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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Soriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soriano comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot by The Black Eyed Peas. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pablo Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soriano scores with a jab to the body.
Soriano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soriano scores with a sloppy right hand. Wray should have avoided that one.
Soriano misses with a low kick.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soriano tries to score with a low kick but Wray moves his leg out of the way.
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soriano throws a big shot that misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Wray blocks the leg kick.
Soriano lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soriano jabs Wray right on the nose. Wray blinks but takes it well.
Wray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soriano.
Wray misses with a looping right.
Soriano feints and then cracks Wray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wray down.
Soriano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wray manages to avoid it.
Wray lands a nice shot that snaps Soriano's head back.
Soriano slips a straight right by Wray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Soriano has time to react.
Wray misses with a straight left.
Soriano scores with a sloppy right hand. Wray should have avoided that one.
Soriano throws a nice outside leg kick.
Soriano misses with a few strikes there.
Wray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soriano is out of range and Wray settles back down.
Wray lands a leg kick that knocks Soriano off balance momentarily.
Soriano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Wray misses
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
Wray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Soriano.
Soriano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wray.
Soriano looks to land a right hand but Wray moved out of range.
Wray tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
Wray stuffs the takedown attempt from Soriano. Soriano gets slowly back to his feet.
Good shot there by Soriano.
Soriano slips under a jab from Wray.
Soriano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wray.
Soriano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wray blocks the body kick.
Soriano throws the left hand but Wray avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Soriano there.
Wray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soriano lands a body shot.
Soriano misses with a wild body shot.
Wray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soriano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wray, right into the meat.
Wray's corner calls for a 1-2. Wray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
Wray moves in looking to clinch but Soriano pushes him off.
Jab from Wray.
A jab lands there for Wray.
Wray looks to throw the jab but Soriano is out of range.
Wray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soriano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Soriano misses with a leg kick.
Wray scores with the left hand. Soriano knows he should have avoided that one.
Wray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Soriano if he has to take too many more of those.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Wray tries to clinch up.
Soriano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Soriano pushes Wray away with a front kick.
A jab from Wray misses.
Soriano lands a leg kick that knocks Wray off balance momentarily.
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soriano blocks a low kick nicely.
Wray throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Wray was not able to check.
Wray throws the left hand but Soriano avoids the punch easily.
Wray throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano throws the left hand but Wray avoids the punch easily.
Wray misses with a leg kick
and Soriano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Soriano misses
and Wray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Soriano jabs Wray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body kick there by Wray.
Soriano wants to slow Wray down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soriano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soriano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wray throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Soriano lands with a straight right. Wray didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stuart Wray will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Soriano pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Wray misses the target.
Wray misses with a leg kick.
Wray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soriano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Wray misses.
A head kick misses from Wray.
Wray tries to land a body kick
and Soriano counters with a right hand to the body.
Soriano moves out of range of the strikes.
Wray looks to land a left hand but Soriano moved out of range nicely.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Soriano slips the punch.
Wray scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wray misses with a kick to the body
and Soriano counters with an inside leg kick.
Wray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soriano was well out of range. Poor timing from Wray.
Wray connects with a right hand. Soriano shakes it off.
Wray misses with a body kick.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray walks into a left hand.
Soriano misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wray jabs Soriano right on the nose. Soriano blinks but takes it well.
Wray throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wray defending well as Soriano loads up on a big left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Wray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soriano slips under a jab.
Wray ducks right into an uppercut from Soriano.
Soriano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soriano blocks a leg kick.
Soriano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soriano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wray was well out of range. Poor timing from Soriano.
An inside leg kick lands from Soriano.
Some bone on bone action there as Soriano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soriano connects with a solid leg kick.
Soriano moves out of range of the body kick from Wray.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wray.
Soriano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Soriano moves out of range as Wray strikes.
Stuart Wray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soriano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch but Soriano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Soriano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Wray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soriano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wray throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Wray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soriano.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soriano.
Soriano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Wray misses.
Wray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wray connects with an inside leg kick.
Wray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soriano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wray slips under a jab from Soriano.
Soriano misses the shot to the body.
Wray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soriano's head.
Soriano walks into a straight right hand from Wray.
Soriano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wray.
Soriano misses with a wild body shot.
Soriano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wray buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soriano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wray is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with a leg kick
letting Soriano counter with a right hand.
Wray lands a high kick!
Wray misses with a low kick.
Wray throws a hook to the side of Soriano's head but Soriano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wray scores with a kick to the midsection.
Soriano staying out of range there.
Soriano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wray moves away.
Wray motions for Soriano to come forward. Wray throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Soriano slips the punch.
Soriano slips a straight right by Wray.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Soriano ducks down to avoid it.
Soriano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wray throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Soriano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wray throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stuart Wray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Soriano avoids a kick to the body.
Soriano stuns Wray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Soriano is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wray.
A good leg kick by Soriano.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Soriano scores with a kick to the body.
Wray throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soriano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soriano looks to land a body kick but Wray moved away.
Soriano lands a nice shot to the body.
Wray throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a stiff right hand.
Wray falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Soriano to counter with a crisp jab.
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
Wray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A slow jab from Wray misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Soriano.
Soriano fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wray is out of range.
Wray scores with the left hand. Soriano knows he should have avoided that one.
Soriano throws a leg kick but Wray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soriano moves out of range as Wray strikes.
Soriano lands a leg kick that knocks Wray off balance momentarily.
Wray throws a jab when Soriano was well out of range.
Soriano throws the left hand but Wray avoids the punch easily.
Wray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray throws a leg kick
and Soriano counters with a good low kick that Wray was not able to check.
Soriano cracks Wray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Soriano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wray.
Wray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Soriano throws out the jab.
Pablo Soriano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Soriano misses the target.
Wray misses with a low kick as Soriano jumps back.
Wray lands with a good body shot.
Wray checks a leg kick.
Soriano throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Soriano. That's going to slow Wray down.
Wray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soriano is able to avoid easily.
A low kick from Wray is predictable there
and Soriano counters with a right hand to the body.
Wray throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Soriano counters with a single leg into guard. Wray didn't expect that.
Soriano is looking to stand up but Wray won't let him.
Wray trying to control the position.
Soriano wants to stand but Wray is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Soriano wants to stand and escape but instead Wray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Soriano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Soriano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wray trying to control the position from guard on top but Soriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Wray got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soriano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wray has managed to get both his arms back between Soriano's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wray pushing down on Soriano's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Soriano trying to hold on to Wray's head to control him but Wray postures up.
Wray wants to pass to mount but Soriano is defending the position.
Wray stands up from half guard.
Wray throws a lazy right hand but Soriano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soriano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Soriano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wray 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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