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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adan Puno (ranked 2331 p4p, 2856 weight class) and Hector Gray (ranked 308 p4p, 362 weight class). Hector Gray is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adan Puno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Gray!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray checks a low kick from Puno.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Puno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Puno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gray has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Puno lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gray's sensitive parts.
Gray blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gray.
Adan Puno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puno misses with a body shot.
Puno looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Puno tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gray is able to avoid easily.
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Puno throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Gray blocks the leg kick.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puno misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big left from Puno misses.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Puno throws a solid leg kick but Gray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puno.
Puno is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Hector Gray has been cut.
A big left from Puno misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Puno misses.
Puno misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puno thinking.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
A big left from Puno misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
The fighters circling - Puno throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puno explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Puno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Gray's cut.
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.
A slow jab from Puno misses its intended target.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Puno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Gray slips under a jab.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puno misses with a low kick.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puno throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Puno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws a push kick but Gray slaps the foot to one side.
Puno throws a nice inside leg kick.
Puno throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
Puno looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Puno lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gray doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puno throws a leg kick but Gray moved away.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno scores with a decent looking hook.
Puno throws a solid leg kick but Gray takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puno.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Puno misses with a looping left.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puno throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puno, as that shot connected.
Puno throws a chopping leg kick but Gray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Puno misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Puno misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from Puno misses.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Gray might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Puno has got the better of the exchanges.
Gray moves out of range as Puno strikes.
Puno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gray.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Puno rather than just go for the knockout.
Puno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puno throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adan Puno dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hector Gray's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Puno fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Puno here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A shot to the body from Puno misses
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Puno misses with a jab to the body
and Gray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Puno. That snapped Gray's head back.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Gray is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Puno with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Puno attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Puno throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
Puno misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Puno misses with a straight right.
Gray now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Puno throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a leg kick.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Puno throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray counters with a left to the body.
Puno connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Puno fails to land with a series of punches.
Puno throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
You can see that Gray has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Puno just misses with a punch to the body.
Puno misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Puno thinking.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Puno.
Puno throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno lunges at Gray with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gray's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Gray misses.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Gray let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Puno.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Puno misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Adan Puno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Puno tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
A nice side step and Gray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adan Puno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Puno 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adan Puno!
Adan Puno thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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