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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan O Brian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and paul wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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270 lbs
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190 cm
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan O Brian! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, paul wall! The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Brian wants to clinch. O Brian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. wall is looking to take this fight into the clinch. wall has a takedown stuffed. O Brian misses with a straight left. O Brian bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. wall is not content to let O Brian control the position. wall tries to get back to half guard but can't. O Brian throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. wall is trying to get back to half guard. O Brian passes to full mount! That's big trouble for wall! wall punching to the body and holding on for dear life. O Brian wants to control the pace but wall is squirming around nicely. O Brian goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now wall is on top in guard.
O Brian wants to stand up but wall is controlling him. wall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. wall takes the fight into the clinch. O Brian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but wall has him pressed against the cage. wall just leaning against O Brian, taking a breather. O Brian swings wildly with an uppercut but wall uses good head movement to avoid it. O Brian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through wall's defenses. O Brian breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. wall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Brian swivels and escapes. Ryan O Brian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. O Brian tries to grapple but his opponent circles and wall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Brian's guard. wall stops O Brian from standing up. O Brian is working an open guard so wall takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. O Brian is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. wall misses with a double jab.
wall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Ryan O Brian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of paul wall. O Brian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. wall is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. wall prevents O Brian from taking his back. wall can't escape the position.
wall is squirming around, avoiding O Brian's attempts to control the action. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. O Brian lands a big shot there that rocks wall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Brian avoids the attempt from wall to control. O Brian sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. O Brian stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. O Brian tries to clinch up and wall counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. wall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Brian defending well though. wall prevents O Brian from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
paul wall dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
O Brian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from wall. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for wall. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. wall tries to clinch but O Brian is having none of it. wall shoots in and drives through. O Brian sprawls well. O Brian wants to clinch but wall slips to the side and wall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by wall. O Brian manages to break the clinch.
O Brian misses with a takedown and wall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O Brian's guard. wall trying to control but O Brian is working from the bottom. wall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. wall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. O Brian looking for a sweep. Not yet O Brian, not yet. wall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. wall 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. O Brian had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. wall is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. O Brian Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take wall's back instead. wall manages to reverse the position and now he's in O Brian's guard. Nice work there by wall.
O Brian has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. wall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for O Brian.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. wall takes a little break here. O Brian wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. wall advances to mount. O Brian tries to get back to half guard but can't. O Brian has given up his back here. Will wall look for the submission or keep pounding away?
wall lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns O Brian.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brian is really stuck here.
O Brian is working hard here to advance position. What can O Brian do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
wall trying to control. O Brian tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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. O Brian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
wall controlling his opponent. O Brian is trying to escape the mount.
wall controlling the pace for now. wall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as O Brian is looking to escape. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
paul wall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Brian closes the distance but wall moves to the side and wall counters with a single leg into guard. O Brian didn't expect that. O Brian is pulling down on wall's head to control his posture. wall trying to control the position from guard on top but O Brian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. wall passes easily into side control. Nice work. O Brian is trying to work for a sweep but wall has mounted him! wall sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Both fighters are breathing heavily. O Brian sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Brian wants to control but wall is keeping busy.
O Brian is looking to escape. wall slows the pace down in half guard. O Brian has hold of wall's hands but wall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. wall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but O Brian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. wall works his foot free and advances to mount. wall looking to control but O Brian is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Despite being in the dominant position, paul wall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up. O Brian tries to clinch and wall counters with a nice double leg into side control. O Brian won't be happy with that. wall decides to take the fight back to the feet. O Brian moves into range and clinches up with wall. O Brian wants to get back to striking at distance but wall won't allow it.
wall goes for a takedown attempt but O Brian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. O Brian ducks under a wild hook from wall. O Brian misses with a series of wild punches.
wall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Brian's waist but O Brian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing wall off to one side. wall moves into the clinch successfully.
O Brian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan O Brian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. O Brian is looking to take this fight into the clinch. wall throws a leg kick which misses O Brian's front leg but catches the back leg as O Brian tries to avoid it. wall closes the distance and clinches. wall goes for a takedown attempt but O Brian pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryan O Brian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of paul wall.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Brian darts in trying to clinch and wall counters with a flying knee. Nice. O Brian misses with a head kick.
wall stuns O Brian with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. O Brian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but wall paws at him with a jab and circles away. wall scores with a three punch combo!
O Brian moves in looking to clinch but wall pushes him off. A head kick misses from wall. Ryan O Brian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! wall gets a takedown into half guard. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. wall tries to pass to full mount but O Brian defends it.
And that's the end of the fight! paul wall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well wall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... paul wall!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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