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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gray Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 cm
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171 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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180 cm
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181 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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TWGC Champion
World class MT
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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
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gray Son! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pandora jumps guard and drags Son to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pandora looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pandora is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Son defends well. Son sitting in guard, not really doing much. Son has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
 Gray Son has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pandora gets tackled into the cage by Son. Son maintains the clinch. Pandora prevents a body shot from Son. Pandora tries to pull guard but Son holds him up against the cage and eventually Pandora drops back down to his feet.
Knees to the body from Pandora.
A right hand to the body from Son.
Son is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pandora fails to pull guard.
Son lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pandora. Pandora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Son smiles and moves away.
Gray Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora. Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pandora throws a head kick that misses. Pandora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Son closes the distance and clinches. Son lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Son stalling against the cage.
Son lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Son. Son lands a body shot. Son lands a body punch in the clinch. Son lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pandora wants to get back to striking at distance but Son won't allow it.
Pandora tries to pull guard but Son holds him up against the cage and eventually Pandora drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Son on the inside. Son has Pandora pressed against the cage, preventing Pandora from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Pandora trying to land knees to the body.
Son lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A right hand to the body from Son.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
Son goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Son blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nice body punch from Son - that landed with a thud.
Son managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Pandora jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Son walks away with a smile on his face. Pandora gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Son misses with a double jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pandora moves out of range of the leg kick from Son. Son jabbing away but nothing is landing. Son tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Pandora ducks under a wild hook from Son. Pandora tries to clinch but Son moves out of range. Pandora throws a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Pandora throws a low kick but Son avoids it. Pandora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Pandora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Son thows a leg kick but Pandora checks it and Pandora counters with an inside leg kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pandora - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Son moves out of range as Pandora throws a body kick.
Pandora lands a head kick!
Some bone on bone action there as Son checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Son dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pandora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Pandora connects with a solid leg kick. Son wants to clinch up but Pandora keeps it at a distance. Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Son fails with an attempt to clinch.
Son throws a right and a left that Pandora avoids nicely.
Son rushes Pandora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Knees to the body from Pandora.
Son misses with a hook to the ribs.
Son on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Son. Pandora is trying to pull guard but Son has him pressed against the cage. Son tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pandora's elbow. Pandora jumps guard but Son turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Son dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Son for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. Son working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Son escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Son takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Son moves out of range of the leg kick from Pandora. Pandora walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Arthur Pandora has been cut. Pandora feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Son's calf.
Son lands a big head kick that sends Pandora tumbling to the mat! Son takes a step backwards and waves Pandora back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Pandora is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Pandora throws the kick towards the body but Son avoids it. Pandora is still on wobbly legs! Can Son finish him? Son avoids the head kick by Pandora.
Pandora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Son.
Arthur Pandora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Pandora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Pandora seems to have recovered his senses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pandora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. A head kick misses from Pandora. Pandora throws a half hearted mid kick. Son with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandora checks a low kick from Son. Son throws a low kick but Pandora moves out of range easily. Son wants to slow Pandora down by chopping away at his legs. Pandora tries to clinch and Son counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Pandora throws a nice outside leg kick. Son feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pandoras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Pandora moves in looking to clinch but Son pushes him off. Pandora throws a wild body kick that Son sees coming a mile off. Pandora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Son. Pandora wants to slow Son down by chopping away at his legs.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pandora pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Son throws a head kick but Pandora moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pandora looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Pandora throws a sloppy head kick and Son moves out of range easily. Pandora misses with a head kick.
Pandora tries to clinch there but Son circles away.
Pandora misses with a low kick.
Son rushes Pandora and presses him up against the cage. Son tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Son lands a shoulder strike. Son lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Pandora is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Son to keep the fight standing. Gray Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora. Son managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Son is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Pandora crunches a lovely knee into Son's ribcage. A right hook to the body lands for Son.
Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Son lands a body punch in the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Son working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A frustrated look appears on Pandora's face as he tries to break the clinch. A body shot lands from Son.
Pandora blocks a body shot from Son. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Son avoiding damage as Pandora throws knees to the body.
Son is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pandora missing with knees to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gray Son dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Arthur Pandora's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice body kick there by Pandora. A slapping body kick lands there for Pandora. Horrible takedown by Son or perhaps it was just good defense by Pandora which made him look bad. Son lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Son 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 Pandora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pandora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gray Son is winning the standup battle so far.
Pandora moves into the clinch. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Son takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Son misses with a body punch.
Pandora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Son misses with a head kick.
Son lands with a thumping leg kick.
Son uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pandora has time to react. Son checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A bone on bone clash there as Son blocks the leg kick.
Son takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Son scores with a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Son. An inside leg kick from Son misses. Pandora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pandora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Son blocks a head kick by Pandora.
Pandora throws a head kick but Son moves out of range.
Son missing with a left hand there. Pandora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Son connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Son clinches with his opponent.
Gray Son has scored more points in the clinch so far. Pandora is trying to pull guard but Son turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Arthur Pandora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Son lands a right hand. Son misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pandora tries to pull guard but Son won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Son.
Pandora takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Son lands with a left to the head. Son doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pandora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Son smiles and moves away.
Gray Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Pandora. Pandora throws a low kick but Son avoids it. Son scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Son thuds his right hand into Pandora's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Pandora is looking to clinch. Pandora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pandora throws a half hearted mid kick. Son tries a head kick but it misses.
Son closes the distance and clinches. Pandora jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Son walks away with a smile on his face. Pandora gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Pandora throws out a leg kick but Son moves out of range and Pandora only half commits. Son takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Son. Pandora scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Some bone on bone action there as Son checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Pandora looks for the body kick but Son saw that one coming. Pandora tries to land a front kick but Son steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Son lands a big head kick that sends Pandora tumbling to the mat! Son takes a step backwards and waves Pandora back to his feet - he wants the finish! This has been an exciting period of action! A lazy body kick from Pandora enabling Son to counter with a crisp jab. Pandora walks straight into a right hand from Son - that's dropped him! Son jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Pandora from any more punishment! Pandora complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Gray Son! After winning the bout, Gray Son thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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