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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Begbie Franco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco's entrance music is Born Slippy. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gray's choice of entrance music: make love not war baby. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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193 lbs
20 - 11 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Begbie Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Franco. That's going to slow Gray down.
Franco throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Franco misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a solid body kick.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franco rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Franco.
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 Franco walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franco checks a low kick from Gray.
A jab lands there for Franco.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Gray has Franco up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco needs to keep his hands up - Gray had a free shot at his head there.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franco lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gray goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Franco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Franco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Franco just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
Gray looks to clinch
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray with a jab.
Begbie Franco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray shoots in and gets a takedown into Franco's guard.
Franco working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gray.
Gray trying to control but Franco is working from the bottom.
Gray distracts Franco with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Franco's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Franco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray throwing strikes but missing.
Gray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gray looking to sit in guard and control but Franco gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Franco decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gray, up you get!
Franco throws a leg kick
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray tries to move into range but Franco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Franco.
Gray tries to clinch but Franco is having none of it.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franco throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gray walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray scoring well with a low kick there.
Franco moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Franco lands with a right to the head.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Franco lands.
Franco throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mr Gray will probably get the nod.
That's time! Franco's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gray closes the distance looking to clinch
and Franco cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franco gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gray.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch but Franco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray tries to clinch up but Franco circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Gray blocks the low kick.
Franco drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Gray gets through Franco's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gray's efforts to push away.
Gray is trying to break the clinch but Franco is controlling him.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray working aggressively here.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray is trying to push Franco away but Franco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Franco keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Franco lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray tries for a takedown but Franco manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Franco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Franco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Franco swats away the attempt to clinch by Gray.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Franco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franco is looking to score with low kicks.
Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
Franco throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray throws a lazy body kick
and Franco makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt - Franco sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Begbie Franco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Gray.
Franco gets a clinch.
Franco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Franco lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gray.
Franco blocking some punches.
Franco blocks an uppercut.
Franco manages to break the clinch.
Franco does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray lands with an uppercut that bounces Franco off the cage and back into range.
Franco throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Franco throws a front kick aimed at Gray's knee but Gray avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Gray shoots in looking for a takedown. Franco tries to sprawl out of it but Gray keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Franco manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Franco misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gray tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gray scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gray is looking to advance position but Franco won't allow it.
Gray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mr Gray will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Franco.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Gray pivots, looking for a leg kick but Franco is out of range and Gray settles back down.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Franco circles away.
Gray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Gray prevents a body shot from Franco.
Franco is pressed up against the cage. Gray has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Franco down to the mat. Franco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Franco finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gray tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
A head kick from Gray lands but Franco takes it in his stride.
Gray tries to clinch but Franco is having none of it.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Gray is looking to clinch.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Franco tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Franco misses with a low kick.
Gray throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gray.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to clinch there but Franco circles away.
Gray throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Franco thumps Gray with a low kick.
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!
Franco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Franco gets tackled into the cage by Gray. Gray maintains the clinch.
Franco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Franco looking to slow down the pace here.
Gray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Franco smiles and moves away.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Franco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gray, pushing him back against the cage.
Franco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Franco misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Begbie Franco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray tries to clinch but Franco moves out of range.
Gray wants to slow Franco down by chopping away at his legs.
Franco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gray counters with an outside leg kick.
Gray moves to clinch but Franco breaks away
and Franco counters with a good, hard body kick but Gray shrugs it off.
Mr Gray is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco lands a really nice looking cross but Gray seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Franco's face as Gray controls the position.
Gray working the head and body with strikes.
Gray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Franco, who protects the arm well.
Franco is not content to let Gray control the position.
Gray has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gray swings around for an armbar but Franco sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gray's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gray 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
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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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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