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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Fayth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ryan Wagner was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
32 - 12 - 0 |
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181 cm
32
176 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Fayth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fayth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fayth closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fayth looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fayth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fayth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagner scrambles back to his feet.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner scores with the left hand. Fayth knows he should have avoided that one.
Fayth misses with a shot to the body
and Wagner counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ray Fayth has been cut.
Wagner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fayth is able to avoid easily.
Fayth throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Fayth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fayth looks to land a right hand but Wagner moved out of range.
Wagner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fayth fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fayth with a body shot.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Fayth's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Fayth.
Fayth throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fayth slips under a jab from Wagner.
The fighters circling - Fayth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Fayth misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A punch combination from Fayth misses.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Fayth misses with an uppercut.
Wagner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fayth takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fayth lands a jab to the head.
Fayth loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Fayth looks to land a left hand but Wagner moved out of range nicely.
Wagner was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fayth throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fayth moves away.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Fayth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Fayth misses with a lunging right hand
and Wagner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wagner moves away from the strike by Fayth.
A punch lands to the side of Fayth 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wagner takes a swing at Fayth's ribcage but misses.
Fayth misses with a body shot.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Fayth moved out of range.
Fayth connects with a right hand. Wagner shakes it off.
A bone on bone clash there as Fayth blocks the leg kick.
Wagner throws a hook but Fayth blocks it.
Fayth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wagner! But no joy.
Fayth throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner throws out a counter right but Fayth avoids it with no problem.
Fayth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fayth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fayth looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
A jab lands there for Wagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayth misses with a straight right.
Wagner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fayth looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fayth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fayth wants to clinch up but Wagner keeps it at a distance.
Fayth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wagner keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagner only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fayth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fayth throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fayth gets a clinch.
Fayth misses with a punch on the inside.
Wagner presses Fayth against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fayth stalling in the clinch but Wagner improves position.
A short body shot lands from Wagner as the two fighters clinch.
Wagner lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fayth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fayth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fayth is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner digs a right hand into Fayth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fayth's gas tank.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wagner lands a hook that snaps the head of Fayth backwards.
Still in the clinch, Wagner scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fayth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fayth.
Wagner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fayth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Wagner.
Ray Fayth's cut is getting worse.
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fayth is rocked!
Fayth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fayth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner misses with a punch on the inside.
Fayth jumps guard but Wagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fayth tries a body shot but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner scores with a shoulder strike.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Wagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Fayth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fayth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fayth lands a really nice looking cross but Wagner seems unphased.
Wagner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fayth.
Wagner connects with a looping right hand.
Wagner throws a shot to the body.
Wagner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Fayth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fayth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oh Fayth is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fayth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan Wagner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fayth misses with a hook.
Fayth seems to have got his legs back now.
Fayth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Fayth takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Fayth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Fayth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner sends Fayth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Wagner is motioning to the referee to let Fayth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Fayth right on the button. Fayth goes down! Wagner follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wagner gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Wagner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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