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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 2030 p4p, 3330 weight class) and Uno Skibbo (ranked 280 p4p, 402 weight class). Alex Gray is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Skibbo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skibbo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Skibbo's ribs.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Cope's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gray wants to clinch but Skibbo slips to the side
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skibbo misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Skibbo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gray slaps away a takedown attempt from Skibbo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Skibbo misses.
Gray darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gray stuns Skibbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo unleashes a big counter combination but Gray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gray throws an off balance right hand
and Skibbo counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skibbo misses with a jab to the body
and Gray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skibbo thinking.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skibbo.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
Skibbo tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a sloppy body shot
and Skibbo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray rushes Skibbo and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Skibbo tries to land knees in the clinch but Gray avoids the damage to the body.
Gray is leaning against Skibbo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch.
Gray misses with a looping right.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Skibbo counters with a left to the body.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alex Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skibbo looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Skibbo connects with a body shot that sends Gray's belly button to the back.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skibbo.
Skibbo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Skibbo avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
Gray pushes Skibbo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo throws an elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Skibbo avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Skibbo gets through Gray's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Skibbo avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Skibbo controls the action.
We've been informed that Skibbo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Skibbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skibbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws a one two combo.
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Skibbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Skibbo momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Gray drives through and clinches with Skibbo against the cage.
Skibbo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gray has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skibbo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Alex Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Skibbo can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
Skibbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray rushes Skibbo and presses him up against the cage.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skibbo is trying to push Gray away but Gray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Skibbo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Skibbo blocks a body shot from Gray.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skibbo can do to turn this around?
Gray misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Skibbo.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Skibbo can't break the clinch.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Skibbo blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skibbo backwards.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.
Gray blocks an elbow strike.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Skibbo controls his hands.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Skibbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skibbo misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Gray misses its target.
Gray throws a body punch but Skibbo moves out of range.
Skibbo feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Skibbo lands a leg kick that knocks Gray off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Skibbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Skibbo looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Alex Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Skibbo pushes him off.
A cross from Skibbo lands.
Skibbo walks into a jab.
Gray slips a straight right by Skibbo.
Gray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo slips a straight right by Gray.
A cross from Gray lands.
Skibbo lands a jab to Gray's midsection.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut. Gray saw that one coming.
Gray closes the distance but Skibbo moves to the side
and Skibbo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Skibbo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skibbo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
Gray swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Skibbo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gray connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skibbo scrambles back to his feet.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Gray digs a good hook to Skibbo's body.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skibbo throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skibbo misses with an uppercut
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skibbo moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Gray misses the body punch
and Skibbo counters with a straight right hand.
Gray connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skibbo's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Skibbo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gray cracks Skibbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Skibbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gray has time to react.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray moves into range and connects with a jab.
Skibbo throws a hook to the side of Gray's head but Gray sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skibbo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo 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.
Gray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skibbo moves out of range as Gray strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
Gray clobbers Skibbo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Skibbo slips the punch.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Skibbo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gray dips to his left and cracks Skibbo with an uppercut!
Skibbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a sloppy body shot
and Skibbo counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Skibbo.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Skibbo pushes him off.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skibbo.
Gray stuns Skibbo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gray cracks Skibbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alex Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skibbo.
Skibbo looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skibbo misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Skibbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skibbo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Skibbo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alex Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uno Skibbo.
Skibbo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Skibbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skibbo throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
Gray has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gray there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws out a powerful jab.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Skibbo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gray throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Skibbo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skibbo misses with a hook.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray lunges at Skibbo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Skibbo's hand.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
Gray defending well as Skibbo loads up on a big left hand.
Gray throws a jab when Skibbo was well out of range.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skibbo lands an overhand right.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray lands a body shot.
Skibbo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gray is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skibbo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Skibbo saw that one coming.
Skibbo counters with a body kick.
Gray is looking to wear down Skibbo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Skibbo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a hook but Skibbo avoids it easily.
Skibbo misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Skibbo counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Gray.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skibbo breaks the clinch.
Skibbo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Skibbo.
Skibbo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gray doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gray coming out on top.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Gray jabs Skibbo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skibbo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gray thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skibbo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray misses the shot to the body.
Skibbo is looking for the big counter here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skibbo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Gray misses its target.
Jab, jab by Skibbo - just one landing.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Skibbo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
Skibbo misses the jab.
Gray checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Gray.
Gray cracks Skibbo with a good jab.
Gray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gray takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Skibbo doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray connects with a body shot that sends Skibbo's belly button to the back.
Skibbo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skibbo.
A countering left hand to the body from Skibbo misses.
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gray scores with a jab. Skibbo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray had his way with Uno Skibbo in that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Skibbo throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left lands for Gray.
Gray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skibbo counters with a nice leg kick.
Skibbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Skibbo misses with a low kick.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Skibbo's shoulder, as Skibbo tries to avoid the shot.
Skibbo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skibbo scores with a nice right hand.
Skibbo throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Skibbo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a right hand to the body.
Gray lands a nice shot that snaps Skibbo's head back.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Skibbo moved out of range.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray with a hook.
Skibbo throws a low kick, looking for Gray's leg but Gray calmly moves out of range.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray throws a lazy uppercut
and Skibbo counters with a low kick, right behind Gray 's knee.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray throws a looping overhand right but Skibbo ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray gets a clinch.
Gray takes a shot to the head.
Skibbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Gray lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gray works Skibbo's body with a nice hook.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Skibbo counters with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Skibbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Skibbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Skibbo takes one to the side of the head.
Gray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skibbo throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Skibbo's head but Skibbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Skibbo.
Gray lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skibbo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray backing away here, and Skibbo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Gray.
Gray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skibbo.
Gray thuds a left hand into Skibbo's body.
Gray lands with an uppercut that bounces Skibbo off the cage and back into range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gray 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
Alex Gray retains his welterweight title!
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