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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Gravity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Li has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary Gravity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Li!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li blocks a head kick by Gravity.
Gravity feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Li's calf.
Gravity defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
Li tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gravity swivels and escapes.
Li bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gravity's head backwards.
No joy there for Li, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gravity stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Gary Gravity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Gravity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Li tries for a takedown but Gravity sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gravity keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gravity pinned against the cage. Gravity gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gravity with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gravity connects with a solid leg kick.
John Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gary Gravity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
Gravity clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gravity prevents the takedown attempt.
Gravity lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Li prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li misses with a takedown attempt - Gravity sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gravity lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravity scores with a nice body kick.
Li looks winded!
Gravity instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity stalling against the cage.
Li prevents a body shot from Gravity.
Gravity swings wildly with an uppercut but Li uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravity leaning against his opponent.
Gravity escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Gravity tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gravity manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Li or perhaps it was just good defense by Gravity which made him look bad.
Li takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravity leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gravity is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Li.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravity defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Li.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that round.
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.
Gravity thumps Li with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Gravity. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravity feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
Li throws a body punch but Gravity moves out of range.
Gravity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravity is looking to slow Li down with leg kicks.
Gravity buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gravity stuffs the takedown attempt from Li. Li gets slowly back to his feet.
Li is breathing heavily.
Gravity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravity feints and then cracks Li's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Li down.
Li shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gravity as he avoids it easily.
Gary Gravity has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Li.
Gravity looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravity displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Gary Gravity is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravity cracks the inside of Li's front leg.
Gravity closes the distance and clinches.
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gravity is defending well.
Li letting Gravity take a breather here.
Gravity breaks the clinch.
Gravity pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravity misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravity struggles to land a body shot inside as Li controls his hands.
Gravity breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li digs a good hook to Gravity's body.
Li shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gravity counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gravity.
Li's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gravity has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Gravity lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gravity presses Li against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gravity misses with the head strike.
Li has Gravity pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gravity manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gravity lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Gravity is pushing Li up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gravity is working Li over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravity pushes Li back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Li is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gravity pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gravity seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravity lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravity manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Gravity dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravity.
Li misses with a hook. Gravity ducked under it nicely.
Gravity uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
Nice takedown defense from Gravity. No joy for Li on that attempt.
John Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravity goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Li takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravity throws a head kick that half lands.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gravity.
Li takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Gravity tenderised Li's leg. Li is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gravity thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Li if he has to take too many more of those.
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
Gravity connects with a solid leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Good leg kick by Gravity there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravity moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Gravity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravity lands a nice leg kick that just misses Li's sensitive parts.
Gravity dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Li. That did some damage!
Gravity lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravity thumps Li with a low kick.
Gravity lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
Li tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravity lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravity buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gravity.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Gravity.
Gravity scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravity lands a head kick!
Li chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gravity can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravity. That's going to slow Li down.
Gravity lands a leg kick that knocks Li off balance momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Gravity showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gravity 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Gravity!
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energy
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hype
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