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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Strikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 34 - 1, fighting out of London, Carlos Strikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strikes tries for a takedown but Ray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strikes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab by Ray.
Strikes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Strikes somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Strikes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strikes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strikes counters by clinching up.
Ray misses with some punches.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Strikes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strikes breaks the clinch.
Ray looks to land a combination but Strikes avoids it well.
Strikes has been working on his balance at London MMA Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ray.
Ray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strikes tries to counter by clinching up but Ray breaks away and moves out of range.
Strikes connects with a leg kick. Ray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ray misses with a double jab
letting Strikes counter with a right hand.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Strikes throws a series of punches but Ray moves out of range.
Ray stuns Strikes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Strikes doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes slips under a jab from Ray.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strikes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Strikes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ray as he avoids it easily.
Ray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Strikes on the side of the head.
No joy there for Ray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strikes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ray loads up on a big right hand but Strikes slips the punch.
Ray just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromStrikes.
Ray throws a shot from downtown. Strikes moves away and avoids it.
Strikes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strikes moves out of range of the leg kick from Ray.
Ray throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Ray throws the kick towards the body but Strikes avoids it.
Strikes tries to counter with a takedown but Ray is quick to defend against it.
Strikes dives in for a single leg takedown but Ray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Strikes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strikes misses with a takedown
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strikes misses with a looping right.
Ray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ray feints and then cracks Strikes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Strikes down.
Strikes darts in and clinches Ray up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ray lands a hook that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Ray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strikess head.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Strikes looking to slow down the pace here.
Strikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Strikes is trying to stall.
Strikes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ray swings wildly with an uppercut but Strikes uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ray.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Strikes lands a shot to the body.
Strikes blocks the elbow strike.
Ray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strikes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Ray 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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ray.
The fight stays on the outside here - Strikes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ray clobbers Strikes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
Strikes closes the distance and clinches.
Ray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strikes blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Carlos Strikes has been cut.
Ray lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Strikes trying to land knees to the body.
Strikes putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Strikes blocks an uppercut.
Strikes blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray lands a shoulder strike.
Strikes blocks an elbow strike from Ray.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
Strikes manages to break the clinch.
Ray throws a combination. Strikes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strikes tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Strikes tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
Strikes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ray.
Ray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos Strikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strikes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
Strikes tries to land a front kick but Ray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray throws out a loose jab but Strikes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Strikes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Ray misses.
Strikes tries to clinch up.
Ray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Strikes.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Ray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Ray looks to move away, Strikes throws a big counter combo bu Ray just gets out of the way.
Strikes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Ray.
Strikes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strikes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
Strikes throws a head kick but Ray moves out of range.
Strikes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ray connects with an inside leg kick.
Strikes rushes Ray and presses him up against the cage.
Strikes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Strikes blocks an uppercut.
Ray throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Strikes tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
Ray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strikes backwards.
Strikes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Ray misses with the head strike.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ray working aggressively here.
Ray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strikes tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Ezra Ray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strikes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strikes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ray throws out the jab.
Strikes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strikes off to one side.
Ray counters with a body kick.
Ray scores with a push kick.
Ray cracks Strikes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ray.
Horrible takedown attempt by Strikes or perhaps it was just good defense by Ray, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezra Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Strikes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Strikes fails with the takedown.
Strikes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ray.
Strikes moves out of range of the body kick from Ray.
Ray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ray scores with a nice head shot.
Ray clobbers Strikes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strikes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ray to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray looks to land a right hand but Strikes moved out of range.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Strikes.
Ray lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strikes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Strikes moved out of range nicely.
Strikes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ray but Ray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ray misses with a few strikes there.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Strikes.
Strikes throws a sloppy head kick and Ray moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strikes. Ray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ray throws a looping overhand right but Strikes ducks down to avoid it.
Strikes looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Strikes.
Ray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ezra Ray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strikes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ray digs a good hook to Strikes's body.
Strikes moves in looking to clinch but Ray pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ray! But no joy.
Ray looks to land a combination. Strikes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strikes blocks a low kick nicely.
Ezra Ray seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ray connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Ray. That snapped Strikes's head back.
Ray throws a body kick that misses.
Strikes shoots in looking for a takedown. Ray tries to sprawl out of it but Strikes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Strikes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Strikes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ray lands a nice shot that snaps Strikes's head back.
Strikes is looking to score with low kicks.
Ray attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ray works over Strikes's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlos Strikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ray.
Strikes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ray lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Ray.
Strikes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strikes ducks under a wild hook from Ray.
Ray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ray unleashes a big counter combination but Strikes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Strikes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ray tests Strikes's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strikes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Strikes. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A bone on bone clash there as Ray blocks the leg kick.
Strikes has a takedown stuffed.
Ray tries a quick counter leg kick but Strikes is wise to it.
Strikes throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Ray to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezra Ray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ray 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezra Ray!
After winning the bout, Ezra Ray thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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