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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Mabie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beastie Boys..Sabotage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Mabie!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mabie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mabie jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mabie.
Mabie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
Mabie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gray fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mabie scores with a three punch combo!
Mabie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gray. Gray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mabie displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gray shoots for a double leg takedown but Mabie sprawls well. He's pushed Gray's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Mabie.
Mabie looks to land a body kick but Gray moved away.
Mabie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gray tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mabie swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabie lands a left and a right that send Gray crashing to the mat, dazed. Mabie thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gray is rocked!
Gray is breathing heavily.
Mabie takes the fight into the clinch.
Oh Gray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gray is working for takedown but Mabie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gray seems to have got his legs back now.
Gray can't get the takedown.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Gray avoids a wild elbow strike from Mabie.
Mabie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mabie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mabie throws an elbow that misses.
Mabie avoiding damage.
Mabie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mabie scores with a knee to the head.
Gray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mabie landing knees to the head.
Mabie with a knee to the head.
Gray drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mabie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jason Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabie lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mabie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabie throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Gray tries for a takedown but Mabie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mabie rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
Mabie misses with an elbow over the top.
Mabie lands a nice elbow.
Gray wants a takedown but no success here.
Mabie lands an elbow inside that Gray shrugs off.
Mabie lands a good knee to the midsection. Gray won't want to take too many of those.
Gray takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Mabie.
Mabie landing knees to the head.
Mabie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mabie moves into the clinch.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Mabie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabie lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
A knee to the head by Mabie.
Mabie scores with a knee to the head.
Mabie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mabie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gray is keeping busy.
Gray tries for a takedown but Mabie manages to get underhooks.
Mabie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mabie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mabie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mabie is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mabie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mabie clinches with his opponent.
Gray goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mabie prevents it.
Gray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Mabie.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gray's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gray.
Mabie trying to stall but Gray improves his position.
Gray wants a takedown.
Mabie connects with a knee to the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Gray. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Mabie lands a knee to the head.
Mabie crunches a lovely knee into Gray's ribcage.
Mabie scores a nice knee to the body.
Mabie gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
Mabie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mabie scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mabie.
Mabie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mabie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gray being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Mabie dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gray moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gray shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mabie but Mabie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mabie leaves Gray with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mabie scores with a one two! Gray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mabie stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mabie lands a big head kick that sends Gray tumbling to the mat! Mabie takes a step backwards and waves Gray back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jason Gray has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mabie clinches up with Gray and pushes him back against the cage.
Mabie is trying to break the clinch but Gray is controlling him.
Mabie stalling the fight.
Mabie breaks the clinch.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Mabie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mabie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gray somewhat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mabie!
Mabie throws a push kick but Gray slaps the foot to one side.
Mabie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gray closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gray is trying to work for a kimura but Mabie is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gray seems to be looking for submissions.
Gray is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mabie defends it well.
Mabie wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to take a breather but Mabie is having none of it.
Gray wants to work for an arm triangle but Mabie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gray is looking for a kimura but Mabie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gray to get the leverage.
Gray lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mabie misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mabie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nathan Mabie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice cross by Mabie.
Mabie clinches up with Gray and pushes him back against the cage.
Mabie putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mabie working Gray over with knees to the body.
Mabie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mabie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mabie lands a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Mabie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Gray's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mabie throws a nice head kick!
Mabie wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Nathan Mabie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mabie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mabie sprawls well. Mabie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Mabie throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gray with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mabie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mabie is fending him off so far but Gray persists. Nope, Mabie circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray shoots in for a double leg but Mabie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mabie fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gray looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mabie!
A slapping leg kick lands for Mabie.
Mabie takes the fight into the clinch.
Mabie lands a good knee to the midsection. Gray won't want to take too many of those.
Gray avoids a wild elbow strike from Mabie.
Mabie landing knees to the head.
Mabie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gray's face.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mabie throws an elbow but misses.
Mabie is pressed up against the cage. Gray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mabie down to the mat. Mabie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mabie throws a shot to the body.
Mabie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mabie is fending him off so far but Gray persists. Nope, Mabie circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice jab there from Mabie.
Mabie lands with a nice combination. Gray backs away looking to recover.
Jason Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mabie lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mabie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice takedown defense from Mabie. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
Mabie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mabie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gray blocks a head kick by Mabie.
A left and a right from Mabie both land. Nice combination.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by Mabie which made him look bad.
Gray checks a low kick from Mabie.
Nice uppercut there from Mabie.
Nice defenses there by Mabie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabie thows a body kick. Gray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Mabie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mabie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gray looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mabie gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
Mabie scores a nice knee to the body.
Nathan Mabie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mabie with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mabie manages to break the clinch.
Mabie is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mabie instigates a clinch.
Mabie stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Gray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mabie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mabie scores with a knee to the head.
Mabie is trying to break the clinch but Gray is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mabie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mabie throws an elbow but misses.
Mabie lands a nice knee to the body.
Mabie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mabie lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gray backs up against the cage.
Gray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gray walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray shoots in but Mabie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mabie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray is trying to drag Mabie to the mat but Mabie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mabie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gray throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Mabie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mabie 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 Suge Night scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Mabie!
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