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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Demon Seed by Nine Inch Nails as his entrance music. Joseph Watson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gray tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Gray blocks a low kick nicely.
Gray clinches.
A knee to the head by Gray.
It looks like Joseph Watson has been cut.
Watson is trying to break free.
Gray stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Gray landing knees to the body.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Gray.
Gray throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Gray missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray throws a leg kick but Watson moved away.
Gabriel Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray tries to clinch up.
Gray tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Gray misses with a knee strike.
Gray gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Gray looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watson stalling against the cage.
Gray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Gabriel Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Gray tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watson.
Gray wants to clinch.
Watson avoids the head kick by Gray.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gray as he jumps to the side.
Gabriel Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Watson.
Watson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
That's four 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.
Watson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gray instigates a clinch.
Gray leaning against his opponent.
Gray tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Gray drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick by Watson misses
and Gray counters by clinching up.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Watson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Gray takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray moves into the clinch.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Gray fakes the leg kick and cracks Watson in the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watson, right into the meat.
Gray tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson throws and low kick but Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson closes the distance but Gray moves to the side
and Gray counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
Gray tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gray won't be happy with that.
Gray is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Watson off and has taken his back!
Gray misses with punches from the back.
Watson just trying to survive but Gray is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Gray is trying to stick to Watson's back but Watson is turning into Gray. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Gray's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Watson.
Gray trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Gray can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Watson controls the pace.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watson won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gray has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Watson has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Gray is keeping him busy.
Gray tries to improve position but can't.
Gray wants to control but Watson postures up.
Gray looking for a sweep but Watson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Gray is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Watson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gray is surviving well by controlling Watson's body position as best he can.
Gray is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson wants to control the pace but Gray is squirming around nicely.
That's four 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.
Gray bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watson wants to control but Gray postures up.
Gray decides to stand back up. Gray steps back and let's Watson get back to his feet.
Watson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gray wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watson throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Gray wants to clinch.
Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Watson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gray can't fight it off and eventually Watson manages to take the fight to the floor. Gray looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gray wants to stand and escape but Watson is having none of it.
Watson wants to control from the top but Gray keeps moving.
Gray being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Watson slips nicely into half guard.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.
Gray wants to get back to full guard but Watson has passed into side control.
Gray can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watson tries to control but Gray wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gray is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gray sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Watson is trying to control. Gray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gray tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gray is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gray wants to improve his position but Watson is controlling well.
Watson wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gray clinches but Watson breaks the clinch
and Watson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gray's knee momentarily.
Gray lands with a nice body punch.
Gray throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gray tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a head kick.
Gray tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson throws a big shot that misses.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Gray tries to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gray clinches.
Gray landing knees to the body.
Watson avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Gray darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
Gray is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Gray.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Gray!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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