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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Wickleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bailey Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Wickleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bailey Harris!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickleby thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Wickleby scores with a hook to the body. Harris takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wickleby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Ray Wickleby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wickleby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wickleby wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Wickleby throws a big right hand that misses.
Harris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wickleby trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wickleby scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wickleby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wickleby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wickleby lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wickleby is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wickleby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wickleby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wickleby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harris is looking to stand up but Wickleby isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Harris throws a chopping leg kick but Wickleby manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wickleby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harris.
Harris misses with a two punch combination.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby blocks a leg kick.
Harris throws a wild body kick that Wickleby sees coming a mile off.
Wickleby throws out a loose jab but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wickleby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wickleby lands with a shot to the body.
Wickleby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Harris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris throws out a leg kick but Wickleby moves out of range and Harris only half commits.
Wickleby lands a jab to Harris's midsection.
Wickleby checks a low kick from Harris.
Harris gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wickleby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wickleby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wickleby uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wickleby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wickleby wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Wickleby.
Wickleby scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Harris misses.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
Wickleby cracks Harris with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris staying out of range there.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wickleby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wickleby scores with a jab to the body.
Harris fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wickleby is out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Harris 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harris throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wickleby scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wickleby lands a body shot.
Wickleby lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Wickleby dominated 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.
Nice jab there from Wickleby.
Wickleby cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wickleby shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harris is trying to defend but Wickleby finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wickleby thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris is not content to let Wickleby control the position.
Wickleby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harris defending well though.
Harris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wickleby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby is trying to control. Harris wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harris has one foot on Wickleby's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Harris walks into a jab.
Wickleby scores with a jab to the body.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wickleby to score with a decent uppercut.
Wickleby scores with a punch to the head.
Harris throws a head kick that misses.
Wickleby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Wickleby lands a jab-cross combination.
Wickleby is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Harris's half guard.
Wickleby works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harris looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wickleby goes for an armbar but Harris turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Harris.
Wickleby might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wickleby working a defensive guard here.
Wickleby 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand but Wickleby is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wickleby looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Harris puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four 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.
Wickleby tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harris has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wickleby is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harris is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Wickleby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A jab from Wickleby does it's job there.
Wickleby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wickleby misses with a wild body shot.
Harris throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wickleby on the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wickleby.
Harris tries to work over Wickleby's front leg with a kick but Wickleby checks it.
Harris tries to clinch but Wickleby is having none of it.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Harris misses with a low kick.
Harris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Harris walks into a jab.
Wickleby scores with a nice right hand.
Wickleby misses with a hook.
Harris tries to work over Wickleby's front leg with a kick but Wickleby checks it.
Harris drives through and clinches with Wickleby against the cage.
Harris stalling the fight.
Harris lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wickleby avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wickleby.
Harris's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Wickleby tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Wickleby presses Harris against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wickleby blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wickleby is keeping busy.
Harris lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wickleby is defending well for now.
Harris trying to stall but Wickleby improves his position.
Wickleby leaning against his opponent.
Harris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harris trying to stall but Wickleby improves his position.
Wickleby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wickleby has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harris is trying to stall.
Wickleby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bailey Harris.
Harris takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wickleby passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wickleby trying to control the position but Harris is working away.
Wickleby is trying to ground and pound but Harris uses the momentary lack of control by Wickleby to regain half guard.
Wickleby throwing shots but Harris is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickleby throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wickleby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wickleby tries to pass to full mount but Harris defends it.
Wickleby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harris's head.
Wickleby not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wickleby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Harris.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Wickleby.
Wickleby scores with a decent looking hook.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wickleby takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Wickleby keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wickleby feints and as Harris raises his hands in defense, Wickleby changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bailey Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wickleby is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harris pushes Wickleby off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris tries to land a leg kick but Wickleby saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bailey Harris.
I think Wickleby 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Wickleby!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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