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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikki Raikonen (ranked 4891 p4p, 526 weight class) and Wes Ray (ranked 6455 p4p, 603 weight class). Ray is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Best Around. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikki Raikonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wes Ray!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ray lands in his opponent's guard.
Raikonen keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ray stopping the sweep attempt from Raikonen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raikonen has momentary wrist control but Ray slips an elbow through the middle.
Raikonen keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ray controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ray won't allow Raikonen to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikonen is pulling down on Ray's head to control his posture.
Ray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raikonen's head.
Ray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ray is looking to pass into half guard but Raikonen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Raikonen is in guard.
Ray is looking to sweep but instead, Raikonen has passed into half guard.
Ray is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Raikonen is tapping! Great win for Ray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wes Ray!
Wes Ray tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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