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RISE 9 - Ray vs Maples PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 4243 p4p, 472 weight class) and Barry Rarden (ranked 25123 p4p, 757 weight class). Bartoli's entrance music is Modulate - Bass Alert. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Rarden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rarden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bartoli counters with an inside leg kick.
Rarden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bartoli circles away quickly and effectively.
Rarden just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBartoli.
Rarden misses with a double jab
and Bartoli counters with a thumping low kick.
Rarden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rarden throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rarden's knee momentarily.
Rarden lands a lovely overhand right.
Rarden misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Bartoli's head coaches at Invictus MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rarden misses with a lunging right hand
and Bartoli counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rarden's knee momentarily.
Rarden throws an off balance right hand
and Bartoli counters with a good, hard body kick but Rarden shrugs it off.
Rarden looks winded!
Bartoli connects with a body shot that sends Rarden's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bartoli.
Rarden takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bartoli lands a right hook to the body.
Bartoli scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli lands a big head kick that sends Rarden tumbling to the mat! Bartoli takes a step backwards and waves Rarden back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Barry Rarden has been cut.
Rarden wants to stay close but Bartoli steps back to make room for something. Rarden seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Bartoli and Rarden drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Valerio Bartoli!
Our winner, Valerio Bartoli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niudu Kakka (ranked 4054 p4p, 419 weight class) and Tony The Tuba (ranked 25187 p4p, 674 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niudu Kakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony The Tuba !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Tuba misses with a few strikes there.
The Tuba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kakka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from The Tuba .
Kakka seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kakka connects with a body shot that sends The Tuba 's belly button to the back.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Tuba . That's going to slow Kakka down.
The Tuba throws a jab when Kakka was well out of range.
Kakka digs a good body shot into The Tuba 's ribs.
The Tuba looks winded!
Kakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Tuba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tony The Tuba has been cut.
Kakka forces The Tuba back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakka misses with a head kick.
Kakka scores with a nice strike.
Kakka closes the distance and clinches.
Kakka manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Tuba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kakka to score with a decent uppercut.
Kakka scores with a head kick.
Kakka thuds a left hand into The Tuba 's body.
Kakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kakka feints a jab promting The Tuba to slip. Kakka then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Tuba slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Kakka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kakka clinches.
Kakka breaks from the clinch.
Kakka lands a big head kick that sends The Tuba tumbling to the mat! Kakka takes a step backwards and waves The Tuba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The Tuba is rocked!
Kakka seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The Tuba is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakka finish him?
Kakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kakka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces The Tuba back to the cage. Kakka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kakka throws a perfectly timed hook that sends The Tuba crashing down! The Tuba tries to stagger back to his feet but Kakka just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused The Tuba asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niudu Kakka!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Shield (ranked 4642 p4p, 497 weight class) and Alexis Anderson (ranked 5274 p4p, 545 weight class). Alexis Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nathan Shield's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Shield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexis Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shield darts in and clinches Anderson up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Anderson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shield backwards.
It looks like Nathan Shield has been cut.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shield misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shield or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson, which made it look bad.
Shield moves into the clinch.
Anderson's coach down at Croque Mitaine Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Anderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Shield is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson has double underhooks.
Anderson gets through Shield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shield is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Anderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shield is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Anderson.
Shield is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shield backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shield backwards.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Anderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson just leaning against Shield, taking a breather.
Anderson works on Shield's body with a couple of short punches.
Shield wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Shield is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Anderson.
Oh Shield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson has Shield pushed against the cage.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shield backwards.
Anderson slowing the pace effectively.
Anderson throws a big uppercut that drops Shield! More strikes from Anderson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shield lies dazed against the cage as Anderson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexis Anderson!
Alexis Anderson made sure to mention his sponsor, XFighter Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Anderson (ranked 4542 p4p, 541 weight class) and Henry Aron (ranked 4500 p4p, 536 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Everyday Bro-Team 10. A fine choice. Aron has chosen USA! as his entrance music. The key to victory for Carlos Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Aron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Aron blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Aron has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Anderson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Aron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a head kick.
Aron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aron has managed to clinch.
Aron successfully pulls guard.
Aron manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anderson manages to get himself to full guard.
Aron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Aron lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aron cracks Anderson with a solid left hand.
Aron scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aron working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson is rocked!
Aron loads up on a big left hand. Anderson felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Aron looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Anderson can't hide his disappointment, as Aron celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Aron!
Henry Aron really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revenge Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Carlos Anderson was interviewed post fight and said 'i'm still rich, a YOUTUBE Star and a great rapper, so suck my ass...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Faze (ranked 4159 p4p, 431 weight class) and Tommy Tank (ranked 4823 p4p, 494 weight class). Faze comes into the arena with Ride on these MOTHA fuckas-by 2PAC blaring out of the sound system. Tommy Tank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruno Faze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Tank!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Faze half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tank fails to land the takedown.
Tank cracks a nice hook into Faze's ribs.
Faze swings for the body but Tank moves out of range.
Faze shoots for a takedown but Tank saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tank shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tank pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faze is keeping the position for now.
Tank wants to control from the top but Faze keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faze working for submissions but it's allowed Tank to get to half guard.
Tank is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faze is looking to control Tank's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Faze avoid being mounted?
Tank trying to pass the guard but Faze defending well.
Tank works his way into side control.
Tank swings around for an armbar but Faze sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tank's guard.
Tank looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Faze has picked Tank up and slammed him! Tank can't keep hold of the triangle and Faze manages to pass to side control!
Tank tries to bench press Faze off him but Faze keeps the position.
Tank is letting Faze control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tank has escaped the position, nice work there.
Faze tries for a kimura but Tank is defending well.
Faze trying to control the position but Tank is working away.
Faze looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tank is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Faze's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tank manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Faze wants to control from the top but Tank keeps moving.
Tank lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tank looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tank is pushing down on Faze's leg trying to pass to half guard. Faze is fighting to maintain full guard but Tank has managed to sneak the leg through.
Faze has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Faze regains full guard. Nicely done.
Faze is looking for a triangle here but Tank uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Faze, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tank tries for a kimura but Faze is defending well.
Faze is looking to reverse the position.
Faze defending against the ground and pound.
Faze is looking to regain half guard here but Tank keeps moving and retains side control.
Faze struggling a bit here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faze is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Tank is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Tank dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Faze.
Faze shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Bruno Faze has been cut.
The fighters circling - Tank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Faze manages to avoid it.
Faze appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bruno Faze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tank is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tank is defended easily by Faze.
Faze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faze could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tank feints and as Faze raises his hands in defense, Tank changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Faze working for submissions but it's allowed Tank to get to half guard.
Tank tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faze knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Faze is not content to let Tank control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faze actively working from the bottom here.
Faze tries to roll over but Tank keeps him under control.
Tank not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tank wants to pass to mount but Faze is defending the position.
Tank seems to be working for a kimura but Faze defends the submission attempt.
Tank looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tank passes into side control, despite Faze's attempt to control the position.
Faze is not content to let Tank control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faze manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Faze is trying to maintain the position but Tank is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faze is refusing to be controlled, as Tank sits in half guard.
Faze is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Faze has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tank is working away from the top position though.
Faze actively working from the bottom here.
Faze is trying to control but can't.
Tank has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Faze defend it? Tank steps over the head and cranks it - Faze is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy Tank!
Bruno Faze spoke after the fight, saying 'I threw the fight for a payday....'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Comeau (ranked 3373 p4p, 431 weight class) and Tyan Quincy (ranked 4747 p4p, 558 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Comeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyan Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy defending well as Comeau loads up on a big left hand.
Quincy takes one on the button.
It looks like Tyan Quincy has been cut.
Quincy wants to clinch
and Comeau counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quincy clinches up with Comeau and pushes him back against the cage.
Quincy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Comeau swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Comeau blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Comeau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Comeau trying to stall but Quincy improves his position.
Quincy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Comeau throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Quincy scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quincy misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Comeau stalling the fight.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It looks like Melvin Comeau has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Comeau.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Comeau.
A head punch on the inside from Comeau fails to land.
Comeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Comeau throws a head punch that misses.
Comeau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quincy lands a left hand.
Quincy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Comeau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quincy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Comeau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Comeau lands with a short shot to the 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!
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Quincy lands with a left to the head.
Comeau blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comeau misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Comeau blocking some punches.
Comeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Comeau looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Comeau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quincy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Comeau lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Comeau throws a head punch that misses.
Comeau throws a head punch that misses.
Comeau working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Comeau working aggressively here.
Comeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Quincy.
Comeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comeau has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Comeau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Comeau has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Quincy slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comeau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Comeau misses with the head strike.
Comeau lands with a light punch inside.
Comeau lands an uppercut.
Comeau blocks an uppercut.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike.
Comeau misses with some punches.
Comeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy tries to work over Comeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quincy lands with a light punch inside.
Quincy lands a hook that snaps the head of Comeau backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quincy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Comeau throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
A left hand lands to the body for Quincy.
A nice left hand lands by Comeau.
Comeau blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comeau misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quincy tries to stall but Comeau uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Quincy tries a knee to the head but Comeau blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Quincy tries a body shot but Comeau blocks it.
Comeau has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Comeau backwards.
Quincy lands with a right to the head.
Quincy is trying to maintain a safe position but Comeau gets an underhook and turns Quincy into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Comeau fails to land.
Comeau misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quincy.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Comeau has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Comeau lands a body punch.
Quincy misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Comeau is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quincy is keeping busy.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Melvin Comeau will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Comeau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Comeau catches Quincy right on the button with a cross.
Nice body punch from Comeau.
Quincy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Comeau fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Tyan Quincy's cut even more.
Comeau is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Quincy tries to close the distance and clinch but Comeau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Comeau is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Quincy hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Melvin Comeau!
Melvin Comeau decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Bo (ranked 3339 p4p, 394 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 3793 p4p, 428 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo misses with a straight left.
Bo clinches with his opponent.
Come on Bo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Bo.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Onera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onera lands with a good body shot.
Max Onera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onera throws an off balance right hand
and Bo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Onera slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera prevents a body shot from Bo.
Bo is trying to pull guard but Onera has him pressed against the cage.
Onera's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera misses with a straight right.
Bo moves away from the strike by Onera.
Onera misses the shot to the body.
Bo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Onera manages to circle out of the way.
Onera misses with a looping right.
Bo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Onera cracks Bo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Onera throws a head kick but Bo moves out of range.
Bo tries to counter by clinching up but Onera breaks away and moves out of range.
Bo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Onera looks to throw the jab but Bo is out of range.
Onera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Onera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Bo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Onera manages to circle out of the way.
Bo throws a front kick aimed at Onera's knee but Onera avoids it well.
Bo throws out a leg kick but Onera moves out of range and Bo only half commits.
Onera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Onera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bo.
Bo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Onera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Bo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Onera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bo looks to score with a jab to the body but Onera is just out of range.
Bo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Onera tries to land a leg kick but Bo saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bo loads up on a big right hand but Onera slips the punch.
Onera cracks Bo with an open hand slap.
Bo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bo throws a hook to the side of Onera's head but Onera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Onera slips a straight right by Bo.
Bo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Onera looks to score with a jab to the body but Bo is just out of range.
Onera misses with a body shot.
Bo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Onera misses with a looping right.
Onera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bo moves away.
Bo throws a chopping leg kick but Onera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Onera avoids the body shot from Bo.
Onera connects with a looping right hand.
Onera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bo walks into a stiff left hand from Onera.
Bo closes the distance and clinches.
Bo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Onera just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Onera walks away with a smile on his face. Bo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Onera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Onera throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Onera's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onera's elbow.
Onera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bo tries to pull guard but Onera holds him up against the cage and eventually Bo drops back down to his feet.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Onera wants to break free but Bo has control.
Bo avoiding damage as Onera throws knees to the body.
Bo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Onera is aware though and is defending well.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Bo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onera might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bo haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Onera has managed to get both his arms back between Bo's legs - danger averted.
Onera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Onera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Onera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bo keeping moving, preventing Onera from controlling successfully.
Bo working a defensive guard here.
Onera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bo trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Onera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bo misses with an uppercut. Onera saw that one coming.
Bo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Onera. Bo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Onera. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Onera.
Bo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Onera tries to score with a low kick but Bo moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Onera. That snapped Bo's head back.
Bo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Onera misses with a two punch combination.
Onera throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
Onera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bo throws out the jab.
Bo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Onera.
Onera slips under a jab from Bo.
Onera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bo misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Onera just misses with a punch to the body.
Bo moves forwards but Onera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Onera misses.
Onera throws a leg kick but Bo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Max Onera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Onera.
Onera throws a lazy right hand but Bo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onera works the jab nicely.
Onera connects with a crisp jab.
Onera misses the jab.
Bo avoids the body shot from Onera.
Onera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bo.
Onera sizes up Bo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Onera.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Onera has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Onera and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Onera lands with a cross.
Onera throws a big shot that misses.
Bo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Onera misses the target.
A jab from Bo misses.
Bo throws a looping overhand right but Onera ducks down to avoid it.
Onera throws a jab but it's blocked by Bo.
Bo is looking to counter the offense by Onera and move into the clinch.
Onera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bo checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onera.
Bo misses with a wild body shot.
Onera misses with a wild body shot.
Bo looks to land a left hand but Onera moved out of range nicely.
Onera swings for the body but Bo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Onera.
Onera ducks under a wild hook from Bo.
Onera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Bo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onera.
Onera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bo momentarily.
Onera lands with a shot to the body.
Bo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Onera throws a series of punches but Bo avoids them all with ease.
Bo moves out of range as Onera strikes.
Onera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Onera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Onera throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Onera manages to circle out of the way.
Onera misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo pushes Onera up against the cage in a clinch.
Bo misses with some punches.
Bo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Onera up against the cage.
Bo is stalling here.
Bo managing to block the knees to the body from Onera.
Bo leaning against his opponent.
Bo is trying to pull guard but Onera has him pressed against the cage.
Onera blocks an uppercut.
Bo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Onera just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo slows down the pace here.
Onera blocks a body shot from Bo.
Onera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bo can't find room to land a body shot as Onera controls the action.
Bo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Onera prevents a body shot from Bo.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Derek Bo.
Bo throws a solid leg kick but Onera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bo.
Onera fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Onera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Onera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Onera throws a body punch but Bo moves out of range.
Derek Bo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Onera throws a right and a left that Bo avoids nicely.
Onera misses with a looping right.
Onera lands a jab-cross combination.
Onera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bo looks to land a right hand but Onera moved out of range.
Onera slips under a jab.
Onera throws out a loose jab but Bo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Onera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Onera swings for the body but Bo moves out of range.
Onera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bo checks a leg kick.
Onera throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Onera blocks the leg kick.
Onera lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Onera tests Bo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Onera scores with a nice right hand.
Bo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo is looking to clinch but Onera is avoiding it.
Bo misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Onera finds it's target.
Onera throws a lazy uppercut
and Bo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bo.
Bo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Onera smiles and moves away.
Bo misses with an uppercut.
Onera throws a right hand that Bo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bo also avoids with ease.
Onera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Onera scores with a hook to the body. Bo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Onera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Onera throws a series of punches but Bo moves out of range.
As Onera tries to get set, Bo tries to push him back and clinch up but Onera manages to avoid the attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Bo misses the target.
Good shot there by Onera.
Onera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Onera checks the leg kick.
Bo misses with a body shot.
Onera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bo moves away from the strike by Onera.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Max Onera is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bo.
Bo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bo tries to work over Onera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bo fails to land.
Bo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Onera stalling in the clinch.
Bo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Bo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bo tries to pull guard but Onera holds him up against the cage and eventually Bo drops back down to his feet.
Bo is trying to pull guard but Onera turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bo stalling the fight.
Onera prevents a body shot from Bo.
Bo struggles to land a body shot inside as Onera controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Bo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bo.
Onera tries a body shot but Bo blocks it.
Bo has a couple of punches blocked by Onera.
Bo fails to pull guard.
Bo misses with a punch to the body.
Bo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onera's elbow.
Bo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Onera blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onera's elbow.
Onera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Onera listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Onera catches Bo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bo misses with a straight left.
Onera lands a slapping body shot.
Bo walks into a stiff left hand from Onera.
Bo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Onera throws a shot to the body.
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!
Onera lands a glancing blow to the side of Bo's head.
Onera lunges at Bo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bo's hand.
Onera lands a right hook to the body.
Bo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Onera.
Onera throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bo checks a low kick from Onera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Onera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Onera 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Onera!
Max Onera tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Benson (ranked 3429 p4p, 365 weight class) and Josh Heath (ranked 3756 p4p, 392 weight class). Heath is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Blaze all day -by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bennie Benson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Heath !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Josh Heath has been cut.
Heath avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heath swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heath shoots in but no luck this time.
Benson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
Benson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heath looks winded!
Benson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Heath sprawling to the canvas! Heath rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Benson finish him?!
Heath is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heath is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Benson measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Heath ! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bennie Benson !
Josh Heath spoke after the fight, saying 'Fuck you'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wes Ray (ranked 2093 p4p, 266 weight class) and Brian Maples (ranked 2751 p4p, 341 weight class). Ray comes to the cage accompanied by The Best Around. Maples is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: cowboys from hell. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Ray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Maples!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Maples as Ray shoots in.
Maples is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ray shoots in but Maples avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maples clobbers Ray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maples has closed the distance and engaged Ray in a clinch.
Maples gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maples lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ray or not.
Ray drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maples pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wes Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ray is in close to Maples's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maples preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Maples is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maples is looking to stand up but Ray isn't so interested in that idea.
Ray postures up in Maples's guard and throws a big left but Maples blocks it.
Maples wants to stand but Ray is controlling the position.
Ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maples is keeping the position for now.
Ray working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ray throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Maples works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ray looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maples is looking to stand up but Ray isn't so interested in that idea.
Ray is working Maples over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maples told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is looking to work some ground and pound but Maples has wrist control.
Ray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ray throwing strikes but missing.
Maples wants to stand up but Ray is controlling him.
Ray postures up and lands a big shot to Maples's brow.
Maples manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ray lands in his opponent's guard.
Ray with a nice head shot there.
Ray landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray postures up and lands a big shot to Maples's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maples is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ray throwing strikes from guard but Maples blocks nicely.
Ray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ray throwing strikes from guard but Maples blocks nicely.
Ray scoring with punches to the head and body.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maples can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ray missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ray is looking to work some ground and pound but Maples has wrist control.
Maples keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maples's head.
Ray prevents Maples from getting back to his feet.
Ray controlling from the top position.
Ray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Maples's head.
Ray pushes down on Maples's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ray not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maples's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Ray 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.
Maples closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Maples makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maples breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maples clinches with his opponent.
Maples throws a punch but it's blocked by Ray.
Maples manages to break the clinch.
Ray looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maples is defending against the submission attempts here by Ray.
Maples has hold of Ray's hands but Ray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
It looks like Brian Maples has been cut.
Ray working Maples over with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray trying to control from half guard but Maples is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Maples with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maples is rocked!
Ray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maples is still in real trouble! Can Ray finish him?
Ray lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Maples! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ray jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wes Ray!
Wes Ray is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Wes Ray, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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