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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Gay (ranked 3225 p4p, 315 weight class) and Robert Tran (ranked 2402 p4p, 245 weight class). Robert Tran has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great elbows
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Gay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Tran!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay is looking to clinch.
Gay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gay kicks Tran off and gets back to his feet.
Gay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tran is trying to push Gay away but Gay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tran misses with a body punch.
Gay misses with a knee to the head.
Tran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tran misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gay connects with a knee to the head.
Gay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tran takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gay trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran works on Gay's body with a couple of short punches.
Gay prevents a body shot from Tran.
Gay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gay lands with a left to the head.
Gay lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tran managing to block the knees to the body from Gay.
Tran tries to work over Gay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gay tries to land a knee to the head but Tran blocks with his arms.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tran has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gay's elbow.
Tran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gay lands an elbow just above Tran 's eye.
Tran tries to pull guard but Gay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gay scores with a knee to the head.
Gay connects with a knee to the head.
Tran takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gay tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
Tran lands with a short shot to the head.
Gay blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gay.
Tran throws a punch but it's blocked by Gay.
Gay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gay tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
Gay scores with a knee to the head.
Tran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Tran - that landed with a thud.
Tran is trying to pull guard but Gay has him pressed against the cage.
Gay connects with a knee to the head.
Tran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gay misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tran throws a head punch that misses.
Tran avoiding damage as Gay throws knees to the body.
Gay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gay misses with a knee strike.
Tran pushes Gay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tran struggles to land a body shot inside as Gay controls his hands.
Gay lands a nice uppercut.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Gay.
Gay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tran in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gay misses with a punch on the inside.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Tran blocks the elbow strike.
Gay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tran blocks it with crossed arms.
Tran looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tran misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gay.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gay wants to clinch.
Gay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gay clinches with his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gay tries to land knees in the clinch but Tran avoids the damage to the body.
Gay lands an elbow just above Tran 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Gay dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gay clinches.
Gay tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tran.
Gay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Gay.
Gay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tran can do to turn this around?
Tran misses with a body punch.
Gay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tran blocks it with crossed arms.
Gay throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tran.
Tran tries to pull guard but Gay forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tran blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tran.
Rudy Gay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gay's elbow.
Tran slowing the pace effectively.
Tran looking to stall.
Tran trying to control the position but instead, Gay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tran into the cage.
Tran is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Gay has denied him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tran swings wildly with an uppercut but Gay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tran takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tran stalling.
Tran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tran working aggressively here.
Tran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gays head.
Gay blocks a body shot from Tran.
Gay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tran tries to work over Gay's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gay.
Our sources have told us that Gay has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Gay.
Tran avoiding damage as Gay throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tran.
Tran blocks an uppercut.
Tran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gay tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gay blocks an uppercut.
Gay lands a nice knee to the body.
Tran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Tran.
Tran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tran throws a punch but it's blocked by Gay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay can't find room to land a body shot as Tran controls the action.
Tran drags the fight down to the ground.
Tran wants to sweep but no luck.
Gay is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gay trying to control but Tran is working from the bottom.
Gay wanted to stand there but Tran had control of the position.
Gay stands up and waves to Tran to follow him.
Gay throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay avoids the body shot from Tran.
Tran throws a hook but Gay avoids it easily.
Gay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gay clinches up against the cage.
Gay tries to land knees in the clinch but Tran avoids the damage to the body.
Gay tries a knee to the head but Tran blocks it.
Tran tries to break free but Gay pushes him back against the cage.
Tran misses with some punches.
Tran takes a shot to the head.
Gay with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gay lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Tran as the two fighters clinch.
Gay looking to throw knees to the head but Tran is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rudy Gay dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Tran misses its intended target.
Tran misses with a series of wild punches.
Gay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gay defends it well.
Tran misses with a looping left.
Gay throws a nice looking combination but Tran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tran takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tran keeps the fight on the outside.
Tran misses with a looping left.
Gay misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gay needs to keep his hands up - Tran had a free shot at his head there.
Gay is looking to clinch.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gay lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay works over Tran's head and body with a nice combination.
Gay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gay seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tran shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Gay is backing up but Tran catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Gay covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tran Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Tran!
An out of breath Robert Tran thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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