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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Zenari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorin Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guilherme Zenari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thorin Gray's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Guilherme Zenari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thorin Gray!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zenari throws a chopping leg kick but Gray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gray punishes Zenari's body with a nice straight punch.
Zenari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gray slips a straight right by Zenari.
Zenari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray lands a head kick!
Zenari misses with a body shot.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zenari gets the takedown into side control.
Gray tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Gray is trapped and Zenari is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Zenari softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gray takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gray is keeping busy.
Zenari has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Zenari lands strikes to the head.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.
Zenari scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Gray is looking for a way out.
Zenari lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
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 wants to get back to his feet.
Gray looks gassed!
Zenari is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Gray trying to get back to his feet but Zenari is in full control for now.
Gray is keeping busy.
Zenari looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Zenari has Gray flattened out and is raining down punches.
Gray looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Zenari's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zenari lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gray hold on?!
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zenari. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gray grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Zenari lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Gray hold on?!
Zenari is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Zenari gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Zenari gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Zenari apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Zenari fails with the takedown.
Zenari lands a nice shot to the body.
Zenari throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters by clinching up.
Gray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zenari comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zenari wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Zenari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zenari lands an elbow that stopped Gray in his tracks for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Zenari.
Gray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zenari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zenari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gray.
Gray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gray prevents the takedown attempt.
Gray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zenari lands a body punch.
Gray avoids the elbow strike from Zenari, against the cage.
Gray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zenari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gray.
Gray misses with a knee strike.
Gray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zenari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zenari has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gray uses from the top position.
Gray wants to stand but Zenari is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Zenari dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zenari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Guilherme Zenari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Zenari misses its intended target.
Zenari throws a right hand that Gray ducks under and follows up with a left that Gray also avoids with ease.
Gray avoids the body shot from Zenari.
Gray displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Zenari looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gray has managed to clinch.
Gray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zenari has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gray regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zenari off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gray defending well as Zenari loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray has managed to clinch.
Zenari can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Gray.
Gray lands an elbow just above Zenari 's eye.
Nice elbow from Gray.
Gray is pressed up against the cage. Zenari has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gray down to the mat. Gray avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Zenari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good leg kick by Zenari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Zenari throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Gray working Zenari over with knees to the body.
Gray using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zenari has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zenari throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zenari has had enough of the clinch but Gray keeps him there for the moment.
Zenari blocks an elbow strike.
Zenari blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zenari has Gray pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zenari pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gray tumbling to the mat - Zenari dives into Gray's guard.
Zenari trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Zenari lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to stand back up but Zenari counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gray.
Zenari stops Gray from getting back to his feet.
Zenari stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zenari's head.
Zenari misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
Zenari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gray is fending him off so far but Zenari persists. Nope, Gray circles away and we're back to standing.
Zenari on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zenari works Gray's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zenari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gray defending well as Zenari loads up on a big left hand.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zenari.
Zenari tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zenari gets control of Gray's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zenari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gray stands up and waves to Zenari to follow him.
Gray wants to clinch up but Zenari keeps it at a distance.
Zenari throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gray's waist but Gray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zenari off to one side.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zenari.
Gray gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenari lands an elbow that stopped Gray in his tracks for a moment.
Gray pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zenari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gray or not.
Gray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zenari wants a takedown.
Gray tries a knee to the head but Zenari blocks it.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zenari.
Gray throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zenari blocks it with crossed arms.
Zenari gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gray is trying to stand back up but Zenari is controlling him
Gray is staying active underneath Zenari, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gray is trying to stand up here but Zenari is controlling him well.
Zenari working over Gray with some ground and pound. Gray looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gray is refusing to be controlled, as Zenari sits in half guard.
Gray wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Guilherme Zenari will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Zenari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gray moves away.
Gray tries to clinch but Zenari is having none of it.
Zenari tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
Zenari tries to clinch but Gray moves away
and Gray counters with a head kick. That will keep Zenari thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Zenari takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zenari looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Gray staying out of range there.
Zenari misses the shot to the body.
Gray tries to clinch but Zenari moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zenari just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray moves out of range as Zenari strikes.
Zenari just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zenari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray wants to clinch up but Zenari keeps it at a distance.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zenari lands a left hand.
Zenari takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zenari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Zenari managing to block the knees to the body from Gray.
Gray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zenari breaks from the clinch.
Zenari is looking to wear down Gray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Zenari does no damage.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Zenari circles away.
Zenari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Zenari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zenari's hands.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zenari.
Thorin Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zenari misses with a kick to the body
and Gray counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zenari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zenari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zenari avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Gray has Zenari pressed against the cage, preventing Zenari from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zenari pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zenari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zenari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zenari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorin Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Zenari or perhaps it was just good defense by Gray which made him look bad.
Gray moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zenari.
Zenari drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gray gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guilherme Zenari. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zenari tightens his grip and picks Gray up, before dumping him to the ground. Gray manages to land in guard.
Zenari trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray pushes Zenari off and gets back to his feet.
Zenari throws a big shot that misses.
Gray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zenari, pushing him back against the cage.
Zenari pulls guard successfully.
Zenari has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gray off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gray is looking to clinch but Zenari is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zenari comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zenari cracks Gray with a good jab.
Zenari instigates a clinch.
Zenari manages to pull guard.
Gray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Zenari is proving hard to escape from.
Zenari thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Guilherme Zenari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gray throws a strike but Zenari rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Zenari advances position into side control!
Gray is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zenari has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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 Guilherme Zenari.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zenari, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Zenari!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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