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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger comes to the cage accompanied by Freddy's Coming For You. Gray has chosen make love not war baby as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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217 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray has Krueger up against the cage in a clinch.
Krueger lands a body punch.
Krueger misses with a punch to the body.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray scores with a nice right hand.
Krueger throws a nice looking combination but Gray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krueger checks a leg kick.
Krueger slips a straight right by Gray.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krueger missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Krueger tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Krueger effectively controlling the action here.
Gray has Krueger pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krueger manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krueger lands a right hand.
Krueger wants to stall.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gray is trying to force a seperation but Krueger has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to circle away but Krueger has him pinned against the cage.
Gray works on Krueger's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Krueger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Krueger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray prevents a body shot from Krueger.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch but Gray keeps him there for the moment.
Krueger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krueger tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Krueger fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krueger is trying to force a seperation but Gray has the dominant position.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gray digs a right hand into Krueger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krueger's gas tank.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray is trying to force a seperation but Krueger has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Gray gets control of Krueger's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gray will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Krueger trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray has his foot on Krueger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krueger works his way back into a safe position though.
Krueger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krueger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Krueger preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krueger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gray 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.
Krueger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Gray looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krueger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger 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.
Krueger thumps Gray with a low kick.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger forces Gray back against the cage and clinches.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Krueger tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krueger.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray is looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Krueger as the two fighters clinch.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krueger tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
A short left from Gray.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger blocks an uppercut.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Krueger to keep the fight standing.
Freddy Krueger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gray.
Krueger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger misses with a two punch combination.
Krueger tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krueger misses with the head strike.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray misses with a body punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gray. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gray blocks a body shot from Krueger.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krueger is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray tries to break free but Krueger pushes him back against the cage.
Krueger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krueger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray jumps guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krueger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krueger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Krueger trying to stall but Gray improves his position.
Krueger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Krueger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Krueger.
Gray lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krueger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gray is keeping busy.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krueger walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krueger closes the distance but Gray moves to the side
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Freddy Krueger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray shoots in for a takedown but Krueger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick by Gray misses
and Krueger counters with a straight right hand.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger misses with a straight left.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Gray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krueger.
Gray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gray lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krueger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray won't allow Krueger to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is in close to Krueger's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gray gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Krueger moves away and avoids it.
Gray gets a double leg takedown into Krueger's guard.
Gray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gray wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Krueger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krueger is trying to keep Gray in close.
Krueger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray tries to stand but Krueger is controlling from the bottom.
Krueger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray 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. 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.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray cracks the inside of Krueger's front leg.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gray manages to avoid it.
Gray scores with a hook.
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krueger can pounce on him.
Krueger thuds a left hand into Gray's body.
Gray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A shot to the body from Krueger misses
and Gray counters with a leg kick.
Krueger moves in looking to clinch but Gray pushes him off.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Krueger takes the fight into the clinch.
Krueger prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krueger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krueger lands with a light punch inside.
Krueger stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krueger.
Krueger moves forwards but Gray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gray lands in his opponent's guard.
Krueger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gray passes Krueger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
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!
Gray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krueger defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throwing shots but Krueger is blocking nicely.
Gray trying to mount his opponent but Krueger defends it.
Krueger moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gray lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gray trying to control but Krueger is working from the bottom.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Krueger is retaining full guard.
Gray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gray wants to get up but he can't break Krueger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Krueger is keeping the position.
Gray drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Krueger manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gray has Krueger in his guard.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krueger sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
Krueger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Freddy Krueger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Gray.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krueger tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Krueger misses with the combination.
Mr Gray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger moves to clinch but Gray breaks away
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray checks a low kick from Krueger.
Jab by Gray.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
A right-left combo lands from Krueger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Krueger moved out of range nicely.
Gray tries to score with a low kick but Krueger moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Krueger misses.
Gray avoids the body shot from Krueger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
Gray jumps guard but Krueger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gray is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krueger pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Freddy Krueger.
I think Gray 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gray!
Mr Gray very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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hype
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