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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harper Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by Atreyu-Lip Gloss & Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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200 cm
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harper Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boris The Beast!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray throws a low kick but The Beast moves out of range easily.
Gray shoots in and drives through. The Beast sprawls well.
Gray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Beast moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Beast connects with a crisp jab.
The Beast tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from The Beast misses.
The Beast loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
The Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Beast lands a slapping body shot.
Gray avoids the body shot from The Beast.
The Beast rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
The Beast is trying to force a seperation but Gray has the dominant position.
The Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Beast tries to move into range but Gray moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Beast is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gray misses with a combination
and The Beast counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Beast's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gray stands up over The Beast, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gray drops back looking for a leg! The Beast is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Beast manages to kick Gray off! Gray jumps back into The Beast's guard.
Gray stands up from The Beast's guard - Gray perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Beast misses with a body shot.
Gray shoots in but no luck this time.
Gray misses with a low kick.
The Beast shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gray throws a combination that misses
and The Beast counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Beast lands a nice hook to Gray's body. Gray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
The Beast slips a straight right by Gray.
Gray wants to clinch.
The Beast checks a leg kick nicely.
The Beast tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from The Beast.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for The Beast, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Beast pinned against the cage. The Beast gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harper Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Beast throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Beast is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gray rather than just go for the knockout.
Gray looks for a takedown but The Beast sprawls well.
The Beast throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gray on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A right-left combo lands from The Beast.
The Beast looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
The Beast thows a body shot but no joy.
The Beast looks gassed!
Gray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Beast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Beast swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by The Beast which made him look bad.
Gray throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as The Beast sprawls well. The Beast wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
The Beast lands with a straight right. Gray didn't see that one coming.
The Beast dodges the punch combination from Gray.
The Beast lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - The Beast coming out on top.
The Beast scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from The Beast misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boris The Beast will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Beast lands with a nice combination. Gray backs away looking to recover.
Gray fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but The Beast avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
The Beast has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Gray with that takedown attempt.
Boris The Beast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harper Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Beast throws out a powerful jab.
The Beast misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Beast tries to bum rush Gray with a series of wild strikes but Gray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gray is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Beast sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Beast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Beast is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice takedown defense from The Beast. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray wants to clinch up but The Beast keeps it at a distance.
Gray swinging wildly here.
The Beast throws a series of punches but Gray avoids them all with ease.
Gray shoots for a takedown but The Beast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Beast connects with a crisp jab.
The Beast misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray dodges the punch combination from The Beast.
The Beast digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
The Beast checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Beast thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gray if he has to take too many more of those.
The Beast is looking to chop away at Gray's legs.
Gray misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt.
The Beast throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The Beast looks to land a combination but Gray avoids it well.
Gray takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Beast lands with a right hand.
The Beast forces Gray back against the cage and clinches.
The Beast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
The Beast feints a jab promting Gray to slip. The Beast then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gray slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The Beast throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
The Beast displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Beast wants it to stay on the feet.
The Beast gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Beast is trying to break the clinch but Gray is controlling him.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Beast breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boris The Beast seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray checks a leg kick.
The Beast connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Beast as he avoids it easily.
The Beast looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast lands the left hand.
The Beast swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray avoids the body shot from The Beast.
The Beast keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Beast wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Boris The Beast is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Beast throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
The Beast throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gray is defended easily by The Beast.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gray is defended easily by The Beast.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris The Beast showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Gray tries to score a power double leg takedown but The Beast sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gray somewhat.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Beast cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.
Gray tries to clinch up but The Beast circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by The Beast. Beautiful body shot.
Gray throws a series of punches but The Beast moves out of range.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. The Beast moves away and avoids it.
Gray avoids the body shot from The Beast.
The Beast clinches up against the cage.
Gray jumps guard and drags The Beast to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast wants to stand but Gray is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gray will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The Beast trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gray's guard.
Gray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Beast defends it easily.
The Beast trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gray's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray controls The Beast momentarily but The Beast frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Beast trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gray's guard.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Beast avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Beast wants to stand but Gray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Beast is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The Beast must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Beast wanted to stand there but Gray had control of the position.
Gray looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Beast is one step ahead there.
The Beast would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Harper Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gray has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The Beast has managed to get both his arms back between Gray's legs - danger averted.
The Beast tries to stand but Gray is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray is looking for a triangle but The Beast pushes his legs off easily.
The Beast wanted to stand there but Gray had control of the position.
Boris The Beast is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harper Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Beast has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Boris The Beast!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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