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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Gray (ranked 3830 p4p, 392 weight class) and Chaz Garrick (ranked 5373 p4p, 472 weight class). The key to victory for Tyson Gray has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Gray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Garrick!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray throws a leg kick but Garrick sees it coming and moves out of range.
Garrick raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gray dips to his left and cracks Garrick with an uppercut!
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Garrick rushes Gray and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gray trying to stall but Garrick improves his position.
Garrick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrick is trying to drag Gray to the mat but Gray just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gray stops a takedown attempt from Garrick.
Tyson Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Garrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray prevents the takedown attempt.
Garrick missing with knees to the body.
Garrick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Garrick has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Chaz Garrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrick fails with a takedown attempt.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gray tries a body shot but Garrick blocks it.
Garrick manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Garrick is retaining full guard.
Gray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Garrick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gray preventing the sweep.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gray doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Garrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Garrick fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gray avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been told by Gray 's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gray misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Garrick does no damage.
Garrick clinches.
Garrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray throws a hook but Garrick avoids it easily.
Garrick closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tyson Gray will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Garrick clinches.
Garrick can't get the takedown.
Garrick manages to break the clinch.
Gray stuffs the takedown.
Gray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Garrick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Garrick misses with an elbow strike.
Garrick is trying to break free.
Garrick tries to pull guard but Gray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tyson Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Garrick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrick taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garrick's efforts to push away.
Gray is trying to maintain a safe position but Garrick gets an underhook and turns Gray into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garrick wants to take the fight to the mat but Gray manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
Gray scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrick wants to counter the offense by Gray and move into the clinch position.
Garrick fails with the takedown
and Gray counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garrick dodges the punch combination from Gray .
Gray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Gray misses with a wild combination.
Garrick pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrick tries to pull guard but Gray forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Garrick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garrick jumps guard and drags Gray to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Garrick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garrick is looking for a triangle here but Gray uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gray looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garrick is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Garrick trying to control but Gray flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Garrick is trying to get back to his feet but Gray has full control of the position and if anything, Garrick has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Garrick looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Garrick tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Gray dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garrick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Garrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
Gray throws a series of punches but Garrick moves out of range.
Garrick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gray lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gray misses with the combination.
Gray throws a series of punches but Garrick avoids them all with ease.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garrick can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garrick closes the distance and pushes Gray back into the cage.
Gray 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garrick instigates a clinch.
Garrick is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tyson Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chaz Garrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gray misses with a series of wild punches.
Gray throws a leg kick that misses.
Garrick appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Garrick slips a jab and a cross from Gray .
A swing and a miss from Garrick.
Garrick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Garrick can't get the takedown.
Gray dodges an elbow strike from Garrick.
Garrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gray breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gray . Those never looked like landing.
Garrick tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gray defends well and Garrick ends up having to push Gray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Garrick counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gray tries to avoid it but Garrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gray to the ground. Gray escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gray misses with the combination.
Garrick blocks a head kick by Gray .
A punch combination from Gray misses.
Garrick lands with a kick to the temple. Gray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tyson Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garrick checks it well.
Garrick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garrick pushes Gray up against the cage in a clinch.
Chaz Garrick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gray misses with a knee strike.
Gray is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Garrick manages to break the clinch.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garrick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Garrick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garrick scores with a shot to the body.
Garrick slips a jab and a cross from Gray .
Garrick looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Garrick shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garrick showed some decent athleticism there.
Gray manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Garrick closes the distance and clinches.
Garrick has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gray avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gray can't break the clinch.
Gray wants to get back to striking at distance but Garrick won't allow it.
Garrick fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gray wants to get back to striking at distance but Garrick won't allow it.
Gray tries to circle away but Garrick has him pinned against the cage.
Garrick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chaz Garrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garrick lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gray , 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Gray !
Tyson Gray bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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