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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 2132 p4p, 3351 weight class) and Bennett Knightley (ranked 270 p4p, 372 weight class). Knightley has chosen Hang ‘Em High - NCR as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bennett Knightley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Knightley throws a looping overhand right but Gray ducks down to avoid it.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gray.
Knightley cracks a nice hook into Gray's ribs.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knightley lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Knightley tests Gray's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knightley misses with a right hand
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley misses with a body punch
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Knightley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray walks into a jab.
Gray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knightley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley throws an off balance right hand
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gray.
Knightley throws a counter combo.
Knightley swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Gray throws a series of punches but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Gray scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick from Knightley.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Knightley lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Gray takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Gray misses with a hook. Knightley ducked under it nicely.
Knightley works over Gray's head and body with a nice combination.
Knightley lands with an uppercut that bounces Gray off the cage and back into range.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Gray as he connects with a hook.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Knightley. That's going to slow Gray down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knightley throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Gray loads up on a big right hand but Knightley slips the punch.
Knightley unleashes a big counter combination but Gray bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gray scores with a jab to the body.
Gray takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knightley.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Knightley looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Gray takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gray throws a big shot that misses.
And Knightley responds with a good body kick, but Gray manages to step out the way in time.
Gray is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray lands a body shot.
Knightley walks into a straight right hand from Gray.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knightley misses the shot to the body.
Gray throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray is looking to wear down Knightley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Knightley throws a head kick that half lands.
Knightley slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray throws a poor cross that misses
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knightley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Knightley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Gray dominated 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!
Knightley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gray lands a jab to Knightley's midsection.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knightley! But no joy.
Knightley throws an overhand right that lands on Gray's shoulder, as Gray tries to avoid the shot.
Gray scores with a hook.
Knightley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gray is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knightley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knightley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Knightley misses with a hook
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Alex Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
Gray works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Gray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Gray.
Knightley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Knightley keeps the fight on the outside.
Knightley throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Gray digs a good body shot into Knightley's ribs.
Knightley finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gray takes one to the side of the head.
Knightley throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a nice body shot.
Gray slips a jab and a cross from Knightley.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Gray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knightley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Gray checks a low kick from Knightley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knightley.
Knightley digs a good hook to Gray's body.
Knightley slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray misses the body punch
and Knightley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray avoids the body shot from Knightley.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knightley.
Knightley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knightley throws a leg kick
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knightley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gray throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Knightley throws a wild body kick that Gray sees coming a mile off.
Knightley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray drives through and clinches with Knightley against the cage.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Knightley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray slips under a jab.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a jab when Knightley was well out of range.
Knightley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Knightley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gray instigates a clinch.
Knightley working aggressively here.
Gray tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray tries to work over Knightley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knightley tries to break the clinch but Gray is controlling the position.
Gray prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley is trying to break free.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
Gray prevents a body shot from Knightley.
Knightley lands with a left to the head.
Knightley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Knightley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Gray misses.
Good shot there by Gray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knightley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray tests Knightley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Knightley throws a lazy head kick
and Gray counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knightley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice body kick there by Knightley.
Knightley looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Knightley.
Knightley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley misses with a straight left.
Knightley throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray thuds a left hand into Knightley's body.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Gray.
Knightley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alex Gray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex 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. This is the final round!
Knightley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Knightley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Knightley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knightley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gray is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Knightley counter with a right hand.
Gray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gray works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Knightley takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray throws a body punch but Knightley moves out of range.
Gray walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knightley.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knightley moves away.
Knightley is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Knightley lands a front kick.
Knightley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knightley has time to react.
Knightley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Knightley defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand.
Knightley flicks out a counter leg kick but Gray steps away.
Knightley digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Knightley.
Knightley moves out of range of the strikes.
Knightley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gray misses the jab.
A nice side step and Knightley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Knightley counters with a two punch combo.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knightley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Knightley misses with a straight left.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knightley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Knightley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Knightley throws a sloppy head kick
and Gray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knightley takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knightley avoids the body shot from Gray.
Knightley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gray with a body shot.
Knightley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Knightley swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gray jabs Knightley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knightley throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gray misses.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Knightley lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Knightley.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Knightley to counter with a crisp jab.
Knightley throws a lazy right hand but Gray sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Knightley saw that one coming.
Knightley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gray moves away from the strike by Knightley.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Knightley throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Knightley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gray throwing a counter right hand but Knightley manages to avoid it.
Gray lands a slapping body shot.
Knightley throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Gray misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knightley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray punishes Knightley's body with a nice straight punch.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Knightley's ribs.
Gray keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley tries to land a leg kick but Gray saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray works Knightley's body with a nice hook.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray doesn't manage to clinch there - Knightley circles away.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
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energy
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