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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Romero (ranked 388 p4p, 56 weight class) and Aran Ryan (ranked 1421 p4p, 195 weight class). Joel Romero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joel Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Aran Ryan!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Romero on the side of the head.
Ryan misses with a hook. Romero ducked under it nicely.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Romero fails to land the takedown.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan cracks a nice hook into Romero's ribs.
Ryan clobbers Romero with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Romero throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ryan was covering up waiting for the punch and Romero finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Romero wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Romero controlling him for the moment.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Romero from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Romero wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Romero trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Romero's front leg but catches the back leg as Romero tries to avoid it.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Romero thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aran Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Ryan swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan throws a shot from downtown. Romero moves away and avoids it.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romero moves away.
Ryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Ryan misses.
Romero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romero lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan punishes Romero's body with a nice straight punch.
Ryan lands a really nice looking cross but Romero seems unphased.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Romero there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Ryan.
Romero moves into range and clinches up with Ryan.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Romero.
Ryan misses with a punch to the body.
Romero is looking for a takedown.
Ryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryan looks to throw the jab but Romero is out of range.
Ryan loads up on a big right hand but Romero slips the punch.
Romero blocks the body kick.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ryan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romero attempts a counter takedown but Ryan avoids it well and moves away.
Romero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Romero is looking to clinch but Ryan is avoiding it.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryan swings for the body but Romero moves out of range.
Romero misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero walks into a jab.
Ryan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Romero wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Romero throws a shot to the body.
Ryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aran 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.
Ryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romero.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Romero is just out of range.
Romero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ryan scores with a hook to the body. Romero takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ryan.
Romero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ryan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Romero's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan throws an off balance right hand
and Romero counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ryan thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan lands the left hand.
Ryan feints and then cracks Romero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Romero down.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Romero moves away from the strike by Ryan.
Ryan is looking to slow Romero down with leg kicks.
Ryan missing with a left hand there. Romero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Romero.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Ryan looks for the body kick but Romero saw that one coming.
Romero misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan lands with a good body shot.
Ryan misses with a combination
enabling Romero to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Romero. Beautiful body shot.
Aran Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romero shoots in looking for a takedown. Ryan tries to sprawl out of it but Romero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan takes a swing at Romero's ribcage but misses.
Romero throws an overhand right that lands on Ryan's shoulder, as Ryan tries to avoid the shot.
Romero moves out of range of the strikes.
Romero changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ryan tries to avoid it but Romero manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ryan to the ground. Ryan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero shoots in and drives through. Ryan sprawls well.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romero was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Romero takes a step back to recover.
Ryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Romero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ryan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Romero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ryan counters with a straight right hand.
Ryan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Romero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Romero moves out of range of the body kick.
Romero misses with a takedown attempt
and Ryan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ryan's head.
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!
Romero looks to clinch
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan throws a head kick but Romero moves out of range.
Romero is looking to wear down Ryan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Romero is out of range and Ryan settles back down.
Romero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Romero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan throws a body shot but no joy.
Ryan misses the shot to the body.
Romero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ryan manages to avoid it.
Ryan sizes up Romero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Romero defending well as Ryan loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan throws a lazy uppercut
and Romero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aran Ryan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Romero saw it coming and moves away.
Ryan misses with a looping left.
Romero throws a sloppy body shot
and Ryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Romero.
Romero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryan as he avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ryan misses.
Romero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan thuds a left hand into Romero's body.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Romero moves away from the strike by Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Romero is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Romero.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romeros head.
Romero lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
Ryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Romero goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Romero tries to pull guard but Ryan holds him up against the cage and eventually Romero drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joel Romero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
A short right from Ryan.
Romero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Romero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryan lands with a right to the head.
Romero has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ryan.
Romero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ryan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Romero manages to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ryan controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking for a sweep.
Ryan content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Ryan has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ryan in side control, throwing shots but Romero defends.
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.
Romero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Aran Ryan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Romero is trying to improve his position.
Ryan taking a breather here.
Joel Romero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Romero manages to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aran Ryan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aran Ryan!
A very excited looking Aran Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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