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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Blitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzer comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Wait and Bleed. Blitzer has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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182 cm
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188 lbs
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182 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roc Blitzer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Dean! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blitzer shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well. Dean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Dean landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Dean drops an elbow to the side of Blitzer's head. Blitzer is breathing heavily. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Blitzer tries to get to full guard but Dean has control of the leg. Dean has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Dean looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. Let's hope that Dean has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Dean has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Dean landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dean content just to control the position here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Dean landing strikes, looking to finish! Dean scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dean controlling the position easily from mount. Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blitzer hang on? Dean in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blitzer is rocked! Dean controlling the pace for now. Dean connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Blitzer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Dean prevents Blitzer from getting the reversal. Blitzer seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blitzer hang on? This has been an exciting period of action! The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dean cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dean with the ground and pound from mount. Dean looking to finish Blitzer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blitzer! Dean controlling from the full mount. Dean working the ground and pound effectively.
Dean controlling his opponent. Dean looking to finish Blitzer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Blitzer! Blitzer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dean. Dean cracks Blitzer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dean landing strikes from the mount and Blitzer is in trouble! BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dean lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Dean. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Dean in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dean can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blitzer is looking to escape. Dean putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! A nice elbow there by Dean. Dean with good strikes from the mount here! Dean working Blitzer over with strikes here. Blitzer can't escape the position.
Blitzer gets back to half guard. Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Blitzer gets full guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Dean trying to control but Blitzer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dean showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Dean stands and throws Blitzer's legs to the side, diving into side control. Blitzer takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Dean passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Blitzer! Dean with the ground and pound from mount. Blitzer is looking to improve his position but Dean isn't that keen on the idea. Dean looking to control but Blitzer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Blitzer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dean dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Blitzer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blitzer scores with a takedown into Dean's guard. Dean striking off his back, scoring a few points. Dean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blitzer's guard. Dean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Dean with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Dean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blitzer's head. Blitzer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Blitzer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dean stacks Blitzer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dean! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Dean cracks Blitzer with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dean controls the position. Dean cracks Blitzer with a big right hand but Blitzer just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blitzer gets back to half guard. Dean working over Blitzer with some ground and pound. Blitzer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Dean working over Blitzer with some ground and pound. Blitzer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Dean is figuring out what he wants to do next. Nice strikes from Dean there. Dean working the head and body with strikes. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dean wants to pass to mount but Blitzer is defending the position. Dean seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Blitzer is in trouble now - Dean has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blitzer is working to get back to half guard.
Blitzer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Dean is keen to just control but Blitzer is a slippery customer. Dean trying to control the pace. Blitzer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom. Dean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Dean scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Dean with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Dean throwing shots but Blitzer is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blitzer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blitzer. Blitzer throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Blitzer's head. Blitzer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dean controls from within his opponent's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blitzer is on top in guard.
Blitzer preventing the sweep. Blitzer content to stall in guard here. Dean looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Blitzer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blitzer works his way into side control. Dean is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Blitzer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Dean keeping hold of Blitzer's head, controlling as best he can. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dean can do anything to dispel that myth. Dean makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dean. Dean punching from the bottom. Blitzer is fighting to break Dean's control of his arms but Dean is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dean working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Dean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blitzer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Dean has had enough of the clinch but Blitzer keeps him there for the moment. Blitzer gets underhooks to prevent Dean's takedown attempt.
Dean trying to stall but Blitzer improves his position.
Blitzer tries to pull guard but Dean won't allow it.
Dean fails to pull guard.
Blitzer tries to break the clinch but Dean is controlling the position. Dean wants a takedown.
Roc Blitzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Dean. Blitzer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dean pulls him back up using the underhooks. Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blitzer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Blitzer is keeping busy. Blitzer drags the fight down to the ground.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Dean connects with a couple of short punches. Dean working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blitzer's head. Dean sitting in guard here, content to control. Blitzer keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass. Dean chips away with some ground and pound. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blitzer doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blitzer is wriggling around but Dean manages to pass to half guard.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Dean tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blitzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Blitzer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Dean is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Dean passes into side control, despite Blitzer's attempt to control the position.
Dean tries to move to mount but Blitzer blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blitzer is looking to regain half guard here but Dean keeps moving and retains side control. Blitzer struggling a bit here. Blitzer manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Blitzer trying to pass the guard but Dean defending well. Blitzer passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dean! Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dean is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Dean keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dean flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Blitzer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dean has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dean! Dean chips away with some ground and pound. Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Blitzer is retaining full guard. Dean passes Blitzer's left leg - he's now in half guard. Well, if Dean 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.
Blitzer is looking to improve his position.
Dean looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dean lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Blitzer manages to get to full guard.
Blitzer is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blitzer keeping full guard, as Dean tries to pass. Roc Blitzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Dean wants to control from the top but Blitzer keeps moving. Blitzer is trying to keep Dean in close.
Dean forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Ryan Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Dean winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Dean!
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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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