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Warriors VIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bogart Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bogart Ang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Greywar!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang feints and as Greywar raises his hands in defense, Ang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ang postures up in Greywar's guard and throws a big left but Greywar blocks it.
Ang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ang is pushing down on Greywar's leg trying to pass to half guard. Greywar is fighting to maintain full guard but Ang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Greywar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ang scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ang is pressing down on Greywar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Greywar is holding on for now.
Ang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ang lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greywar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ang.
Ang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Greywar defending well though.
Ang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ang prevents Greywar from improving his position.
Ang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ang lands strikes from half guard.
Ang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ang drops an elbow to the side of Greywar's head.
Ang works his way into full mount!
Ang dominating with strikes here.
Ang with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ang scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Greywar?
Ang misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Greywar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ang is landing with some decent strikes but Greywar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ang is breathing heavily.
Ang landing shots from mount.
Ang landing punches.
Ang scoring with strikes but Greywar is staying in there.
Ang is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Greywar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ang throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Poor strikes thrown by Ang there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Greywar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ang sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Ang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Greywar hang on?
Ang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar is looking to improve his position but Ang isn't that keen on the idea.
Greywar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Greywar is in a horrible position here. Ang smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Ang.
Ang working for a guillotine from mount but Greywar is in no mood to give up.
Ang throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Greywar working to try and regain half guard.
Ang with the ground and pound from mount.
Ang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Greywar looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang dominating with strikes here.
Ang quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ang but it's paid off an Greywar is forced to tap! Nice work by Ang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bogart Ang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike McMiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Nugget has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike McMiller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McMiller shoots for a takedown but Nugget saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nugget's corner calls for a 1-2. Nugget obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Mike McMiller has been cut.
McMiller closes the distance and clinches.
Nugget manages to break the clinch.
Nugget tries to bum rush McMiller with a series of wild strikes but McMiller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McMiller swings for the body but Nugget moves out of range.
McMiller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nugget as he jumps to the side.
McMiller fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crack! Nugget connects with the perfect overhand right and McMiller falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Nugget!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ted Nugget!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between darcy mcphearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Gagging (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gagging has chosen Cant Be Stopped as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, darcy mcphearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Gagging!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagging keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gagging stuffs the takedown.
Gagging stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for darcy mcphearson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
mcphearson fails to land the takedown.
Gagging shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
mcphearson keeping moving, preventing Gagging from controlling successfully.
Gagging passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gagging in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... mcphearson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Gagging!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Grind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Grind will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Grind!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird shoots in for a takedown but Grind shows good takedown defense.
Grind closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grind working away.
Grind wants to stand but Baird has his arm trapped.
Grind is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Baird has escaped the position, nice work there.
Grind in the domination position with Baird hanging on.
Baird is looking to regain half guard here but Grind keeps moving and retains side control.
Grind working away.
Grind looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Baird is avoiding damage well.
Baird wants to control but Grind postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grind shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Baird counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grind wants to get back to full guard.
Baird is pressing down on Grind's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grind is holding on for now.
Baird is controlling the pace.
Grind kicks Baird off and gets back to his feet.
Baird is breathing heavily.
Baird has his takedown stuffed
and Grind holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grind manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grind is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grind throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grind is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grind is looking for a triangle but Baird pushes his legs off easily.
Grind is looking for a triangle but Baird pushes his legs off easily.
Grind is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grind is working for a submission of some sort.
Grind is trying to work for a kimura but Baird is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grind is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baird defends it well.
Grind prevents Baird from improving his position.
Grind wants to stand but Baird has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Grind is looking to advance position but Baird won't allow it.
Baird trying to hold on to Grind's head to control him but Grind postures up.
Grind is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baird holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grind is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baird defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird is looking to control Grind's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baird avoid being mounted?
Grind should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Baird holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Baird manages to get to full guard.
Grind connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grind looking to pass the guard.
Baird has his hands on Grind's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Al Grind dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grind looks to land a body kick but Baird moved away.
Grind doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baird counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grind!
Baird controlling the position easily from mount.
Baird trying to control but Grind is having none of it.
Grind is looking to improve his position but Baird isn't that keen on the idea.
Baird trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jesse Baird just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baird misses with a takedown
and Grind counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grind ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Grind no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Grind is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baird trying to control but Grind is working from the bottom.
Grind is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baird showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grind looking for a guillotine here but Baird defends easily.
Baird sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baird has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grind to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Baird is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grind pulls down on the head and he's put Baird to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Al Grind!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Zuckor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miodrag Petkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuckor comes into the arena with Dropkick Murphys - "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Zuckor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Miodrag Petkovic!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkovic closes the distance and clinches.
Petkovic looking for a takedown.
Zuckor trying to land knees to the body.
Zuckor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petkovic is working for takedown but Zuckor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zuckor misses with a knee strike.
Zuckor tries to land a knee to the head but Petkovic blocks with his arms.
Petkovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Zuckor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Petkovic to the mat. Petkovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Petkovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Petkovic is looking for a kimura here.
Petkovic trying to control the action but Zuckor is working from the bottom.
Petkovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zuckor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petkovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Zuckor defends it well.
Petkovic stops Zuckor from getting back to his feet.
Zuckor is breathing heavily.
Petkovic 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Petkovic controlling the pace for now.
Petkovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Petkovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Zuckor wants to get back to his feet.
Zuckor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zuckor tries to get out of the position.
Petkovic working for a submission but Zuckor is keeping him at bay.
Petkovic looking to control but Zuckor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zuckor has given up his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuckor wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Petkovic tries to keep control of the position but Zuckor is staying busy.
Zuckor trying to get back to his feet but Petkovic is in full control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Petkovic is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Petkovic just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Zuckor has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Petkovic has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Zuckor has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Petkovic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zuckor defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Zuckor has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petkovic wants to control but Zuckor is keeping busy.
Petkovic misses with an elbow to the head.
Zuckor holding both Petkovic 's hands and preventing any damage.
Petkovic is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Zuckor has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Zuckor wants to get back to his feet.
Petkovic trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Zuckor doesn't escape.
Petkovic is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Zuckor taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Petkovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miodrag Petkovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shake Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shake Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shake Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vaughn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Taylor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jones clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Taylor working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Taylor looking for the RNC.
Jones defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones tries to escape but Taylor has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Taylor is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jones defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor doesn't have the hooks in and Jones manages to turn into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.
Taylor controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but Taylor won't let him.
Taylor has his foot on Jones's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jones works his way back into a safe position though.
Taylor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jones's guard.
Taylor advances to half guard.
Taylor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
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!
Taylor wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Taylor.
Taylor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jones can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Taylor has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Taylor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Taylor trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Taylor is working for a guillotine from mount but Jones frees his head quite easily.
Taylor has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stops Taylor from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taylor looking to secure an arm triangle but Jones defends it well.
Taylor is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jones is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vaughn Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Venkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Sissoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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187 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Venkman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohamed Sissoko!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venkman misses with a looping left.
Venkman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sissoko.
Sissoko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Venkman wants to get back to full guard.
Venkman controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Sissoko is working for a submission of some sort.
Venkman is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sissoko trying to control from half guard but Venkman is working away.
Venkman trying to control here.
Sissoko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Venkman keeps working.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sissoko has eaten all the pies!
Venkman trying to control but Sissoko postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sissoko has a takedown stuffed.
Sissoko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Venkman's waist but Venkman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sissoko off to one side.
Sissoko tries to clinch up but Venkman circles away and keeps his distance.
Sissoko misses with a series of wild punches.
Sissoko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sissoko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sissoko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sissoko wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Venkman is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko is trying to maintain the position but Venkman is very close to passing his half guard.
Sissoko is refusing to be controlled, as Venkman sits in half guard.
Venkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Venkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Venkman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Venkman prevents Sissoko from improving his position.
Venkman stalling away here and it's allowed Sissoko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sissoko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mohamed Sissoko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Venkman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sissoko as he avoids it easily.
Venkman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sissoko is looking for a sweep. Venkman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sissoko pushes Venkman off looking to stand but Venkman dives back in and keeps control.
Sissoko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Venkman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Venkman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Venkman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkman is trying to control the action in half guard but Sissoko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sissoko gets full guard.
Venkman postures up.
Venkman slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Sissoko.
Sissoko trying to control but Venkman postures up.
Sissoko is trying to stand.
That's two 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.
Sissoko is looking to control Venkman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sissoko avoid being mounted?
Venkman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sissoko is just riding it out for now. Venkman eventually gives up the hold.
Sissoko wants to control but Venkman is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sissoko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Venkman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sissoko wants to hit a switch here but Venkman passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sissoko there!
Sissoko can't escape the position.
Sissoko is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sissoko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Sissoko tries to roll over but Venkman keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venkman is tying to control. Sissoko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sissoko is looking to get back to is feet but Venkman passes into side control.
Sissoko struggling a bit here.
Venkman stands up.
Venkman wants to clinch up but Sissoko keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Venkman dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Venkman shoots in for a takedown but Sissoko shows good takedown defense.
Venkman shoots in looking for a takedown. Sissoko tries to sprawl out of it but Venkman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sissoko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sissoko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Venkman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Venkman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sissoko 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.
Venkman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Venkman wants to control from the top but Sissoko keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkman advances to half guard.
Sissoko is trying to control but can't.
Sissoko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Venkman stopping the sweep attempt from Sissoko.
Venkman prevents Sissoko from getting back to his feet.
Sissoko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Venkman has passed into side control.
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.
Venkman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sissoko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Venkman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Venkman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sissoko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Venkman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko wants to get back to full guard.
Venkman is tying to control. Sissoko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Venkman is looking for a kimura here.
Venkman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sissoko is just riding it out for now. Venkman eventually gives up the hold.
Venkman works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko reaches up to try and control the position but Venkman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Sissoko rolls and tries to escape and now Venkman has his back!
Venkman has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Sissoko has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Peter Venkman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sissoko controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Venkman clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sissoko is looking to land body kicks.
Sissoko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Venkman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sissoko!
Sissoko tries to hold on but Venkman postures up.
Venkman manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sissoko to take his back!
Venkman looking for the choke but no joy.
Venkman is trying to stick to Sissoko's back but Sissoko is turning into Venkman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Venkman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sissoko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venkman is looking for a triangle but Sissoko pushes his legs off easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Venkman is on top in guard.
Sissoko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Venkman!
Sissoko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venkman is looking to escape.
Venkman manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sissoko working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Venkman's thigh. Venkman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sissoko wants to control from the top but Venkman keeps moving.
Sissoko is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sissoko has gone for a leg lock! Venkman slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sissoko's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venkman passes into half guard.
Venkman prevents Sissoko from improving his position.
Venkman controlling the action here.
Sissoko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Venkman is working away from the top position though.
That's four 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.
Sissoko tries to get to full guard but Venkman has control of the leg.
Venkman is thwarting Sissoko's attempts to control the position.
Sissoko is trying to control but Venkman passes into side control!
Venkman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Venkman had his way with Mohamed Sissoko in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Sissoko throws a series of punches but Venkman moves out of range.
Venkman tries to clinch up.
Venkman gets the takedown into side control.
Venkman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sissoko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Venkman tries for a kimura but Sissoko is defending well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sissoko can't do much from the bottom here.
Sissoko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Sissoko sneaks back into half guard.
Venkman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sissoko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Venkman prevents Sissoko from improving his position.
Venkman stands up from half guard.
Sissoko misses with a takedown
and Venkman counters with a single leg into guard. Sissoko didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Sissoko working a defensive guard here.
Venkman stands and throws Sissoko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sissoko tries to improve position but can't.
Sissoko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
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.
Venkman tries to advance to mount but Sissoko denies him.
Sissoko is trying to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Venkman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sissoko tries to roll over but Venkman keeps him under control.
Sissoko is staying active underneath Venkman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Venkman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Venkman 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:46
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Venkman!
Peter Venkman retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
Wray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wray throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Wray tries to clinch up.
Wray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raven dodges the punch combination from Wray.
Raven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raven showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raven in particular looking to stall.
Raven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Raven tries to pass to full mount but Wray defends it.
Raven keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wray has managed to clinch.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raven has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wray is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raven blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Raven drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
Raven letting Wray take a breather here.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raven.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wray.
Raven wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four 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.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Wray throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wray.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wray throws an elbow but misses.
Raven tries to score a body lock takedown but Wray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Wray looks gassed!
Wray lands an elbow inside.
Wray leaning against his opponent.
Wray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raven.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray tries to stall but Raven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wray is pressed up against the cage. Raven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wray down to the mat. Wray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wray.
Raven drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raven controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stuart Wray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wray feints and then cracks Raven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raven down.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wray throws a shot to the body.
Raven shoots in but Wray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wray stuffs the takedown attempt from Raven. Raven gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raven doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Raven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wray is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Wray circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wray's waist but Wray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raven off to one side.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Wray is looking to clinch.
Wray lands with a kick to the ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raven.
Raven changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wray is trying to buck Raven off.
Wray is being controlled here.
Raven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wray!
Raven mounts Wray! Really nice guard pass there!
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
Raven seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wray for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wray throws a nice looking combination but Raven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wray but Wray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 Saiquin Raven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wray is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Wray circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven tries for a takedown but Wray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wray is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuart Wray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wray is looking to clinch but Raven is avoiding it.
Raven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wray.
Wray throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wray doesn't manage to clinch there - Raven circles away.
Wray tries to clinch up but Raven circles away and keeps his distance.
Wray tries to clinch up
and Raven counters with a single leg into guard. Wray didn't expect that.
Raven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven feints and as Wray raises his hands in defense, Raven changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raven stopping the sweep attempt from Wray.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven stays in close to Wray's body and controls the position.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wray pulls Raven in close to prevent any damage.
Raven tries to free his leg and advance position but Wray is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wray.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wray's guard now.
Saiquin Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raven forces his way into half guard.
Wray controlling the position for now.
Raven content to control rather than advance.
Wray wants to get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wray wants to control but Raven is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven trying to pass the guard but Wray defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raven in particular looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven slips a straight right by Wray.
Wray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raven moves away.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Raven ducks down to avoid it.
Raven needs to keep his hands up - Wray had a free shot at his head there.
Wray fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Raven blocks the leg kick.
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
Wray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Wray wants to clinch but Raven slips to the side
and Raven counters with a shoot takedown. Wray fights it but they end up in guard.
Raven sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Raven looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wray.
Raven slips a jab from Wray.
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.
Raven scores a takedown into full mount!
Raven content just to control the position here.
Wray is looking to improve his position but Raven isn't that keen on the idea.
Raven looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven had his way with Stuart Wray in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wray pinned against the cage. Wray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wray is looking to clinch.
Wray misses with a hook
and Raven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wray's guard now.
Raven is stalling in the full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven won't allow Wray to get back to his feet.
Wray keeping full guard, as Raven tries to pass.
Raven trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Wray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wray darts in trying to clinch
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wray won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven just content to control the position.
Wray is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wray is being controlled here.
Raven laying and praying for a moment but Wray takes advantage and regains half guard.
Raven is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wray throws a body punch but Raven moves out of range.
Wray stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray lands a right hook to the body.
Stuart Wray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Wray.
Wray swinging wilding here.
Raven looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Raven prevents Wray from getting back to his feet.
Raven sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wray's guard.
Raven seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wray looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saiquin Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saiquin Raven!
Saiquin Raven retains his bantamweight title!
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