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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Fine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Fray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Fine had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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167 cm
22
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
25
135 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Fine! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Fray! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fine with a nice cross. Fray gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fine. Fray drives through and clinches with Fine against the ropes.
Fray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fray digs a right hand into Fine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fine's gas tank. Fray wants to get back to striking at distance but Fine won't allow it.
Fray breaks from the clinch.
Fine cracks Fray with a good jab. Fray looks to score with a jab to the body but Fine is just out of range. Fray slips under a jab. Fine misses with a hook. Fray ducked under it nicely. Fine connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Fine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Fray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fray sees it coming and avoids it easily. Fray swings for the body but Fine moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fray throws a right hand that Fine ducks under and follows up with a left that Fine also avoids with ease. Fray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fray lands a nice hook to Fine's body. Fine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Fray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fine counters with a nice uppercut. A swing and a miss from Fine. Fine misses with a right hand and Fray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fine is breathing heavily. Fine misses with a straight left. Fray throws an overhand right that lands on Fine's shoulder, as Fine tries to avoid the shot. Fine loads up on a big right hand but Fray slips the punch. Nice defenses there by Fray. Fray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Fray misses its intended target. Fray is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Fray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fine manages to avoid it. Good shot there by Fray. Fray scores with the left hand. Fine knows he should have avoided that one. Fray lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fine. Fray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fine manages to avoid it. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Fray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fray throws a body punch but Fine moves out of range. Fray looks to land a combination but Fine avoids it well. Fray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Fine avoids the body shot from Fray.
Fine throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Fray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fine rather than just go for the knockout. Fray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Fray takes a swing at Fine's ribcage but misses. Fine throws a sloppy body shot
and Fray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fray throws a nice looking combination but Fine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fray throws a right hand that Fine ducks under and follows up with a left that Fine also avoids with ease. Fine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fray throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fray slips under a jab from Fine. The fighters circling - Fray throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Fine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fray.
Fray has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Fray misses with a two punch combination.
Fine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fray.
Fine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fray.
Fray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Fine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fine scores with a jab to the head.
Fine dodges the punch combination from Fray.
Fray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fine sizes up Fray with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fray is rocked! Fine cracks Fray with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Fray falls to his knees and Fine doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Fine!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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