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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gray Son!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Son's head.
Ray takes one to the chin there.
Ray slips under a jab.
Son tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Son throws a lazy uppercut
and Ray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Son moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Son is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ray. Son does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son cracks Ray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Son looks to throw the jab but Ray is out of range.
Son tries to close the distance and clinch but Ray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray Son seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Son moves out of range as Ray throws a body kick.
A big right from Son misses.
Son wants to clinch up but Ray keeps it at a distance.
Son throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ray counters with a big head kick but Son shrugs it off.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Son looks to land a left hand but Ray moved out of range nicely.
Son is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Son there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Son finds it's way round the side to connect with Ray's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bone on bone clash there as Ray blocks the leg kick.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Son has time to react.
Ray throws a lazy uppercut
and Son counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Son wants to clinch
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray lands a slapping body shot.
Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Son drops his hands momentarily and Ray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Son thumps Ray with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Ray.
A head kick by Son misses
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Son gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ray as Son tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son blocking some punches.
Son softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Son creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ray's defenses.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son blocks a body shot from Ray.
Son misses with the head strike.
Ray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Son tries to work over Ray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ray.
Son is pushing Ray up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Son scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Son manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Son lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Son dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ray.
Ray throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Son does no damage.
Son bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Son tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray Son seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Son misses.
Ray blocks a head kick by Son.
Son misses with a low kick.
Son throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Son avoids the head kick by Ray.
Son moves into the clinch.
Ray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Son has a couple of punches blocked by Ray.
Ray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ray gets through Son's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Ray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Son.
Ray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Gray Son has been cut.
Ray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Son throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Son's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Son fails to land.
Ray pushes Son back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Son struggles to land a body shot inside as Ray controls his hands.
Son can't find room to land a body shot as Ray controls the action.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ray misses with some punches.
Son slowing the pace effectively.
Son scores with a shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Son is blocking nicely.
Son tries a body shot but Ray blocks it.
Ray dodges an elbow strike from Son.
Son manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son lands a shoulder strike.
Son gets through Ray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Son lands a shoulder strike.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Son is trying to break the clinch but Ray has him pressed against the cage.
Son blocking some punches.
Ray pushes Son back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Ray.
A short left from Ray.
Ezra Ray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Son scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Son's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Son lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
Son lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ray backwards.
Son swings wildly with an uppercut but Ray uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Son lands a nice uppercut.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ray.
Ray has a couple of punches blocked by Son.
Ray looking to throw knees to the head but Son is blocking nicely.
Son blocks an uppercut.
Son blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Son tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ray's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ray.
Son lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Son.
A short right from Ray on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Son lands with a right to the head.
Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ezra Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gray Son's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ray slips under a jab.
Son is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Son feints and then cracks Ray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ray down.
Ray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Son throws a low kick, looking for Ray's leg but Ray calmly moves out of range.
Ray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Son. Son obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Ray.
Ray connects with a crisp jab.
Son scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Son misses.
Ray scores with a nice strike.
Son tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Ray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Son throws out the jab.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Son tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ray lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Son avoids the body shot from Ray.
Ray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Son jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Son tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ray throws an off balance right hand
and Son cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Son tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Son clobbers Ray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ray lands a really nice looking cross but Son seems unphased.
Ray checks a low kick from Son.
Son throws a head kick that misses
and Ray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Son lands a leg kick that knocks Ray off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Son misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gray Son comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Son 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gray Son!
Our winner, Gray Son, 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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