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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donte Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Lester Marcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donte Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kim Lester Marcos!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marcos tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
Marcos gets tackled into the cage by Gray. Gray maintains the clinch.
Marcos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray instigates a clinch.
Marcos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gray after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray stops a takedown attempt from Marcos.
Donte Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kim Lester Marcos.
Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marcos tries for a takedown but Gray circles away easily
and Gray counters with a one-two to the body.
Marcos gets caught napping as Gray dives in and scores a takedown. Marcos manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marcos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gray controls the pace.
Gray wants to stand but Marcos is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marcos is still trying to improve position.
Marcos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gray defends it easily.
Marcos is trying to control the position but Gray postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Marcos is proving hard to escape from.
Gray could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Marcos tries to clinch
and Gray makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Marcos really felt that one!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marcos enables Gray to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marcos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Gray is looking to stand up but Marcos won't let him.
Marcos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gray gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcos tries to pull guard but Gray won't allow it.
Gray prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've been informed that Marcos has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donte Gray dominated that round.
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.
Gray shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gray showed some decent athleticism there.
Gray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marcos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gray pulls his head out easily.
Gray tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Marcos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marcos gets full guard.
Marcos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from Marcos.
Marcos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Marcos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gray has passed into half guard!
Gray tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Marcos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gray is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marcos tries to get to full guard but Gray has control of the leg.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gray closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Marcos's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gray holds on and takes a little breather.
Marcos throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
Gray pulls Marcos in to control the position.
Gray wants to sweep here but Marcos controlling him for the moment.
Marcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Gray has wrist control.
Gray is controlling Marcos's posture.
Marcos passes Gray's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Marcos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gray is just riding it out for now. Marcos eventually gives up the hold.
Marcos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gray is just riding it out for now. Marcos eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marcos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Donte Gray will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gray lands in his opponent's guard.
Marcos has an active guard here but Gray has managed to pass into half guard.
Still in half guard, Gray seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marcos keeps working.
Donte Gray overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gray is looking to work some ground and pound but Marcos has wrist control.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marcos can do to turn this around?
Gray avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gray tries to stand but Marcos is controlling from the bottom.
Gray might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marcos keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gray darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Marcos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Marcos looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gray is defending well. Marcos quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gray has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Marcos celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kim Lester Marcos!
Kim Lester Marcos tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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