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Event:
NYF Fight Night 60
Date: Feb 26, 2025 |
#R1#
Rinderknecht fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rinderknecht shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bray as he jumps to the side. #CL#
Rinderknecht has Bray up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rinderknecht fails to land.
Rinderknecht stalling in the clinch.
Rinderknecht is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD#
Rinderknecht works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bray is adopting a defensive guard.
Rinderknecht controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Rinderknecht throws a big elbow that misses.
Rinderknecht is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bray is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bray being controlled here, momentarily.
Bray utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rinderknecht with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rinderknecht postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rinderknecht scoring with some ground and pound.
Rinderknecht trying to control but Bray is working from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rinderknecht pushes down on Bray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rinderknecht controlling the pace.
Bray is trying to stand.
Rinderknecht content to control rather than advance.
Rinderknecht's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Rinderknecht seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rinderknecht is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Rinderknecht lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Bray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rinderknecht manages to get himself to full guard.
#REVB##SUB#
Rinderknecht isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bray stacks Rinderknecht on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bray!
Rinderknecht can't do much from the bottom here.
Rinderknecht tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bray presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rinderknecht has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bray prevents Rinderknecht from getting the reversal.#T4#
Rinderknecht wants to hold on but Bray pushes him away.
We've been hearing good reports from Rinderknecht's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bray misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bray works his way to his opponent's back.
Bray avoiding Rinderknecht 's attempts to control his hands.
Bray controlling well, preventing Rinderknecht from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Albert Rinderknecht will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Bray tries to clinch up but Rinderknecht circles away and keeps his distance.
Albert Rinderknecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bray connects with a crisp jab.
Rinderknecht cracks Bray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rinderknecht really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bray or perhaps it was just good defense by Rinderknecht, which made it look bad. #TD#
Rinderknecht shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bray keeping moving, preventing Rinderknecht from controlling successfully.
Rinderknecht with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray keeping full guard, as Rinderknecht tries to pass.
Rinderknecht lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Bray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bray is wriggling around but Rinderknecht manages to pass to half guard.
Rinderknecht landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rinderknecht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rinderknecht wants to pass to mount but Bray is defending the position.
Rinderknecht stalling. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rinderknecht advances to half guard.
Bray keeping control of the position.
Rinderknecht trying to control from half guard but Bray is working away.
Rinderknecht stalling.
Albert Rinderknecht overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Rinderknecht lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rinderknecht uses his free foot to push down on Bray's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bray.
Rinderknecht cracks Bray with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rinderknecht tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Bray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rinderknecht tries to push Bray's head away but Bray is holding on tight.
Rinderknecht controlling from mount. #T4#
Rinderknecht can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bray is looking to escape. #SUB#
Rinderknecht looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Rinderknecht trying to control but Bray is having none of it.
Bray wants to control but Rinderknecht is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinderknecht looking to control and managing it successfully.
Rinderknecht lands a nice shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Albert Rinderknecht dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD#
Rinderknecht closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rinderknecht lands in his opponent's guard.
Rinderknecht works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Rinderknecht is trying to work for a kimura but Bray is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bray trying to hold on to Rinderknecht's head to control him but Rinderknecht postures up.
Rinderknecht performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinderknecht wants to free his trapped foot but Bray is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1#
Bray is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rinderknecht scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bray has hold of Rinderknecht's hands but Rinderknecht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rinderknecht wants to pass to mount but Bray is defending the position.
Rinderknecht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rinderknecht is pressing down on Bray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bray is holding on for now.
Rinderknecht thows a huge punch but Bray dodges it nicely.
#T2#
Rinderknecht is looking to take a break and control but Bray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rinderknecht looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bray with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rinderknecht is trying to control. Bray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bray won't allow Rinderknecht to pass to mount.
Bray is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rinderknecht with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rinderknecht lands with a punch from half guard.
Rinderknecht seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bray has hold of Rinderknecht's hands but Rinderknecht slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T3#
Bray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Rinderknecht is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bray tries to roll over but Rinderknecht keeps him under control.
Rinderknecht slows the pace down in half guard.
Rinderknecht prevents Bray from improving his position.
Rinderknecht wants to control but Bray is keeping him busy. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rinderknecht prevents Bray from improving his position.
Rinderknecht looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rinderknecht looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bray is pressing down on Rinderknecht's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rinderknecht showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rinderknecht has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sonny Bray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rinderknecht advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Rinderknecht showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rinderknecht has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rinderknecht!
A very excited looking Albert Rinderknecht 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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Event:
NYF Fight Night 55
Date: Jan 15, 2025 |
#R1#
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bray off balance momentarily.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva pushes Bray away with a front kick.
Bray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Bray misses with a series of wild punches.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.#CL#
Bray moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Sonny Bray has been cut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
I was talking to Bray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bray stalling the fight.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bray stalling against the cage.
#BC#
Bray breaks from the clinch.
#T1#
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bray.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Bray closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bray is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bray misses with a body punch.
Bray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Bray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bray has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bray blocks it with crossed arms.
Bray slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bray. #T2##BC2#
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bray. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bray dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bray improves position. #BC#
Bray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bray.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bray misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Bray will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Bray scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range. #T3#
Bray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bray's sensitive parts. #CL#
Bray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bray gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bray.
Bray is looking to clinch.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Bray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T4#
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Bray tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva connects with a jab.#CL#
Bray moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bray's ribcage.
Bray misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bray's cut.
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.#R2#
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bray throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bray down. #CL#
Bray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bray blocks with his arms.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Bray has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bray.
Bray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bray blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Bray.
Bray struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
#TD#
Bray gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva pushes Bray off but Bray dives into side control.
#T1#
Bray is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Bray scoring with strikes.
Bray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T2#
Silva punching from the bottom.
Bray passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Bray with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bray raining down shots from the mount!
Bray avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Bray has taken his back!
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Bray is in full control for now.
Bray has good solid back control here. #T4#
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Bray working for the choke. #SUB#
Bray has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Bray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sonny Bray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bray is looking for a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Bray.
#CL2#
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bray misses with a body punch.
Bray has Silva pushed against the cage.
Bray effectively controlling the action here.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Bray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bray is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bray has his back to the cage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bray's face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray jumps guard but Silva stands there with Bray around his waist. Bray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bray taking a breather.
Bray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T1#
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bray.
Bray tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Paulo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Bray moves into the clinch successfully.
Bray pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bray tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bray.
#BC#
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Bray tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
Bray tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body. #CL#
Bray darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bray is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bray has his back to the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bray blocks it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bray struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Bray blocks an uppercut.
#BC2#
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bray misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T3#
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bray.
Bray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bray.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Bray backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Bray doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Bray shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As Bray backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Bray manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Bray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a head kick but Bray moves out of range.
Bray tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Bray throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range. #T4#
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bray misses with a series of wild punches.
Bray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paulo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Bray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sonny Bray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bray tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Bray throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Bray has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Silva! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 11, 2024 |
#R1#
Fialkowska throws a body kick that misses. #CL#
Bray moves into range and clinches up with Fialkowska.
Bray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fialkowska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bray blocks it with crossed arms.
Bray lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC#
Bray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Fialkowska tries to keep at a distance but Bray has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bray.
Fialkowska throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Fialkowska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fialkowska trying to land knees to the body.
#TD#
Bray successfully pulls guard.
Fialkowska trying to control the position from guard on top but Bray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Bray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fialkowska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bray is tightening it up a little... Fialkowska has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Fialkowska reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Fialkowska taps out! Nice BJJ there by Bray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sonny Bray! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bray sprawls well. Bray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drake.
Bray slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sonny Bray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Drake.
Bray digs a good hook to Drake's body.
#CL#
Bray pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Bray stalling against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Bray.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bray has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Bray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sonny Bray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Drake somewhat.
Bray seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
A combination from Bray does no damage. #CL#
Bray moves into range and clinches up with Drake.
Drake letting Bray take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bray.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bray smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drake is defended easily by Bray.
Drake looks winded!#CL#
Bray instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Bray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drake is trying to push Bray away but Bray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bray lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC#
Bray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bray pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Bray ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bray no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #SUB#
Bray looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#T3##SUB#
Bray is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Bray controlling the position.
Bray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bray pulls Drake in close to his closed guard and prevents Drake from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bray is trying to control the position but Drake postures up.
Drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Bray looking for a triangle here. Drake is fighting it but it looks tight! Bray pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Drake is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sonny Bray! |
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