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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deicide - . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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188 cm
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198 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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182 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Davis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Gray! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Davis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gray sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Gray scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Antonio Davis has been cut. Davis defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand. Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis. Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gray. Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
A big right from Gray misses. Davis slips a straight right by Gray. Gray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Gray moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gray will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Gray. Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Gray sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Davis defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand. Gray lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Davis ducks under a wild hook from Gray. Gray throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis. Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gray to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Gray might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Nice defenses there by Davis. Davis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Antonio Davis's cut is getting worse. Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis. Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gray throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gray throws a hook to the side of Davis's head but Davis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Davis ducks under a wild hook from Gray. Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gray lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Davis dodges the punch combination from Gray.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Davis. Gray misses with the combination.
Nice sprawl there from Gray as Davis shoots in. Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gray lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gray. Gray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Mr Gray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gray.
Gray keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray dominated that round. The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Davis trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well. Davis moves nicely into side control. Gray is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard. Davis tries to pass to full mount but Gray defends it. Gray is holding on to half guard well. Gray is trying to stand up here but Davis is controlling him well. Gray keeps control of the position for the meantime. Davis is pressing down on Gray's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gray is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gray gets back to full guard.
Gray not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Davis working the strikes but Gray uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Gray is looking to escape. Davis trying to pass the guard but Gray defending well. Gray kicks off Davis and gets to his feet. Gray misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it. A shot to de liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot. Davis moves out of range as Gray strikes. Gray scores with a hook.
Davis is rocked! Some wild striking there from Gray.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gray pinned against the cage. Gray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gray throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily. Gray throws a big shot that misses. A jab lands there for Gray. Gray throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet. Davis blocks a jab. Gray throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray misses with a wild body shot. Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray misses with a wild body shot. Gray throws the left hand but Davis avoids the punch easily. Gray waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis. Davis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Gray. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Antonio Davis's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gray swinging wildly here.
Gray lands with a good body shot. A jab from Gray finds it's way through Davis's defenses. Oh Davis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Davis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray. Davis seems to have got his legs back now. Davis shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily. Gray digs a good hook to Davis's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gray misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gray throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis. Davis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray. Gray misses with a body shot.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Gray looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range. Gray misses with a two punch combination.
Gray misses with a double jab.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Davis slips under a jab from Gray. Gray cracks Davis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Antonio Davis's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Davis staying out of range there. Gray misses with a straight left. Gray throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it. Gray throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it. Gray throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gray throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it. Gray misses with an uppercut. Davis saw that one coming. Gray looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range. Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis. Gray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Mr Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Gray digs a good body shot into Davis's ribs. Antonio Davis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Mr Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Davis slips a jab and a cross from Gray.
Davis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davis somewhat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him. Gray lands a left and a right that send Davis crashing to the mat, dazed. Gray thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! Nice body punch from Gray. Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight! Mr Gray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Gray winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 25:30 Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 25:30 Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Gray!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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