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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samin Ax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'd Love to Knock the Hell out of You by Hank Williams, Jr. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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140 lbs
12 - 21 - 0 |
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159 lbs
27 - 19 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent grappler
Good kicks
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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
12 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samin Ax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ax stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ax looks to throw the jab but Ryan is out of range.
Ax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Ax.
Samin Ax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ax scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ax fails to land with a series of punches.
Ax misses with a hook
and Ryan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ax is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ax is pulling down on Ryan's head. It's preventing any offense from Ryan, at least for the moment.
Ax is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at MANTIS MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Ax's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ryan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Ax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
A nice combination there by Ax.
Ax scores with a one two! Ryan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ryan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ryan passes to full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan working for a submission but Ax is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working the ground and pound effectively.
Ax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ax is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ryan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ryan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ax manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ax is staying active underneath Ryan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ax has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ryan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ax tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
Ryan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ryan lands a big elbow.
We've been informed that Ryan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ax tries to lock up and control but Ryan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ax holds on to Ryan around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan controlling from mount.
Ryan dominating with strikes here.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Ryan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Ax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ax really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ax is working hard here to advance position.
Ax is squirming around, avoiding Ryan's attempts to control the action.
Ryan controlling his opponent.
Ryan cracks Ax with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ryan dominating with strikes here.
Ax is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ryan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ax throws a nice looking combination but Ryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ryan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ryan.
Ax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ax wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Ryan is trying to get an arm triangle but Ax is defending well.
Ryan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ax wants to control but Ryan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands a few punches from side control.
Ax being controlled for a moment.
Ryan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ax prevents Ryan from moving into mount.
Ryan working the body and head with strikes.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ax keeps working.
Ax tries to improve position but can't.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ax is trying to buck Ryan off.
Ryan is working Ax over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ax struggling a bit here.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Ax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniel Ryan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ax holds on to Ryan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Ax is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ryan off and has taken his back!
Ryan wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ax is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ryan manages to escape to his feet.
Ryan slips a jab and a cross from Ax.
Ryan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ryan lands in his opponent's guard.
Ryan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ax trying to keep a closed guard but Ryan is proving a slippery customer.
Ryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ax's head.
Ryan looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ax keeping moving, preventing Ryan from controlling successfully.
Ryan passes Ax's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Ryan there.
Ax is staying active underneath Ryan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ax is looking to control Ryan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ax avoid being mounted?
Ax wants to get back to full guard but Ryan has passed into side control.
Ax tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ax tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ryan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ax!
Ax manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ryan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ax sees it coming and defends easily.
Ax is looking for a sweep. Ryan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ax trying to hold on to Ryan's head to control him but Ryan postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan slows the pace down in half guard.
Ax tries to roll over but Ryan keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ryan.
Nice strikes from Ryan there.
Ax tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Ryan is trying to control. Ax wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ryan.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Ax is trying to control but Ryan passes into side control!
Ax parries the strikes from Ryan easily there. Ryan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ax to escape.
Ryan controlling the position from side mount.
Ryan in side control, throwing shots but Ax defends.
Samin Ax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ax tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Ax is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ryan cracks Ax with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ax can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ax is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Ryan!
Daniel Ryan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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