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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 1546 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Aingot Nofud (ranked 218 p4p, 317 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aingot Nofud!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Nofud steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nofud takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gray gets a clinch.
Nofud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
I was talking to Gray's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nofud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray gets underhooks to prevent Nofud's takedown attempt.
Nofud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nofud lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nofud throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Nofud lands an uppercut.
Gray pushes Nofud back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nofud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nofud successfully pulls guard.
Gray stays in close to Nofud's body and controls the position.
Gray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nofud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nofud can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gray controls the pace.
Nofud is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Nofud is retaining full guard.
Gray passes Nofud's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gray controlling the action here.
Gray has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray trying to mount his opponent but Nofud defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gray is taking a breather. Nofud says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nofud trying to control from the bottom.
Gray looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nofud moves away from the strike by Gray.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Nofud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Nofud looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Nofud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nofud bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Gray! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Gray is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray pulls Nofud in close to prevent any damage.
Oh Gray is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nofud thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nofud wants to pass the guard but Gray is keeping the position.
Gray seems to have got his legs back now.
Gray is pulling down on Nofud's head. It's preventing any offense from Nofud, at least for the moment.
Gray controls Nofud momentarily but Nofud frees himself.
Gray wants to improve his position but instead Nofud has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is controlling Nofud's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Nofud wants to pass the guard but Gray is defending well.
Gray trying to hold on to Nofud's head to control him but Nofud postures up.
Nofud is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gray doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nofud.
Gray is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aingot Nofud dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Gray's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nofud dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gray. That did some damage!
Nice cross by Gray.
Gray misses with a right hand
and Nofud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray forces Nofud back against the cage and clinches.
Nofud wants a takedown but no success here.
Nofud tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gray smiles and moves away.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Nofud takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nofud feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nofud misses the jab.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nofud.
Gray misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nofud's head.
Nofud misses with an uppercut.
Gray lands a jab.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nofud counters with a nice leg kick.
Gray misses with a straight left.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Nofud.
Gray scores with a hook to the body. Nofud takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gray takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nofud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aingot Nofud seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nofud scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a straight right.
Alex Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Nofud staying out of range there.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Nofud 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nofud throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Nofud is just out of range.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gray.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
Gray defending well as Nofud loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nofud moves away from the strike by Gray.
Gray misses with an uppercut. Nofud saw that one coming.
Nofud slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nofud has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Nofud follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nofud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nofud doesn't seem bothered though.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nofud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nofud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Nofud moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nofud takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nofud 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.
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!
Nice body punch from Gray.
Nofud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nofud has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Nofud is out of range.
A big left from Gray misses.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nofud was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray.
Nofud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Nofud misses the target.
A jab lands there for Gray.
Nofud throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gray lands with a nice body punch.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Nofud takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray is leaning against Nofud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nofud blocks an uppercut.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.
Nofud drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nofud misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Gray.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nofud takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nofud's elbow.
Gray works on Nofud's body with a couple of short punches.
Nofud tries to pull guard but Gray won't allow it.
Gray lands a right hand.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Nofud's head.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray lands a left hand.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Nofud backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nofud tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Gray escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gray throws a body punch but Nofud moves out of range.
Nofud throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nofud misses with a left hand
letting Gray counter with a right hand.
Nofud tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Nofud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nofud pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nofud tries to clinch up but Gray circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nofud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gray.
Nofud throws a hook but Gray blocks it.
Nofud scores with a nice right hand.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nofud can do to turn this around?
Gray tries to clinch there but Nofud circles away.
Nofud thinks about the counter body kick.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Nofud is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Nofud throws out a counter right but Gray avoids it with no problem.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nofud takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
Gray rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nofud counters with a nice leg kick.
Gray lands a nice looking body shot.
Gray throws an overhand right that lands on Nofud's shoulder, as Nofud tries to avoid the shot.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a body shot
and Nofud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gray throws a body punch but Nofud moves out of range.
Nofud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A jab lands there for Gray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nofud lands a nice shot to the body.
Nofud looks to throw the jab but Gray is out of range.
Gray looks to land a combination but Nofud avoids it well.
Nofud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nofud throws the left hand but Gray avoids the punch easily.
Nofud throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nofud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gray has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Gray!
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