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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Ray (ranked 6316 p4p, 261 weight class) and Quincy Tricott (ranked 5759 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Ray has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quincy Tricott!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Ray.
Ray fails with the takedown
and Tricott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tricott is stalling in the full guard.
Tricott lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray keeping full guard, as Tricott tries to pass.
Tricott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tricott landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricott scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tricott controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tricott throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tricott lands a couple of elbows.
Ray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ray trying to control but Tricott is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tricott has control of Ray's left arm, preventing Ray from doing any damage.
Ray preventing the sweep.
Tricott keeps trying to improve his position.
Tricott managing to control the position.
Ray wants to get up but he can't break Tricott's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray wants to control from the top but Tricott keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray is looking to clinch.
Tricott feints the counter takedown.
A low kick from Ray is predictable there
and Tricott counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ray has momentary wrist control but Tricott slips an elbow through the middle.
Tricott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ray wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tricott is now in half guard.
Ray taking some punishment here, with Tricott in his half guard.
Ray really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ray is looking to improve his position.
Ray is trying to stand back up but Tricott is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tricott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ray knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tricott is trying to control. Ray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ray is looking to improve his position.
Tricott scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ray is staying active underneath Tricott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tricott looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tricott keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Tricott dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tricott tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.
Tricott looking to score a takedown here. Ray is defending well but Tricott drives through and ends up in Ray's guard.
Tricott with a nice head shot there.
Ray is trying to keep Tricott in close.
Ray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tricott is one step ahead there.
Ray working for a triangle but Tricott defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tricott is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tricott showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tricott wants to pass the guard but Ray is keeping the position.
Tricott makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tricott pushing down on Ray's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tricott is just content to waste time from the top position. Ray takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tricott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tricott is fighting to break Ray's control of his arms but Ray is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tricott is working Ray over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ray lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ray wants to control from the top but Tricott keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricott striking from his own guard.
Tricott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ray defends well.
Ray preventing the sweep.
Ray wants to control from the top but Tricott keeps moving.
Ray looking to pass the guard.
Quincy Tricott has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tricott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tricott avoids it really well and circles away.
No luck for Ray with that takedown attempt.
Tricott feints the counter takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tricott throws a leg kick that misses.
Tricott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ray with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tricott moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tricott gets a trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quincy Tricott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tricott gets a takedown into half guard.
Tricott is trying to control the action in half guard but Ray is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tricott slows the pace down in half guard.
Tricott prevents Ray from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ray taking some punishment here, with Tricott in his half guard.
Tricott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tricott trying to pass the guard but Ray defending well.
Ray wants to control but Tricott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tricott drops an elbow to the side of Ray's head.
Ray is pressing down on Tricott's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ray looking for a sweep. Not yet Ray, not yet.
Tricott with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ray controls Tricott momentarily but Tricott frees himself.
Quincy Tricott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tricott looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ray working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tricott has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ray tries to get to full guard but Tricott has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tricott looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tricott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ray has a takedown stuffed.
Ray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tricott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ray moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Good work by Ray as he checks the leg kick.
Tricott dives in and scores a takedown into Ray's guard.
Ray is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Tricott dives into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jonathan Ray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tricott advances to full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quincy Tricott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tricott 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Quincy Tricott!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Quincy Tricott!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Quincy Tricott!
Quincy Tricott wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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