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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rayford Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theo Shan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theo Shan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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161 lbs
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170 cm
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayford Wise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theo Shan!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wise.
Shan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wise did well to prevent Shan getting side control.
Wise actively working from the bottom here.
Shan is looking for a kimura here.
Shan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shan gets the takedown into side control.
Wise is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Wise's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shan scores with punches from side control.
Wise is trying to control Shan's posture but Shan avoids it.
Shan happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Wise's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wise is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shan scoring with punches and elbows.
Wise is not content to let Shan control the position.
Wise controls the position for a moment.
Shan working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wise regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shan wants to pass the guard but Wise is keeping the position.
Wise wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wise is proving hard to escape from.
Wise tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shan works over Wise with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wise is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wise is thwarting Shan's attempts to control the position.
Shan is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wise is thwarting Shan's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Theo Shan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shan moves into range and clinches up with Wise.
Shan prevents Wise from breaking the clinch.
Shan stalling the fight.
Shan tries to stall but Wise uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wise breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wise moves in looking to clinch but Shan pushes him off.
Wise gets a takedown into half guard.
Wise is working for a kimura but Shan is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise seems to be looking for submissions.
Shan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Shan.
Shan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Shan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shan 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.
Shan trying to keep a closed guard but Wise is proving a slippery customer.
Wise postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wise won't allow Shan to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise stands up from Shan's guard - Wise perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shan is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wise.
Rayford Wise is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wise tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shan is in Wise's guard.
Wise is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shan defends well.
Wise controlling Shan's posture.
Shan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wise is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise keeping moving, preventing Shan from controlling successfully.
Wise throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wise is pulling down on Shan's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 Rayford Wise will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shan throws a right and a left that Wise avoids nicely.
Wise dives in and scores a takedown into Shan's guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Shan manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wise jumps guard.
Wise had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shan defends it easily.
Shan wants to control from the top but Wise keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wise is looking for a triangle but Shan pushes his legs off easily.
Shan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wise is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shan looking to sit in guard and control but Wise gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wise postures up.
Shan wants to control but Wise passes easily into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shan trying to hold on to Wise's head to control him but Wise postures up.
Wise wants to work for an arm triangle but Shan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wise lands strikes from half guard.
Wise is trying to work for a kimura but Shan is defending well.
Wise prevents Shan from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shan trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Wise jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Shan manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rayford Wise overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wise swings around for an armbar but Shan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Wise's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shan trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
Wise working for a triangle but Shan defends it easily.
Shan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rayford Wise.
I think Wise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayford Wise!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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