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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Dray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dray comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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207 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Dray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dray's waist but Dray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Black off to one side.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Dray's head.
Black lands a left and a right that sends Dray crashing to the canvas! Black dives into mount looking to finish!
Dray is rocked!
It looks like Ricky Dray has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Dray has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Dray!
Dray postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Black is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dray, into his guard.
Dray pushes Black off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dray circles away quickly and effectively.
Dray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice sprawl there from Dray as Black shoots in.
Black fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ricky Dray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Dray pushes him off.
Dray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Black changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Black throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Dray works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Black wants to work for an arm triangle but Dray is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Black looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Black is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dray is just riding it out for now. Black eventually gives up the hold.
Dray wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dray manages to escape and get back to his feet!
No luck for Dray with that takedown attempt.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dray as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black shoots for a takedown but Dray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dray moves away from the strike by Black.
Black has his takedown stuffed
and Dray counters with a shoot takedown. Black fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Dray passes Black's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Dray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Black enables Dray to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Black manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dray drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Black dives on top into guard.
Dray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Black trying to control but Dray is working from the bottom.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black looking to sit in guard and control but Dray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Black is on top in guard.
Black trying to control but Dray is working from the bottom.
Black postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dray wants to stand and escape but Black is having none of it.
Black throws a big elbow that misses.
Black looking to pass the guard.
Black drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Black has Dray in his guard.
Black trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack Black has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Black tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Black somewhat.
Black is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Dray. No joy for Black on that attempt.
Dray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dray shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dray tries to avoid it but Black manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dray to the ground. Dray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ricky Dray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Black.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dray shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black tries to clinch up.
Dray ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black tries for a takedown but Dray circles away easily
and Dray counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dray.
Dray drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dray jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is trying to control the position but Dray postures up.
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 Ricky Dray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Dray's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dray shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Dray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Black shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Black was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dray is on top in guard.
Dray drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Black manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dray has Black in his guard.
Black takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to stand and escape but instead Dray has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Black 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.
Dray drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Black manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dray has Black in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dray working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Black.
Black passes Dray's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black stops Dray from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to pass to mount but Dray is defending the position.
Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Black prevents Dray from standing back up.
That's four 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.
Black wants to pass to mount but Dray is defending the position.
Black not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Black trying to control from half guard but Dray is working away.
Black is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ricky Dray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Black!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Black 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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RATING
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