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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by "Beautiful Dangerous" by Slash. Blake Gray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krzysztof Soszynski's chin.
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204 lbs
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185 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soszynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Gray keeping control of the position.
Gray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soszynski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soszynski's back!
Gray controls the position.
Gray is not going to allow Soszynski to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski covers up after that shot from Gray.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is not going to allow Soszynski to sit and survive in this position.
Soszynski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gray.
Soszynski wants to control his opponent's hands but Gray gets his hands free.
Gray punishes Soszynski with strikes from the back mount.
Soszynski breaks Gray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Soszynski trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gray holds on and takes a little breather.
Soszynski wants to stand but Gray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gray holds on and takes a little breather.
Soszynski connects with a couple of short punches.
Soszynski trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray is working an open guard so Soszynski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gray tries to pull guard but Soszynski holds him up against the cage and eventually Gray drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soszynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soszynski smiles and moves away.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gray walks away with a smile on his face. Soszynski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soszynski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray leaves Soszynski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soszynski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soszynski somewhat.
Gray clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice knee to the body.
Gray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soszynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray fails to land the takedown.
Gray fails with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Soszynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gray up against the cage.
Gray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Soszynski uses from the top position.
Gray is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Soszynski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Gray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gray shoots in for a double leg but Soszynski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Soszynski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soszynski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gray tries to get to full guard but Soszynski has control of the leg.
Soszynski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gray!
Gray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski fails to move to back control.
Soszynski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soszynski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soszynski tries to control but Gray wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray reaches up to try and control the position but Soszynski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gray rolls and tries to escape and now Soszynski has his back!
Soszynski lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Soszynski tries to keep control of the position but Gray is staying busy.
I would not like to be Gray right now.
Soszynski lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gray's body.
Gray defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Soszynski's arms.
Soszynski keeps control of the position as Gray tries to break free.
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.
Soszynski controlling from the back.
Soszynski lands a shot to the head.
Gray breaks Soszynski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Soszynski looking to control.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Soszynski is retaining full guard.
Soszynski is trying to keep Gray in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Soszynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Soszynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soszynski stops a takedown attempt from Gray.
Gray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Soszynski lands a right hand.
Soszynski avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Soszynski pulls guard effortlessly.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Soszynski is keeping the position.
Soszynski is working an open guard so Gray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soszynski shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blake Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski taking a breather.
Soszynski decides to pull guard.
Krzysztof Soszynski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gray wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
Soszynski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soszynski is trying to keep Gray in close.
Soszynski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
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.
Gray wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
Gray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soszynski's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soszynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Soszynski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Blake Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Soszynski.
Gray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soszynski's guard.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski is working an open guard so Gray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from Soszynski does no damage.
Soszynski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gray is adopting a defensive guard.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soszynski throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gray, up you get!
Soszynski misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray moves into the clinch.
Soszynski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gray gets a clinch.
Soszynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks.
Soszynski jumps guard but Gray stands there with Soszynski around his waist. Soszynski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soszynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Gray has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Gray!
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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
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