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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Seth Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wray comes to the cage accompanied by The Leprechan Song. Johnny Rico has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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183 cm
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seth Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Rico!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rico lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rico avoids the body shot from Wray.
Wray lands with an uppercut that bounces Rico off the cage and back into range.
Rico misses with a kick to the body.
Rico waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wray.
Donk. Wray catches Rico right on the button with a cross.
Rico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rico backwards.
Rico breaks the clinch.
A big right from Wray misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rico counters with a two punch combo.
Wray misses with a straight left.
Johnny Rico is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Wray as he connects with a hook.
Rico misses with a hook. Wray ducked under it nicely.
Rico throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rico pinned against the cage. Rico gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wray drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Seth Wray has been cut.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray looks to clinch
and Rico counters with a nice body shot.
Rico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wray.
Rico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wray on the side of the head.
Rico feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wray sprawling to the canvas! Wray rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rico finish him?!
Wray is rocked!
Wray throws a head kick but Rico moves out of range.
Oh Wray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wray misses with a jab to the body
and Rico counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Wray lands.
A big right from Wray misses.
Nice defenses there by Rico.
Wray seems to have got his legs back now.
A combination from Rico does no damage.
Wray lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wray scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Wray.
Rico takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Wray there.
Wray with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray avoids the head kick by Rico.
Wray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rico slips a jab from Wray.
Wray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rico sprawls well. Rico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wray gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rico moves away from the strike by Wray.
Wray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rico counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wray thows a body shot but no joy.
Wray moves out of range as Rico strikes.
Rico lands a jab to Wray's midsection.
Rico throws the kick towards the body but Wray avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wray moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Wray throws the left hand but Rico avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Rico will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rico counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wray moves away.
Wray takes a swing at Rico's ribcage but misses.
Johnny Rico seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wray throws a sloppy head kick and Rico moves out of range easily.
Rico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Wray throws a jab when Rico was well out of range.
Rico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wray shoots in looking for a takedown but Rico manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rico misses with a low kick.
Rico moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rico keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed right hand from Wray misses the target.
Rico uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wray.
Wray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wray ducks under a wild hook from Rico.
Rico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wray moves in looking to clinch but Rico pushes him off.
Wray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rico stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rico wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Wray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico moves forwards but Wray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rico with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rico thows a body shot but no joy.
Wray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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!
Wray avoids the body shot from Rico.
A cross from Rico lands.
Rico ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wray moves away.
Rico throws a head kick that misses.
Rico uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wray.
Rico on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wray misses with a looping right.
Rico throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wray on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Wray finds it's target.
Wray moves into the clinch.
Wray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wray misses with some punches.
Wray tries for a takedown but Rico manages to get underhooks.
Wray stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wray.
Wray looking for a takedown.
Wray pushes Rico back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wray throws a punch but it's blocked by Rico.
Wray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wray wants to clinch but Rico slips to the side
enabling Rico to counter with a crisp jab.
Seth Wray's cut is getting worse.
Rico moves out of range as Wray strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rico fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wray on the side of the head.
Wray scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Wray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seth Wray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rico.
Rico misses with a double jab.
Wray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Rico was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray looks to land a left hand but Rico moved out of range nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rico stops a takedown attempt from Wray.
Rico wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Rico stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wray - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wray is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rico is defending well.
Rico looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rico tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wray stalling the fight.
Wray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rico gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Wray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rico up against the cage.
Wray throws a punch but it's blocked by Rico.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wray lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Wray.
Wray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rico.
Rico is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray throws a head punch that misses.
Rico blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wray creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rico.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rico blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rico gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wray misses with a body punch.
Wray keeps control of Rico as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray breaks from the clinch.
Rico swats away the attempt to clinch by Wray.
Rico avoids the body shot from Wray.
Wray tries to land a leg kick but Rico saw it coming and moves away.
Wray throws a shot from downtown. Rico moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rico working a defensive guard but Wray passes into half guard.
Rico is trying to control but can't.
Wray is trying to control the action in half guard but Rico is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wray seems to be working for a kimura but Rico defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rico can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rico keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Wray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wray has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Wray!
Seth Wray thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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