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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Lilke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
15 - 15 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
15 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alvin Lilke!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lilke has managed to clinch.
Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray throws a push kick but Lilke slaps the foot to one side.
Gray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lilke counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray throws a head kick that misses
and Lilke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lilke dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Lilke scores with a shot to the body.
Gray tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lilke 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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lilke wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
Lilke clinches up against the cage.
Lilke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lilke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray jumps guard but Lilke stands there with Gray around his waist. Gray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lilke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lilke 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.
Lilke avoids a kick to the body.
Gray is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lilke.
It looks like Philip Gray has been cut.
Lilke clinches up with Gray and pushes him back against the cage.
Lilke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lilke gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gray has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lilke clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilke trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws strikes from the back but Lilke rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Lilke.
Lilke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lilke controls Gray momentarily but Gray frees himself.
Lilke wants to stand and escape but Gray is having none of it.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Lilke is retaining full guard.
Gray stands up over Lilke, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lilke is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lilke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gray postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gray with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lilke is pulling down on Gray's head to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lilke keeping full guard, as Gray tries to pass.
Lilke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alvin Lilke.
Lilke closes the distance and clinches.
Gray tries to pull guard but Lilke won't allow it.
Lilke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lilke is pressed up against the cage. Gray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lilke down to the mat. Lilke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lilke darts in and clinches Gray up against the cage.
Lilke lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lilke has managed to clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Lilke slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
Philip Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lilke throws a right and a left that Gray avoids nicely.
Lilke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.
Gray gets tackled into the cage by Lilke. Lilke maintains the clinch.
Lilke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lilke to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray jumps guard but Lilke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
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 Lilke walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lilke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Lilke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Gray's cut.
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.
Lilke tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Gray falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lilke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lilke 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.
Lilke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lilke doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Lilke drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Lilke slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Gray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lilke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lilke breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Lilke counters with a head kick. That will keep Gray thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Lilke.
Gray lands an overhand right.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Gray.
Gray tries to bum rush Lilke with a series of wild strikes but Lilke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lilke tries to clinch there but Gray circles away.
Lilke dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Gray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gray throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lilke counters with a three punch combo that has Gray backing up. Gray nods at Lilke to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Lilke.
Lilke clinches with his opponent.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Lilke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray tries to pull guard but Lilke won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray has Lilke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lilke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilke gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lilke prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right from Lilke.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lilke.
Good body shot from Lilke.
Stalling in the clinch from Lilke.
Lilke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lilke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Alvin Lilke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray takes an elbow to the temple.
Lilke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lilke - that landed with a thud.
Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke moves in looking to clinch but Gray pushes him off.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Lilke is just out of range.
Gray is looking to score with low kicks.
Lilke scores with a jab to the head.
Lilke tries to clinch up.
Gray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Lilke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Philip Gray's cut is getting worse.
Lilke moves into the clinch successfully.
Lilke gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Lilke scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lilke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gray takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gray needs to keep his hands up - Lilke had a free shot at his head there.
Lilke clinches up with Gray and pushes him back against the cage.
Lilke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Lilke darts in and clinches Gray up against the cage.
Gray's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Lilke.
Lilke lands a nice shot to the body.
Lilke lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lilke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lilke works on Gray's body with a couple of short punches.
Lilke lands a left hand.
Lilke manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Lilke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philip Gray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lilke cracks Gray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gray looks to throw a body kick
and Lilke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lilke avoids the head kick by Gray.
Lilke has closed the distance and engaged Gray in a clinch.
Gray is looking for a takedown.
Gray takes a shot to the head.
Lilke is leaning against Gray and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lilke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lilke scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
Lilke lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lilke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lilke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lilke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lilke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lilke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lilke takes the fight into the clinch.
Lilke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Lilke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Lilke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lilke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gray takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Philip Gray's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lilke 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.
Lilke is looking to clinch.
Lilke moves in looking to clinch but Gray pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lilke digs a right hand into Gray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gray's gas tank.
Gray is trying to drag Lilke to the mat but Lilke just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lilke scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lilke.
Lilke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lilke manages to break the clinch.
Lilke rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lilke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Lilke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lilke lands a right hand.
Lilke lands a left hand.
Lilke scores with a hook to the body.
Lilke lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilke pushes Gray back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lilke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lilke scores a nice knee to the body.
Lilke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lilke breaks the clinch.
Lilke is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Lilke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A combination from Gray does no damage.
Lilke clinches up with Gray and pushes him back against the cage.
Lilke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lilke presses Gray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lilke.
A short right from Lilke.
Lilke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gray.
Lilke manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lilke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lilke tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
Lilke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lilke clinches.
Lilke lands a knee to the body.
Lilke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lilke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray throws a solid leg kick but Lilke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gray.
Philip Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray walks into a straight right hand from Lilke.
Lilke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Lilke.
Gray throws a low kick but Lilke moves out of range easily.
Lilke connects with a leg kick. Gray looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alvin Lilke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lilke 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alvin Lilke!
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