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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylar Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray has chosen Saving me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
21 - 19 - 2 |
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175 cm
30
175 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sylar Gray!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray misses with an uppercut. Boyle saw that one coming.
Gray misses the jab.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Boyle's head but Boyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Boyle moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Boyle throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Sylar Gray has been cut.
Gray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boyle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boyle wants to pass to mount but Gray is defending the position.
Boyle postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gray to stand up.
Boyle slips under a jab from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray scores with a nice strike.
Boyle avoids the body shot from Gray.
Boyle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gray tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gray, who protects the arm well.
Gray parries the strikes from Boyle easily there. Boyle is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gray to escape.
Boyle working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gray, who protects the arm well.
Boyle lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gray keeps working.
Gray really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boyle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gray is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Boyle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boyle trying to control the position but Gray is working away.
Boyle advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boyle is working for a guillotine from mount but Gray frees his head quite easily.
Boyle looking for a guillotine from mount but Gray is having none of it.
Gray is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle wants to take Gray's back here but Gray is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Boyle there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Boyle throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Boyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Boyle is working for a guillotine from mount but Gray frees his head quite easily.
Boyle jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gray manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gray has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sylar 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.
Nice defenses there by Boyle.
Boyle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gray is looking to reverse the position.
Boyle throws a strike aimed at the side of Gray's head but Gray avoids it well.
Boyle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boyle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gray sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Boyle is looking to take a break and control but Gray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gray, who protects the arm well.
Boyle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gray has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gray dodges the ground and pound from Boyle.
Gray wants to control but Boyle postures up.
Fred Boyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gray gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boyle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gray?
Boyle wants to control the pace but Gray is squirming around nicely.
Boyle wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Boyle with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle controlling from the full mount.
Boyle unloads with some shots from mount but Gray bucks and avoids them well.
Boyle looking to secure an arm triangle but Gray defends it well.
Boyle working for a submission but Gray is keeping him at bay.
Boyle avoids the attempt from Gray to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gray is looking to escape.
Gray working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boyle throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Boyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sylar Gray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Boyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Boyle connects with a right hand. Gray shakes it off.
Gray lands with an uppercut that bounces Boyle off the cage and back into range.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Boyle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boyle trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Boyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gray is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boyle, into his guard.
Boyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Boyle, not yet.
Gray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boyle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gray gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boyle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Sylar Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Boyle is keeping the position.
Boyle has his foot on Gray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gray works his way back into a safe position though.
Boyle looking to control.
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Boyle.
Gray is fighting to break Boyle's control of his arms but Boyle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle is trying to control the position but Gray postures up.
Gray is sitting in close to Boyle's body. Boyle has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gray is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gray is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Boyle.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fred Boyle!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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