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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utley has chosen Paramore - Ignorance as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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186 cm
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172 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Utley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
A head kick by Utley misses
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Chase Utley has been cut.
Ryan thumps Utley with a low kick.
Tom Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Utley is just out of range.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Utley moved away.
Utley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utley moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Utley checks a leg kick.
Utley lands a high kick!
Utley throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Utley throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Utley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Ryan.
Utley is rocked!
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan takes a swing at Utley's ribcage but misses.
Utley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Utley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Utley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Ryan feints and then cracks Utley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Utley down.
Utley avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Utley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan cracks Utley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ryan is looking to wear down Utley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Utley off balance momentarily.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Utley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley misses with a head kick.
Utley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Utley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Utley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Utley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Utley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Utley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Utley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Utley looks winded!
Utley tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Utley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan swings for the body but Utley moves out of range.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Utley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Utley throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Utley moved away.
Utley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Utley blocks the body kick.
Utley tries to clinch up.
Utley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Utley throws a big counter head kick but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chase Utley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Utley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ryan has got the better of the exchanges.
Utley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Utley.
Utley tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utley can do to turn this around?
Utley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Utley throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Ryan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan throws a head kick but Utley moves out of range.
Utley scores with a head kick.
Tom Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley throws a nice head kick!
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Utley avoids it.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Utley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Utley.
Ryan throws a nice head kick!
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Utley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Utley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Utley has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ryan throws a wild body kick that Utley sees coming a mile off.
Utley throws a fast counter high kick but Ryan manages to duck under it in time.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Utley is just out of range.
Ryan with a jab.
Utley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan lands a right hook to the body.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan lands with a nice body kick.
Utley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Ryan jabs Utley right on the nose. Utley blinks but takes it well.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Utley's ribs.
Utley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Utley is breathing heavily.
Ryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Utley if he has to take too many more of those.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Ryan lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four 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!
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Utley's belly button to the back.
Utley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Utley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ryan.
Utley ducks right into an uppercut from Ryan.
Utley drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Utley is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Utley seems to have recovered his senses.
Utley throws a wild hook but Ryan just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Utley gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Ryan raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Ryan 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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FIGHT
RATING
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