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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard has chosen In Ashes They Shall Reap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Stuart Wray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Richard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Richard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wray swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richard throws a strike but Wray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richard is looking for a triangle but Wray pushes his legs off easily.
Richard looking for subs off his back but Wray has passed one foot through into half guard.
Wray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wray tries to stand and escape but Richard is controlling the position.
Richard wants to get back to his feet.
Richard is not content to let Wray control the position.
Wray content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard actively working from the bottom here.
Richard wants to control but Wray is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richard keeps working.
We're going to have a standup here because Stuart Wray wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wray!
A thudding body kick lands there by Wray!
Wray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stuart Wray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richard lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray moves away from the strike by Richard.
Wray throws a low kick but Richard avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Wray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard throws a one two combo.
Richard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wray finds it's way round the side to connect with Richard's head.
Wray misses with a low kick.
Richard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Richard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wray circles away quickly and effectively.
Wray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Richard has time to react.
Richard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wray connects with a leg kick. Richard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stuart Wray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richard misses with a takedown attempt - Wray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Richard with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard lands with a nice body punch.
Richard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richard defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Richard looking to sit in guard and control but Wray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richard manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wray is looking to improve his position but Richard isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Poor strikes thrown by Richard there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Stuart Wray will probably get the nod.
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.
Richard checks a low kick from Wray.
Jab, jab by Wray - just one landing.
Richard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richard.
Richard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wray doesn't seem bothered though.
Wray missing with a left hand there. Richard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Richard thuds a left hand into Wray's body.
Wray tries a head kick but it misses.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
Richard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richard slips under a jab from Wray.
Richard tries to clinch but Wray is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richard, right into the meat.
Richard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wray.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray ducks under a wild hook from Richard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard jabs Wray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wray closes the distance and clinches.
Richard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richard is trying to force a seperation but Wray has the dominant position.
Wray misses with an elbow over the top.
Richard is trying to break the clinch but Wray has him pressed against the cage.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Richard is working Wray over against the cage.
Richard lands with a short shot to the head.
Wray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Richard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wray's face.
Richard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richard finds it's way round the side to connect with Wray's head.
Richard throws the left hand but Wray avoids the punch easily.
Wray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Richard.
Richard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Richard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Wray tenderised Richard's leg. Richard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Richard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Richard misses.
Richard lands a lovely overhand right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richard.
Richard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wray rushes Richard and presses him up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Wray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wray lands a good knee to the midsection. Richard won't want to take too many of those.
Richard wants to break free but Wray has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray keeps control of Richard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wray avoids the elbow strike from Richard, against the cage.
Wray tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.
Wray trying to land knees to the body.
Richard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richard lands a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Richard there.
Richard throws a hook but Wray blocks it.
Good leg kick by Wray there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wray throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Richard.
Richard misses with a shot to the body
and Wray counters with an outside leg kick.
Richard slips a straight right by Wray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wray 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 Richard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richard avoids the head kick by Wray.
Richard walks into a straight right hand from Wray.
Richard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wray but Wray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wray just misses with a punch to the body.
Richard throws a sloppy head kick and Wray moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Wray.
Wray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richard tries to clinch there but Wray circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Richard scores with a decent looking hook.
Wray digs a good body shot into Richard's ribs.
Richard catches Wray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wray looks to land a right hand but Richard moved out of range.
Richard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wray in his tracks.
That kick from Wray tenderised Richard's leg. Richard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wray wants to clinch.
Richard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Richard missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray tries to sprawl but Richard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is taking a breather. Wray says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Richard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Richard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wray's head.
Wray is trying to get back to full guard.
Richard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard working over Wray with some ground and pound. Wray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wray is controlling Richard's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Richard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wray is looking to improve his position.
Richard is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Richard is looking to take a break and control but Wray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray trying to control but Richard postures up.
Wray keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Richard throwing shots but Wray is blocking nicely.
Richard performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard throwing shots but Wray is blocking nicely.
Richard thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wray's head.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
Wray wants to improve his position but Richard is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richard thows a huge punch but Wray dodges it nicely.
Richard is looking for a kimura but Wray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Richard to get the leverage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard trying to control from half guard but Wray is working away.
Richard works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard really dominated that round.
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.
Richard lands with a straight right. Wray didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wray. Richard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wray throws a leg kick
and Richard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wray loads up on a big right hand but Richard slips the punch.
Richard ducks under a wild hook from Wray.
Richard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Richard slams his shin into Wray's torso.
Wray misses with a looping right.
Richard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Wray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richard. Richard obviously looking to wear him down.
Stan Richard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wray tries to avoid it but Richard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wray to the ground. Wray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wray if he has to take too many more of those.
Wray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard blocks a low kick nicely.
Richard looks to land a combination but Wray avoids it well.
Richard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Richard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Richard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wray misses with a body shot.
Richard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wray attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray wants to land a leg kick but Richard is out of range.
Richard scores with a decent looking hook.
Richard drives through with a takedown into Wray's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard trying to control the position from guard on top but Wray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richard landing some decent shots from guard.
Wray keeping moving, preventing Richard from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard slips nicely into half guard.
Richard stalling.
Wray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wray is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richard working over Wray with some ground and pound. Wray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Richard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Richard is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richard.
Richard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wray has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Richard dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Richard throws a jab but it's blocked by Wray.
Wray throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Wray. No joy for Richard on that attempt.
Richard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Richard staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richard.
Richard lands a jab to Wray's midsection.
Richard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wray.
Wray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wray throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Richard blocks the low kick.
Richard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wray.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Richard looks to score with a jab to the body but Wray is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard loads up on a big right hand but Wray slips the punch.
Wray is looking to chop away at Richard's legs.
Richard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wrays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Richard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wray manages to avoid it.
A jab from Richard finds it's way through Wray's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Richard.
Richard thuds his right hand into Wray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wray throws a head kick but Richard moves out of range.
Richard scores with a jab. Wray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wray slips a jab and a cross from Richard.
Wray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A combination from Richard does no damage.
Wray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a front kick that sends Richard stumbling back into the cage.
Wray throws out a loose jab but Richard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richard. Wray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Richard missing with a left hand there. Wray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wray misses with a hook.
Stuart Wray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard lands with a good body shot.
Richard lands with a cross.
Wray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Richard.
Wray lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Richard.
Some wild striking there from Richard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Richard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wray.
Wray throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Richard's head.
Richard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wray. That's going to slow Richard down.
Richard lands a leg kick that knocks Wray off balance momentarily.
Wray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richard.
Richard thows a body kick. Wray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wray fails in his attempt to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richard checks a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wray.
Stan Richard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richard counters with a two punch combo.
Wray misses with a head kick.
Richard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick from Richard lands but Wray takes it in his stride.
Richard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stuart Wray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Richard.
Richard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wray.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Richard momentarily.
Wray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wray throws a body punch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Wray misses.
Richard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wray needs to keep his hands up - Richard had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stan Richard.
Well Richard 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Richard!
Stan Richard is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Stan Richard thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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