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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Skovgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
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World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Valentin Skovgaard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skovgaard tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray staying out of range there.
Skovgaard lands a glancing blow to the side of Gray's head.
Skovgaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gray was well out of range. Poor timing from Skovgaard.
Gray lands a body shot.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that misses.
Skovgaard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gray swats away the attempt to clinch by Skovgaard.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard digs a good body shot into Gray's ribs.
Skovgaard tries to clinch but Gray moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gray, right into the meat.
Gray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Skovgaard throws a head kick that Gray semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skovgaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Skovgaard is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
Skovgaard lands the left hand.
Gray scores with a nice head shot.
Gray blocks a head kick by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a straight left.
Gray scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skovgaard moves out of range as Gray strikes.
Skovgaard steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gray.
Skovgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gray swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Gray throws a sloppy head kick
and Skovgaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Gray thuds a left hand into Skovgaard's body.
Gray moves out of range of the body kick.
Skovgaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Gray digs a good hook to Skovgaard's body.
Gray looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Skovgaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Skovgaard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skovgaard 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.
Nice shot lands for Gray.
Skovgaard looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Skovgaard swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Gray cracks Skovgaard with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Gray.
Skovgaard wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
A low kick from Gray misses
and Skovgaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skovgaard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skovgaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Skovgaard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard misses the shot to the body.
Gray scores with a body shot.
Gray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gray throws a shot to the body.
Gray tests Skovgaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gray connects with a nice looking jab.
Gray thows a body kick. Skovgaard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Skovgaard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Gray backing away here, and Skovgaard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Skovgaard misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Skovgaard is just out of range.
Gray blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
Skovgaard lands with a shot to the body.
Skovgaard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Skovgaard moved out of range.
Skovgaard feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Skovgaard is looking to clinch but Gray is avoiding it.
Skovgaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skovgaard.
It looked like Gray was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gray takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Valentin Skovgaard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gray clobbers Skovgaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray misses with a hook
and Skovgaard counters with a series of strikes. Gray will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big left from Gray misses.
Gray tests Skovgaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skovgaard throws a lazy body kick
and Gray counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
Skovgaard throws a hook but Gray avoids it easily.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
It looked like Gray wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gray misses with a hook. Skovgaard ducked under it nicely.
Skovgaard throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Skovgaard only half commits.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Gray.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skovgaard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gray checks it well.
Skovgaard clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Skovgaard tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
Skovgaard lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skovgaard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gray throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gray is looking to land body kicks.
Skovgaard doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Skovgaard slips under a jab from Gray.
Gray scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Skovgaard. Skovgaard obviously looking to wear him down.
Gray swings for the body but Skovgaard moves out of range.
Valentin Skovgaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gray lets loose with a powerful body kick. Skovgaard will feel that in the morning.
Gray cracks a nice hook into Skovgaard's ribs.
That kick from Gray tenderised Skovgaard's leg. Skovgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gray throws a front kick that sends Skovgaard stumbling back into the cage.
Skovgaard is breathing heavily.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Skovgaard has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Skovgaard throws a body shot but no joy.
Gray connects with a jab.
Skovgaard 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 throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the body kick from Gray.
Gray connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Gray scores with a hook to the body. Skovgaard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Skovgaard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skovgaard just misses with a punch to the body.
Gray throws a hook to the side of Skovgaard's head but Skovgaard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gray staying out of range there.
Skovgaard scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skovgaard avoids a kick to the body.
Gray lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gray. Skovgaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skovgaard misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Gray tenderised Skovgaard's leg. Skovgaard is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray throws a big counter combination but Skovgaard scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gray thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skovgaard if he has to take too many more of those.
Gray jabs at Skovgaard's body.
Skovgaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Gray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gray.
Skovgaard swings widly with a right hand
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
Skovgaard is rocked!
Skovgaard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skovgaard is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Skovgaard wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Skovgaard seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Gray misses its intended target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skovgaard feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray lands with a cross.
Skovgaard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Skovgaard misses with the body kick
and Gray counters with a two punch combo.
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skovgaard can do to turn this around?
Skovgaard scoring well with a low kick there.
Skovgaard delivers a nice body kick.
Skovgaard misses the jab.
Skovgaard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gray is out of range and Skovgaard settles back down.
Skovgaard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gray. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skovgaard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skovgaard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Skovgaard throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Skovgaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gray.
A jab from Gray does it's job there.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skovgaard.
Gray misses with a body shot.
Skovgaard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Skovgaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Skovgaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray throws a good cross that connects.
Gray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skovgaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skovgaard misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skovgaard misses with a low kick.
A lazy body kick from Skovgaard
and Gray counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skovgaard moves out of range of the body kick.
Gray throws out a powerful jab.
Skovgaard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Skovgaard.
Gray on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Skovgaard throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skovgaard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skovgaard throws a right hand that misses
and Gray makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Skovgaard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skovgaard sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gray lands the left hand.
Gray jabs Skovgaard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gray connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skovgaard takes a swing at Gray's ribcage but misses.
Gray closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Skovgaard out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akoni Gray!
Akoni Gray retains his light heavyweight title!
Akoni Gray was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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