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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joelinton Apolinario (ranked 3021 p4p, 2104 weight class) and Ezra Gray (ranked 321 p4p, 250 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Joelinton Apolinario has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Joelinton Apolinario seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joelinton Apolinario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ezra Gray!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolinario uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
And Apolinario counters with a quick kick to the body but Gray blocks it.
Gray shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Apolinario with a nice calf kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Apolinario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apolinario thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Apolinario wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Apolinario blocks a head kick by Gray.
Apolinario jabs at Gray's body.
Apolinario misses with a lunging right hand
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apolinario ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been told by Apolinario's head coaches at Royal Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Apolinario misses.
Joelinton Apolinario seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apolinario smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Apolinario slips a straight right by Gray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apolinario blocks a head kick by Gray.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray lands with an uppercut that bounces Apolinario off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Apolinario.
Apolinario tries to land a front kick but Gray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gray throws a head kick but Apolinario moves out of range.
Apolinario was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apolinario.
Apolinario is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Apolinario misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Apolinario throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray scores with the left hand. Apolinario knows he should have avoided that one.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Gray lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Apolinario does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Apolinario.
Apolinario misses with a body kick.
Gray steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Apolinario. That one must have hurt.
Apolinario takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apolinario throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Apolinario looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gray tries to move into range but Apolinario moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice hook to Apolinario's body. Apolinario takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gray is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Apolinario rather than just go for the knockout.
Apolinario with a hook.
Apolinario throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Apolinario avoids the head kick by Gray.
Apolinario throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Apolinario pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gray throws a counter combo.
Apolinario throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Apolinario only half commits.
Apolinario throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray throws a leg kick but Apolinario sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Apolinario jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apolinario.
Gray lands with a shot to the body.
Gray tries to land a body kick
and Apolinario counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apolinario throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray pushes Apolinario away with a front kick.
Gray uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Apolinario.
Gray lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a hook but Apolinario blocks it.
Gray keeps Apolinario at a distance using the push kick.
Gray tries to land a leg kick but Apolinario saw it coming and moves away.
Gray's coach down at Roosters Coop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gray's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Apolinario throws a lazy body kick
and Apolinario takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apolinario.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Apolinario throwing a counter right hand but Gray manages to avoid it.
Apolinario scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray lands a front kick.
Apolinario defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Gray throws a leg kick but Apolinario sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gray slips a straight right by Apolinario.
Apolinario cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.
Gray scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Apolinario explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Apolinario lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A solid body kick from Gray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Apolinario tenderised Gray's leg. Gray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Apolinario is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Apolinario staying out of range there.
Apolinario blocks a head kick by Gray.
Apolinario walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gray tries to move into range but Apolinario moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Gray finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Gray misses.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray connects with a solid leg kick.
Gray connects with a leg kick.
Gray throws a wild body kick that Apolinario sees coming a mile off.
Apolinario lands with a kick to the temple. Gray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ezra Gray has been cut.
Apolinario lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apolinario lands a jab.
Apolinario connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Apolinario lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joelinton Apolinario will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ezra Gray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gray misses with a few strikes there.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Apolinario blocks a head kick by Gray.
And Apolinario counters with a quick kick to the body but Gray blocks it.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Gray misses with a hook.
Apolinario throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Gray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Apolinario scores with a jab. Gray acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Apolinario throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Apolinario can pounce on him.
Apolinario throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Apolinario moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Apolinario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apolinario stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apolinario uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Apolinario scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Gray.
Joelinton Apolinario is winning the standup battle so far.
Apolinario lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses the body punch
and Apolinario counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Apolinario lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Apolinario closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Apolinario fails to land.
Apolinario scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray blocking some punches.
Apolinario has a couple of punches blocked by Gray.
Apolinario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apolinario misses with some punches.
Apolinario misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray prevents a body shot from Apolinario.
Apolinario throws a head punch that misses.
Apolinario misses with some punches.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Apolinario prevents Gray from breaking the clinch.
Gray tries to break the clinch but Apolinario is controlling the position.
Apolinario will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Apolinario makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Apolinario throws a head punch that misses.
Apolinario tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray can't break the clinch.
Apolinario lands an uppercut.
Apolinario throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Apolinario misses with a hook from the clinch.
Apolinario has a couple of punches blocked by Gray.
Apolinario scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Apolinario misses with a punch on the inside.
Apolinario misses with a short punch on the inside.
Apolinario is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gray can do to turn this around?
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Apolinario moved out of range nicely.
Apolinario lands a jab to Gray's midsection.
Apolinario wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Apolinario rushes Gray and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apolinario.
Gray wants to get back to striking at distance but Apolinario won't allow it.
Apolinario lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray wants to break free but Apolinario has control.
Apolinario working aggressively here.
Apolinario misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario misses with a body punch.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Apolinario thows a body kick. Gray tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Apolinario scores with a sloppy right hand. Gray should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Apolinario.
Gray blocks the body kick.
Apolinario scores with a punch to the head.
Apolinario scores with a punch to the head.
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Apolinario on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apolinario scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Apolinario missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Apolinario moves away and avoids it.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gray takes one on the button.
Gray tried to score with a low kick but Apolinario checks it.
Apolinario looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joelinton Apolinario dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezra Gray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Apolinario misses with a body kick.
Gray thows a leg kick but Apolinario checks it
and Apolinario counters with a body kick.
Apolinario fakes the leg kick and cracks Gray in the body.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gray has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gray looks to land a body kick but Apolinario moved away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Apolinario.
Apolinario tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Apolinario is looking to clinch.
Apolinario throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Apolinario throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Apolinario stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray misses with a hook.
Apolinario misses with a hook.
Gray slips a jab from Apolinario.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Apolinario ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Apolinario explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gray crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Apolinario - the referee stops the clock and Gray gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Apolinario. Gray manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Apolinario works Gray's body with a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Apolinario.
Apolinario dodges the punch combination from Gray.
A low kick lands for Apolinario.
Gray feints and then cracks Apolinario's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Apolinario down.
Apolinario on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gray gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Apolinario throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Apolinario lands an overhand right.
Gray avoids the head kick by Apolinario.
Gray fakes the leg kick and cracks Apolinario in the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apolinario misses with an uppercut
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes a swing at Apolinario's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick from Apolinario.
Apolinario throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Apolinario scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gray in his tracks.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray digs a good hook to Apolinario's body.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Apolinario pushes Gray away with a front kick.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray takes a kick to the side of the head.
Apolinario throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Apolinario throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Apolinario counters with a body kick that stops Gray in his tracks momentarily.
A jab lands there for Apolinario.
Apolinario lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Apolinario takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Apolinario loads up on a big right hand but Gray slips the punch.
Gray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Apolinario as he connects with a hook.
Apolinario looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gray slips a jab from Apolinario.
Apolinario drives through and clinches with Gray against the cage.
Apolinario misses with a body punch.
Apolinario lands a body shot in the clinch.
Apolinario misses with some punches.
Apolinario lands a body shot.
Gray takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Apolinario throws a head punch that misses.
Apolinario fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joelinton Apolinario is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolinario throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Ezra Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Apolinario was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Apolinario.
Apolinario throws a big shot that misses.
Apolinario tries to close the distance and clinch but Gray swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray throws a series of punches but Apolinario moves out of range.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick and Apolinario moves out of range easily.
Apolinario ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray takes a swing at Apolinario's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Apolinario lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apolinario scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Apolinario does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apolinario thinks about countering with a body kick.
Apolinario bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joelinton Apolinario showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Apolinario has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joelinton Apolinario!
Joelinton Apolinario seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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