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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Showtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showtime comes to the cage accompanied by Old Toms Hut. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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180 lbs
10 - 22 - 0 |
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175 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
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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
10 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Haku Ryu! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Showtime lands a body shot.
Ryu takes a swing at Showtime's ribcage but misses. Showtime shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryu as he avoids it easily. Ryu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Showtime's head. Showtime lands with a cross. Showtime slips a jab and a cross from Ryu.
We've been told by Showtime's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Showtime goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Ryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Showtime, before circling back to the center of the mat. Showtime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rick Showtime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Showtime swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Showtime dives in for a single leg takedown but Ryu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Showtime. That's going to take a lot out of him. A slow jab from Ryu misses its intended target. Ryu swings for the body but Showtime moves out of range.
Ryu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Showtime connects with a body shot that sends Ryu's belly button to the back. Ryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Showtime circles away quickly and effectively. Ryu throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Showtime just misses with a punch to the body.
Showtime moves out of range of the body kick. Showtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Showtime fails with the takedown. Ryu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. Showtime throws a head kick but Ryu moves out of range.
A punch combination from Showtime misses. Showtime swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Showtime misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Showtime. Those never looked like landing. Ryu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Showtime is breathing heavily. Ryu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. This has been an exciting period of action! Ryu slips a jab and a cross from Showtime.
Ryu pushes Showtime up against the cage in a clinch. Ryu lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short uppercut from Ryu. Ryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Showtime.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Showtime avoids the damage to the body. Ryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Showtime.
Showtime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ryu breaks from the clinch.
Ryu tries to clinch up. Ryu throws a series of punches but Showtime avoids them all with ease. Showtime misses with the combination.
Showtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Showtime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryu moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Showtime misses with a head kick.
Showtime moves out of range as Ryu strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Showtime misses with a body kick. Ryu throws a series of punches but Showtime avoids them all with ease. Ryu dodges the punch combination from Showtime.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Showtime paws at him with a jab and circles away. Ryu darts in looking for a takedown but Showtime gets double underhooks and turns Ryu into the cage. Ryu throws a nice looking combination but Showtime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Ryu tries to move into range but Showtime moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The fight moves into the clinch position. Showtime takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ryu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showtime lands a jab-cross combination. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ryu looks to land a combination but Showtime avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryu moves into the clinch. Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Ryu.
Showtime takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body. Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu breaks the clinch.
Ryu misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu looks to land a combination but Showtime avoids it well. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Both fighters circling a little - Ryu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Showtime scores with a one two! Ryu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Ryu misses with a double jab.
Showtime throws a lazy head kick and Ryu counters with a stiff right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haku Ryu dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Ryu scores with a one two! Showtime had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Ryu scores with a kick to the body.
Ryu tries to bum rush Showtime with a series of wild strikes but Showtime uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Showtime slips a jab from Ryu. Showtime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryu gets tackled into the cage by Showtime. Showtime maintains the clinch. Ryu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryu throws a nice looking combination but Showtime bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Rick Showtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Showtime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryu feints the counter takedown. Showtime misses with the combination.
Ryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ryu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Showtime moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. This has been an exciting period of action! Ryu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryu avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Showtime feints a jab promting Ryu to slip. Showtime then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ryu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ryu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Showtime is fending him off so far but Ryu persists. Nope, Showtime circles away and we're back to standing. Showtime swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryu counters with a series of strikes. Showtime will be more careful next time no doubt. Showtime scores with a jab. Showtime needs to keep his hands up - Ryu had a free shot at his head there. Ryu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Showtime circles away quickly and effectively. Showtime moves into the clinch successfully.
Showtime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. 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! Ryu is pushing Showtime up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Showtime lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ryu lands a nice knee to the body. Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Showtime is looking to clinch but Ryu is avoiding it.
Ryu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Showtime. Ryu swinging wildly here.
Haku Ryu seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ryu looks to throw the jab but Showtime is out of range. Ryu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Showtime moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Ryu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Showtime fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryu checks it well. Showtime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ryu defends it nicely. Ryu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ryu dodges the punch combination from Showtime.
Ryu throws a nice head kick!
Ryu is looking to clinch. Showtime throws a combination that misses and Ryu counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Showtime is lucky that one didn't land flush. Ryu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice takedown defense from Ryu. No joy for Showtime on that attempt. Ryu misses with an uppercut. Showtime darts in looking for a takedown but Ryu gets double underhooks and turns Showtime into the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Showtime. That's going to take a lot out of him. Ryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ryu lands on the inside with an uppercut. Ryu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Showtime avoids it. Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Showtime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Showtime is rocked! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Oh Showtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ryu just leaning against Showtime, taking a breather. Ryu lands a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body. Ryu lands a nice knee to the body. Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Showtime backwards. Ryu lands with a short shot to the head. Ryu creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Showtime's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Showtime drops to his knees and Ryu pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haku Ryu!
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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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