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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Gray!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab by Diaz.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Diaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gray as he avoids it easily.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice body kick from Gray.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Diaz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Diaz in particular looking to stall.
Gray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gray.
Gray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gray advances to half guard.
Gray is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Diaz trying to get back to full guard but Gray takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Gray wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
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.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Gray wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Gray's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray cracks Diaz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz is in a horrible position here. Gray smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gray throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Diaz is working to get back to half guard.
Gray lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gray trying to control but Diaz is having none of it.
Gray with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gray lands with some strikes.
Diaz is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gray can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Gray throws some wild stikes that Diaz manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries to hold on but Gray postures up.
Gray looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gray dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Gray moved out of range.
Frankie Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Diaz is fending him off so far but Gray persists. Nope, Diaz circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gray counters by clinching up.
Diaz looking for a takedown.
Gray with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gray jumps into guard, dragging Diaz to the mat.
Diaz postures up.
Diaz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gray wants to stand but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz wants to stand but Gray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Diaz looking to pass the guard.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gray works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gray slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz looks for a takedown but Gray sprawls well.
Diaz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gray is adopting a defensive guard.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Gray throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gray trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Gray lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diaz!
Gray with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a heavy elbow.
Diaz blocking the ground and pound.
Gray looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Gray is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gray lands a heavy elbow.
Gray landing strikes from the mount.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gray misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gray wants to control the pace but Diaz is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to lock up and control but Gray gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Diaz holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gray tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gray looking to finish Diaz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diaz!
Gray scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gray looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gray with the ground and pound from mount.
Gray breaks from Diaz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gray on the ground.
Gray lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Gray 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gray is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Gray pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz has picked Gray up - he's going for a ride! Diaz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gray trying to control here.
Diaz lands strikes from half guard.
Gray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Xavier Gray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gray.
Gray wriggles free and stands up.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Gray. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Gray lands with a slapping head kick.
Gray fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Frankie Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Gray.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Gray ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Gray tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diaz is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Gray uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Gray gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gray wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Gray stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gray rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gray just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz tries to score a body lock takedown but Gray shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gray decides to pull guard.
Diaz throws and elbow that misses. Gray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Diaz's guard. Nice move by Gray!
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Gray puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gray is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Gray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Gray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diaz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gray as he avoids it easily.
Gray tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Gray, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray tries to clinch up.
Frankie Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Gray rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Xavier Gray.
I've got Gray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Gray!
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energy
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hype
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