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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Charles has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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192 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jim Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jim moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Jim throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Jim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Charles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jim avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Jim wants a takedown.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jim Jim has been cut.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Jim tries to score a body lock takedown but Charles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles is pressed up against the cage. Jim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Charles down to the mat. Charles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles lands a nice knee to the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim tries to score a body lock takedown but Charles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles effectively controlling the action here.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles stalling in the clinch.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Charles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles gets underhooks to prevent Jim's takedown attempt.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Jim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jim tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
Jim tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles prevents the takedown attempt.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Jim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Charles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charles tries to clinch up but Jim circles away and keeps his distance.
Charles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jim, pushing him back against the cage.
Charles lands a knee to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charles forces Jim back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Jim being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles stalling.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles stops a takedown attempt from Jim.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Jim avoids the damage to the body.
Jim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Charles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jim misses with a two punch combination.
Charles wants to clinch up but Jim keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Jim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jim falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charles counters by clinching up.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jim avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jim managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jim.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles effectively controlling the action here.
Jim is trying to drag Charles to the mat but Charles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Charles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Charles.
Jim wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Charles.
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.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Charles.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jim has Charles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Charles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Jim looking for a takedown.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jim goes for a takedown attempt but Charles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Charles rushes Jim and presses him up against the cage.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles lands a knee to the body.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
Jim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
Charles lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles stalling the fight.
Jim blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jim goes for a takedown attempt but Charles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Charles avoids the body shot from Jim.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Jim Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jim misses with a combination
and Charles moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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