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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Gee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
#TD2#
and Ryu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ryu.
Gee working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gee tries to get out of the position.
Ryu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ryu is looking to work some ground and pound but Gee has wrist control.
Ryu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Gee seems keen to control Ryu's posture.
Ryu throwing strikes from guard but Gee blocks nicely.
Ryu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryu on the ground.
Ryu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gee holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gee controlling Ryu's posture. #T1#
Gee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ryu is looking to work some ground and pound but Gee has wrist control.
Gee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Ryu distracts Gee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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.
Gee trying to control the position.
Ryu throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Ryu throwing strikes but missing.
Ryu throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T2#
Ryu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gee trying to keep a closed guard but Ryu is proving a slippery customer.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gee has Ryu pulled in close to control his posture.
Gee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gee seems keen to control Ryu's posture.
Ryu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gee has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ryu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gee looking to control.
Ryu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Gee connects with the punch.
Gee works the jab nicely.#T3#
Ryu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gee lands a nice shot to the body.
Gee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryu was well out of range. Poor timing from Gee.
Gee scores with a nice strike.
Gee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gee misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Ryu counters with a shoot takedown. Gee fights it but they end up in guard.
Ryu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gee looking to control.
Ryu being controlled here momentarily.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Gee is trying to keep Ryu in close.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu works over Gee with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gee has control of Ryu's left arm, preventing Ryu from doing any damage.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu postures up.
Gee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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!
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu distracts Gee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ryu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ryu postures up.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gee is trying to keep Ryu in close.
Ryu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Gee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gee lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Gee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ryu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gee.
And Ryu tries to counter it with a takedown but Gee pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gee throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryu.
Gee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Gee.
Gee misses with a left hand #TD2#
and Ryu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gee's head.
Ryu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Gee trying to control from the bottom.
Ryu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ryu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gee's head.
Ryu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gee trying to hold on to Ryu's head to control him but Ryu postures up.
Gee has hold of Ryu's hands but Ryu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gee wants to control but Ryu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Ryu there.
Gee is looking to improve his position.
Ryu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T2#
Ryu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gee is trying to control but can't.
Ryu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ryu working Gee over with strikes.
Gee is doing well to control the position and prevent Ryu from advancing to side control.
Gee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ryu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gee is looking for a sweep. Ryu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gee taking some punishment here, with Ryu in his half guard.
Gee tries to roll over but Ryu keeps him under control.
Ryu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Ryu there.
Ryu is nestled in close to Gee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryu is working away from the top position though.
Gee controlling the position for now.
Ryu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T3#
Gee wants to improve his position but Ryu is controlling well.
Ryu drops an elbow to the side of Gee's head.
Gee is positioning himself well to prevent Ryu advancing to mount.
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 Gee's temple.
Nice strikes from Ryu there.
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Ryu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ryu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gee is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Ryu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Ryu.
Ryu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ryu thows a huge punch but Gee dodges it nicely.
Gee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryu is working away from the top position though.#T4#
Ryu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ryu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gee trying to control here.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gee is trying to control but can't.
Gee is looking to improve his position.
Gee has hold of Ryu's hands but Ryu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ryu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryu is nestled in close to Gee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gee tries to roll over but Ryu keeps him under control.
Ryu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gee is looking to control Ryu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gee avoid being mounted?
Ryu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gee with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ryu drops an elbow to the side of Gee's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Gee misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Gee.
Gee throws a sloppy body shot
#TD2#
and Ryu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gee's head.
Ryu cracks Gee with a solid left hand.
Gee trying to control the position.
Ryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ryu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gee looking to control.
Gee managing to control the position.
Ryu distracts Gee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gee is trying to keep Ryu in close.
Gee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Gee is controlling Ryu's posture.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryu looking to pass the guard.
Gee is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Ryu is working Gee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu is looking to work some ground and pound but Gee has wrist control.#T2#
Gee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.
Gee has control of Ryu's left arm, preventing Ryu from doing any damage.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Gee is trying to keep Ryu in close.
Gee is pulling down on Ryu's head to control his posture. #T3#
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ryu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ryu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gee managing to control the position.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu lands a couple of digs.
Ryu throws a big right hand that misses.
Ryu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ryu cracks Gee with a solid left hand.
Gee working a defensive guard here.
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Ken Ryu has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Gee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryu distracts Gee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gee has Ryu pulled in close to control his posture.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Gee's brow.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gee is controlling Ryu's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ken Gee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Gee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Ryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ryu 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Ryu!
Ken Ryu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 30, 2018 |
#R1#
Oriley thows a leg kick but Ryu checks it #TD#
and Ryu counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oriley won't be happy with that.
Ryu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ryu cracks Oriley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu cracks Oriley with a big right hand but Oriley just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ryu working the head with strikes.
Ryu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Oriley some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Oriley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryu cracks Oriley with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryu working the ground and pound.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu cracks Oriley with a big elbow.
Ryu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ryu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
#T1#
Ryu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu cracks Oriley with a big elbow.
Ryu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Oriley takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oriley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oriley taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu landing strikes.
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryu looks up at the clock and then as Oriley takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ryu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ryu is putting a hurting on Oriley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryu working the head with strikes. #T2#
Oriley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
#ROC#
Oriley is rocked!
Ryu lands a few punches from side control.
Oriley is still in real trouble! Can Ryu finish him?
Oriley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ryu lands an elbow.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Oriley down.
Ryu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ryu is putting a hurting on Oriley here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ryu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ryu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Oriley to see if he's OK.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Oriley looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ryu turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Ryu!
Ken Ryu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 25, 2018 |
#R1#
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.#CUT2#
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. #T1#
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.#T2#
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! #T3#
Samson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD#
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.#SUB2#
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. #T4#
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.
#R2#
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. #T1#
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
#TD#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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. #T4#
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!
#R3#
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
#TD#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB2#
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.#T4#
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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Ryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Asug, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asug shoots in for a takedown but Ryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Asug with a poor takedown #TD#
and Ryu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ken Ryu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Asug.
Ryu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ryu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ryu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Asug with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Asug is looking to control Ryu's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Asug avoid being mounted?
Ryu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ryu frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryu landing shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asug is in a horrible position here. Ryu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Asug is trying to stand.
Asug wants to control but Ryu is having none of it.#T1#
Asug is in a horrible position here. Ryu smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ryu lands a nice shot to the head.
Asug is bucking up trying to escape but Ryu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ryu unloading with bombs!
Ryu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ryu with the ground and pound from mount.
Ryu lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asug takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ryu looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Asug tries to reverse the position but Ryu maintains control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Asug can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ryu breaks from Asug's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ryu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ryu raining down shots from the mount!
Ryu with good strikes from the mount here!
Ryu landing shots from mount.
Ryu punishing his opponent with strikes. #T2#
Ryu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asug in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ryu lands a couple of good shots and Asug has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Ryu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Asug is taking damage to the body and head.
Ryu lands a shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ryu.
Asug looks winded!
Ryu lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Ryu lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ryu has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Asug.
Ryu has Asug flattened out and is raining down punches.
Ryu scores with punches and elbows.
Ryu scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Ryu connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Asug to escape the position.
Asug is covering up but some of the strikes from Ryu are getting through and doing damage.
#T3#
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Ryu.
Ryu has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Asug.
Asug trying to get back to his feet but Ryu is in full control for now.
Ryu is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Ryu gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Ryu gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Ryu apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Asug misses with a head kick.
Asug closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryu circles away.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asug shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ryu as he avoids it easily.
Ryu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Asug shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ryu sprawls well. Ryu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Asug gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryu drops down looking for a counter takedown but Asug sprawls and moves away.
Asug shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryu as he jumps to the side.
Ryu feinted with a counter takedown.#T4#
Asug with a poor takedown #TD#
and Ryu counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Asug takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ryu is working Asug over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryu landing strikes.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Ryu scoring with punches from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Asug down.
Asug taking a bit of punishment here - Ryu scoring with strikes.
Ryu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Asug 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 lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ryu is working Asug over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu lands a nice forearm strike.
Ryu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Asug will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Asug misses with a takedown attempt #TD#
and Ryu counters with a single leg into guard. Asug didn't expect that.
Asug trying to control the position.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ken Ryu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu stands up over Asug, 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.
Asug has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asug can do to turn this around?
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Ryu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Asug is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T1#
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 is working Asug over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asug's head.
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu cracks Asug 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.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu is working Asug over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Asug's brow.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Asug's brow.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Asug's brow.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu cracks Asug with a solid left hand.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Asug's head.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Ryu stands up over Asug, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Asug is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T3#
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Asug has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Asug has momentary wrist control but Ryu slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu is in close to Asug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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 Asug's head.
Ryu is in close to Asug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
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!
Ryu distracts Asug with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu works over Asug with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu cracks Asug with a solid left hand.
Ryu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryu is in close to Asug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryu pushes down on Asug's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ryu working Asug over with strikes.
Ryu slips a nice elbow through Asug's hands, connecting with Asug's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ryu stuffs the takedown.
Asug fails with the takedown#TD#
and Ryu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Asug!
Ryu scoring with punches from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu scoring with punches and elbows.
Ryu is putting a hurting on Asug here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryu working the ground and pound.
Asug on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Asug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Asug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Asug is trying to get back to half guard.
Ryu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T1#
Ryu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ryu lands an elbow.
Ryu lands a few punches from side control.
Ryu working the ground and pound.
Ryu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Asug some visible discomfort.
#ROC#
Asug is rocked!
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Asug is still in real trouble! Can Ryu finish him?
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Ryu cracks Asug with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Asug takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryu working the head and body with strikes.
Asug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ryu grinds an elbow into Asug's temple.
Asug takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Ryu lands some shots froms side control.
Asug taking punishment in the form of punches.
Asug on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ryu lands some shots froms side control.
Ryu working the body and head with strikes. #T2#
Ryu is chipping away with strikes.
Ryu in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Asug looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ryu turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Ryu!
Ken Ryu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Bourke thuds his right hand into Ryu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ryu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bourke defends it well.
Bourke misses the shot to the body.
Ryu feints the counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bourke. Ryu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bourke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ryu avoids the body shot from Bourke.
Ryu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ryu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ryu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CUT#
It looks like Ken Ryu has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bourke cracks a nice hook into Ryu's ribs.#T1#
A left lands for Bourke.
Bourke misses with a straight right.
Rei Bourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD#
Bourke feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ryu sprawling to the canvas! Ryu rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bourke finish him?!
#ROC#
Ryu is rocked!
Bourke drops Ryu with a big left hand! Ryu is injured, injured bad! Bourke jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 12, 2018 |
#R1#
Karamchand Gandhi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD2#
and Ryu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Karamchand Gandhi!
Karamchand Gandhi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karamchand Gandhi can't do much from the bottom here.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ryu lands a nice forearm strike.
Ryu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karamchand Gandhi some visible discomfort.
Ryu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Karamchand Gandhi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ryu scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryu landing a few strikes.
Ryu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ryu lands a nice forearm strike. #ROC2#
Karamchand Gandhi is rocked!#T1#
Ryu looks up at the clock and then as Karamchand Gandhi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ryu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh Karamchand Gandhi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryu scores with punches from side control.
Ryu lands a strong strike to the head of Karamchand Gandhi. That's dazed him! Ryu looking to finish here. Karamchand Gandhi is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ryu lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Ryu!
A relieved looking Ken Ryu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Alvarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles #TD2#
and Ryu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryu with a nice head shot there.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ryu throws an elbow that misses. Alvarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryu's guard. Nice move by Alvarez!#REVR#
Alvarez tries to stand but Ryu is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryu controlling the position.#T1#
Ryu keeping full guard, as Alvarez tries to pass.
Ryu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ryu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Alvarez trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Alvarez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
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.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Ryu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ryu cracks Alvarez with a solid left hand.
Ryu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Ryu won't allow Alvarez to get back to his feet.
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 lands a couple of digs.
Ryu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Alvarez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ryu's guard. #REVR#
Alvarez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Alvarez wants to stand but Ryu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ryu wants to sweep here but Alvarez controlling him for the moment.
Alvarez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alvarez won't allow Ryu to get back to his feet.
Alvarez sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Alvarez wants to stand and escape but instead Ryu has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Ryu works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu landing with the ground and pound.
Ryu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryu scoring with some ground and pound.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ryu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ryu lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Ryu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Alvarez wants to clinch#TD2#
and Ryu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Alvarez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Ryu stands up over Alvarez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ryu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ryu is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryu is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ryu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Alvarez's head.#T1#
Ryu working some strikes from top position.
Ryu is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryu works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryu lands a couple of digs.#ROC2#
Alvarez is rocked!
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Oh Alvarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryu is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu chips away with some ground and pound.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Ryu landing some decent shots from guard.
Ryu is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ryu lands a couple of elbows.
Ryu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alvarez's head.
Ryu postures up and lands a big shot to Alvarez's brow.
Ryu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ken Ryu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryu loads up on a big left hand. Alvarez felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ryu looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Alvarez can't hide his disappointment, as Ryu celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ken Ryu!
A very excited looking Ken Ryu 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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