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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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153 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryan sprawls well. Ryan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hughes throws a hook but Ryan blocks it.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan throws a big counter combination but Hughes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryan.
Ryan has Hughes up against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan working Hughes over with knees to the body.
Ryan leaning against his opponent.
Ryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hughes up against the cage.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ryan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hughes gets control of Ryan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hughes will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hughes is trying to keep Ryan in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan stays in close to Hughes's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan wants to stand but Hughes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryan is one step ahead there.
Ryan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hughes shoots for a double leg takedown but Ryan sprawls well. He's pushed Hughes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Ryan.
A short body shot lands from Ryan as the two fighters clinch.
Ryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes looks winded!
Hughes looking for a takedown.
Hughes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryan lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan is stalling here.
Knees to the body from Ryan.
Ryan avoiding damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short uppercut from Ryan.
Ryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Ryan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryan moves into the clinch.
Ryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Hughes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ryan after a bit of a struggle.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ryan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ryan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hughes up against the cage.
Blake Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hughes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Hughes drops back down to his feet.
Blake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Hughes 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. Hughes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryan darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Ryan landing knees to the head.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ryan with a knee to the head.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Ryan stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan gets through Hughes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ryan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hughes is trying to drag Ryan to the mat but Ryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ryan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hughes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Ryan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes being controlled against the cage.
Hughes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hughes blocks a body shot from Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan blocks an uppercut.
Ryan stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Ryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Ryan with a knee to the head.
Ryan stalls.
Hughes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hughes is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ryan has Hughes pushed against the cage.
Ryan pushes Hughes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Blake Ryan.
Hughes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ryan swivels and escapes.
Ryan rushes Hughes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Hughes's head.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ryan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Ryan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ryan is struggling to control the position.
Ryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Ryan.
Ryan crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Ryan connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hughes's defenses.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ryan prevents it.
Hughes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Ryan forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Ryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Hughes letting Ryan take a breather here.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Ryan crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
Ryan lands a knee to the body.
Ryan presses Hughes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Blake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bronson Hughes.
Ryan lands a shot to the body.
Ryan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ryan landing knees to the head.
Hughes fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryan.
Hughes can't get the takedown.
Ryan presses Hughes against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ryan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Ryan.
Ryan cracks Hughes with a nice body shot.
Hughes takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Hughes is blocking nicely.
Hughes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hughes's face.
Ryan taking a breather.
Hughes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryan avoids it.
Ryan scores with a knee to the head.
Hughes is trying to drag Ryan to the mat but Ryan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ryan has Hughes pushed against the cage.
Hughes tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bronson Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan effectively controlling the action here.
Ryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hughes is trying to break the clinch but Ryan is controlling him.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Hughes avoids the damage to the body.
Hughes has Ryan pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hughes pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ryan tumbling to the mat - Hughes dives into Ryan's guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Blake Ryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Ryan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Ryan!
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Ryan!
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