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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mask might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roxette - Listen To Your Heart. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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176 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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181 lbs
23 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ray misses its intended target.
Mask fakes the leg kick and cracks Ray in the body.
Ezra Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray takes a swing at Mask's ribcage but misses.
A head kick from Ray lands but Mask takes it in his stride.
Mask shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mask was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mask has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ray's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ray is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask controlling from the full mount.
Ray is desperately trying to improve his position but Mask has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mask throwing strikes here but Ray is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mask working the ground and pound effectively.
Ray is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mask in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ray wants to hold on but Mask pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask landing shots from mount.
Ray tries to hold on but Mask postures up.
Mask looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mask is keeping the position for now.
Mask looking for a sweep. Not yet Mask, not yet.
Mask is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ray throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Mask's body to avoid the submission. Mask has instead reached around Ray's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Mask arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tiger Mask!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiger Mask thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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