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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Baby Squatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Ringo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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177 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Squatch !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Ringo!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringo sizes up Squatch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ringo closes the distance and clinches.
Squatch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Squatch being controlled against the cage.
Squatch being controlled against the cage.
Squatch is pressed up against the cage. Ringo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Squatch down to the mat. Squatch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Squatch tries to keep at a distance but Ringo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ringo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squatch backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ringo scores with a shot to the side of Squatch 's head.
Ringo breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo tries to clinch there but Squatch circles away.
Ringo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squatch .
Ringo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Squatch throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Ringo has Squatch up against the cage in a clinch.
Squatch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Squatch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ringo misses with a two punch combination.
Squatch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ringo tries to avoid it but Squatch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ringo to the ground. Ringo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ringo fails with a takedown attempt.
Baby Squatch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ringo.
Ringo closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Squatch explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squatch scores with a one two! Ringo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ringo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Ringo does no damage.
Squatch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ringo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Squatch .
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ringo tries to improve position but can't.
Squatch is trying to ground and pound but Ringo uses the momentary lack of control by Squatch to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squatch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ringo keeps working.
Squatch tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ringo knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Squatch prevents Ringo from improving his position.
Squatch is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ringo pushes Squatch off looking to stand but Squatch dives back in and keeps control.
Squatch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Squatch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ringo defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Squatch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Squatch throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Squatch trying to control the action but Ringo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ringo is pressing down on Squatch 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Squatch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Squatch looking to sit in guard and control but Ringo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ringo passes Squatch 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Ringo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Squatch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ringo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ringo! But no joy.
We've been informed that Ringo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Squatch misses with a series of wild punches.
Ringo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Squatch with a body shot.
Ringo fails to land with a series of punches.
Baby Squatch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ringo misses with a combination
and Squatch counters with a two punch combo.
Squatch lands a two punch combo.
Ringo goes for a double leg but Squatch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Squatch continues to drive forward.
Ringo misses with a few strikes there.
Ringo gets tackled into the cage by Squatch . Squatch maintains the clinch.
Ringo is trying to drag Squatch to the mat but Squatch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ringo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Squatch manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo has Squatch pressed against the cage, preventing Squatch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ringo blocking some punches.
Squatch pulls Ringo into guard.
Squatch wants to stand but Ringo is controlling the position.
Squatch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ringo manages to get himself to full guard.
Squatch lands a couple of digs.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Ringo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Squatch defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squatch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Squatch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ringo is looking to stand up but Squatch isn't so interested in that idea.
Squatch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ringo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Squatch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Ringo trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squatch trying to control but Ringo is working from the bottom.
Squatch controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ringo fails with a takedown attempt.
Baby Squatch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Ringo.
Squatch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ringo tries to clinch
and Squatch counters with a three punch combo that has Ringo backing up. Ringo nods at Squatch to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Squatch , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Squatch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ringo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Squatch as he avoids it easily.
Squatch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Squatch keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ringo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Squatch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Squatch letting Ringo take a breather here.
Ringo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Squatch backwards.
Ringo wants a takedown.
Squatch tries for a takedown but Ringo manages to get underhooks.
Ringo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Squatch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ringo defends well and Squatch ends up having to push Ringo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ringo misses with a takedown attempt - Squatch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Squatch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baby Squatch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Squatch tries to clinch but Ringo is having none of it.
Squatch looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ringo wants to counter the offense by Squatch and move into the clinch position.
Ringo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squatch .
Ringo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ringo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Squatch throws a right and a left that Ringo avoids nicely.
Squatch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Squatch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ringo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ringo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Squatch misses with a takedown
and Ringo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Squatch tries to close the distance and clinch but Ringo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Squatch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ringo has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringo scores with a nice strike.
Squatch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ringo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Squatch . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Squatch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squatch wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Ringo misses.
Squatch wants to clinch.
Squatch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ringo circles away quickly and effectively.
Squatch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squatch wants it to stay on the feet.
Ringo keeps the fight on the outside.
Baby Squatch is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Ringo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ringo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Squatch counters with a left and a right that stings Ringo.
Ringo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Squatch defends it nicely.
Ringo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ringo tries to clinch but Squatch is having none of it.
Ringo rushes Squatch and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ringo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ringo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ringo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squatch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ringo.
Squatch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ringo.
Ringo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Squatch is defending well.
Ringo manages to break the clinch.
Ringo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Squatch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Squatch throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ringo counters with a takedown into side control.
Squatch throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Squatch . Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Squatch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ringo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Squatch !
Squatch is looking to reverse the position.
Ringo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Squatch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ringo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ringo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ringo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Squatch swivels and escapes.
Squatch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ringo counters with a takedown into side control.
Squatch sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Ringo.
I think Ringo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Johnny Ringo!
Johnny Ringo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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