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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Van Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iheb Aribiiiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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177 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iheb Aribiiiii!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aribiiiii has closed the distance and engaged Gray in a clinch.
Gray is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aribiiiii is defending well for now.
Aribiiiii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Aribiiiii misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray throws an elbow that misses.
Gray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Aribiiiii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Aribiiiii pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gray stands up and waves to Aribiiiii to follow him.
Aribiiiii pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
Aribiiiii is trying to trip Gray. He has hold of a leg but Gray is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Aribiiiii persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Aribiiiii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aribiiiii preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Aribiiiii from controlling successfully.
Gray is controlling Aribiiiii's posture.
Gray keeping full guard, as Aribiiiii tries to pass.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aribiiiii throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gray was covering up waiting for the punch and Aribiiiii finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aribiiiii is one step ahead there.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aribiiiii is one step ahead there.
Aribiiiii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gray is trying to control the position but Aribiiiii postures up.
Aribiiiii throws a strike but Gray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gray has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gray looks for a takedown but Aribiiiii sprawls well.
Aribiiiii manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gray on his heels. He'll look to pass Gray's guard now, I'm sure.
Gray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aribiiiii!
Aribiiiii's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aribiiiii wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gray.
Gray controlling the pace for now.
Gray lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a couple of good shots and Aribiiiii has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Gray.
Gray biding his time, looking for the opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aribiiiii wants to escape the position.
Aribiiiii looks winded!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Aribiiiii's body.
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 Van Gray will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gray shoots in but Aribiiiii avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gray throws a body punch but Aribiiiii moves out of range.
Aribiiiii keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aribiiiii moves into the clinch.
Aribiiiii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aribiiiii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aribiiiii as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aribiiiii darts in and clinches Gray up against the cage.
Gray slowing the pace effectively.
Aribiiiii turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Aribiiiii manages to end up in side control.
Gray struggling a bit here.
Aribiiiii in side control lands a decent elbow.
Aribiiiii wants to stand but Gray is controlling his arm.
Gray manages to get back to half guard.
Gray trying to hold on to Aribiiiii's head to control him but Aribiiiii postures up.
Gray regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Aribiiiii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to get back to his feet but Aribiiiii is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aribiiiii controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gray is pulling down on Aribiiiii's head to control his posture.
Aribiiiii trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Iheb Aribiiiii was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gray showed some decent athleticism there.
Aribiiiii is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Gray seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aribiiiii for as long as he can get away with.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aribiiiii wants to control the action here but instead Gray manages to pass to full mount!
Gray wants to control the pace but Aribiiiii is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray working for a guillotine from mount but Aribiiiii is in no mood to give up.
Van Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aribiiiii's face.
Aribiiiii is trying to escape the mount.
Aribiiiii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray cracks Aribiiiii with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aribiiiii in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Van Gray dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Aribiiiii closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Aribiiiii successfully pulls guard.
Gray decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gray avoids the head kick by Aribiiiii.
Aribiiiii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aribiiiii.
Gray avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aribiiiii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gray blocks it with crossed arms.
Aribiiiii jumps into guard, dragging Gray to the mat.
Gray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Aribiiiii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! Aribiiiii is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aribiiiii manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into Aribiiiii's guard.
Aribiiiii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aribiiiii has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gray has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aribiiiii seems a little lost for a moment, as Gray dominates the positioning.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gray'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aribiiiii is looking to regain half guard here but Gray keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Van Gray wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Aribiiiii looking for a sweep but Gray has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gray connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gray with a couple of short strikes.
Aribiiiii is bucking up trying to escape but Gray cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gray lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aribiiiii hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gray is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gray controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Van Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gray, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Gray!
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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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