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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunmetal Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pika Kalei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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184 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gunmetal Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pika Kalei!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey misses with a body shot.
Kalei throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
Kalei checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kalei has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kalei and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kalei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalei is looking to clinch.
A combination from Kalei does no damage.
Kalei looks to land a left hand but Grey moved out of range nicely.
Grey misses with the combination.
Grey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grey swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalei.
Grey lands a jab to the head.
Kalei forces Grey back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalei.
Kalei using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kalei tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kalei looking to throw knees to the head but Grey is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalei tries to land knees in the clinch but Grey avoids the damage to the body.
Grey tries to work over Kalei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kalei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grey throws a head punch that misses.
Kalei trying to land knees to the body.
Kalei pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kalei tries a knee to the head but Grey blocks it.
Grey stalling in the clinch but Kalei improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Grey fails to land.
Kalei prevents a body shot from Grey.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalei lands a knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kalei keeps control of Grey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kalei stalls.
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.
Kalei looking to throw knees to the head but Grey is blocking nicely.
Grey struggles to land a body shot inside as Kalei controls his hands.
Kalei misses with a knee strike.
Kalei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grey has had enough of the clinch but Kalei keeps him there for the moment.
Kalei taking a breather.
Grey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kalei.
A head punch on the inside from Grey fails to land.
Grey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalei just misses with a punch to the body.
Grey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalei.
The fighters circling - Grey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kalei walks into a jab.
It looks like Pika Kalei has been cut.
Kalei tries to score with a low kick but Grey moves his leg out of the way.
Kalei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Grey finds it's target.
Kalei looks gassed!
Kalei slips a jab and a cross from Grey.
Kalei slips under a jab from Grey.
Grey misses with a low kick.
Kalei scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Grey is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kalei's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grey wants to get back to full guard.
Grey is controlling Kalei's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Grey wants to get back to his feet.
Kalei throwing shots but Grey is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey is trying to stand up here but Kalei is controlling him well.
Grey wants to control but Kalei is keeping busy.
Grey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kalei.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kalei throws a solid leg kick but Grey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalei.
Kalei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kalei throws a combination that misses
enabling Grey to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Grey misses.
Grey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grey tries to keep at a distance but Kalei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grey scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey lands a with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pika Kalei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grey lands a right hook to the body.
Grey misses the shot to the body.
Gunmetal Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Grey.
Grey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grey throws a low kick, looking for Kalei's leg but Kalei calmly moves out of range.
No joy there for Grey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kalei slips a straight right by Grey.
Gunmetal Grey is winning the standup battle so far.
Grey misses with a few strikes there.
Gunmetal Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kalei tries to clinch but Grey is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalei dodges the punch combination from Grey.
Kalei chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grey can pounce on him.
Grey is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grey throws a series of strikes that have Kalei backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalei dodges the punch combination from Grey.
Grey throws a nice looking combination but Kalei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunmetal Grey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey tests Kalei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Pika Kalei's cut even more.
Kalei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grey.
Grey throws a shot from downtown. Kalei moves away and avoids it.
Grey lands with a straight right. Kalei didn't see that one coming.
Grey throws a nice looking combination but Kalei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalei pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kalei drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kalei stopping the sweep attempt from Grey.
Grey wants to stand but Kalei is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalei landing some decent shots from guard.
Kalei trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grey is on top in guard.
Kalei looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grey is one step ahead there.
Kalei is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grey has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kalei is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey wants to control from the top but Kalei keeps moving.
Kalei trying to control the position.
Kalei wants to sweep but no luck.
Grey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalei on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalei avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalei takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grey tries to land a leg kick but Kalei saw it coming and moves away.
Kalei misses with a wild body shot.
Grey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kalei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grey lands a head shot.
A big left from Kalei misses.
Kalei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grey.
Kalei tries to clinch up but Grey circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalei bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kalei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kalei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kalei scores with a three punch combo!
Grey stuffs the takedown attempt from Kalei. Kalei gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunmetal Grey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pika Kalei's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grey cracks a nice hook into Kalei's ribs.
Kalei slips a jab from Grey.
Grey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grey looks to score with a jab to the body but Kalei is just out of range.
Kalei checks a low kick from Grey.
Kalei avoids the body shot from Grey.
Grey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Grey finds it's way through Kalei's defenses.
Grey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalei.
Grey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalei slips a jab and a cross from Grey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grey misses with a hook. Kalei ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Kalei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grey misses with a leg kick
and Kalei counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grey thinking.
Kalei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grey.
Nice uppercut there from Grey.
Grey looks to land a left hand but Kalei moved out of range nicely.
Kalei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grey.
Grey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kalei moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalei tries to clinch up but Grey circles away and keeps his distance.
Kalei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grey wants to get back to his feet but Kalei is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalei wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Grey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kalei closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grey to the mat! Grey manages to get full guard.
Kalei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grey is keeping the position for now.
Kalei preventing the sweep.
Kalei looking to pass the guard.
Grey has his hands on Kalei's head, controlling the position.
Kalei tries to free his leg and advance position but Grey is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalei is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grey has his feet on Kalei's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kalei's head backwards.
A combination from Kalei does no damage.
Kalei slips a straight right by Grey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grey works over Kalei's head and body with a nice combination.
Kalei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kalei moves out of range as Grey strikes.
Grey lands a glancing blow to the side of Kalei's head.
Grey misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pika Kalei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kalei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kalei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grey.
Kalei misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalei misses with a hook. Grey ducked under it nicely.
Gunmetal Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunmetal Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grey, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunmetal Grey!
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energy
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