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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taavi Mottus (ranked 4252 p4p, 493 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 3786 p4p, 458 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Good low kicks
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taavi Mottus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mottus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ryan, as that shot connected.
Ryan ducks under a wild hook from Mottus.
Ryan tries to clinch but Mottus moves away
and Mottus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan moves away from the strike by Mottus.
Ryan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mottus.
Mottus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ryan's corner calls for a 1-2. Ryan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ryan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mottus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mottus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mottus.
Mottus walks into a left hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Mottus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ryan avoids the body shot from Mottus.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Mottus's front leg but catches the back leg as Mottus tries to avoid it.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Mottus throws a looping overhand right but Ryan ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Mottus's front leg but catches the back leg as Mottus tries to avoid it.
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mottus throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Ryan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mottus with a body shot.
Taavi Mottus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mottus moves out of range of the body kick from Ryan.
Ryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mottus in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Mottus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good exchange - Ryan coming out on top.
Mottus is rocked!
Ryan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mottus drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ryan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mottus's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aran Ryan!
Aran Ryan 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
A | B |
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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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