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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlastimil Vyr (ranked 2645 p4p, 2445 weight class) and Hector Gray (ranked 123 p4p, 118 weight class). Hector Gray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vlastimil Vyr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Gray!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray slips under a jab.
Gray throws out a counter right but Vyr avoids it with no problem.
Vyr looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Vyr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vyr throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray slips a jab from Vyr.
Gray throws out a counter right but Vyr avoids it with no problem.
Gray has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vyr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vyr throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vyr. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vyr looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Gray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vyr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gray! But no joy.
Vyr throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray throws out a counter right but Vyr avoids it with no problem.
Vyr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vyr just misses with a punch to the body.
Vyr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vyr throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vyr missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vyr misses with a straight left.
Jab from Vyr.
Vyr lands a right hook to the body.
Vyr lands a nice shot that snaps Gray's head back.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Vyr.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vyr.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vyr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Vyr throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyr throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
Vyr throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vyr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gray wants to control but Vyr is keeping him busy.
Gray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vyr is not content to let Gray control the position.
Vyr is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gray throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gray taking a break here but Vyr is having none of it and regains half guard.
Gray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray prevents Vyr from standing back up.
Gray is pressing down on Vyr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Vyr is holding on for now.
Gray not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gray thows a huge punch but Vyr dodges it nicely.
Gray is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vyr is just riding it out for now. Gray eventually gives up the hold.
Vyr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gray.
Vyr is trying to stand up here but Gray is controlling him well.
Vyr has one foot on Gray's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vyr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vyr swings widly with a right hand
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vyr misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Vyr is keeping the position.
Gray wants to control from the top but Vyr keeps moving.
Gray scoring with some ground and pound.
Gray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like Gray might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray cracks Vyr with a solid left hand.
Gray's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gray prevents Vyr from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gray postures up and lands a big shot to Vyr's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vlastimil Vyr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vyr.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vyr throws a big shot that misses.
Vyr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vyr misses with a double jab
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vyr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vyr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Vyr throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vyr defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr misses with a looping right.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vyr misses with a body shot.
Vyr throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Gray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vyr throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Vyr misses with a right hand
and Vyr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vlastimil Vyr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vyr.
Vyr throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vyr.
A little jabbing left from Gray on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vyr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vyr misses with a hook
and Gray cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray defending well as Vyr loads up on a big left hand.
Vyr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
Vyr throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Vyr as he connects with a hook.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyr throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Vyr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vyr works Gray's body with a nice hook.
Vyr lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vyr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vyr.
Vyr misses with a straight left.
A big right from Vyr misses.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
Vlastimil Vyr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
Vyr throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray walks into a stiff left hand from Vyr.
Vyr misses with a double jab
and Gray connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Vyr looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Vyr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Vyr.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
Vyr swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Vlastimil Vyr is winning the standup battle so far.
Vyr stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Vyr misses.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vyr.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Vyr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Gray staying out of range there.
Gray is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vyr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vyr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vyr throws a shot from downtown. Gray moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vyr. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vyr looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Gray throws out a counter right but Vyr avoids it with no problem.
Vyr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Vyr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vyr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vyr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Vyr throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray with the counter takedown but Vyr avoids it easily.
Vyr cracks Gray with an open hand slap.
Vyr misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vyr misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vlastimil Vyr 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!
Nice defenses there by Gray.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gray! But no joy.
Vyr missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vyr swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray moves out of range as Vyr strikes.
Vyr throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Vyr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vyr lands a slapping body shot.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vyr.
Vyr swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vyr.
Gray changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vyr just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Gray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vyr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vyr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vyr throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
And Gray tries to counter it with a takedown but Vyr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vyr throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vyr.
Vyr throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Vyr misses.
Vyr looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyr misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Gray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vyr misses the jab.
Vyr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gray slips under a jab.
Gray changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vyr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vyr defends it well.
Vyr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray feints the counter takedown.
Vyr misses with a combination
and Gray counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray grinds an elbow into Vyr's temple.
Vyr is trying to buck Gray off.
Gray laying and praying for a moment but Vyr takes advantage and regains half guard.
Gray slows the pace down in half guard.
Gray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vyr tries to kick Gray off but Gray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gray in particular looking to stall.
Gray is trying to work for a kimura but Vyr is defending well.
Vyr wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Vyr is not content to let Gray control the position.
Vyr is looking to escape.
Gray content to control rather than advance.
Gray throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vyr to regain full guard.
Gray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vyr keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vyr wants to get back to his feet but Gray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hector Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlastimil Vyr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vyr throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlastimil Vyr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vyr, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlastimil Vyr!
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