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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Madden will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Madden!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madden fails with the takedown.
Madden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Madden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray fails in his attempt to clinch.
Madden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Madden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Madden shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gray looks for a takedown but Madden sprawls well.
Madden tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gray swivels and escapes.
Michel Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Madden.
Some wild striking there from Gray.
Madden has Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray tries to land knees in the clinch but Madden avoids the damage to the body.
Gray is trying to force a seperation but Madden has the dominant position.
Gray is looking for a takedown.
Madden breaks the clinch.
Madden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray shoots in looking for a takedown but Madden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gray's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madden is defended easily by Gray.
Madden stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Madden as Gray shoots in.
Madden scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray dives in for a single leg takedown but Madden sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray tries to pull guard but Madden won't allow it.
Gray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Madden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gray to keep the fight standing.
Gray stalling in the clinch but Madden improves position.
Gray misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Madden.
Gray changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Madden fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A left lands for Madden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Madden 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 Gray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Madden dives in for a single leg takedown but Gray sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Madden letting Gray take a breather here.
Madden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Madden keeps control of Gray as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gray is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Madden to keep the fight standing.
Madden jumps guard.
Gray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Madden is looking to stand up but Gray isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray preventing the sweep.
Madden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gray wants to control but Madden is having none of it.
Madden looking to control but Gray is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Madden tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Madden there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Madden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gray shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Madden defends it nicely.
Gray wants to land a leg kick but Madden is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madden is defended easily by Gray.
Madden shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense.
Gray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Madden tries to avoid it but Gray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Madden to the ground. Madden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Gray or perhaps it was just good defense by Madden which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michel Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madden is looking to clinch.
Gray fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Madden tries to pull guard but Gray won't allow it.
Madden lands a shot to the body.
Madden stalling in the clinch but Gray improves position.
Madden content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gray is working for takedown but Madden is calmly controlling the position for now.
Madden is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gray gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gray is trying to pull guard but Madden has him pressed against the cage.
Gray dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Madden pulls guard effortlessly.
Madden controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to stand but Madden is controlling his posture from full guard.
Madden looking for a sweep. Not yet Madden, not yet.
Gray wants to control from the top but Madden keeps moving.
Madden wants to get back to his feet but Gray is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Madden with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madden fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Madden. No joy for Gray on that attempt.
Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Madden at a distance.
Michel Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Madden is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Madden tries to avoid it but Gray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Madden to the ground. Madden escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gray shoots for a takedown but Madden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Madden's waist but Madden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
Madden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Madden tries for a takedown but Gray sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gray.
Madden shoots for a takedown but Gray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gray.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Madden.
No luck for Madden with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madden moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Madden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gray misses with a takedown attempt - Madden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Madden defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gray.
Gray has managed to clinch.
Madden successfully pulls guard.
Gray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Madden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gray passes into side control.
Madden is trying to escape the position but Gray is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray prevents Madden from escaping the position.
Gray tries to advance to mount but can't.
Madden can't do much from the bottom here.
Gray staying calm.
Gray wants to control but Madden is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Madden is looking to reverse the position.
Gray looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Madden has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gray but great work by Madden.
Gray struggling a bit here.
Madden controls the position.
Gray is not content to let Madden control the position.
Gray is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Madden throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Madden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gray is trying to buck Madden off.
Gray struggling a bit here.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madden throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Madden tries to advance to mount but Gray denies him.
You can see the frustration on Gray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Madden has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Madden!
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