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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair has chosen Lil Wayne - I Miss My Dawgs as his entrance music. Rory Blair is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 cm
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204 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
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183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Elliot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Blair! The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Elliot shoots in and bounces Blair off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Elliot is looking to stand up but Blair won't let him. Blair is trying to keep Elliot in close.
Elliot throws a strike but Blair rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Blair scoring with punches to the head and body. Elliot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Elliot tries to get out of the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blair's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Blair stands up from guard. Let's bang! A head kick from Blair lands but Elliot takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ray Elliot has been cut. Elliot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blair.
Elliot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair scores with a jab to the body. 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! Blair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elliot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blair defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Elliot. Elliot is breathing heavily. Elliot takes one to the side of the head.
Blair lands with a kick to the temple. Elliot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Blair misses with a looping right. Blair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Elliot shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Elliot was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Elliot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blair on the ground. Blair bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Blair wanted to stand there but Elliot had control of the position. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blair's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Elliot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blair is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blair's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Blair gets to his feet - Elliot follows without any prompting. Blair clinches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Blair tries to break the clinch but Elliot is controlling the position. Elliot scores with a shoulder strike. Blair working hard to break the clinch. Blair wants to break free but Elliot has control.
Blair is looking to break free of the clinch but Elliot has double underhooks. Blair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Elliot gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Elliot is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blair is defending well for now. Blair tries to break the clinch but Elliot is controlling the position. Elliot blocks an elbow strike. Blair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Elliot manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blair goes for a takedown attempt but Elliot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blair takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice straight punches there by Blair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blair. Elliot bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control. Blair regains half guard, as Elliot was trying to land strikes. Blair kicks off Elliot and gets to his feet. Elliot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Elliot. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Danga de danga de dang - Blair scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Elliot misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Blair looks to land a combination but Elliot avoids it well. Blair throws a series of punches but Elliot avoids them all with ease. Elliot looks for a takedown but Blair sprawls well. Elliot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Blair misses with a two punch combination.
Rory Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A good leg kick by Blair. Blair throws a nice head kick!
Elliot fails with a takedown attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Blair keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Blair dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ray Elliot's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Elliot slips a straight right by Blair. Blair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Blair misses with a takedown attempt - Elliot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Elliot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blair was well out of range. Poor timing from Elliot. Elliot fails with the takedown. Elliot has a takedown stuffed. Elliot on the wrong end of a nice hook. Blair punishes Elliot's body with a nice straight punch. Ray Elliot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Blair lands a two punch combo.
Blair scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Elliot slips the punch. Elliot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Elliot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Blair lands with a kick to the temple. Elliot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice uppercut lands for Blair. That snapped Elliot's head back.
Elliot scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Blair gets full guard. Blair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Blair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Elliot cracks Blair with a solid left hand. Elliot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Elliot thows a big elbow that misses. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elliot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Elliot is looking to work some ground and pound but Blair has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blair wants to get back to his feet but Elliot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Blair cracks Elliot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Elliot shoots in but no luck this time. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Elliot. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blair throws a combination. Elliot tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Blair is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Blair has a takedown stuffed. Blair gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Elliot counters with a takedown into side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Elliot looks up at the clock and then as Blair takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Elliot smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blair gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Elliot seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blair taking some punishment here, with Elliot in his half guard. Elliot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Blair preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. Blair kicks off Elliot and gets to his feet. Elliot closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blair circles away. Blair works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Blair lands with an overhand left. Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Elliot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blair moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Blair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Elliot circles away quickly and effectively. Elliot lands a nice hook to Blair's body. Blair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A jab from Blair does it's job there. Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blair fails with a takedown attempt. Elliot thows a left - swing and a miss! Blair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Elliot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Blair lands a high kick!
Elliot takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. 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 Ray Elliot will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ray Elliot's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Elliot shoots and misses and Blair counters with a big head kick but Elliot shrugs it off. Danga de danga de dang - Blair scores with a four punch combination! Elliot looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Rory Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup. Elliot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Blair lands a nice hook to Elliot's body. Elliot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Blair misses the body punch so Elliot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Blair manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blair with the ground and pound from mount. Elliot tries to hold on but Blair postures up. Elliot is bucking up trying to escape but Blair cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blair fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Elliot bucks Blair off and manages to get back to his feet! Blair misses the shot to the body. Blair fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elliot throws a sloppy head kick and Blair counters with a body kick. Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair wants to clinch. Elliot swings and misses with a shot to the body and Blair counters with an inside leg kick. Blair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Elliot shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blair as he avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Elliot. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blair misses with a head kick.
Elliot blocks a head kick by Blair.
Blair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck for Elliot with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Elliot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Elliot throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blair's waist but Blair gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elliot off to one side. Blair lands with a nice body kick. Elliot has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Elliot swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a nice looking combination but Elliot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Elliot moves away from the strike by Blair. Blair tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Elliot!
Blair tries to clinch there but Elliot circles away.
Blair clobbers Elliot with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Elliot blocks a head kick by Blair.
Elliot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Elliot shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blair sprawls well. Blair wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elliot gets slowly back to his feet. Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Elliot's shoulder, as Elliot tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blair throws a sloppy head kick and Elliot moves out of range easily. Blair misses with a series of wild punches.
Elliot shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blair is trying to defend but Elliot finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Elliot scoring with strikes to the body and head. Blair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Elliot working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blair looking to hit a scissor sweep but Elliot is one step ahead there. Elliot tries to free his leg and advance position but Blair is retaining full guard. Elliot in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Elliot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Elliot is sitting in close to Blair's body. Blair has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Elliot is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Elliot is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Blair.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rory Blair!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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