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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Arkham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray comes to the cage accompanied by Till i collapse. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Arkham!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray slaps away a takedown attempt from Arkham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ray misses with a wild combination.
Arkham shoots in but Ray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arkham shoots in for a double leg but Ray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jacob Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Arkham.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Arkham. Arkham gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Ray as Arkham shoots in.
Arkham feints and as Ray raises his hands in defense, Arkham changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ray working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Arkham has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ray tries to roll over but Arkham keeps him under control.
Ray won't allow Arkham to pass to mount.
Arkham content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Arkham has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
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.
Arkham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arkham sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ray defending well though.
Still in half guard, Arkham seems content to control.
Arkham prevents Ray from standing back up.
Ray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ray is trying to stand up here but Arkham is controlling him well.
Arkham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ray!
Ray working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkham controlling from the full mount.
Ray squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Arkham lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Arkham is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Arkham looking to finish Ray with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ray!
Arkham looking to control and managing it successfully.
Arkham raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkham with shots to the head and body - Ray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Arkham looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Arkham sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Arkham prevents Ray from getting the reversal.
Ray is trying to stand but he's just given Arkham his back.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Arkham scores with punches and elbows.
Ray holding both Arkham 's hands and preventing any damage.
Arkham controlling the position well here. Ray rolled but Arkham kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Arkham tries to get the hooks in deep but Ray pushed the leg off.
Arkham is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's six 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.
Arkham trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Ray is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Arkham.
Arkham tries to get the hooks in deep but Ray pushed the leg off.
Ray covers up after that shot from Arkham.
Arkham controlling the position well here. Ray rolled but Arkham kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Arkham's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bill Arkham just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray leaves Arkham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arkham is defended easily by Ray.
Arkham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's eight 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.
Arkham shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray drops Arkham with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Arkham! Ray dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Jacob Ray!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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