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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Ryu (ranked 3762 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turner Samson (ranked 5913 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryu comes to the cage accompanied by The Chainsmokers - Sick Boy. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Ryu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turner Samson !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ryu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Ken Ryu has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Samson throws a hook to the side of Ryu's head but Ryu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Samson lands a nice looking body shot.
Ryu ducks under a wild hook from Samson .
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samson misses with a hook.
Ryu attempts a counter takedown but Samson avoids it well and moves away.
Ryu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Samson throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Samson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner Samson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Samson lands a nice shot to the body.
Samson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ryu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samson throws a jab when Ryu was well out of range.
Ryu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Samson sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Samson .
Samson lands a right hook to the body.
Ryu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ryu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Samson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ryu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ryu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ryu distracts Samson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryu cracks Samson with a solid left hand.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu works over Samson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu is pushing down on Samson 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Samson is fighting to maintain full guard but Ryu has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryu lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ryu connects with a nice short shot to Samson 's temple.
Ryu is nestled in close to Samson , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Samson taking some punishment here, with Ryu in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samson wants to improve his position but Ryu is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Ryu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryu lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ryu connects with a nice short shot to Samson 's temple.
Ryu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryu is nestled in close to Samson , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ryu working over Samson with some ground and pound. Samson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ryu 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.
Ryu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ryu working over Samson with some ground and pound. Samson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryu lands a nice short elbow.
Ryu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ryu lands with a punch from half guard.
Ryu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Ryu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Ryu's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Samson sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu moves away from the strike by Samson .
Samson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson swings for the body but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Samson misses.
Samson misses with a body shot
so Ryu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ryu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Samson has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ken Ryu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samson has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu lands a couple of digs.
Samson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Samson 's brow.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samson can do to turn this around?
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu distracts Samson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu pushing down on Samson 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ryu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu drops an elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ryu connects with a nice short shot to Samson 's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samson trying to hold on to Ryu's head to control him but Ryu postures up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ryu connects with a nice short shot to Samson 's temple.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Samson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Samson has hold of Ryu's hands but Ryu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ryu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Samson tries to roll over but Ryu keeps him under control.
Ryu lands with a punch from half guard.
Samson taking some punishment here, with Ryu in his half guard.
Ryu lands with a punch from half guard.
Ryu slips a nice elbow through Samson 's hands, connecting with Samson 's forehead.
Ryu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ryu there.
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ken Ryu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Samson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryu attempts a counter takedown but Samson avoids it well and moves away.
Samson throws an off balance right hand
and Ryu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryu.
Ryu stands up over Samson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu works over Samson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samson has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu cracks Samson with a solid left hand.
Ryu cracks Samson with a solid left hand.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu is working Samson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu stands up over Samson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
Ryu is in close to Samson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Samson has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Ryu cracks Samson with a solid left hand.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryu is in close to Samson 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.
Samson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Samson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu stands up over Samson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Samson 's head.
Ryu is working Samson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Samson 's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu works over Samson with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryu is working Samson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Turner Samson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Ryu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryu, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Ryu!
After winning the bout, Ken Ryu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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