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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Ray Okudja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignas Barbarysas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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176 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Ray Okudja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ignas Barbarysas!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbarysas has his takedown stuffed
and Okudja counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Barbarysas misses.
Okudja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbarysas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okudja looks up at the clock and then as Barbarysas takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Okudja smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Okudja working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Okudja lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barbarysas is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okudja's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Barbarysas looking for submissions off his back.
Barbarysas is not content to let Okudja control the position.
Okudja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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. Okudja connects with a nice short shot to Barbarysas's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okudja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbarysas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Okudja tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barbarysas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barbarysas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Okudja.
Okudja lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Okudja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbarysas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Okudja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barbarysas defending well though.
Ground and pound from Okudja.
Okudja winds up and cracks Barbarysas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Okudja working over Barbarysas with some ground and pound. Barbarysas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barbarysas on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Okudja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Okudja.
Barbarysas looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okudja working Barbarysas over with strikes.
Okudja lands with a punch from half guard.
Barbarysas is rocked!
Okudja lands with a punch from half guard.
Barbarysas is still in real trouble! Can Okudja finish him?
Okudja working Barbarysas over with strikes.
Okudja lands strikes from half guard.
Okudja is thwarting Barbarysas's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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. Okudja connects with a nice short shot to Barbarysas's temple.
Okudja working the head and body with strikes.
Barbarysas seems to have recovered his senses.
Okudja scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Okudja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okudja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okudja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Okudja landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okudja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Okudja passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Barbarysas!
Okudja in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Okudja lands a nice shot to the head.
Okudja is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbarysas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Okudja lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barbarysas hang on?
Okudja scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Okudja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Barbarysas wants to hold on but Okudja pushes him away.
Okudja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Okudja with shots to the head and body - Barbarysas looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okudja dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okudja connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Okudja lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barbarysas is trying desperately to improve position.
Okudja raining down hammerfists from mount.
Okudja looking to finish Barbarysas with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barbarysas!
Okudja with good strikes from the mount here!
Barbarysas squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Okudja in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okudja raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Okudja.
Okudja scoring with strikes but Barbarysas is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ray Okudja dominated that round.
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.
Okudja scores a takedown into full mount!
Barbarysas tries to hold on but Okudja pushes him away.
Okudja landing shots from mount.
Okudja with shots to the head and body - Barbarysas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Okudja putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Barbarysas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Okudja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barbarysas?
Okudja looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Okudja has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barbarysas's face.
Barbarysas is trying desperately to improve position.
Okudja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Okudja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbarysas can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbarysas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Okudja landing punches.
Barbarysas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Okudja lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Barbarysas is trying desperately to improve position.
Okudja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Okudja lands a heavy elbow.
Okudja landing shots from mount.
Okudja connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Okudja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Okudja punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jay Ray Okudja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okudja cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Okudja punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okudja with a couple of short strikes.
Okudja landing strikes from the mount and Barbarysas is in trouble!
Okudja with a couple of short strikes.
Okudja with good strikes from the mount here!
Okudja lands with some strikes.
Okudja prevents Barbarysas from getting the reversal.
Okudja pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Okudja lands with some strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Okudja cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Okudja has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barbarysas's face.
Okudja landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbarysas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Okudja is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barbarysas can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Okudja working Barbarysas over with strikes here.
Barbarysas is desperately trying to improve his position but Okudja has a good base and remains in mount.
Okudja lands with some strikes.
Okudja raining down shots from the mount!
Barbarysas bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barbarysas tries to stand but Okudja is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbarysas stopping the sweep attempt from Okudja.
Barbarysas trying to control but Okudja is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbarysas wants to get up but he can't break Okudja's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ray Okudja dominated that second round.
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. 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.
Okudja shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Barbarysas manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Okudja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okudja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbarysas controls Okudja momentarily but Okudja frees himself.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Okudja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Okudja preventing the sweep.
Okudja scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Okudja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okudja with a nice head shot there.
Barbarysas has momentary wrist control but Okudja slips an elbow through the middle.
Okudja with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okudja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbarysas has momentary wrist control but Okudja slips an elbow through the middle.
Okudja is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okudja working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barbarysas's head.
Okudja content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Okudja cracks Barbarysas with a solid left hand.
Okudja postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbarysas wants to stand up but Okudja is controlling him.
Barbarysas has momentary wrist control but Okudja slips an elbow through the middle.
Okudja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okudja won't allow Barbarysas to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okudja makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okudja trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barbarysas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barbarysas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Okudja stopping the sweep attempt from Barbarysas.
Okudja is working Barbarysas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Okudja lands a couple of digs.
Okudja postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okudja is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okudja postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barbarysas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okudja is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Okudja accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Okudja postures up and lands a big shot to Barbarysas's brow.
Okudja loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Okudja throwing strikes from guard but Barbarysas blocks nicely.
Okudja connects with a couple of short punches.
Barbarysas trying to keep a closed guard but Okudja is proving a slippery customer.
Okudja postures up and lands a big shot to Barbarysas's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Okudja throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barbarysas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Okudja pushes down on Barbarysas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Okudja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barbarysas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Okudja uses his free foot to push down on Barbarysas's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Barbarysas.
Barbarysas wants to control but Okudja is having none of it.
Barbarysas is trying to escape the mount.
Barbarysas is bucking up trying to escape but Okudja cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Ray Okudja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Okudja has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:24
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Ray Okudja!
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