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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izzy Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Izzy Ryan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Izzy Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan moves into range and clinches up with Gracie.
Ryan tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Ryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ryan stalling.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Gracie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ryan moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch.
Ryan tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Gracie keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan lands a jab-cross combination.
Ryan throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Gracie closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
letting Ryan counter with a right hand.
Ryan swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Ryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Ryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie jumps guard but Ryan stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Izzy Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie looks gassed!
Ryan is trying to break free.
Ryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ryan tries to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie trying to control the position but instead, Ryan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gracie into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Ryan wants to break free but Gracie has control.
Ryan is trying to break free.
Ryan can't break the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as Gracie tries to tie him up.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Izzy Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Ryan.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Ryan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Ryan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ryan lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ryan.
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice jab there from Ryan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ryan throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan misses with a wild combination.
Ryan throws a combination. Gracie tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ryan darts in and clinches Gracie up against the cage.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch but Gracie keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Ryan tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ryan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Ryan throws a one two combo.
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!
Ryan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ryan drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Gracie 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. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Izzy Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Ryan rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ryan's efforts to push away.
Gracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ryan breaks the clinch.
Ryan cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie connects with a looping right hand.
Gracie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan clinches with his opponent.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Ryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ryan clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gracie up against the cage.
Gracie keeps control of Ryan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan is trying to break the clinch but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Gracie.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ryan swinging wilding here.
Ryan misses with a combination
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryan tries to circle away but Gracie has him pinned against the cage.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Ryan won't allow it.
Ryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan lands a jab-cross combination.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ryan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot by Ryan.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Ryan.
Ryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ryan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands with a right hand.
Gracie looks to clinch
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie misses with a combination
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ryan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ryan has Gracie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan tries to break free but Gracie pushes him back against the cage.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryan rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Ryan thuds his right hand into Gracie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Izzy Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Ryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ryan cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ryan lands with a nice combination. Gracie backs away looking to recover.
Izzy Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Izzy Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie darts in trying to clinch
and Ryan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ryan.
A frustrated look appears on Ryan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gracie has Ryan pressed against the cage, preventing Ryan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryan lands an uppercut.
Ryan breaks from the clinch.
Ryan misses with a double jab
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ryan rushes Gracie and presses him up against the cage.
Royce Gracie 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 work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Izzy Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ryan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izzy Ryan!
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