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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Kuusisto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuusisto has chosen Lil wyte - I sho will as his entrance music. Manny Kuusisto acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big heart |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Kuusisto!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan darts in and clinches Kuusisto up against the cage.
Kuusisto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ryan is keeping busy.
A knee to the head by Ryan.
Kuusisto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuusisto is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kuusisto down to the mat. Kuusisto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kuusisto taking shots to the head.
Kuusisto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet 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.
Kuusisto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan 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.
Kuusisto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ryan.
Ryan is taking a breather. Kuusisto says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kuusisto punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ryan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kuusisto for as long as he can get away with.
Kuusisto is looking to escape.
Ryan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ryan trying to control the pace.
Kuusisto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuusisto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kuusisto wants to stand and escape but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuusisto wants to get back to his feet but Ryan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aaron Ryan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuusisto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryan.
Ryan drives through and clinches with Kuusisto against the cage.
Kuusisto missing with knees to the body.
Kuusisto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ryan blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Ryan.
Kuusisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.
Kuusisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryan avoids the damage to the body.
Kuusisto misses with a knee to the head.
Kuusisto gets underhooks to prevent Ryan's takedown attempt.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuusisto tries to clinch up
and Ryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kuusisto!
Kuusisto is trying to stand up.
Ryan landing strikes from the mount and Kuusisto is in trouble!
Ryan lands a heavy elbow.
Ryan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kuusisto looks a forlorn figure.
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Ryan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kuusisto?
Kuusisto squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ryan working Kuusisto over with strikes here.
Ryan content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Ryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuusisto gets caught flat footed, as Ryan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kuusisto wants to stand up but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan advances to half guard.
Ryan stalling.
Ryan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kuusisto won't allow Ryan to pass to mount.
Ryan stops Kuusisto from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ryan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuusisto keeps working.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryan stalling.
Ryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nice strikes from Ryan there.
Ryan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ryan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kuusisto tries to clinch up.
Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kuusisto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuusisto letting Ryan take a breather here.
Kuusisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ryan.
Ryan managing to block the knees to the body from Kuusisto.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Kuusisto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ryan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ryan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuusisto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ryan throwing strikes but Kuusisto manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kuusisto throws a strike aimed at the side of Ryan's head but Ryan avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryan is trying to improve his position.
Kuusisto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Ryan is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Ryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ryan is pressing down on Kuusisto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuusisto is holding on for now.
Kuusisto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aaron Ryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kuusisto is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kuusisto looking to throw knees to the head but Ryan is blocking nicely.
Kuusisto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuusisto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuusisto looks to clinch
and Ryan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan wants to take a breather but Kuusisto is having none of it.
Kuusisto is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ryan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kuusisto wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan instigates a clinch.
Kuusisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuusisto is trying to break free.
Kuusisto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Ryan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kuusisto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Ryan with a knee to the head.
Ryan wants a takedown.
Kuusisto gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ryan.
Kuusisto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kuusisto 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.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Kuusisto is trying to break free.
Kuusisto is pressed up against the cage. Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kuusisto down to the mat. Kuusisto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuusisto drives through and clinches with Ryan against the cage.
Kuusisto tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryan has clasped his hands together around Kuusisto's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ryan staying calm.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuusisto is not content to let Ryan control the position.
Ryan controls the position.
Kuusisto tries to escape but Ryan is in control.
Ryan advances nicely into full mount.
Ryan raining down shots from the mount!
Ryan controlling from mount.
Kuusisto is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuusisto is desperately trying to improve his position but Ryan has a good base and remains in mount.
Kuusisto is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ryan throws some wild stikes that Kuusisto manages to avoid easily.
Kuusisto wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan controlling the position easily from mount.
Kuusisto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ryan controlling his opponent.
Ryan trying to control but Kuusisto is having none of it.
Manny Kuusisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan cracks Kuusisto with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Aaron Ryan just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kuusisto clinches but Ryan breaks the clinch
and Ryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryan.
Kuusisto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kuusisto is looking to stand up but Ryan isn't so interested in that idea.
Ryan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ryan trying to control from half guard but Kuusisto is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Aaron Ryan!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Aaron Ryan!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Aaron Ryan!
Aaron Ryan wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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