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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavish Gray (ranked 3873 p4p, 3012 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 445 p4p, 372 weight class). Tavish Gray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Israel Adesanya's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tavish Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adesanya looks to score with a jab to the body but Gray is just out of range.
Adesanya misses the jab.
Gray takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Gray.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adesanya is trying to push Gray away but Gray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Gray lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adesanya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gray prevents a body shot from Adesanya.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gray presses Adesanya against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Adesanya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray clinches up with Adesanya and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with the head strike.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Adesanya is trying to break free.
Adesanya is trying to force a seperation but Gray has the dominant position.
Adesanya can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Gray.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gray blocking some punches.
Gray scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Adesanya tries to circle away but Gray has him pinned against the cage.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Adesanya has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adesanya working aggressively here.
Gray scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Adesanya misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Adesanya's head.
Adesanya swings wildly with an uppercut but Gray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Adesanya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Adesanya is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray misses with the head strike.
Adesanya looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gray throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adesanya.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
Gray lands a nice uppercut.
Adesanya blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gray fails to land.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adesanya seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Adesanya misses with a punch to the body.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Adesanya tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with some punches.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Gray lands with a left to the head.
Gray gets through Adesanya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray blocking some punches.
Gray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gray lands a big right hand that drops Adesanya! The killer instinct kicks in and Gray finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gray!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tavish Gray!
Tavish Gray really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sakura Style logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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