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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haku Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haku Ryu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 cm
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183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
27
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
Very quick |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gary Glover! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Haku Ryu! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryu throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease. Ryu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Glover has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ryu finds it's way round the side to connect with Glover's head. Ryu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. The fighters circling - Ryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ryu moves into range and connects with a jab. Glover looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well. The fighters circle momentarily. Ryu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Ryu lands with a cross. Glover lands a really nice looking cross but Ryu seems unphased.
Haku Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ryu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Ryu fails in his attempt to clinch. Glover uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryu. Glover keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryu throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot. Glover is looking to counter punch. Glover walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Glover moves out of range as Ryu strikes. Ryu misses with a hook. Glover walks into a straight right hand from Ryu.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ryu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ryu throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Glover scores with a hook. Ryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover. It looked like Glover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Glover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryu circles away quickly and effectively. Ryu throws a series of punches but Glover moves out of range. Ryu fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Glover does no damage. A kick lands to the mid section there for Glover. Glover slips under a jab. Ryu throws an off balance right hand
enabling Glover to counter with a crisp jab. Nice straight punches there by Glover. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glover. Ryu looks to land a right hand but Glover moved out of range. Ryu throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Ryu throws a right hand that Glover ducks under and follows up with a left that Glover also avoids with ease. Glover lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryu misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glover with a jab.
Ryu is rocked! Ryu pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Ryu is still on wobbly legs! Can Glover finish him? Glover ducks under a wild hook from Ryu. Ryu seems to have recovered his senses. Glover has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Glover buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ryu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glover. Glover scores with a hook to the body. Ryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. A nice leg kick lands there from Glover. Good leg kick by Glover there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Glover lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Ryu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Glover misses with an uppercut. Ryu saw that one coming. Ryu misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely. A slow jab from Ryu misses its intended target. Glover looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Glover plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Ryu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Glover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Glover slips under a jab. Ryu clobbers Glover with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ryu throws a hook but Glover avoids it easily. Glover with a jab. Nice defenses there by Glover. Glover is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A big left from Ryu misses. Ryu misses with a hook
letting Glover counter with a right hand. Ryu connects with the punch. A head kick by Ryu misses and Glover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Ryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ryu tries a head kick but it misses.
Glover walks into a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Glover misses with a low kick. The fighters circling - Ryu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Glover scores with a shot to the body.
Glover scores with a hook to the body. Ryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Glover throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Glover scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Glover slips a straight right by Ryu. Glover fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ryu just manages to avoid it. Ryu throws a sloppy head kick and Glover moves out of range easily. Glover is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Ryu throws a lazy uppercut
and Glover counters with a thumping low kick. Ryu takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ryu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Glover drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Glover throws a leg kick but Ryu sees it coming and checks it nicely. Ryu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A lazy left from Glover finds it's target. Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Ryu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover counters with a left to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Glover sends Ryu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Glover is motioning to the referee to let Ryu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet! Glover walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Ryu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. No joy there for Ryu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Glover dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A thudding body kick lands there by Glover!
Ryu swings widly with a right hand
and Glover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Glover motions for Ryu to come forward. Glover throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A punch lands to the side of Ryu 's head but he takes it in his stride. Glover avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Glover throws a low kick but Ryu avoids it. Glover feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ryu sprawling to the canvas! Ryu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Glover finish him?!
A big right from Ryu misses. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fighters circling - Glover throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ryu misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely. Ryu gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Glover gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Glover! After winning the bout, Gary Glover thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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