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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Jacques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Izzy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Ryan. That snapped Jacques's head back.
Jacques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan darts in and clinches Jacques up against the cage.
Ryan is trying to force a seperation but Jacques has the dominant position.
Jacques goes for a takedown attempt but Ryan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacques.
Ryan rushes Jacques and presses him up against the cage.
Jacques tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Jacques is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryan has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jacques.
Ryan tries to break the clinch but Jacques is controlling the position.
Ryan is trying to force a seperation but Jacques has the dominant position.
Ryan tries to break the clinch but Jacques is controlling the position.
Ryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jacques - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Nick Jacques has been cut.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Jacques breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques misses with a body kick.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacques.
Ryan has managed to clinch.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Jacques prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch but Jacques keeps him there for the moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Jacques tries to tie him up.
Jacques tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacques prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Jacques breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Izzy Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacques closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jacques stalling.
Ryan gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controlling the position.
Ryan pushes Jacques off and gets back to his feet.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jacques misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ryan tries to score with a low kick but Jacques moves his leg out of the way.
Jacques looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking for a sweep. Jacques is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ryan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacques preventing the sweep.
Jacques trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacques looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Jacques tries to stand but Ryan is controlling from the bottom.
Ryan wants to stand up but Jacques is controlling him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Jacques avoids nicely.
Ryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jacques.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Jacques's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ryan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Jacques avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ryan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan lands a jab to the head.
Nice body kick there by Jacques.
Ryan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ryan wants it to stay on the feet.
Ryan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacques shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl out of it but Jacques keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan slaps away a takedown attempt from Jacques, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ryan connects with a jab.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch lands to the side of Jacques 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters by clinching up.
Jacques is looking to control Ryan's arms but Ryan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jacques has his back to the cage.
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Jacques won't allow it.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Jacques drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Jacques jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ryan walks away with a smile on his face. Jacques gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jacques throws a series of punches but Ryan avoids them all with ease.
Jacques shoots in for a double leg but Ryan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jacques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Jacques fails to land the takedown.
Ryan scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryan's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ryan duly obliges.
A right-left combo lands from Ryan.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jacques.
Ryan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Ryan misses.
Ryan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jacques shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryan sprawls well. Ryan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jacques gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jacques fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacques tries to move into range but Ryan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Jacques 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryan closes the distance and pushes Jacques back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Jacques's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jacques.
Ryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Izzy Ryan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryan misses with a double jab.
Jacques avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Jacques counters with a good low kick that Ryan was not able to check.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacques tries to clinch up.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacques swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacques throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacques throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacques is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacques looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacques fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jacques counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ryan's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Ryan.
Ryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Jacques fails to pull guard.
Ryan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jacques has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Jacques. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryan gets through Jacques's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Ryan.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryan.
Jacques is trying to force a seperation but Ryan has the dominant position.
A right hand to the body from Ryan.
Ryan can't break the clinch.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jacques misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacques prevents Ryan from breaking the clinch.
Ryan cracks Jacques with a nice body shot.
Jacques drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jacques drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Jacques has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ryan as the two fighters clinch.
Jacques has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Jacques fails with the takedown.
Ryan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ryan tries to break the clinch but Jacques is controlling the position.
Jacques ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jacques no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Jacques wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Jacques utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stands and steps away. Jacques gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jacques with a poor takedown
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jacques doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ryan counters with a series of strikes. Jacques will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryan throws a right and a left that Jacques avoids nicely.
Jacques fails with a takedown attempt.
Ryan closes the distance and pushes Jacques back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jacques as Ryan tries to tie him up.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Jacques has him pressed against the cage.
Nick Jacques has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Izzy Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Jacques has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ryan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Ryan!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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