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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rhett Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Stiasny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Stiasny has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rhett Ray's chin.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhett Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Stiasny!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray with a poor takedown
and Stiasny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stiasny throwing strikes but missing.
Ray keeping full guard, as Stiasny tries to pass.
Ray wants to control the position but Stiasny says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Stiasny wants to free his trapped foot but Ray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ray is looking for a sweep. Stiasny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stiasny takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray wants to control but Stiasny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeff Stiasny hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stiasny shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ray is trying to defend but Stiasny finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Stiasny is working for a kimura but Ray is defending it quite comfortably.
Stiasny controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny misses with a head shot. Ray uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ray being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stiasny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ray is on top in guard.
Ray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ray working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ray's guard.
Ray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stiasny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ray looking to control.
Stiasny would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Stiasny postures up and lands a big shot to Ray's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stiasny controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ray working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Stiasny dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stiasny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ray drives through and clinches with Stiasny against the cage.
Stiasny breaks from the clinch.
Stiasny looking to score a takedown here. Ray is defending well but Stiasny drives through and ends up in Ray's guard.
Stiasny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stiasny wants to stand but Ray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ray wants to hit a switch here but Stiasny passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ray there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray wants to hold on but Stiasny pushes him away.
Stiasny with a couple of short strikes.
Ray tries to reverse the position but Stiasny maintains control.
Stiasny controlling the pace for now.
Ray really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Stiasny has taken his back.
Stiasny is persistently looking for the submission but Ray is defending it well.
Stiasny really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ray.
Ray trying to control the hands but Stiasny breaks the grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Stiasny biding his time, controlling Ray.
Ray looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny biding his time, controlling Ray.
Stiasny throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Ray!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray turns into Stiasny and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Stiasny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ray gets caught napping as Stiasny dives in and scores a takedown. Ray manages to retain guard.
Stiasny forces his way into half guard.
Stiasny sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stiasny winds up and cracks Ray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stiasny tries to stand and escape but Ray is controlling the position.
Stiasny is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ray still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ray has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stiasny is looking for a sweep.
Ray goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stiasny has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ray but great work by Stiasny.
Ray tries to buck Stiasny off but Stiasny is having none of it.
Stiasny controlling the position from side mount.
Jeff Stiasny has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stiasny lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ray's shoulder. That is not cool.
Stiasny is looking to take a break and control but Ray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Stiasny is staying tight to Ray's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Stiasny swings around for an armbar but Ray sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stiasny's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeff Stiasny hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Stiasny stuffs the takedown attempt from Ray. Ray gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stiasny tries to free his leg and advance position but Ray is retaining full guard.
Ray thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stiasny slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Stiasny wanted to stand there but Ray had control of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jeff Stiasny hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ray tries to close the distance and clinch but Stiasny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stiasny sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stiasny is fending him off so far but Ray persists. Nope, Stiasny circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhett Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Stiasny is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhett Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stiasny shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Stiasny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stiasny winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Stiasny!
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FIGHT
RATING
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