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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 343 p4p, 50 weight class) and Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 708 p4p, 107 weight class). Ryan's entrance music is The Animals - House of the Rising Sun. A fine choice. Jimmy Ryan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pedro Rodrigues Filho's chin.
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17 - 5 - 0 |
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190 cm
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210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan throws a jab when Filho was well out of range.
Filho staying out of range there.
Ryan lands with a nice combination. Filho backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Ryan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Filho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filho was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Ryan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at True North Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Filho misses with a left hand
and Ryan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to bum rush Filho with a series of wild strikes but Filho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Filho misses with a straight right.
Filho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryan.
Filho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ryan clobbers Filho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Filho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Filho throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Filho lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut even more.
The crowd cheers as Filho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ryan doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan connects with a jab.
Filho throws a big shot that misses.
Filho lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ryan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho misses with a combination
and Ryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Filho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Filho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Filho misses
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Pedro Rodrigues Filho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filho blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ryan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ryan misses with a straight right.
Filho looks to land a left hand but Ryan moved out of range nicely.
Filho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Filho moves out of range as Ryan throws a body kick.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimmy Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Filho's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filho takes one to the side of the head.
Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan misses with a shot to the body
and Filho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Filho slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
It seemed like Filho was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Filho counter with a right hand.
Ryan swings widly with a right hand
and Filho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Filho. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Ryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Filho comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ryan falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ryan was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
A relieved looking Pedro Rodrigues Filho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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