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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Jay Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel St Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Cormier comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Li'l Wayne feat. Drake - Right Above It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm
24
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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193 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Jay Ray! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel St Cormier! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jay Ray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Cormier.
Jay Ray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Cormier manages to avoid it. Jay Ray pushes St Cormier up against the cage in a clinch. St Cormier wants a takedown.
Jay Ray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from St Cormier.
Jay Ray digs a right hand underneath St Cormier's ribcage. St Cormier let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jay Ray scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Daniel St Cormier has been cut. St Cormier prevents a body shot from Jay Ray. St Cormier blocks an elbow strike. St Cormier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. St Cormier can't get the takedown.
Ray Jay Ray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel St Cormier. St Cormier is looking to take this one to the mat. Jay Ray prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Cormier changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jay Ray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jay Ray connects with a single shot there. Ray Jay Ray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jay Ray closes the distance and clinches. St Cormier managing to block the knees to the body from Jay Ray.
Jay Ray tries to land knees in the clinch but St Cormier avoids the damage to the body. A head punch blocked on the inside by St Cormier. Jay Ray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Jay Ray lands on the inside with an uppercut. St Cormier on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Cormier avoids a wild elbow strike from Jay Ray. Jay Ray tries a body shot but St Cormier blocks it.
Jay Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St Cormier's elbow. Jay Ray is pressed up against the cage. St Cormier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jay Ray down to the mat. Jay Ray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. St Cormier lands a jab. Good shot there by Jay Ray.
St Cormier is rocked! St Cormier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay Ray misses with a left hand enabling St Cormier to counter with a crisp jab. Jay Ray looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Jay Ray throws a right hand that misses
and St Cormier counters with a stiff right hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jay Ray rushes St Cormier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Jay Ray lands a nice uppercut. Jay Ray is defending well against a takedown attempt. Jay Ray misses with a short punch on the inside. Jay Ray scores with an uppercut up the middle. St Cormier wants a takedown.
Jay Ray presses St Cormier against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Jay Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Jay Ray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St Cormier wants to take the fight to the mat but Jay Ray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Jay Ray lands with a left to the head. St Cormier is trying to drag Jay Ray to the mat but Jay Ray just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. St Cormier wants to take the fight to the mat but Jay Ray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Jay Ray.
St Cormier looks winded! Jay Ray working some nice short punches in the clinch. Jay Ray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Jay Ray gets underhooks to prevent St Cormier's takedown attempt.
Jay Ray pushes St Cormier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. St Cormier avoids the elbow strike from Jay Ray, against the cage.
Jay Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. St Cormier goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jay Ray prevents it.
St Cormier tries to score a body lock takedown but Jay Ray shows good agility there to stay on his feet. St Cormier is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jay Ray pulls him back up using the underhooks. Jay Ray digs a right hand underneath St Cormier's ribcage. St Cormier let out a lung full of air as it connected. Jay Ray lands a shot to the body. St Cormier blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jay Ray breaks the clinch.
Jay Ray takes one to the side of the head.
Jay Ray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Cormier. Nice shot by Jay Ray. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jay Ray moves into the clinch. St Cormier's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Jay Ray lands with a left to the head. St Cormier is still on wobbly legs! Can Jay Ray finish him? St Cormier blocking some punches.
Jay Ray has a couple of punches blocked by St Cormier.
Jay Ray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
St Cormier seems to have recovered his senses. Jay Ray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Cormier has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Cormier there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Daniel St Cormier's cut even more. Jay Ray moves into the clinch. Jay Ray scores with a shot to the side of St Cormier's head. Jay Ray working aggressively here.
Jay Ray is pressed up against the cage. St Cormier has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jay Ray down to the mat. Jay Ray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Jay Ray dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel St Cormier's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jay Ray clinches. Jay Ray tightens his grip and picks St Cormier up, before dumping him to the ground. St Cormier manages to land in guard. Jay Ray looking to sit in guard and control but St Cormier gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. St Cormier trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. St Cormier throwing strikes but missing. St Cormier postures up and lands a big shot to Jay Ray's brow. St Cormier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. St Cormier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. St Cormier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. St Cormier's corner is telling him to maintain position. Jay Ray has momentary wrist control but St Cormier slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round. St Cormier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. St Cormier keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jay Ray's head. St Cormier throwing strikes from guard but Jay Ray blocks nicely. St Cormier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. St Cormier engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Jay Ray knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Cormier on the ground. St Cormier with a nice head shot there. St Cormier pushing down on Jay Ray's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. St Cormier content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. St Cormier not landing any meaningful shots this time. Nice strikes from St Cormier there. St Cormier working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. St Cormier lands strikes from half guard. St Cormier throwing shots but Jay Ray is blocking nicely. St Cormier thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jay Ray's head. Jay Ray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Cormier can do to turn this around? Jay Ray has hold of St Cormier's hands but St Cormier slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. St Cormier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. St Cormier lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jay Ray is rocked! St Cormier drops an elbow to the side of Jay Ray's head. Oh Jay Ray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. St Cormier lands a big elbow - Jay Ray is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for St Cormier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel St Cormier! Post fight, Daniel St Cormier took to the microphone: 'That was a hard fight. Thanks to the guys at El Tico's Gym for helping me to prepare for this fight. '.
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hype
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