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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dynamite Roll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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181 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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170 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dynamite Roll!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roll shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ray sprawls well. Ray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roll gets slowly back to his feet.
Roll decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ray is trying to stand back up but Roll is controlling him
Roll trying to control from half guard but Ray is working away.
Ray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ray tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Roll manages to move to mount!
Ray wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roll.
Roll goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ray turns into him and now he's in Roll's guard.
Ray forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll is trying to control but can't.
Ray trying to control the action but Roll is working from the bottom.
Ray stands up from half guard.
Ray looks for the body kick but Roll saw that one coming.
Ray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roll tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ray swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Ray misses with a head kick.
A big right from Ray misses.
Ray lands with a cross.
Ezra Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray lands a high kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roll throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Roll is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ray.
Roll is rocked!
Roll blocks a head kick by Ray.
Roll is still on wobbly legs! Can Ray finish him?
Ray misses with a low kick.
Roll seems to have recovered his senses.
Roll looks to land a right hand but Ray moved out of range.
Ray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roll cracks Ray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ray misses with a combination
and Roll counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roll taking a breather here.
Roll scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll working the strikes but Ray uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ray wants to get back to his feet.
Roll controlling the action here.
Roll is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Roll seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Roll looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray wants to get back to his feet.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ray misses with a hook.
Ray misses with a combination
and Roll counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Roll slips the punch.
Roll drops his hands momentarily and Ray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roll throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ray was covering up waiting for the punch and Roll finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roll wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roll is looking to work some ground and pound but Ray has wrist control.
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 Ezra Ray will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roll blocks a head kick by Ray.
Roll takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.
Ezra Ray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Roll moves out of range easily.
Ray misses with a hook. Roll ducked under it nicely.
Ray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roll ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Roll. Roll gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray throws a leg kick which misses Roll's front leg but catches the back leg as Roll tries to avoid it.
Ray throws a nice looking combination but Roll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ray duly obliges.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Roll pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roll scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ray pushes Roll off looking to stand but Roll dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roll is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Roll.
Roll is trying to control the action in half guard but Ray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Roll is looking to advance position but Ray won't allow it.
Roll not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ray tries to get to full guard but Roll has control of the leg.
Ray is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ray throws a head kick but Roll moves out of range.
Roll takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Roll ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Roll checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Ray does it's job there.
Roll avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roll closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Roll closes the distance and clinches up with Ray, looking for a takedown. Roll pushes Ray against the cage but Ray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ezra Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dynamite Roll.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Roll's head but Roll sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roll has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roll uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ray looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roll feints and as Ray raises his hands in defense, Roll changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Roll wants to control from the top but Ray keeps moving.
Roll working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roll postures up.
Roll missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roll trying to control the position from guard on top but Ray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roll manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roll looking to control.
Roll keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roll is proving hard to escape from.
Roll looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roll trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Ray dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Roll moves away from the strike by Ray.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Roll.
Roll lands a body shot.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ray tries to bum rush Roll with a series of wild strikes but Roll uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Ray finds it's way through Roll's defenses.
Roll gets the takedown into side control.
Roll thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dynamite Roll has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ray gets back to half guard.
Ray is not content to let Roll control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Roll.
Roll is working for a kimura but Ray is defending it quite comfortably.
Roll missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Roll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roll stops Ray from getting back to his feet.
Roll seems to be working for a kimura but Ray defends the submission attempt.
Ray pushes Roll off looking to stand but Roll dives back in and keeps control.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Ray misses
and Roll counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Roll is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roll uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Roll shoots in and drives through. Ray sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Ray.
Roll looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ray is fending him off so far but Roll persists. Nope, Ray circles away and we're back to standing.
Roll defending well as Ray loads up on a big left hand.
Ray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roll counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Roll seems to be looking for submissions.
Ray wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray trying to control here.
Ray tries to kick Roll off but Roll keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ray is looking for a sweep. Roll is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ray is looking to escape.
Roll thows a huge punch but Ray dodges it nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roll moves away.
Ray misses with a double jab
and Roll counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ezra Ray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Roll shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ray manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Roll drops back looking for a leg! Ray is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ray manages to kick Roll off! Roll jumps back into Ray's guard.
Ray has his feet on Roll's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Roll.
Ray lands an overhand right.
Ray throws a nice looking combination but Roll bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dynamite Roll has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray throws a sloppy head kick
and Roll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dynamite Roll comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ray 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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