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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brent Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Ryder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryder has chosen Country Boy by Aaron Lewis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, William Ryder!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon dives in and grabs Ryder's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ryder pushes down on Brandon's head and hops out.
Brandon darts in looking for a takedown but Ryder gets double underhooks and turns Brandon into the cage.
Brandon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ryder has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Brandon has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Brandon has clasped his hands together around Ryder's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryder can't do much from the bottom here.
Brandon is trying to get an arm triangle but Ryder is defending well.
Brandon wants to stand but Ryder has his arm trapped.
Ryder is looking to regain half guard here but Brandon keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder stops Brandon from passing to mount.
Ryder wants to control but Brandon postures up.
Brandon trying to control the action but Ryder is working from the bottom.
Ryder tries to buck Brandon off but Brandon is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ryder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brandon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ryder holding on.
Ryder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brandon trying to control the action but Ryder is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ryder is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brandon advances to mount.
Brandon fails to move to back control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ryder wants to hold on but Brandon pushes him away.
Brandon pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Brandon is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryder can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brandon is breathing heavily.
You get the feeling that Ryder really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon looking to secure an arm triangle but Ryder defends it well.
Ryder is working to get back to half guard.
Brandon has control of Ryder's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ryder regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Brandon working for a submission but Ryder is keeping him at bay.
Ryder is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brandon wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryder tries to lock up and control but Brandon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brandon is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ryder is surviving well by controlling Brandon's body position as best he can.
Brandon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ryder bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Ryder 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.
Brandon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryder can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryder controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Brandon dominated that round.
That's time! Brandon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brandon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Brandon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryder defends well.
Ryder controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ryder working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brandon wants to sweep here but Ryder controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brandon looking for a guillotine here but Ryder defends easily.
Ryder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brandon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryder is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brandon is looking for a triangle but Ryder pushes his legs off easily.
Ryder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brandon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryder has managed to get both his arms back between Brandon's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryder looking to pass the guard.
Ryder sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brandon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryder manages to get himself to full guard.
Ryder scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Ryder misses with the combination.
Ryder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryder seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Ryder seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon tries to roll over but Ryder keeps him under control.
Brandon is defending against the submission attempts here by Ryder.
Brandon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ryder sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brandon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ryder defends it easily.
Ryder's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ryder looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryder preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryder as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William Ryder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ryder drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ryder content to stall in guard here.
Ryder wants to control from the top but Brandon keeps moving.
Brandon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryder manages to get himself to full guard.
Brandon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Brandon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryder is trying to control but can't.
Brandon is working for a kimura but Ryder is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryder is controlling Brandon's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon is working for an americana but Ryder has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Brandon was thinking about the submission.
Brandon pushing down on Ryder's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ryder wants to get back to his feet.
Brandon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryder doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brandon.
Ryder trying to control from the bottom.
Brandon wants to stand up but Ryder has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Brent Brandon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryder wants to get back to full guard.
Brandon is looking to take a break and control but Ryder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brandon prevents Ryder from improving his position.
Ryder controlling the position for now.
Ryder is looking for a sweep. Brandon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brandon is fighting to break Ryder's control of his arms but Ryder is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brandon won't allow Ryder to get back to his feet.
Ryder pulls Brandon in close to his closed guard and prevents Brandon from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandon moves away.
Brandon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Brandon with that takedown attempt.
Ryder drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ryder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Brandon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ryder seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brandon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryder connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryder got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brandon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryder has managed to get both his arms back between Brandon's legs - danger averted.
Ryder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brandon is keeping the position for now.
Ryder working some strikes from top position.
Ryder connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryder looking to pass the guard.
Ryder stays in close to Brandon's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
William Ryder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryder 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ryder!
During a confident post fight interview, William Ryder 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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