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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gayle Albert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Ray will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gayle Albert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Ray!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Albert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ray has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Albert is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ray looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ray misses the shot to the body.
Albert closes the distance and pushes Ray back into the cage.
Albert breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Albert.
A punch combination from Albert misses.
Albert circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ray misses with a low kick as Albert jumps back.
Ray looks for a takedown but Albert sprawls well.
Ray fails with a takedown attempt.
Gayle Albert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Ray.
Albert throws a series of punches but Ray avoids them all with ease.
Albert takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Albert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ray looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Albert throws a right hand that Ray ducks under and follows up with a left that Ray also avoids with ease.
Albert shoots in looking for a takedown but Ray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Albert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from Albert as Ray shoots in.
Albert takes the fight into the clinch.
Albert taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert effectively controlling the action here.
Ray looking for a takedown.
Albert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albert misses with a takedown attempt
and Ray counters with a one-two to the body.
Albert moves into the clinch.
Albert keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ray's efforts to push away.
Albert just leaning against Ray, taking a breather.
Albert manages to break the clinch.
Albert fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Albert tries to clinch up but Ray circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert tries for a takedown but Ray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Albert keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Albert is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ray is aware though and is defending well.
Ray passes into half guard.
Albert actively working from the bottom here.
Ray wants to stand but Albert has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ray misses with a head shot. Albert uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray stopping the sweep attempt from Albert.
Ray throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Albert keeping full guard, as Ray tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ray wants to control from the top but Albert keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gayle Albert will probably get the nod.
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.
Albert darts in looking for a takedown but Ray gets double underhooks and turns Albert into the cage.
Albert avoiding damage.
Albert goes for a takedown attempt but Ray pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ray stuffs the takedown attempt from Albert. Albert gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gayle Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray tries a head kick but it misses.
Albert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Albert has managed to clinch.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Albert smiles and moves away.
Albert shoots in looking for a takedown but Ray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Albert's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Albert throws a head kick that misses.
Albert tries for a takedown but Ray circles away easily
and Ray counters with a nice uppercut.
Ray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ray working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ray working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Albert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ray sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Albert is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Ray.
Albert can't do much from the bottom here.
Ray is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Albert is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albert throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Ray misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Albert wants to get back to his feet but Ray drags him back down.
Ray working the ground and pound.
Albert managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ray.
Albert pushes Ray away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ray gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ray advances nicely into full mount.
Albert is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ray lands a nice shot to the head.
Ray goes for an armbar but Albert turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Albert.
Ray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Albert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ray on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert throwing strikes from guard but Ray blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Ray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Albert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Ray does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Ray. Those never looked like landing.
Albert shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense.
Albert closes the distance and clinches up with Ray, looking for a takedown. Albert pushes Ray against the cage but Ray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Albert closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ray circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gayle Albert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray misses with a shot to the body
and Albert counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Albert.
Albert keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ray's efforts to push away.
Albert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
Ray tries to pull guard but Albert won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ray fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albert jumps into guard, dragging Ray to the mat.
Albert preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Albert can't keep his opponent in guard - Ray advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ray is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Albert sees it coming and defends easily.
Ray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Albert regains full guard. Nicely done.
Albert is pulling down on Ray's head. It's preventing any offense from Ray, at least for the moment.
Albert wants to sweep here but Ray controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albert keeping full guard, as Ray tries to pass.
Albert throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Albert keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ray throws a big elbow that misses.
Albert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ray.
Albert keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ray is looking to work some ground and pound but Albert has wrist control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Billy Ray hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Albert was well out of range. Poor timing from Ray.
Albert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ray's waist but Ray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Albert off to one side.
Albert shoots in for a takedown but Ray shows good takedown defense.
Albert tries to clinch but Ray moves out of range.
Albert throws a head kick but Ray moves out of range.
Ray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ray misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray dives in and grabs Albert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Albert pushes down on Ray's head and hops out.
Ray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Albert counters with a head kick.
Ray swats away the attempt to clinch by Albert.
Albert tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Albert somewhat.
Ray gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albert wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Ray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ray 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Ray!
A relieved looking Billy Ray thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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