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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
Wray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wray throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Wray tries to clinch up.
Wray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raven dodges the punch combination from Wray.
Raven shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raven showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raven in particular looking to stall.
Raven looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Raven tries to pass to full mount but Wray defends it.
Raven keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wray has managed to clinch.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Wray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Raven 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 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raven blocks it with crossed arms.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raven on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wray landing knees to the head.
Raven drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
Raven letting Wray take a breather here.
Wray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raven.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wray.
Raven wants a takedown but no success here.
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 misses with a knee strike.
Wray throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wray.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wray throws an elbow but misses.
Raven 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 looks gassed!
Wray lands an elbow inside.
Wray leaning against his opponent.
Wray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raven.
Wray lands a damaging elbow.
Wray tries to stall but Raven uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wray misses with a knee strike.
Wray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wray is pressed up against the cage. Raven has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wray down to the mat. Wray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wray.
Raven drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Raven controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Raven fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stuart Wray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wray feints and then cracks Raven's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raven down.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wray throws a shot to the body.
Raven shoots in but Wray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wray stuffs the takedown attempt from Raven. Raven gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raven doesn't manage to clinch there - Wray circles away.
Raven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wray throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wray is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Wray circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wray's waist but Wray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raven off to one side.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raven swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Wray is looking to clinch.
Wray lands with a kick to the ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raven.
Raven changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wray is trying to buck Raven off.
Wray is being controlled here.
Raven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wray!
Raven mounts Wray! Really nice guard pass there!
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
Raven seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wray for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wray throws a nice looking combination but Raven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raven shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wray but Wray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
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 Saiquin Raven will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wray is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Wray circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven tries for a takedown but Wray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Raven shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raven was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wray is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Wray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stuart Wray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wray is looking to clinch but Raven is avoiding it.
Raven keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wray.
Wray throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wray doesn't manage to clinch there - Raven circles away.
Wray tries to clinch up but Raven circles away and keeps his distance.
Wray tries to clinch up
and Raven counters with a single leg into guard. Wray didn't expect that.
Raven is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven feints and as Wray raises his hands in defense, Raven changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raven stopping the sweep attempt from Wray.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Raven trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raven stays in close to Wray's body and controls the position.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wray pulls Raven in close to prevent any damage.
Raven tries to free his leg and advance position but Wray is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wray.
Raven circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wray's guard now.
Saiquin Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Raven forces his way into half guard.
Wray controlling the position for now.
Raven content to control rather than advance.
Wray wants to get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wray wants to control but Raven is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven trying to pass the guard but Wray defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Raven in particular looking to stall.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven slips a straight right by Wray.
Wray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raven moves away.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raven.
Wray throws a looping overhand right but Raven ducks down to avoid it.
Raven needs to keep his hands up - Wray had a free shot at his head there.
Wray fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Raven blocks the leg kick.
Wray throws a big shot that misses.
Wray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Wray wants to clinch but Raven slips to the side
and Raven counters with a shoot takedown. Wray fights it but they end up in guard.
Raven sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raven's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Raven looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wray.
Raven slips a jab from Wray.
That's four 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.
Raven scores a takedown into full mount!
Raven content just to control the position here.
Wray is looking to improve his position but Raven isn't that keen on the idea.
Raven looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven had his way with Stuart Wray in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wray pinned against the cage. Wray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wray is looking to clinch.
Wray misses with a hook
and Raven counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wray's guard now.
Raven is stalling in the full guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raven sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven won't allow Wray to get back to his feet.
Wray keeping full guard, as Raven tries to pass.
Raven trying to control but Wray is working from the bottom.
Wray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wray darts in trying to clinch
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wray won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven just content to control the position.
Wray is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wray is being controlled here.
Raven laying and praying for a moment but Wray takes advantage and regains half guard.
Raven is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Wray throws a body punch but Raven moves out of range.
Wray stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saiquin Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray lands a right hook to the body.
Stuart Wray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raven paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Wray.
Wray swinging wilding here.
Raven looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Raven prevents Wray from getting back to his feet.
Raven sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wray's guard.
Raven seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wray looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saiquin Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saiquin Raven!
Saiquin Raven retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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