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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ezra Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
38 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ezra Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray scores with a decent looking hook.
Ray takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ray misses with a double jab
and Duddy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duddy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ray.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Duddy.
Duddy throws a lazy uppercut
and Ray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Duddy looks to land a combination but Ray avoids it well.
It looked like Ray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ray throws a head kick but Duddy moves out of range.
Duddy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duddy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRay.
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Duddy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Duddy misses.
Ray throws a quick counter kick to the body but Duddy avoids it.
Ray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duddy circles away quickly and effectively.
Some bone on bone action there as Ray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ray throwing a counter right hand but Duddy manages to avoid it.
Duddy throws a body punch but Ray moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ray doesn't seem bothered though.
Duddy with a nice cross.
Duddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ray. Ray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duddy throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.
Duddy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Duddy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ray counters with a straight right hand.
Ray throws a sloppy head kick and Duddy moves out of range easily.
Ray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duddy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duddy lands the left hand.
Ray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good work by Ray as he checks the leg kick.
Duddy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duddy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ray fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duddy just manages to avoid it.
Ray misses with an uppercut. Duddy saw that one coming.
Duddy tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ray walks into a jab.
Duddy misses with a body shot
and Ray counters with a head kick. That will keep Duddy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ray cracks Duddy with an open hand slap.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Duddy tries to bum rush Ray with a series of wild strikes but Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duddy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duddy scrambles back to his feet.
Duddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Duddy does no damage.
Ray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ray there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ray misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Duddy.
Ray slips under a jab from Duddy.
Duddy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Ray does it's job there.
Duddy scores with a decent looking hook.
Ray lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ray thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray blocks a head kick by Duddy.
Duddy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duddy cracks Ray with a big right hand and Ray goes down!
Ray is rocked!
Duddy stands and steps away. Ray gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Ray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Duddy.
Duddy throws a nice looking combination but Ray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ray seems to have got his legs back now.
Ray takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ray misses with a right hand
and Duddy counters with a two punch combo.
Duddy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duddy wants to counter the offense by Ray and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duddy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ray.
A little feinted left hand from Ray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ray avoids the head kick by Duddy.
Duddy tries to work over Ray's front leg with a kick but Ray checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Declan Duddy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duddy.
Duddy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duddy misses with a head kick.
Ray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Duddy.
Duddy misses with a head kick.
Duddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ray connects with a looping right hand.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Duddy moved out of range nicely.
Ray listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Duddy jabs Ray to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duddy misses with a hook. Ray ducked under it nicely.
Duddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ray connects with a body shot that sends Duddy's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duddy misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duddy lands a body shot.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ray lands with a nice body punch.
Duddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Ray lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duddy.
Duddy lands with a nice body punch.
Duddy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duddy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ray is out of range and Duddy settles back down.
Duddy throws a nice looking combination but Ray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duddy throws a hook to the side of Ray's head but Ray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick misses from Ray.
Duddy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ray throws a body kick that misses.
Ray's corner calls for a 1-2. Ray obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick by Duddy misses
and Ray counters with a left to the body.
Ray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duddy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Duddy.
Ray slips under a jab from Duddy.
Ray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duddy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ray scrambles back to his feet.
Duddy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ray circles away quickly and effectively.
It looked like Ray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ray throws a lazy uppercut
and Ray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Ray misses its intended target.
Duddy swings widly with a right hand
and Ray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Declan Duddy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duddy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duddy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray scores with a hook to the body. Duddy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duddy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duddy catches Ray with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Duddy misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Ray.
Ray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ray misses with a straight right.
Duddy cracks Ray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Duddy throws an overhand right that lands on Ray's shoulder, as Ray tries to avoid the shot.
Duddy swinging wildly here.
Duddy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray defending well as Duddy loads up on a big left hand.
Duddy throws a sloppy head kick
and Ray counters with a three punch combo that has Duddy backing up. Duddy nods at Ray to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Duddy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ray to score with a decent uppercut.
Duddy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
An attempted straight right counter from Ray misses the target.
Ray scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duddy in his tracks.
A shot to the liver by Ray. Beautiful body shot.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Duddy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duddy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ray scrambles back to his feet.
Ray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duddy.
Duddy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Declan Duddy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Duddy connects with a looping right hand.
Duddy misses with a jab to the body
and Ray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Duddy misses with a left hand
and Ray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Duddy thinking.
Duddy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ray on the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ray cracks Duddy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Duddy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Declan Duddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duddy looks to throw the jab but Ray is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Ray misses its target.
Ray misses with a head kick.
Duddy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ray. Ray obviously looking to wear him down.
Duddy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ray.
Ray throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duddy missing with a left hand there. Ray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duddy lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duddy scores with a hook.
Duddy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ray.
Some wild striking there from Duddy.
Ray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Duddy moves out of range as Ray strikes.
Ray throws a wild body kick that Duddy sees coming a mile off.
Ray lands with a slapping head kick.
Duddy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Duddy lands a head shot.
Duddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Duddy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ezra Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Ray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Duddy misses with a body shot.
Duddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
It looked like Ray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duddy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Duddy scores with a shot to the body.
Duddy looks to score with a jab to the body but Ray is just out of range.
Duddy throws a combination that misses
and Ray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duddy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duddy scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray scores with a body shot.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Duddy's ribs.
Ray connects with a leg kick. Duddy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ray looks to throw the jab but Duddy is out of range.
Duddy scores with a nice right hand.
Duddy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Duddy misses.
Duddy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick from Ray lands but Duddy takes it in his stride.
Ray scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ray throws a head kick that misses.
Duddy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray sizes up Duddy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duddy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Duddy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duddy misses with a low kick as Ray jumps back.
Duddy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Declan Duddy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ray slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Ray throwing a counter right hand but Duddy manages to avoid it.
Ray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Duddy lunges at Ray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ray's hand.
Duddy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ray.
Duddy is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Ray - just one landing.
Duddy is still on wobbly legs! Can Ray finish him?
A slapping leg kick lands for Duddy.
Duddy throws a right hand that misses
and Ray counters with a huge right that knocks Duddy out cold! Ray is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezra Ray!
A very excited looking Ezra Ray made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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