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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Philip Gray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Philip Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alan Pitbull!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray connects with the punch.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Gray.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitbull checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pitbull tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
Gray throws a right and a left that Pitbull avoids nicely.
Gray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pitbull wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Pitbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pitbull was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee warns Gray that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gray blocking the ground and pound.
Pitbull avoids the attempt from Gray to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pitbull dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull looking to secure an arm triangle but Gray defends it well.
Gray is trying to stand up.
Gray manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pitbull.
Pitbull wants to take a breather but Gray is having none of it.
Gray is looking to control Pitbull's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Gray kicks off Pitbull and gets to his feet.
Pitbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Philip Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitbull. Gray does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pitbull moves away.
Pitbull is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Gray pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pitbull back to the cage. Gray follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray tries a low kick but Pitbull avoids it.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pitbull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pitbull avoids the head kick by Gray.
Gray feints a jab promting Pitbull to slip. Gray then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pitbull slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gray throws a series of punches but Pitbull moves out of range.
Gray scores with a three punch combo!
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Pitbull shoots for a double leg takedown but Gray sprawls well. He's pushed Pitbull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Pitbull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philip Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.
Pitbull shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gray's guard.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gray keeping full guard, as Pitbull tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gray wants to stand up but Pitbull is controlling him.
Gray is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Philip Gray just wasn't active enough.
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull avoids the body shot from Gray.
Pitbull blocks the body kick.
Gray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pitbull moves in looking to clinch but Gray pushes him off.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gray lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pitbull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pitbull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray throws a body punch but Pitbull moves out of range.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitbull has his takedown stuffed
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Gray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitbull scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Philip Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Pitbull fails with the takedown
and Gray counters with a nice leg kick.
Gray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray punishes Pitbull's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pitbull shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Philip Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.
Gray blocks a head kick by Pitbull.
Pitbull gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gray counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Pitbull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pitbull somewhat.
A nice combination there by Gray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Pitbull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pitbull throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Pitbull tries to clinch there but Gray circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pitbull. Those never looked like landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Pitbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitbull tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Pitbull tries for a takedown but Gray circles away easily
and Gray counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray looks to land a combination but Pitbull avoids it well.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull gets a clinch.
Gray is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pitbull is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gray to the mat. Gray regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pitbull trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Alan Pitbull has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pitbull defends it easily.
Pitbull postures up.
Gray controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pitbull stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gray looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gray misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gray dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pitbull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pitbull somewhat.
Pitbull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pitbull avoids a kick to the body.
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitbull dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gray sprawls well. Gray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Pitbull bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pitbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gray but Gray pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Philip Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.
Gray works over Pitbull's head and body with a nice combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pitbull.
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gray throws a series of punches but Pitbull moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray wants to control but Pitbull is having none of it.
Pitbull throws some wild stikes that Gray manages to avoid easily.
Pitbull looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gray is squirming around, avoiding Pitbull's attempts to control the action.
Pitbull landing strikes from the mount and Gray is in trouble!
Pitbull thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gray is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gray wants to control but Pitbull is having none of it.
Gray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pitbull is working away from the top position though.
Pitbull works his way into side control.
Gray is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray dodges the ground and pound from Pitbull.
Gray is looking to regain half guard here but Pitbull keeps moving and retains side control.
Gray dodges the ground and pound from Pitbull.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull in side control, throwing shots but Gray defends.
Pitbull is looking to take a break and control but Gray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pitbull has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gray dodges the ground and pound from Pitbull.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Gray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pitbull thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray tries to escape but Pitbull is in control.
Gray is trying to control Pitbull's posture but Pitbull avoids it.
Pitbull decides to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Pitbull blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Alan Pitbull just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pitbull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pitbull lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gray uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitbull shoots in looking for a takedown. Gray tries to sprawl out of it but Pitbull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gray manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gray sizes up Pitbull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Gray scores with a four punch combination!
Pitbull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense.
Philip Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pitbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray moves out of range as Pitbull throws a body kick.
Gray fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pitbull is out of range.
Pitbull moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with the body kick
and Pitbull counters with a nice kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
Gray throws a series of strikes that have Pitbull backpedaling.
Gray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Pitbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pitbull fails to land with a series of punches.
Pitbull misses with a series of wild punches.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray throws a right and a left that Pitbull avoids nicely.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Gray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pitbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
No luck for Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Pitbull moves out of range easily.
Gray throws a wild body kick that Pitbull sees coming a mile off.
Gray misses with a lunging right hand
and Pitbull counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gray won't be happy with that.
Pitbull throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pitbull scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gray to see if he's OK.
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 is not content to let Pitbull control the position.
Gray is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pitbull's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray pushes Pitbull off looking to stand but Pitbull dives back in and keeps control.
Pitbull is looking for a kimura but Gray is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pitbull to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alan Pitbull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck for Pitbull with that takedown attempt.
Gray ducks right into an uppercut from Pitbull.
Gray keeps Pitbull at a distance using the push kick.
Pitbull closes the distance and clinches up with Gray, looking for a takedown. Pitbull pushes Gray against the cage but Gray circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick
and Pitbull counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pitbull checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Pitbull.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Philip Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Pitbull slips the punch.
Gray cracks Pitbull with an open hand slap.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Philip Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pitbull.
Philip Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Pitbull.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gray darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gray's waist but Gray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pitbull off to one side.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pitbull is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gray throws a series of punches but Pitbull moves out of range.
Gray scores with a nice strike.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Gray looks to land a combination but Pitbull avoids it well.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pitbull.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pitbull.
Gray throws a series of punches but Pitbull avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a jab to Pitbull's midsection.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gray as he jumps to the side.
Gray connects with a high kick.
Pitbull shoots in and bounces Gray off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pitbull won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Gray is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gray doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray keeping moving, preventing Pitbull from controlling successfully.
Gray trying to keep a closed guard but Pitbull is proving a slippery customer.
Pitbull advances position into side control!
Gray bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pitbull finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray throws a head kick but Pitbull moves out of range.
Pitbull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gray sprawls well. Gray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pitbull gets slowly back to his feet.
Pitbull fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gray sprawls well initially but Pitbull persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:47
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 48:47
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gray!
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