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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matteo Chibaclov (ranked 2597 p4p, 2387 weight class) and Ezra Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ezra Gray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matteo Chibaclov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezra Gray!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Gray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gray is looking to clinch but Chibaclov is avoiding it.
It looked like Chibaclov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ezra Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chibaclov shoots for a takedown but Gray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gray chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Chibaclov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chibaclov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chibaclov forces his way into half guard.
Nice strikes from Chibaclov there.
Chibaclov is trying to work for a kimura but Gray is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chibaclov wants to pass to mount but Gray is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chibaclov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chibaclov.
Chibaclov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chibaclov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chibaclov throwing shots but Gray is blocking nicely.
Chibaclov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gray keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chibaclov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gray defend it? Chibaclov steps over the head and cranks it - Gray is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chibaclov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matteo Chibaclov!
Matteo Chibaclov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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