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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Briggs !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Ray!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briggs misses with an uppercut.
Ray lands a jab to Briggs 's midsection.
Ray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Ray throws a body shot but no joy.
Ray misses with an uppercut.
Briggs throwing a counter right hand but Ray manages to avoid it.
A big left from Briggs misses.
Ray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Jermaine Briggs has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Briggs .
Briggs swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right handed body shot lands from Ray.
Briggs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs breaks from the clinch.
Briggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
Briggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Briggs steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Briggs throws a series of strikes that have Ray backpedaling.
It looks like Keith Ray has been cut.
Ray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Ray looks to move away, Briggs throws a big counter combo but Ray just gets out of the way.
Ray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keith Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray misses with a looping right.
Briggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ray throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Briggs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Briggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ray misses the shot to the body.
Briggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ray missing with a left hand there. Briggs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Briggs 's head but Briggs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray takes one to the side of the head.
Ray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Briggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Briggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Briggs on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Briggs slips a straight right by Ray.
Briggs slips a jab from Ray.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ray.
Ray clinches up with Briggs and pushes him back against the cage.
Briggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Briggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Ray - that landed with a thud.
Ray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Briggs .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Ray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Briggs misses with some punches.
Briggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray works on Briggs 's body with a couple of short punches.
Briggs wants to stall.
Ray scores with a shot to the side of Briggs 's head.
Briggs misses with some punches.
Briggs trying to stall but Ray improves his position.
Briggs working aggressively here.
Briggs is leaning against Ray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Briggs can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Ray dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ray takes a swing at Briggs 's ribcage but misses.
Ray throws a jab when Briggs was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Briggs misses the target.
Ray takes a swing at Briggs 's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Ray.
Keith Ray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Briggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ray lands a nice hook to Briggs 's body. Briggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Briggs .
Briggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ray.
Briggs throwing a counter right hand but Ray manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Briggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Briggs throws a hook but Ray blocks it.
Ray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Briggs misses with a few strikes there.
Briggs walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ray.
Ray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Briggs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ray throws a body punch but Briggs moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Briggs misses its target.
Briggs defending well as Ray loads up on a big left hand.
Ray throws a looping overhand right but Briggs ducks down to avoid it.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Ray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Briggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Ray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Briggs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Briggs slips under a jab.
Briggs throws the left hand but Ray avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs misses with a wild body shot.
Ray dips to his left and cracks Briggs with an uppercut!
Ray looks to throw the jab but Briggs is out of range.
Ray lands a nice shot that snaps Briggs 's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Briggs looks to land a left hand but Ray moved out of range nicely.
Ray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Ray misses.
Ray throws a shot to the body.
Briggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
A big right from Briggs misses.
Briggs throws an off balance right hand
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Briggs counters with a nice uppercut.
Ray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Briggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ray, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Briggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Ray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Briggs . Those never looked like landing.
Ray throws out a counter right but Briggs avoids it with no problem.
Briggs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ray misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
Ray moves out of range as Briggs strikes.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Briggs moves away and avoids it.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Briggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ray.
Briggs throws a right and a left that Ray avoids nicely.
Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Briggs moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Briggs misses the target.
Briggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Briggs missing with a left hand there. Ray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ray misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Ray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ray throws a lazy uppercut
and Briggs counters with a right hand to the body.
Ray clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands with a light punch inside.
Ray tries to work over Briggs 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Briggs fails to land.
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Briggs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Briggs has had enough of the clinch but Ray keeps him there for the moment.
Ray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ray jabs at Briggs 's body.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Briggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ray's head backwards.
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ray.
Briggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Briggs .
Briggs slips a jab from Ray.
Briggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Briggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briggs .
Ray looks to throw the jab but Briggs is out of range.
A big left from Ray misses.
Briggs is looking to counter punch.
Briggs takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A shot to the body from Ray misses
enabling Briggs to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Briggs .
Briggs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ray.
Ray moves into range and clinches up with Briggs .
Ray effectively controlling the action here.
Ray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ray continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Keith Ray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ray breaks the clinch.
Ray throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray misses with a hook.
Ray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Briggs at a distance.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ray lands a lovely overhand right.
Briggs cracks Ray with an open hand slap.
Jermaine Briggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Briggs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ray counters with a right hand to the body.
Briggs loads up on a big right hand but Ray slips the punch.
Ray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Briggs tries to keep at a distance but Ray has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Briggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Ray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Ray!
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