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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Ryan (ranked 803 p4p, 132 weight class) and Gobal Batra (ranked 1558 p4p, 245 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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190 cm
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209 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan checks a low kick from Batra.
Ryan walks into a stiff left hand from Batra.
Batra takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Ryan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gobal Batra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batra was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a left hand
letting Batra counter with a right hand.
Batra checks a low kick from Ryan.
Batra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Batra scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A bone on bone clash there as Ryan blocks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Ryan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batra on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Batra staying out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Ryan. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Batra.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ryan.
Ryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ryan throws a shot to the body.
Batra takes a swing at Ryan's ribcage but misses.
Ryan thinks about countering with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batra avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Batra jabs Ryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It seemed like Batra was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Batra lands with a nice body punch.
Batra has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Batra wants to slow Ryan down by chopping away at his legs.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Batra moves out of range.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A nice side step and Batra releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ryan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Batra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Batra counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with some punches.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batra keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Batra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Batra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Batra tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Batra tries for a takedown but Ryan manages to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Batra.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Batra.
Ryan looking to stall.
A short right from Batra.
Batra blocking some punches.
Batra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Batra has him pressed against the cage.
Batra blocks a body shot from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Batra.
Batra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Batra backwards.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batra backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Batra.
A short left from Batra.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Batra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Batra tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jimmy Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gobal Batra.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Batra throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
I was talking to Ryan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Batra blocks an uppercut.
Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryan lands a left hand.
Batra misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gobal Batra will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Batra.
Batra looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Batra is just out of range.
Batra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ryan jabs at Batra's body.
Batra lands an overhand right.
Batra lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryan scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra lands with a good body shot.
Batra swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Batra uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Batra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryan.
Batra attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Batra jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Batra's ribs.
Batra lands with an overhand left.
Ryan swings for the body but Batra moves out of range.
Batra misses with a head kick.
Batra misses with a hook.
Batra avoids the body shot from Ryan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra 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.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Batra lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ryan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ryan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good standup being displayed there by Batra as he connects with a hook.
Batra keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ryan is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batra catches Ryan with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Ryan forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gobal Batra!
A very excited looking Gobal Batra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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RATING
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