgeway counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ridgeway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ridgeway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ogonowicz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ridgeway lands a really nice looking cross but Ogonowicz seems unphased.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ridgeway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ogonowicz scrambles back to his feet.
Ogonowicz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ogonowicz backing away here, and Ridgeway unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ogonowicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ridgeway.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ogonowicz checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogonowicz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ridgeway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ogonowicz misses with a two punch combination.
Ridgeway wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ridgeway bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ogonowicz's head.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ogonowicz. That did some damage!
Ridgeway connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ridgeway connects with a body shot that sends Ogonowicz's belly button to the back.
Ridgeway works Ogonowicz's body with a nice hook.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridgeway looks to land a right hand but Ogonowicz moved out of range.
Ridgeway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Ogonowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ridgeway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ogonowicz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ridgeway throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ogonowicz lands an overhand right.
Ridgeway scores with a spinning back kick!
Ogonowicz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ridgeway clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ogonowicz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeway's brow.
Still in the clinch, Ridgeway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ogonowicz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ridgeway misses with the head strike.
Ridgeway tries a body shot but Ogonowicz blocks it.
Ogonowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ogonowicz misses with an elbow strike.
Ogonowicz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ridgeway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ogonowicz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ridgeway's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mathew Ridgeway dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ogonowicz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kajetan Ogonowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ogonowicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ridgeway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ogonowicz at a distance.
Ridgeway moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ridgeway has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ridgeway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ridgeway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ogonowicz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ridgeway.
Ogonowicz is looking to counter punch.
Ridgeway lands a jab to the nose.
Ogonowicz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ogonowicz throws a series of punches but Ridgeway avoids them all with ease.
Ridgeway scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ridgeway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ogonowicz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Ogonowicz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ridgeway counters with a nice body shot.
Ogonowicz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ogonowicz tried to counter with a leg kick but Ridgeway avoided it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ogonowicz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridgeway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ridgeway checks a low kick from Ogonowicz.
Ogonowicz takes one to the chin there.
Ridgeway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ogonowicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ridgeway lands a right hook to the body.
Ridgeway dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ogonowicz. That did some damage!
Ogonowicz throws a combination that misses
and Ridgeway counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ridgeway.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ogonowicz throws an elbow but misses.
Ridgeway scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ridgeway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ridgeway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridgeway working aggressively here.
Ogonowicz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ridgeway can't find room to land a body shot as Ogonowicz controls the action.
Ogonowicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Ridgeway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ridgeway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ogonowicz is trying to maintain a safe position but Ridgeway gets an underhook and turns Ogonowicz into the cage.
Ogonowicz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ridgeway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ridgeway lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ogonowicz trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Ogonowicz fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Ridgeway as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ogonowicz.
Mathew Ridgeway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ridgeway pushes Ogonowicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ogonowicz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ridgeway - that landed with a thud.
Ridgeway scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ridgeway throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ogonowiczs head.
Ogonowicz pushes off an throws an elbow but Ridgeway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ogonowicz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ogonowicz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a body punch.
Ogonowicz trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ridgeway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ridgeway misses with a punch to the body.
Ridgeway presses Ogonowicz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ridgeway is working Ogonowicz over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ridgeway.
A left hand lands to the body for Ridgeway.
Ridgeway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ogonowicz or not.
Ridgeway lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Ridgeway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridgeway pushes Ogonowicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ridgeway lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ridgeway lands a nice uppercut.
Ridgeway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ridgeway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ridgeway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ridgeway scores with a shoulder strike.
Ogonowicz is rocked!
Ridgeway lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Ogonowicz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ridgeway lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Ogonowicz to his knees! Ridgeway keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mathew Ridgeway!
Mathew Ridgeway seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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