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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor Ryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 Las Vegas, Taylor Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shields!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shields counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shields can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shields works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ryan is pressing down on Shields's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shields thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shields passes into half guard.
Ryan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shields pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shields wants to pass to mount but Ryan is defending the position.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shields controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Shields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shields is pressing down on Ryan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ryan is holding on for now.
Shields seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shields content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ryan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shields on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Shields wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Shields missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shields content to control rather than advance.
Shields thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shields wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Shields missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ryan is refusing to be controlled, as Shields sits in half guard.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
Shields throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shields wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ryan keeps working.
Shields looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shields is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Shields is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Shields thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Shields is trying to control. Ryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shields is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ryan defends it well.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shields dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ryan has his takedown stuffed
and Shields decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ryan's guard.
Ryan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shields trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Shields stands and throws Ryan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ryan tries to bench press Shields off him but Shields keeps the position.
Shields tries to score with some ground and pound. Ryan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ryan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ryan tries to get out of the position.
Shields tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Shields wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Shields looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryan is avoiding damage well.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Shields is trying to control the action in half guard but Ryan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Shields is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is defending against the submission attempts here by Shields.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
Shields is looking for a kimura but Ryan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shields to get the leverage.
Ryan wants to get back to full guard.
Shields throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields trying to control from half guard but Ryan is working away.
Shields trying to pass the guard but Ryan defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shields controlling the pace.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shields sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryan defending well though.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan actively working from the bottom here.
Shields works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shields looking to control but Ryan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shields takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shields with good strikes from the mount here!
Shields working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryan is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Shields showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ryan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Shields holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ryan wants to take the fight to the mat but Shields manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ryan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shields 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 Taylor Ryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields looking for a takedown.
Shields turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Shields is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ryan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan is trying to work for a sweep but Shields has mounted him!
Shields throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Shields working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shields jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ryan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Ryan is trying to improve his position.
Shields looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ryan is avoiding damage well.
Jack Shields has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan is looking for a sweep.
Ryan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Shields wants to control but Ryan is keeping him busy.
Shields seems to be looking for submissions.
Shields throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields content to control rather than advance.
Shields passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ryan!
Shields is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ryan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ryan shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ryan is looking to escape.
Ryan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ryan looking for submissions off his back.
Ryan is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is in trouble now - Shields has advanced to mount!
Shields can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ryan is looking to escape.
Ryan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ryan is bucking up trying to escape but Shields cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ryan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Shields controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields looking for a guillotine from mount but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan is in a horrible position here. Shields smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ryan regains half guard.
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!
Shields is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Shields thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ryan's head.
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Taylor Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Shields is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shields is looking to take a break and control but Ryan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Shields comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shields 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Shields!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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