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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 26, 2016 |
#R1##CL2#
Gray clinches with his opponent.
French being controlled against the cage.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
French is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gray is defending well for now.
French lands a knee to the body.
French misses with some punches.
French trying to land knees to the body.
Gray goes for a takedown attempt but French pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gray displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from French.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Gray pushes French up against the cage in a clinch.
French tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gray effectively controlling the action here.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Winfred French has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gray.#T1#
French tries to throw a body punch but Gray avoids it by throwing French back against the cage.
Gray gets underhooks to prevent French's takedown attempt.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of French backwards.
French changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
French really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gray wants to clinch up but French keeps it at a distance.
French went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Nice takedown defense from French. No joy for Gray on that attempt. #TD#
French shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gray moves into full guard.
Gray seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T2#
French throws a strike but Gray rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but French is retaining full guard.
Gray stopping the sweep attempt from French.
Gray throws a strike but French rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray is trying to control the position from the bottom.
French throws an elbow that misses. Gray uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in French's guard. Nice move by Gray!#REVB#
Gray not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
French preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T3#
Gray controlling from the top position.
Gray wants to control from the top but French keeps moving. #SU2#
Gray stands up from guard. Let's bang!
French takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#
It looks like Winfred French has been cut.#CL2#
Gray rushes French and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Gray jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as French walks away with a smile on his face. Gray gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gray shoots in and drives through. French sprawls well.
French dives in and grabs Gray's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gray pushes down on French's head and hops out.#TD#
French darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
French missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gray avoiding damage under a succession of punches from French.
French missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gray throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gray holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Winfred French's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
French with a poor takedown
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt - French sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
French fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Gray with that takedown attempt.
French drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gray sprawls and moves away.
French fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winfred French. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from French.
Gray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and French counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt. #T1#
Gray fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as French sprawls well. French wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
Gray is breathing heavily.
French tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gray defends well and French ends up having to push Gray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
French shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gray sprawls well. Gray wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. French gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam Gray seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Gray stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gray wants it to stay on the feet.
Gray throws a series of strikes that have French backpedaling.
Gray shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as French sprawls well. French wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gray gets slowly back to his feet.
French appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
French attempts a counter takedown but Gray avoids it well and moves away.
French avoids the head kick by Gray.
A quick step to the side and French tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray shoots in for a double leg but French sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T3#
French shoots in looking for a takedown but Gray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing French's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Gray gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
French throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
French postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
French lands a couple of elbows.
French prevents Gray from getting back to his feet.
Gray wants to sweep here but French controlling him for the moment.
French is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T4#
French makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
French is in close to Gray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
French scoring with punches to the head and body.
French is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
French with a nice head shot there.
Gray looking for a sweep. Not yet Gray, not yet.
French throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
French lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
French landing with the ground and pound.
Gray is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst French is controlling him.
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 Winfred French will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Winfred French's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
French shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Gray closes this distance looking for a takedown but French circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
French misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
French tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten French somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winfred French. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
French fails with the takedown#CL2#
and Gray counters by moving into the clinch.
French scores a nice knee to the body.
French gets underhooks to prevent Gray's takedown attempt.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
French throws a head punch that misses.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
French misses with a short punch on the inside.
French fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray tries to pull guard but French holds him up against the cage and eventually Gray drops back down to his feet.
French tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down French.#T2#
French has a couple of punches blocked by Gray.
French tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gray avoids it.
Gray avoiding damage as French throws knees to the body.
French has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gray after a bit of a struggle.
Gray is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
French trying to land knees to the body.
French jumps guard but Gray turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
French trying to land knees to the body.
Gray goes for a takedown in the clinch but French prevents it.
#BC2#
Gray breaks the clinch.
French closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gray circles away.
Gray shoots in but no luck this time.
Gray will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
French changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T3#
Gray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. French tries to avoid it but Gray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag French to the ground. French escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by French or perhaps it was just good defense by Gray, which made it look bad.
Adam Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Gray tries to score a power double leg takedown but French sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gray somewhat.
French appears to be looking for a big counter.
French misses with a takedown attempt - Gray sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.#CL2#
Gray forces French back against the cage and clinches.#T4##TD#
French jumps guard.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
Gray slips nicely into half guard.
Gray is controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gray wants to control but French is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adam Gray.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adam Gray!
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