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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying St Piper's choice of entrance music: In The Morning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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186 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bart Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. St Piper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
St Piper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ryan tries to keep at a distance but St Piper has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
St Piper throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
St Piper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
St Piper pushes Ryan back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan has St Piper pushed against the ropes.
St Piper swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Ryan as the two fighters clinch.
St Piper lands a left hand.
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Piper scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Piper throws a low kick, looking for Ryan's leg but Ryan calmly moves out of range.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper is looking to land body kicks.
Ryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan moves into range and connects with a jab.
St Piper throws a series of punches but Ryan moves out of range.
St Piper moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
St Piper lands a body shot.
St Piper is looking to clinch.
St Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gene St Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Piper tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Ryan throws a good cross that connects.
Ryan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ryan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
St Piper is trying to escape back to his feet but Ryan uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
St Piper is looking for a sweep.
Ryan trying to control the position but St Piper is working away.
Ryan is really struggling to control St Piper but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Piper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ryan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
St Piper is not content to let Ryan control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
St Piper sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper wants to get back to his feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A thudding body kick lands there by St Piper!
Ryan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Ryan.
St Piper throws a front kick aimed at Ryan's knee but Ryan avoids it well.
Ryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Piper defends it nicely.
Ryan slips under a jab from St Piper.
St Piper misses with a hook.
St Piper tries to land a front kick but Ryan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
St Piper wants to clinch.
St Piper moves into the clinch.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Piper backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
St Piper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan avoiding damage.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ryan as St Piper tries to tie him up.
Ryan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a right hand that St Piper ducks under and follows up with a left that St Piper also avoids with ease.
St Piper moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Piper.
St Piper throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gene St Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
St Piper moves in looking to clinch but Ryan pushes him off.
Ryan avoids the head kick by St Piper.
St Piper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
St Piper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
Ryan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of St Piper's head.
A slow jab from St Piper misses its intended target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Piper throws a jab when Ryan was well out of range.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Piper throws a leg kick
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
St Piper looks gassed!
St Piper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but St Piper seems unphased.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Ryan throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan misses with a combination
and St Piper finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ryan throws a body punch but St Piper moves out of range.
Ryan stuns St Piper with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ryan scores with a sloppy right hand. St Piper should have avoided that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan scores with a hook.
Ryan blocks a jab.
Ryan misses with the combination.
Ryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Piper stuffs the takedown.
St Piper swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
A punch lands to the side of St Piper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ryan trying to control the position from guard on top but St Piper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan postures up in St Piper's guard and throws a big left but St Piper blocks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
St Piper keeping full guard, as Ryan tries to pass.
Ryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryan cracks St Piper with a solid left hand.
Ryan is working St Piper over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryan passes St Piper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Piper trying to control from the bottom.
Ryan throwing shots but St Piper is blocking nicely.
Ryan trying to advance position but St Piper counters by regaining guard.
Ryan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! St Piper is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ryan, into his guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ryan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Piper's guard.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from St Piper.
St Piper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ryan is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Piper wants to stand and escape but Ryan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Ryan dominated that round.
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.
Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Piper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Ryan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ryan throws a strike but St Piper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ryan is on top in guard.
Ryan trying to control but St Piper is working from the bottom.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Piper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ryan is controlling him.
St Piper is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Piper wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
St Piper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ryan misses with a head kick.
St Piper closes the distance but Ryan moves to the side
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps St Piper thinking.
Ryan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ryan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick from St Piper misses
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
St Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan jabs St Piper right on the nose. St Piper blinks but takes it well.
St Piper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ryan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
St Piper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a thumping low kick.
St Piper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ryan misses with an uppercut.
Ryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
St Piper scoring well with a low kick there.
St Piper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
St Piper misses with a hook to the body
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper tries to clinch up
and Ryan counters with a takedown into side control.
Ryan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ryan trying to control the action but St Piper is working from the bottom.
Ryan taking a breather here.
St Piper wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
St Piper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Piper to see if he's OK.
Ryan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but St Piper is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryan wants to control but St Piper is keeping him busy.
St Piper is pushing Ryan's head away, looking to escape. Ryan manages to hold on to the position though.
St Piper is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St Piper, who protects the arm well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Piper keeps working.
Ryan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
St Piper is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ryan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Piper throws a lazy body kick
and Ryan counters with a good, hard body kick but St Piper shrugs it off.
St Piper throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Ryan to counter with a crisp jab.
St Piper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
St Piper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan cracks the inside of St Piper's front leg.
St Piper moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
St Piper throws a sloppy body shot
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ryan lands with an overhand left.
St Piper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ryan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan thuds his right hand into St Piper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 thuds his right hand into St Piper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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 keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Piper is rocked!
Ryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Piper is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bart Ryan!
Bart Ryan retains his welterweight title!
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hype
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pop
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