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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
15 - 16 - 0 |
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217 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Philip Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a nice looking combination but Vilas Boas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gray clobbers Vilas Boas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Lucas Vilas Boas has been cut.
A left and a right from Gray both land. Nice combination.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Vilas Boas connects with a looping right hand.
Vilas Boas connects with a crisp jab.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilas Boas lands a jab to the nose.
Gray thows a body shot but no joy.
Vilas Boas moves out of range of the body kick from Gray.
Vilas Boas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vilas Boas 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.
Vilas Boas with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilas Boas avoids the head kick by Gray.
Vilas Boas thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray misses with a kick to the body.
Vilas Boas clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vilas Boas lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Philip Gray has been cut.
Vilas Boas landing knees to the body.
Vilas Boas tries to stall but Gray uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vilas Boas breaks the clinch.
Vilas Boas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vilas Boas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vilas Boas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vilas Boas scores with a jab. Gray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vilas Boas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gray counters with a one-two to the body.
Vilas Boas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vilas Boas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilas Boas drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilas Boas landing knees to the head.
Vilas Boas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gray up against the cage.
Gray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vilas Boas just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to score a body lock takedown but Vilas Boas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vilas Boas 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 tries to pull guard but Vilas Boas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Vilas Boas .
Gray tries to score a body lock takedown but Vilas Boas shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
Vilas Boas cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray tries to move into range but Vilas Boas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vilas Boas swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Vilas Boas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vilas Boas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vilas Boas moves into the clinch.
Vilas Boas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vilas Boas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee strike.
Vilas Boas stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vilas Boas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gray tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vilas Boas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vilas Boas landing knees to the head.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas is trying to stall.
Vilas Boas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray tries to pull guard but Vilas Boas won't allow it.
Gray wants to take the fight to the mat but Vilas Boas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gray has picked Vilas Boas up - he's going for a ride! Gray dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gray is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vilas Boas has one foot on Gray's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gray's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vilas Boas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gray scrambles back to his feet.
Vilas Boas blocks a head kick by Gray.
A jab from Vilas Boas does it's job there.
Gray misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray misses with a head kick.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gray throws a series of punches but Vilas Boas moves out of range.
Vilas Boas lands a jab.
Gray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Vilas Boas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gray's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vilas Boas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray misses with the combination.
Vilas Boas gets a clinch.
Vilas Boas is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but Gray blocks it.
Gray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vilas Boas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gray's face.
Gray is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vilas Boas manages to break the clinch.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Vilas Boas thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vilas Boas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vilas Boas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilas Boas drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Vilas Boas on the inside.
Vilas Boas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vilas Boas breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Vilas Boas tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A left lands for Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas throws a shot to the body.
Vilas Boas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vilas Boas instigates a clinch.
Gray is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vilas Boas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vilas Boas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vilas Boas staying out of range there.
Vilas Boas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vilas Boas stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vilas Boas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vilas Boas with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vilas Boas lands a shoulder strike.
Vilas Boas landing knees to the head.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Vilas Boas has him pressed against the cage.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vilas Boas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vilas Boas .
A bit of stalling here from Vilas Boas .
Gray is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vilas Boas is defending well.
Vilas Boas working Gray over with knees to the body.
Vilas Boas controlling the action here for a moment.
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.
Vilas Boas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas lands with a light punch inside.
A knee to the head by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas scores with a knee to the head.
Philip Gray's cut is getting worse.
Vilas Boas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vilas Boas with a jab.
Gray takes one on the button.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vilas Boas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vilas Boas gets a clinch.
Vilas Boas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vilas Boas connects with a single shot there.
Vilas Boas clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vilas Boas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Vilas Boas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vilas Boas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gray drops his hands momentarily and Vilas Boas takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Philip Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vilas Boas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vilas Boas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vilas Boas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vilas Boas clinches.
Vilas Boas lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vilas Boas misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vilas Boas obliges.
Gray fails to pull guard.
Vilas Boas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Vilas Boas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vilas Boas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gray at a distance.
Vilas Boas pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
Vilas Boas scores with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gray jumps guard but Vilas Boas stands there with Gray around his waist. Gray gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gray tries to pull guard but Vilas Boas won't allow it.
Gray jumps guard but Vilas Boas turns him against the cage 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.
Vilas Boas connects with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vilas Boas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Vilas Boas connects with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas lands a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas is stalling here.
Vilas Boas misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vilas Boas stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vilas Boas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vilas Boas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gray's face.
Vilas Boas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big left from Gray misses.
Vilas Boas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gray throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vilas Boas .
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray is looking for a takedown.
Vilas Boas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Boas moves out of range of the body kick.
Vilas Boas takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Boas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Vilas Boas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gray throws a push kick but Vilas Boas slaps the foot to one side.
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!
Vilas Boas tries to clinch there but Gray circles away.
Vilas Boas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vilas Boas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vilas Boas lands a nice looking body shot.
Gray lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vilas Boas circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilas Boas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Vilas Boas drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Gray fails to pull guard.
Vilas Boas is trying to maintain a safe position but Gray gets an underhook and turns Vilas Boas into the cage.
Lucas Vilas Boas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vilas Boas smiles and moves away.
Gray takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gray walks into a straight right hand from Vilas Boas .
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vilas Boas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gray momentarily.
Vilas Boas connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vilas Boas digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Vilas Boas moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Vilas Boas .
Gray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vilas Boas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilas Boas breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray takes a jab right on the kisser.
Philip Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilas Boas thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Vilas Boas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gray doesn't seem phased though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilas Boas thuds his right hand into Gray's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gray walks into a jab.
Vilas Boas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Gray is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Vilas Boas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vilas Boas 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Vilas Boas !
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energy
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hype
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