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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Ryu (ranked 4526 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Asug (ranked 6862 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu comes to the cage accompanied by The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Asug!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Asug, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asug shoots in for a takedown but Ryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asug with a poor takedown
and Ryu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ken Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Asug.
Ryu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Asug with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Asug is looking to control Ryu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asug avoid being mounted?
Ryu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryu landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asug is in a horrible position here. Ryu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Asug is trying to stand.
Asug wants to control but Ryu is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asug is in a horrible position here. Ryu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ryu lands a nice shot to the head.
Asug is bucking up trying to escape but Ryu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ryu unloading with bombs!
Ryu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryu with the ground and pound from mount.
Ryu lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asug takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ryu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asug tries to reverse the position but Ryu maintains control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asug can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryu breaks from Asug's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ryu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryu raining down shots from the mount!
Ryu with good strikes from the mount here!
Ryu landing shots from mount.
Ryu punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asug in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ryu lands a couple of good shots and Asug has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ryu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Asug is taking damage to the body and head.
Ryu lands a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ryu.
Asug looks winded!
Ryu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ryu lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ryu has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Asug.
Ryu has Asug flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ryu scores with punches and elbows.
Ryu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Ryu connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Asug to escape the position.
Asug is covering up but some of the strikes from Ryu are getting through and doing damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ryu.
Ryu has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Asug.
Asug trying to get back to his feet but Ryu is in full control for now.
Ryu is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ryu gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ryu gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ryu apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Asug misses with a head kick.
Asug closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryu circles away.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asug shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryu as he avoids it easily.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asug shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryu sprawls well. Ryu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asug gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Asug sprawls and moves away.
Asug shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryu as he jumps to the side.
Ryu feinted with a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asug with a poor takedown
and Ryu counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Asug takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ryu is working Asug over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryu landing strikes.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Ryu scoring with punches from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Asug down.
Asug taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Asug really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ryu is working Asug over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu lands a nice forearm strike.
Ryu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asug will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Asug misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryu counters with a single leg into guard. Asug didn't expect that.
Asug trying to control the position.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ken Ryu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Asug has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asug can do to turn this around?
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Ryu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Asug is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ryu is working Asug over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asug's head.
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu cracks Asug with a solid left hand.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu is working Asug over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Asug's brow.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Asug's brow.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Asug's brow.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu cracks Asug with a solid left hand.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asug's head.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Asug is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Asug has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Asug has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu is in close to Asug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asug's head.
Ryu is in close to Asug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ryu distracts Asug with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu cracks Asug with a solid left hand.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryu is in close to Asug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryu pushes down on Asug's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ryu working Asug over with strikes.
Ryu slips a nice elbow through Asug's hands, connecting with Asug's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ryu stuffs the takedown.
Asug fails with the takedown
and Ryu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asug!
Ryu scoring with punches from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu scoring with punches and elbows.
Ryu is putting a hurting on Asug here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu working the ground and pound.
Asug on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Asug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Asug is trying to get back to half guard.
Ryu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryu lands an elbow.
Ryu lands a few punches from side control.
Ryu working the ground and pound.
Ryu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asug some visible discomfort.
Asug is rocked!
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Asug is still in real trouble! Can Ryu finish him?
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Ryu cracks Asug with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Asug takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Asug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ryu grinds an elbow into Asug's temple.
Asug takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Ryu lands some shots froms side control.
Asug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Asug on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ryu lands some shots froms side control.
Ryu working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Ryu in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Asug looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ryu turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Ryu!
Ken Ryu 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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