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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopoldo Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Ryan will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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278 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leopoldo Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Ray slaps away a takedown attempt from Ryan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryan.
Leopoldo Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ryan.
Ray swinging wildly here.
Ray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Ray counters by moving into the clinch.
Ray misses with a knee to the head.
Ray pulls Ryan into guard.
Ryan landing with the ground and pound.
Ray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a big elbow that misses.
Ray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryan.
Ray wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Ray blocks nicely.
Ray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryan is one step ahead there.
Ray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ryan.
Ryan connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ray wants to sweep here but Ryan controlling him for the moment.
Ryan distracts Ray with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ryan works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.
Ray is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ray looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ray leaves Ryan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ryan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ryan works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryan is aware though and is defending well.
Ray is breathing heavily.
Ray trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ray trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ray is on top in guard.
Ray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ray looking to sit in guard and control but Ryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ryan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ryan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ryan lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leopoldo Ray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense.
Ray is looking for a counter combo.
Ryan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ryan somewhat.
Leopoldo Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ryan.
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ray. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
Ray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ryan off to one side.
Ray clinches with his opponent.
Ray lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray slows the pace down in half guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Ray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ray continues to hold on tight.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ray leaning against his opponent.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ray for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ray decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to stand but Ryan is controlling the position.
Ryan throwing strikes from guard but Ray blocks nicely.
Ryan landing with the ground and pound.
Ray looking for a sweep. Not yet Ray, not yet.
Ray looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray has momentary wrist control but Ryan slips an elbow through the middle.
Ryan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ray has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryan has managed to get both his arms back between Ray's legs - danger averted.
Ryan postures up.
Ryan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ryan works over Ray with some ground and pound from guard.
Ryan with a nice head shot there.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ryan postures up and lands a big shot to Ray's brow.
Ryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ryan landing with the ground and pound.
Ray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryan on the ground.
Ryan won't allow Ray to get back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Leopoldo Ray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Ray, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Ray against the cage but Ray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ray is looking to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch.
Ryan shoots in looking for a takedown but Ray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ryan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ray wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ray instigates a clinch.
Ray wants to break free but Ryan has control.
Ray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ryan can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ray successfully pulls guard.
Ryan throws an elbow that misses. Ray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ryan's guard. Nice move by Ray!
Ray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopoldo Ray dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryan shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray sets himself, and Ryan steps forward looking for the clinch! Ray avoids it this time.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Ryan. Ryan gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryan.
Leopoldo Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ryan.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryan.
Ray seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ryan or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray, which made it look bad.
Joe Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan looks for a takedown but Ray sprawls well.
Ryan shoots for a double leg takedown but Ray sprawls well. He's pushed Ryan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ray wants to clinch up but Ryan keeps it at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Ray. No joy for Ryan on that attempt.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ray tries to bum rush Ryan with a series of wild strikes but Ryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ray after a bit of a struggle.
Ray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ray clinches with his opponent.
Ray is stalling here.
Ryan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ray tries to break free but Ryan pushes him back against the cage.
Ray breaks from the clinch.
Good exchange - Ray coming out on top.
Ryan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ray counters by moving into the clinch.
Ray has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ryan is trying to keep an underhook but Ray manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Leopoldo Ray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ray is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch but Ryan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leopoldo Ray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryan, pushing him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leopoldo Ray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ray 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopoldo Ray!
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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