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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gayson Gayboy (ranked 4762 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Ashi Baray (ranked 434 p4p, 383 weight class). Ashi Baray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gayson Gayboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashi Baray!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstrm, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gayboy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gayboy is trying to escape the position but Baray is controlling the position.
Gayboy wants to control but Baray postures up.
Baray misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baray wants to control but Gayboy is keeping him busy.
Gayboy tries to bench press Baray off him but Baray keeps the position.
Baray remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray working away.
Baray decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gayboy to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayboy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gayboy working hard to break the clinch.
Baray lands a takedown into guard.
Gayboy is wriggling around but Baray manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gayboy is trying to get back to full guard.
Baray seems to be looking for submissions.
Gayboy is pressing down on Baray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baray stands up from Gayboy's guard - Baray perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayboy gets caught napping as Baray dives in and scores a takedown. Gayboy manages to retain guard.
Baray passes into half guard.
Baray slips a nice elbow through Gayboy's hands, connecting with Gayboy's forehead.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baray in particular looking to stall.
Gayboy pushes Baray off looking to stand but Baray dives back in and keeps control.
Gayboy is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baray throwing shots but Gayboy is blocking nicely.
Baray wants to take a breather but Gayboy is having none of it.
Baray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baray is looking for a kimura but Gayboy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baray to get the leverage.
Baray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baray slips a nice elbow through Gayboy's hands, connecting with Gayboy's forehead.
Baray is taking a breather. Gayboy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gayboy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baray pulls his head out easily.
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.
Baray is trying to control. Gayboy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gayboy shoots in for a takedown but Baray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gayboy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gayboy is breathing heavily.
Baray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gayboy sprawls well initially but Baray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baray slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Baray dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gayboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gayboy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gayboy tries to clinch up.
Baray stuffs the takedown.
Gayboy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baray is fending him off so far but Gayboy persists. Nope, Baray circles away and we're back to standing.
Baray closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gayboy did well to prevent Baray getting side control.
Baray wants to pass to mount but Gayboy is defending the position.
Baray keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray is continuing to stall.
Baray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gayboy defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baray 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.
Baray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gayboy is looking to improve his position.
Baray seems to be looking for submissions.
Baray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gayboy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baray stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gayboy to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gayboy wants to control but Baray postures up.
Baray in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gayboy struggling a bit here.
Baray in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayboy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baray trying to control the action but Gayboy is working from the bottom.
Baray moves into full mount!
Baray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gayboy wants to control but Baray is having none of it.
Baray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ashi Baray has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baray landing shots from mount.
Baray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gayboy is rocked!
Baray lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Gayboy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baray controlling his opponent.
Gayboy seems to have got his legs back now.
Baray wants to control the pace but Gayboy is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baray with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Baray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Baray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gayboy tries to keep at a distance but Baray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baray tries to land knees in the clinch but Gayboy avoids the damage to the body.
Baray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baray drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray postures up.
Baray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gayboy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baray is trying to control the action in half guard but Gayboy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gayboy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baray is looking to pass into half guard but Gayboy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gayboy is in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gayboy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gayboy has Baray in his guard.
Gayboy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gayboy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gayboy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baray's guard.
Gayboy won't allow Baray to sweep him here.
Baray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gayboy defends it easily.
Baray wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gayboy is now in half guard.
Baray gets back to full guard.
Baray working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gayboy has passed into half guard!
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.
Baray wants to get back to full guard.
Baray is refusing to be controlled, as Gayboy sits in half guard.
Baray tries to roll over but Gayboy keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baray tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gayboy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ashi Baray.
Well Baray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Marco Blurstrm scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashi Baray!
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