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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart Wray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Wray!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Wray wants to clinch.
Wray lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baker throws out a leg kick but Wray moves out of range and Baker only half commits.
Baker looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Wray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Baker blocks the body kick.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wray was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Wray connects with a solid leg kick.
Baker takes a swing at Wray's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Baker misses with a jab to the body
and Wray counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker misses with a hook
and Wray counters with an inside leg kick.
Baker moves out of range as Wray strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Baker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wray was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Baker misses with a hook.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Baker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Baker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wray.
Wray throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baker on the side of the head.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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!
Baker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wray in his tracks.
Wray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Wray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wray misses with a hook.
Wray slips under a jab from Baker.
A combination from Baker does no damage.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Wray counters with a nice leg kick.
Wray scoring well with a low kick there.
Baker missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray lands a right hook to the body.
Baker throws a big shot that misses.
Wray lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands a head shot.
Wray feints and then cracks Baker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baker down.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bakers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Baker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wray counters with a stiff right hand.
Wray avoids the body shot from Baker.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
Wray is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wray moves away.
Wray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wray tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wray cracks the inside of Baker's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray lands a nice shot to the body.
Wray throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray takes the fight into the clinch.
Wray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker throws a punch but it's blocked by Wray.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wray trying to stall but Baker improves his position.
Baker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stalling in the clinch from Wray.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Wray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Wray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Wray lands a knee to the head.
It looks like David Baker has been cut.
Baker works on Wray's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stuart Wray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Baker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wray misses with a body shot.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Wray does it's job there.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Wray.
Wray ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker misses with a straight right.
Baker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker throws an off balance right hand
and Wray counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Wray ducks down to avoid it.
Wray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wray - that will leave a mark!
Baker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker swings widly with a right hand
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice cross by Wray.
Wray moves away from the strike by Baker.
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker moves out of range of the body kick from Wray.
Wray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Baker scores with a jab.
Wray lands the left hand.
Wray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Baker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wray's elbow.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees 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!
Baker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Baker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Baker.
Baker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Baker tries to throw a body punch but Wray avoids it by throwing Baker back against the cage.
Wray pushes Baker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wray lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Wray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray missing with knees to the body.
Baker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
A head kick misses from Baker.
Baker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wray scores with a shot to the body.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wray.
Wray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Wray is out of range.
Wray connects with an inside leg kick.
Baker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wray. Wray obviously looking to wear him down.
Wray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wray tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Stuart Wray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Wray punishes Baker's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
Wray closes the distance and clinches.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
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 cut man is working on David Baker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Baker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Wray there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wray. That's going to slow Baker down.
Wray dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baker. That did some damage!
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Baker looks to throw the jab but Wray is out of range.
Wray forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Wray as the two fighters clinch.
Wray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wray pushes off an throws an elbow but Baker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wray trying to stall but Baker improves his position.
Wray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Baker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wray keeps control of Baker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker avoids the elbow strike from Wray, against the cage.
Wray lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Wray.
Baker is rocked!
Stuart Wray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wray throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Wray throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baker throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baker moves forwards but Wray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker looks to land a right hand but Wray moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wray lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Wray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
David Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Wray as he connects with a hook.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Wray lands a front kick.
Wray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Wray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wray throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baker's calf.
Baker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baker walks into a jab.
Wray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wray lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baker's sensitive parts.
A shot to the liver by Wray. Beautiful body shot.
Wray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stuart Wray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wray thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wray blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray with a jab.
Wray ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Wray clinches up against the cage.
Baker pushes Wray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker being controlled against the cage.
Wray lands an uppercut.
David Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Baker as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Wray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wray pushes Baker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baker swings wildly with an uppercut but Wray uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stuart Wray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wray 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stuart Wray!
An out of breath and clearly excited Stuart Wray thanked Rōnin for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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