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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gwar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 cm
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270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Gwar! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Finisher! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A combination from Finisher does no damage. Gwar misses with an uppercut. Gwar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finisher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Ray Gwar has been cut. Finisher lands a glancing blow to the side of Gwar's head. Finisher misses with the combination.
Gwar shoots for a takedown but Finisher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Finisher throws a combination that misses and Gwar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Finisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Finisher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gwar was well out of range. Poor timing from Finisher. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finisher!
Finisher looks to land a combination but Gwar avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finisher connects with a looping right hand.
Finisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A right-left combo lands from Gwar.
It looks like The Finisher has been cut. A big right from Finisher misses. Finisher pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Finisher throws a hook to the side of Gwar's head but Gwar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gwar slips under a jab from Finisher. Gwar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gwar slips a jab and a cross from Finisher.
A jab from Finisher misses. A big left from Gwar misses. The Finisher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Finisher throws a hook to the side of Gwar's head but Gwar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Gwar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Finisher misses. Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gwar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Finisher looks gassed! 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! Gwar is looking for a kimura here.
Finisher is looking for a sweep. Gwar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Finisher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gwar is working away from the top position though. Gwar working the head and body with strikes. Gwar content to control rather than advance. Finisher is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gwar wants to pass to mount but Finisher is defending the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Finisher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Finisher tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gwar has advanced to mount. Uh oh. Gwar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Finisher is looking to escape. Gwar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Finisher is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Gwar looking to finish Finisher with some ground and pound. This is bad for Finisher! Finisher is working to get back to half guard.
Gwar is in the full mount, landing strikes. Finisher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Finisher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Gwar controlling the position easily from mount. Gwar unloading with bombs! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gwar controlling his opponent. Finisher has given up his back. Will we see Gwar going for some submissions?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gwar dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Finisher looks to land a right hand but Gwar moved out of range. Gwar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Gwar working away. Gwar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Finisher keeps working. Gwar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Finisher defending against the ground and pound. Finisher pushes Gwar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gwar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Finisher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gwar's best efforts. Finisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Finisher gets full guard. Finisher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finisher wants to sweep here but Gwar controlling him for the moment. Gwar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Gwar stays in close to Finisher's body and controls the position. Finisher keeping moving, preventing Gwar from controlling successfully. Finisher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gwar's guard. Gwar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Finisher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Finisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Gwar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Gwar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Finisher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Finisher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Finisher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Finisher postures up and lands a big shot to Gwar's brow. Gwar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Finisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Gwar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Finisher keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gwar's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finisher trying to control the position from guard on top but Gwar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Finisher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Finisher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gwar, who protects the arm well. Finisher working away. Gwar prevents Finisher from moving into mount. Gwar misses with an elbow from the bottom. Gwar struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Gwar avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gwar counters with a left to the body. Gwar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Finisher is trying to defend but Gwar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further. Finisher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gwar scores with a couple of nice shots. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Gwar dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finisher throws a hook but Gwar blocks it. Gwar works over Finisher's head and body with a nice combination. Finisher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gwar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gwar counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Gwar is keen to just control but Finisher is a slippery customer. Gwar trying to control the pace. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gwar is trying to control. Finisher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Finisher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Gwar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Finisher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Finisher. Gwar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Gwar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Finisher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gwar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finisher but Finisher pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gwar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gwar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Finisher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gwar counters with a left and a right that stings Finisher. Gwar throws a right and a left that Finisher avoids nicely. Finisher throws a hook but Gwar blocks it. Gwar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A jab from Finisher misses. Gwar moves out of range as Finisher strikes. Finisher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gwar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gwar on the wrong end of a nice hook. Ray Gwar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Finisher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gwar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Finisher thinking. Gwar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finisher slips a jab from Gwar. Finisher stuns Gwar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Finisher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gwar counters with a shoot takedown. Finisher fights it but they end up in guard. The Finisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Finisher keeping moving, preventing Gwar from controlling successfully. Ray Gwar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Finisher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gwar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Finisher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gwar passes into half guard.
Gwar is trying to control. Finisher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gwar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Finisher is concentrating on defense, preventing Gwar from advancing position. Finisher wants to control but Gwar is keeping busy and won't allow it. Gwar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Finisher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gwar trying to control from half guard but Finisher is working away. Ray Gwar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gwar content to control rather than advance. Finisher is trying to maintain the position but Gwar is very close to passing his half guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gwar controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight! Ray Gwar showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gwar 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27 Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Gwar!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
71% |
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