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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Blahyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Bundles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blahyi comes to the cage accompanied by All Hail Liberia Hail !!!!. Bundles has chosen It's Tricky by Run DMC as his entrance music. Ray Bundles has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Blahyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Bundles!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blahyi ducks under a wild hook from Bundles.
Blahyi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bundles punishes Blahyi's body with a nice straight punch.
Blahyi dives in and grabs Bundles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bundles pushes down on Blahyi's head and hops out.
A shot to the liver by Bundles. Beautiful body shot.
Blahyi takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles throws a head kick but Blahyi moves out of range.
Blahyi feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundles stalling.
Bundles gets underhooks to prevent Blahyi's takedown attempt.
Bundles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good work by Blahyi as he checks the leg kick.
Bundles throws a head kick but Blahyi moves out of range.
Bundles stuffs the takedown attempt from Blahyi. Blahyi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blahyi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bundles closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles manages to break the clinch.
Bundles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blahyi, pushing him back against the cage.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bundles misses with an uppercut.
Blahyi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bundles sprawls and moves away.
Ray Bundles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bundles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blahyi.
Blahyi attempts a counter takedown but Bundles avoids it well and moves away.
Blahyi avoids the body shot from Bundles.
Blahyi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blahyi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bundles counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blahyi manages to avoid it.
Bundles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blahyi moves away.
Blahyi shoots in looking for a takedown. Bundles tries to sprawl out of it but Blahyi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bundles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bundles.
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.
Bundles clinches with his opponent.
Blahyi is trying to break the clinch but Bundles is controlling him.
Blahyi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bundles just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bundles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blahyi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bundles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blahyi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A punch lands to the side of Blahyi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bundles throws a hook to the side of Blahyi's head but Blahyi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blahyi attempts a counter takedown but Bundles avoids it well and moves away.
Bundles misses with a wild combination.
Blahyi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blahyi walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Blahyi's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bundles.
Bundles lands a nice hook to Blahyi's body. Blahyi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bundles gets a clinch.
Blahyi can't get the takedown.
Bundles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ray Bundles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blahyi gets tackled into the cage by Bundles. Bundles maintains the clinch.
Blahyi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bundles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bundles displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blahyi up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bundles throws a series of punches but Blahyi avoids them all with ease.
Blahyi tries to counter with a takedown but Bundles is quick to defend against it.
Bundles digs a good hook to Blahyi's body.
Bundles has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Blahyi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blahyi fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blahyi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blahyi doesn't manage to clinch there - Bundles circles away.
Bundles swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Joshua Blahyi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bundles lands a nice shot that snaps Blahyi's head back.
Bundles lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bundles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blahyi.
Bundles clobbers Blahyi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundles gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bundles misses with a punch to the body.
Bundles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bundles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blahyi feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundles connects with a high kick.
It looks like Joshua Blahyi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bundles scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Bundles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joshua Blahyi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Blahyi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blahyi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bundles lands an overhand right.
Bundles lands with a shot to the body.
Bundles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bundles forces Blahyi back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blahyi taking a breather.
Blahyi wants to stall.
Blahyi seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Bundles is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Bundles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blahyi tries for a takedown but Bundles manages to get underhooks.
Bundles gets through Blahyi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bundles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blahyi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Bundles moves into the clinch successfully.
Bundles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Bundles.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bundles.
Blahyi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bundles smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Bundles.
Blahyi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Blahyi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blahyi dives in and grabs Bundles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bundles pushes down on Blahyi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Blahyi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blahyi is rocked!
Bundles closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blahyi is trying to drag Bundles to the mat but Bundles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bundles lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bundles presses Blahyi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bundles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blahyi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bundles.
Blahyi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bundles as he avoids it easily.
Blahyi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bundles but Bundles pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bundles.
Blahyi feinted with a counter takedown.
Bundles scores with a nice right hand.
Bundles changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bundles takes a swing at Blahyi's ribcage but misses.
Bundles takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blahyi tries to score a body lock takedown but Bundles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blahyi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blahyi being controlled against the cage.
Bundles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bundles takes a swing at Blahyi's ribcage but misses.
Blahyi attempts a counter takedown but Bundles avoids it well and moves away.
Bundles cracks a nice hook into Blahyi's ribs.
Joshua Blahyi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Bundles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blahyi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bundles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blahyi scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Bundles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bundles 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Bundles!
Ray Bundles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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