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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Bosse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Bosse!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Ray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bosse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ray.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse moves out of range.
Ray lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Steve Bosse has been cut.
Bosse fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bosse. That one must have hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosse tries for a takedown but Ray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bosse tries for a takedown but Ray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jesse Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bosse.
Bosse shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jesse Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosse looks gassed!
Bosse slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Ray fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Bosse or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray which made him look bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Bosse forces Ray back against the cage and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bosse.
Ray turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ray manages to end up in side control.
Bosse is trying to improve his position.
Ray blocks the strikes from Bosse.
Bosse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bosse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosse tries to bench press Ray off him but Ray keeps the position.
Ray advances to full mount.
Ray content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ray controlling his opponent.
Ray landing shots from mount.
Ray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bosse is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ray controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesse Ray just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bosse has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ray could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Ray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Bosse's cut.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse avoids them all with ease.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosse. Bosse gets slowly back to his feet.
Bosse dodges the punch combination from Ray.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse avoids them all with ease.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse avoids them all with ease.
Ray misses with a two punch combination.
Jesse Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bosse is defended easily by Ray.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray throws a right and a left that Bosse avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bosse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Jesse Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bosse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse avoids them all with ease.
Ray throws a right hand that Bosse ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosse also avoids with ease.
Bosse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ray.
Bosse misses with a takedown attempt - Ray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ray lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bosse backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Ray misses.
Bosse fails with a takedown attempt.
Ray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bosse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Ray swinging wilding here.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray fails to land with a series of punches.
Ray lands a jab-cross combination.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse avoids them all with ease.
Bosse shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense.
Bosse jabs at Ray's body.
Ray swinging wilding here.
Ray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosse.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosse. Bosse gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Ray does no damage.
Bosse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ray makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bosse dodges the punch combination from Ray.
Ray throws a leg kick
and Bosse counters with a series of strikes. Ray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ray throws a head kick that misses
and Bosse counters with a two punch combo.
Ray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Bosse counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bosse throws a big right hand that misses.
Bosse would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to sweep here but Bosse controlling him for the moment.
Ray keeping moving, preventing Bosse from controlling successfully.
Bosse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ray striking from his own guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Bosse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steve Bosse's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ray.
Bosse slips a jab and a cross from Ray.
Bosse rushes Ray and presses him up against the cage.
Bosse has Ray pushed against the cage.
Bosse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ray sprawls well. Ray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bosse gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Ray scores with a one two! Bosse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosse.
Ray moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jesse Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosse moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Ray throws a right and a left that Bosse avoids nicely.
Bosse swinging wilding here.
Ray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ray is trying to break the clinch but Bosse is controlling him.
Bosse breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bosse counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ray is looking to stand back up but Bosse counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ray.
Ray won't allow Bosse to pass to mount.
Ray kicks Bosse off and gets back to his feet.
Ray lands a two punch combo.
Ray misses with a double jab.
Ray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosse.
Ray throws a series of punches but Bosse moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bosse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bosse counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bosse tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Ray.
Ray manages to get to full guard.
Ray keeping full guard, as Bosse tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bosse defends well.
Bosse trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ray's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Bosse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bosse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Bosse!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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