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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Ferdinand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Ferdinand has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Wayne Ferdinand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooney prevents Ferdinand from standing back up.
Wooney is looking for a kimura here.
Ferdinand pushes Wooney off looking to stand but Wooney dives back in and keeps control.
Wooney moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Ferdinand.
Wooney decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ferdinand doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferdinand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooney should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wooney closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferdinand circles away.
Ferdinand tries a head kick but it misses.
Wooney fails with the takedown.
A combination from Ferdinand does no damage.
Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooney scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferdinand doesn't seem bothered though.
Ferdinand throws a head kick that misses.
Ferdinand misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
Ferdinand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wooney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wooney dodges the punch combination from Ferdinand.
Ferdinand is breathing heavily.
Wooney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooney misses with a takedown attempt - Ferdinand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wayne Ferdinand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rayne Wooney.
Wooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooney scores with a body shot.
Ferdinand throws a jab but it's blocked by Wooney.
Wayne Ferdinand is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooney lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferdinand's head.
Ferdinand tries a head kick but it misses.
Ferdinand on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooney scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Ferdinand.
Wooney throws a low kick, looking for Ferdinand's leg but Ferdinand calmly moves out of range.
Wooney looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ferdinand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wooney looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooney lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ferdinand hang on?
Ferdinand wants to hold on but Wooney pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney working for a submission but Ferdinand is keeping him at bay.
Ferdinand wants to hold on but Wooney pushes him away.
Ferdinand is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Ferdinand is in a horrible position here. Wooney smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wooney controlling the pace for now.
Wooney stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wooney looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferdinand misses with a two punch combination.
Wooney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wooney showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooney escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ferdinand misses with a few strikes there.
Wooney throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ferdinand.
Wooney is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ferdinand rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Ferdinand misses.
Wooney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A leg kick checked by Ferdinand.
Wooney lands a jab to Ferdinand's midsection.
Ferdinand misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
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.
Ferdinand checks a low kick from Wooney.
Ferdinand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wooney misses with a kick to the body.
Wooney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferdinand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ferdinand blocks the body kick.
Ferdinand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ferdinand scores with a jab. Wooney acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooney looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferdinand is fending him off so far but Wooney persists. Nope, Ferdinand circles away and we're back to standing.
Wooney fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ferdinand looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooney lands with a hook. Ferdinand tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooney connects with a body shot.
Wooney gets the takedown into side control.
Wooney stands up and beckons Ferdinand to his feet.
Ferdinand takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ferdinand is working an open guard so Wooney takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
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!
Wooney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good work by Ferdinand as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooney is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ferdinand looks to throw the jab but Wooney is out of range.
Wooney drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooney loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ferdinand holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooney wants to get up but he can't break Ferdinand's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ferdinand wants to get back to his feet but Wooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ferdinand trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooney wants to pass the guard but Ferdinand is keeping the position.
Ferdinand wants to get back to his feet but Wooney passes into half guard.
Ferdinand misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wooney lands with a nice body punch.
Wooney gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooney tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ferdinand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wooney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wooney in particular looking to stall.
Wooney not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooney decides to stand and escape the position.
Ferdinand throws a right hand that Wooney ducks under and follows up with a left that Wooney also avoids with ease.
Wooney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooney lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooney working the head and body with strikes.
Ferdinand wants to get back to his feet.
Wooney has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney with a couple of short strikes.
Ferdinand tries to hold on but Wooney postures up.
Wooney controlling from mount.
Ferdinand wants to control but Wooney is having none of it.
Wooney fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wooney avoids the attempt from Ferdinand to control.
Wooney looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wooney jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A nice combination there by Ferdinand.
Ferdinand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooney pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ferdinand is out of range and Wooney settles back down.
Wooney avoids the head kick by Ferdinand.
Wooney blocks a jab.
Wooney throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooney works over Ferdinand's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooney scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rayne Wooney has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooney stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ferdinand to get to his feet.
Wooney lands with a nice combination. Ferdinand backs away looking to recover.
Wooney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferdinand is out of range.
Wooney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferdinand stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferdinand looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Wooney avoids the attempt from Ferdinand to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferdinand just holding on.
Wooney working for a submission but Ferdinand is keeping him at bay.
Wooney get's back to his feet.
Wooney takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooney 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.
Ferdinand has his feet on Wooney's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rayne Wooney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooney shoots in but Ferdinand avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ferdinand doesn't manage to clinch there - Wooney circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooney goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooney feints and as Ferdinand raises his hands in defense, Wooney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ferdinand striking off his back but it's not causing Wooney any problems.
Ferdinand trying to keep a closed guard but Wooney is proving a slippery customer.
Ferdinand will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooney tries to stand but Ferdinand is controlling from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ferdinand holds on and takes a little breather.
Wooney prevents Ferdinand from getting back to his feet.
Wooney wants to control from the top but Ferdinand keeps moving.
Wooney passes Ferdinand's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferdinand looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferdinand wants to sweep but Wooney has passed to side control!
Wooney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferdinand tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Wooney get's back to his feet.
Ferdinand tries to bum rush Wooney with a series of wild strikes but Wooney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ferdinand is looking for a sweep. Wooney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ferdinand to stand up.
Wooney scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooney displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferdinand throws out the jab.
Ferdinand gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wooney.
Wooney has a takedown stuffed.
Wooney throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferdinand's waist but Ferdinand gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wooney off to one side.
Rayne Wooney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wayne Ferdinand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rayne Wooney.
Wooney shoots in and bounces Ferdinand off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ferdinand is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferdinand being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferdinand has a closed guard, preventing Wooney from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayne Wooney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wooney 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayne Wooney!
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