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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Greer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthew Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome Greer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greer, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Greer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Matthew Ryan has been cut.
Ryan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Greer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Greer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ryan regains guard immediately.
Greer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Greer's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Greer decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greer clinches up with Ryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Greer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in half guard, Greer seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan missing with punches from the bottom.
Greer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Greer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryan has hold of Greer's hands but Greer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greer lands with a punch from half guard.
Greer lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Greer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Greer lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Greer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Greer stalling.
Greer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ryan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greer lands strikes from half guard.
Greer is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greer connects with a nice short shot to Ryan's temple.
Ryan has hold of Greer's hands but Greer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greer controlling the action here.
Greer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer slows the pace down in half guard.
Greer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greer content to control rather than advance.
Greer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Greer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Ryan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ryan misses with a combination
and Greer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryan won't be happy with that.
Greer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Greer controls the position.
Greer working the head and body with strikes.
Greer decides to stand back up. Greer steps back and let's Ryan get back to his feet.
Greer takes the fight into the clinch.
Greer has Ryan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Greer pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ryan tumbling to the mat - Greer dives into Ryan's guard.
Ryan is wriggling around but Greer manages to pass to half guard.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Greer lands a nice short elbow.
Greer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Greer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Greer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Greer lands strikes from half guard.
Greer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ryan to stand up.
Greer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ryan's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Greer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Further stalling from Greer.
Greer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Greer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryan, up you get!
Greer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Greer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Greer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Greer is stinking the place up with his stalling.
Greer working over Ryan with some ground and pound. Ryan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Greer escapes and gets back to his feet.
Greer closes the distance and pushes Ryan back into the cage.
Greer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Greer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greer with a nice head shot there.
Greer wants to stand but Ryan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Greer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Greer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Ryan's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Greer has Ryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Greer manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Greer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Greer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan looking to sit in guard and control but Greer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greer with a nice head shot there.
Greer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Greer is stalling in the full guard.
Greer postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
Greer postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
Greer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Greer postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
Greer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryan, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greer gets a clinch.
Greer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ryan regains guard.
Ryan has a closed guard, preventing Greer from standing up.
Greer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greer stays in close to Ryan's body and controls the position.
Greer with a nice head shot there.
Greer decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ryan, up you get!
Greer moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Come on Greer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Greer drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greer has his feet on Ryan's thighs here. He's pushed Ryan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ryan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerome Greer!
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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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