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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Lora (ranked 2495 p4p, 372 weight class) and Ryan Rylie (ranked 9349 p4p, 844 weight class). Manuel Lora has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 cm
26
180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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 The Island, Manuel Lora! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Rylie! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rylie moves into range and clinches up with Lora. Rylie manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Rylie keeping full guard, as Lora tries to pass. Rylie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lora tries to free his leg and advance position but Rylie is retaining full guard. Rylie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lora passes Rylie's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Lora wants to work for an arm triangle but Rylie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rylie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rylie keeps trying to improve his position. Rylie is trying to control but can't.
Rylie won't allow Lora to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lora trying to control from half guard but Rylie is working away. Lora definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight. Rylie is trying to stand up here but Lora is controlling him well. Lora is pressing down on Rylie's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rylie is holding on for now. Rylie is staying active underneath Lora, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Lora trying to mount his opponent but Rylie defends it. Lora trying to control from half guard but Rylie is working away. Rylie is looking for a sweep. Lora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Lora seems to be looking for submissions.
Lora uses his free foot to push down on Rylie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rylie. Lora wants to finish this one by submission but Rylie is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lora.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lora blocks Rylie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Rylie wants to control but Lora is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Lora jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rylie manages to avoid the submission attempt. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Lora trying to control the position but Rylie is working away. Lora tries for a kimura but Rylie is defending well. Rylie tries to improve position but can't. Lora wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rylie, who protects the arm well. Rylie is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lora trying to control the position but Rylie is working away. Lora controls the position from side control. Lora tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Rylie is trying to improve his position. Lora is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rylie has escaped the position, nice work there. Lora tries for a kimura but Rylie is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lora trying to control the position but Rylie is working away. Rylie is trying to escape the position but Lora is controlling the position. Lora thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Rylie trying to remain calm as Lora controls from the top position. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Rylie tries to buck Lora off but Lora is having none of it. Lora advances to full mount. Lora has hold of Rylie's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rylie manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Lora dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Rylie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Lora is trying to improve his position. Rylie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. Lora wants to control but Rylie postures up. Lora is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Rylie is looking to advance position but Lora won't allow it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lora is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Rylie is tapping! Great win for Lora!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Manuel Lora!
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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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