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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Clifton (ranked 20212 p4p, 614 weight class) and Andrew Ryan (ranked 3388 p4p, 353 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr. Perfect Theme. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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178 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
36
171 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Clifton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Ryan! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ryan blocks a jab. Clifton avoids a kick to the body.
Clifton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ryan.
Clifton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Clifton slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat. Clifton looks to score with a jab to the body but Ryan is just out of range. Clifton throws a lazy head kick and Ryan counters by clinching up. Clifton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short left from Clifton. Ryan tries to circle away but Clifton has him pinned against the cage. Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Clifton throws a wild body kick that Ryan sees coming a mile off. Ryan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan. Tony Clifton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Ryan. Clifton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round. Clifton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Ryan fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Ryan fails with a takedown attempt. Clifton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ryan looks winded! Clifton misses with a low kick.
Ryan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clifton. Tony Clifton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ryan lands with a nice combination. Clifton backs away looking to recover. Clifton is looking to land body kicks. Ryan unleashes a big counter combination but Clifton bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Ryan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Andrew Ryan has been cut. Clifton swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Clifton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Clifton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ryan doesn't seem bothered though. The fighters circling - Clifton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Ryan is looking for the big counter here. Clifton seems to be stalking Ryan here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Ryan drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tony Clifton! Tony Clifton thanked the fans post fight for their support. Andrew Ryan spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back better. Trust me on that!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
48% |
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