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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ueda Umanouke (ranked 764 p4p, 97 weight class) and Gabriel Gray (ranked 729 p4p, 93 weight class). Umanouke comes to the cage accompanied by Kenji Kawai's Making of a Cyborg. Ueda Umanouke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
28 - 17 - 0 |
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196 cm
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245 lbs
32 - 9 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Ueda Umanouke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel Gray!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Umanouke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.
Gray tried to score with a low kick but Umanouke checks it.
Umanouke throws a combination that misses
and Gray counters with a stiff right hand.
Umanouke misses with a series of wild punches.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Umanouke lands with a nice body punch.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray avoids the body shot from Umanouke.
Umanouke scores with a jab to the head.
Gray blocks a jab.
Umanouke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Gray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Umanouke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ueda Umanouke has been cut.
Umanouke misses with a left hand
and Gray counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umanouke cracks Gray with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umanouke.
Gray throws a big counter head kick but Umanouke avoids it with no problem.
Umanouke throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gray's waist but Gray gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Umanouke off to one side.
Umanouke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gray.
Umanouke swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Umanouke misses with a jab to the body
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Umanouke shoots in and gets a takedown into Gray's guard.
Umanouke wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Umanouke is looking to work some ground and pound but Gray has wrist control.
Umanouke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Umanouke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Umanouke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Umanouke is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
Umanouke looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umanouke advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Umanouke trying to control from Gray's half guard. Gray has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Umanouke passes Gray's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Umanouke wants to free his trapped foot but Gray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Umanouke missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gray tries to roll over but Umanouke keeps him under control.
Umanouke throwing shots but Gray is blocking nicely.
That's four 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.
Umanouke is looking to advance position but Gray won't allow it.
Gray is defending against the submission attempts here by Umanouke.
Umanouke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Umanouke scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gray looks like he's trying to stand up.
Umanouke tries to pass to full mount but Gray defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ueda Umanouke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Umanouke misses with a body shot.
Umanouke checks the leg kick.
Umanouke lands with a straight right. Gray didn't see that one coming.
Umanouke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray moves out of range as Umanouke strikes.
Umanouke goes for a double leg but Gray avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gray continues to drive forward.
Ueda Umanouke is winning the standup battle so far.
Umanouke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Umanouke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Umanouke is looking to take a break and control but Gray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Umanouke seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gray is not content to let Umanouke control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke has knee on belly momentarily but Gray bucks him off and regains half guard.
Gray is defending against the submission attempts here by Umanouke.
Gray wants to improve his position but Umanouke is controlling well.
Umanouke lands strikes from half guard.
Umanouke trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Umanouke trying to control the pace.
Umanouke is pressing down on Gray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gray is holding on for now.
Gray tries to roll over but Umanouke keeps him under control.
Gray keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Umanouke passes to side control.
Umanouke trying to control the action but Gray is working from the bottom.
Umanouke 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke swings around for an armbar but Gray sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Umanouke's guard.
Gray wants to control from the top but Umanouke keeps moving.
Umanouke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Umanouke throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Umanouke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gray stacks Umanouke on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gray!
Gray content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Umanouke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Umanouke is trying to work for a sweep but Gray has mounted him!
Gray controlling from the full mount.
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 Ueda Umanouke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ueda Umanouke's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Umanouke misses
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Umanouke thinking.
Umanouke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray slips under a jab.
Umanouke shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Umanouke was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Umanouke tries to move to mount but Gray blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Gray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Umanouke laying and praying for a moment but Gray takes advantage and regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umanouke is stalling here. Gray is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Umanouke seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gray has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umanouke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Umanouke wants to improve his position but Gray is controlling well.
Umanouke tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gray has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Umanouke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gray looking to control but Umanouke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Umanouke is desperately trying to improve his position but Gray has a good base and remains in mount.
Gabriel Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke regains half guard.
Gray prevents Umanouke from improving his position.
Gray works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Umanouke trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Umanouke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Umanouke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Gray tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gray pulls Umanouke in close to prevent any damage.
Umanouke controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umanouke slips nicely into half guard.
Umanouke trying to mount his opponent but Gray defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Umanouke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ueda Umanouke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Umanouke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ueda Umanouke!
In his post fight interview, Ueda Umanouke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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