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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xenu Hubbard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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165 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xenu Hubbard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray drives through and clinches with Hubbard against the cage.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Wray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hubbard is working for takedown but Wray is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wray wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hubbard has him pressed against the cage.
Hubbard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wray smiles and moves away.
Wray scores with a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wray.
Wray thuds a left hand into Hubbard's body.
A combination from Wray does no damage.
Wray scores with a head kick.
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wray is looking to slow Hubbard down with leg kicks.
No luck for Hubbard with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xenu Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard is looking to clinch but Wray is avoiding it.
Hubbard tries to clinch but Wray is having none of it.
Wray lands a head kick!
Wray moves in looking to clinch but Hubbard pushes him off.
Hubbard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A lazy left from Wray finds it's target.
Hubbard doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Hubbard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hubbard showed some decent athleticism there.
Wray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hubbard is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hubbard controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hubbard is working away from the top position though.
Hubbard prevents Wray from standing back up.
Hubbard controlling the pace.
Wray trying to control from the bottom.
Hubbard controlling the action here.
Wray is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wray wants to get back to his feet.
Hubbard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hubbard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wray defends it well.
Hubbard is breathing heavily.
Hubbard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wray wants to control but Hubbard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hubbard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wray does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hubbard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hubbard prevents Wray from improving his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hubbard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wray!
Hubbard thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Wray wants to hold on but Hubbard pushes him away.
Hubbard tries to control but Wray wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wray is trying to escape the mount.
Wray tries to hold on but Hubbard postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stuart Wray will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wray scores with a punch to the head.
Wray throws a head kick but Hubbard moves out of range.
Wray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wray is looking to slow Hubbard down with leg kicks.
Hubbard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wray swivels and escapes.
Wray gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wray stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wray tries to break the clinch but Hubbard is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray tries to break the clinch but Hubbard is controlling the position.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wray holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Wray pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hubbard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wray has Hubbard pressed against the cage.
Wray gets underhooks to prevent Hubbard's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xenu Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Wray tries a knee to the head but Hubbard blocks it.
Wray throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Hubbard blocks with his arms.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Hubbard has Wray pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wray manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hubbard is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wray pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wray has had enough of the clinch but Hubbard keeps him there for the moment.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hubbard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hubbard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hubbard.
Wray tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wray avoiding damage as Hubbard throws knees to the body.
Hubbard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hubbard missing with knees to the body.
Hubbard takes an elbow to the temple.
Wray wants to get back to striking at distance but Hubbard won't allow it.
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 tries a knee to the head but Hubbard blocks it.
Wray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray throws an elbow that misses.
Hubbard fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wray tries to land knees in the clinch but Hubbard avoids the damage to the body.
Wray looking to throw knees to the head but Hubbard is blocking nicely.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hubbard tries for a takedown but Wray manages to get underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wray stalling against the cage.
Hubbard wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wray looks to land a combination. Hubbard sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hubbard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wray pinned against the cage. Wray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hubbard walks into a straight right hand from Wray.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wray thows a body kick. Hubbard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wray.
Hubbard keeps the fight on the outside.
Hubbard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wray wants to clinch up but Hubbard keeps it at a distance.
Wray throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hubbard.
Wray has closed the distance and engaged Hubbard in a clinch.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Hubbard shrugs off.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Wray is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hubbard is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hubbard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Come on Wray - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hubbard fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xenu Hubbard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray prevents the takedown attempt.
Wray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hubbard managing to block the knees to the body from Wray.
Wray tries to land knees in the clinch but Hubbard avoids the damage to the body.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hubbard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two 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.
Hubbard tries to score a body lock takedown but Wray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hubbard avoiding damage as Wray throws knees to the body.
Hubbard 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 misses with a knee strike.
Wray misses with a knee to the head.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wray controlling the action here for a moment.
Wray with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard 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 misses with a knee strike.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Hubbard blocks with his arms.
Wray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wray misses with a wild combination.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wray tries to clinch
so Hubbard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hubbard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wray wants to get back to his feet but Hubbard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wray 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.
Xenu Hubbard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hubbard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hubbard trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stuart Wray.
I've got Wray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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