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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Canavan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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206 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam Canavan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Rice!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rice misses the shot to the body.
Canavan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rice misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rice misses with a wild body shot.
Rice is looking to clinch but Canavan is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Canavan!
Canavan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canavan pinned against the cage. Canavan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canavan is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canavan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rice throws a sloppy head kick and Canavan moves out of range easily.
Rice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Liam Canavan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rice misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canavan looks to land a combination. Rice sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Canavan blocks a head kick by Rice.
Canavan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rice misses the jab.
Canavan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Canavan throws a series of punches but Rice moves out of range.
Canavan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Rice. Those never looked like landing.
Canavan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Canavan throws a leg kick but Rice sees it coming and moves out of range.
Canavan throws a series of punches but Rice avoids them all with ease.
Canavan misses with a wild body shot.
Canavan misses with a double jab.
Canavan is breathing heavily.
Canavan throws a series of punches but Rice moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rice.
Rice clinches.
Rice misses with the head strike.
Canavan is trying to break the clinch but Rice is controlling him.
Rice misses with a punch to the body.
Rice working aggressively here.
Rice misses with some punches.
Rice tries a body shot but Canavan blocks it.
Rice can't find room to land a body shot as Canavan controls the action.
Canavan wants to break free but Rice has control.
Rice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rice tries to throw a body punch but Canavan avoids it by throwing Rice back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rice fails to land.
Rice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Canavan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Canavan backwards.
Canavan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canavan blocks a body shot from Rice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice scores with a shoulder strike.
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Canavan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rice tries to throw a body punch but Canavan avoids it by throwing Rice back against the cage.
Rice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canavan is looking to break free of the clinch but Rice has double underhooks.
Rice prevents Canavan from breaking the clinch.
Canavan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rice gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Rice fails to land.
Rice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Canavans head.
Canavan tries to circle away but Rice has him pinned against the cage.
Rice lands a nice uppercut.
Rice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rice working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rice lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice throws a head punch that misses.
Canavan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rice smiles and moves away.
Rice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Canavan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canavan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Canavan misses with a wild body shot.
Canavan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rice moves away.
Rice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canavan slips a straight right by Rice.
Canavan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Rice moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Canavan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Canavan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rice scores with a nice body kick.
Rice tries to clinch there but Canavan circles away.
Canavan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Rice dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Canavan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rice lands a glancing blow to the side of Canavan's head.
Canavan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rice.
Canavan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Rice throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rice walks into a straight right hand from Canavan.
Rice throws a sloppy head kick and Canavan moves out of range easily.
Rice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab, jab by Canavan - just one landing.
Canavan thows a leg kick but Rice checks it
and Canavan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liam Canavan's cut is getting worse.
Rice misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canavan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick lands from Rice that sends Canavan to the canvas. Canavan tries to scramble back to his feet but Rice brings him back down into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Canavan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rice is trying to get an arm triangle but Canavan is defending well.
Canavan is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice trying to control the action but Canavan is working from the bottom.
Canavan tries to improve position but can't.
Rice is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canavan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rice tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
My spies in KY GYM inform me that Rice has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sloppy strikes there by Rice.
Rice throws a strike aimed at the side of Canavan's head but Canavan avoids it well.
Rice misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rice fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rice just content to control the position.
Rice wants to stand but Canavan is controlling his arm.
Rice is trying to get an arm triangle but Canavan is defending well.
Rice throwing strikes but Canavan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rice sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rice wants to improve his position but Canavan is controlling well.
Canavan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Canavan.
Rice is looking for a sweep. Canavan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rice is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rice is not content to let Canavan control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rice is looking to improve his position.
Canavan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rice is looking to control Canavan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rice avoid being mounted?
Canavan stops Rice from getting back to his feet.
Rice controlling the position well.
Rice trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canavan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rice defending well though.
Canavan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Rice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Canavan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rice throws a jab but it's blocked by Canavan.
Canavan misses with the combination.
Rice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rice fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rice misses with an uppercut
and Canavan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canavan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rice as he avoids it easily.
Canavan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Canavan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rice.
Rice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Canavan scores with a one two! Rice had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Canavan. Those never looked like landing.
Rice swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Canavan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rice circles away quickly and effectively.
Rice scores with a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rice uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Liam Canavan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rice takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rice throws a punch but it's blocked by Canavan.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Canavan.
A short right from Rice on the inside.
Rice works on Canavan's body with a couple of short punches.
Rice misses with a punch to the body.
Rice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Rice.
Rice tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rice.
Rice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Still in the clinch, Rice scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rice lands a right hand.
Rice stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rice misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rice tries to throw a body punch but Canavan avoids it by throwing Rice back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canavan blocks a body shot from Rice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rice lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Liam Canavan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rice misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Canavan.
Rice can't find room to land a body shot as Canavan controls the action.
Canavan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canavan prevents a body shot from Rice.
Canavan prevents a body shot from Rice.
Rice swings wildly with an uppercut but Canavan uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rice.
Rice scores with a shot to the side of Canavan's head.
Rice misses with a punch to the body.
Rice has a couple of punches blocked by Canavan.
A left hand lands to the body for Rice.
Rice is leaning against Canavan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Canavan avoiding damage as Rice throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rice tries to work over Canavan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Canavan blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rice.
A right handed body shot lands from Rice.
Rice can't find room to land a body shot as Canavan controls the action.
Rice can't find room to land a body shot as Canavan controls the action.
Rice keeps control of Canavan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rice tries a body shot but Canavan blocks it.
Canavan prevents a body shot from Rice.
Rice working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rice keeps control of Canavan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rice lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rice.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Liam Canavan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ray Rice!
Ray Rice bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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FIGHT
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