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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I shot the Sheriff. Danny Raptor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Hardy's chin.
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179 cm
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144 lbs
22 - 11 - 0 |
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193 cm
28
145 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Hardy! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Raptor blocks the body kick.
Hardy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raptor swats him away and circles back towards the center. Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Hardy scores with a nice head shot. Raptor circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raptor. That's going to slow Hardy down. Raptor checks the leg kick. Raptor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hardy. Raptor shrugs it off though. Hardy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily. Hardy slaps away a takedown attempt from Raptor, before circling back to the center of the mat. Hardy closes the distance looking to clinch and Raptor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Raptor throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely. Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Raptor defends easily.
Raptor advances to half guard. Raptor throwing shots but Hardy is blocking nicely. Raptor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Raptor not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Raptor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Raptor looking to pass the guard. Raptor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Raptor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Raptor with a flurry of punches that miss. Raptor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Raptor working the ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Raptor working the head and body with strikes. Raptor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Raptor working the ground and pound. Raptor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hardy is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Raptor wants to control but Hardy is keeping him busy. Hardy is still in real trouble! Can Raptor finish him? The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Raptor scores with a couple of short elbows. The strikes coming from Raptor are missing the target in this wave of attacks. Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Hardy wants to get back to his feet. Hardy seems to have recovered his senses. Raptor wants to pass the guard but Hardy is defending well. Raptor with the ground and pound but Hardy uses the opportunity to regain guard. Raptor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Raptor's corner is telling him to maintain position. Raptor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Raptor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now. Raptor with a flurry of punches that miss. Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Raptor tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardy is retaining full guard. Raptor pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Hardy trying to hold on to Raptor's head to control him but Raptor postures up.
Raptor prevents Hardy from standing back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hardy has hold of Raptor's hands but Raptor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Hardy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Raptor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Raptor dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Raptor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
It looks like Ray Hardy has been cut. Raptor slips under a jab. Raptor connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hardy! He's out on his feet! Raptor rushes in and drops Hardy with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Danny Raptor! Danny Raptor made sure to mention his sponsor, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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