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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mr Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes into the arena with make love not war baby blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Jackson's choice of entrance music: Pants On tha Ground. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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199 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
Jackson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Jackson checks the leg kick.
Gray misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Gray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jackson's waist but Jackson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gray off to one side.
Gray is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Jackson clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray misses with a leg kick.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gray misses.
Mr Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Gray with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gray defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Gray has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gray decides to pull guard.
Gray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jackson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jackson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Gray looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gray is keeping the position for now.
Gray wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray trying to control the position.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Gray is trying to control but can't.
Gray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gray is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gray avoid being mounted?
Jackson wants to pass to mount but Gray is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work for a kimura but Gray is defending well.
Gray actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gray gets full guard.
Jackson pushes down on Gray's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gray regains full guard. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jackson's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson trying to keep a closed guard but Gray is proving a slippery customer.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Gray from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gray looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson 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 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gray misses with a low kick.
Gray lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray misses with a shot to the body
and Gray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gray. Gray obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gray has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Gray tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
A left hand lands to the body for Gray.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Gray as the two fighters clinch.
Mr Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Gray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gray wants to sweep but no luck.
Gray is working hard here to advance position.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson is staying active underneath Gray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jackson tries to get to full guard but Gray has control of the leg.
Gray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jackson trying to control here.
Gray thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Gray lands strikes from half guard.
Gray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jackson tries to kick Gray off but Gray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gray is trying to control the action in half guard but Jackson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gray winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jackson has hold of Gray's hands but Gray slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gray winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gray working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gray wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Gray not doing much here.
Jackson tries to roll over but Gray keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gray.
Gray is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Gray dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Gray lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rashad Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jackson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
A jab from Jackson misses.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Gray misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacksons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Gray has Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray tries to pull guard but Jackson holds him up against the cage and eventually Gray drops back down to his feet.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson is rocked!
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Gray misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rashad Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
A short right from Gray on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson digs a right hand into Gray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gray's gas tank.
Gray manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gray swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jackson won't allow Gray to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gray can't keep his opponent in guard - Jackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gray sees it coming and defends easily.
Gray slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gray is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gray has escaped and now he's on top!
Gray connects with a couple of short punches.
Gray scoring with some ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Gray postures up.
Gray postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Gray looking to pass the guard.
Gray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gray is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Mr Gray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gray makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gray scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray prevents Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Jackson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gray is aware though and is defending well.
Gray passes Jackson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gray seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gray lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Jackson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Gray jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Gray!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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