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n March 4th, in Joplin, Missouri, Ryan Erickson of Southern Impact Martial Arts, made his debut as a professional mixed martial arts ghter. ric son as matched against another de uting pro and hometo n favorite, eAlan ic s. ic s strength as his o ing, as he as the o ing coach for the ictory ym in Joplin, issouri and his pro ciency in the discipline as evidenced early hen he landed a solid right hand that dropped ric son flat to the canvas in the rst minute of the rst round. ric son as a le to regain his senses and his feet, and pressure ic s against the cage efore ic s forced distance et een the t o and unleashed ith a arrage of stri es that again had ric son in trou le. ue to sheer heart and determination ho ever, ric son as a le to eather the early storm and force ic s against the cage efore pic ing him up and planting him rmly on his ac . rom top position, ric son landed a steady flo of punches and el o s to end the rst round. The eginning of the second round sa ic s slo do n and ric son pic up steam as he forced ic s once again to the cage and easily pic ed up ic s on his shoulder and thunderously slam him to the canvas. ric son then resumed his top position ground and pound game until, due to a controversial stand up y the referee, the ghters ere rought ac to their feet to resume the out. This stand up only proved to e a disadvantage to the o er as ric son landed some of his hardest punches of the night on ic s efore tying him ac up and dragging him to the ground. ric son continued his dominating ground assault as he landed more and more heavy punches and el o s until the referee as forced to stop the ght at of the second round, declaring ric son inner y Technical noc January 6, 201 out. This successful de ut ma es ric son the only professional A ghter raised in and ased out of ena. e is a trainer at Southern mpact and credits his team and the uachita ountain artial Arts team for helping prepare him for his out and encourages any ody ho ants to train A, learn self defense, or ust get into shape to contact Southern mpact at or on ace oo . PHOTO COURTESY OF KYLE MILLION BUTTERCUP PHOTOGRAPHY
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