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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akoni Gray (ranked 1 p4p, 1 weight class) and Dave Wearmouth (ranked 168 p4p, 8 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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187 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
39 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Akoni Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Wearmouth!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray dodges the punch combination from Wearmouth.
An attempted straight right counter from Gray misses the target.
Gray fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wearmouth connects with a jab.
Wearmouth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gray throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray lands a jab.
It looks like Dave Wearmouth has been cut.
Gray throws a head kick that misses.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up.
Wearmouth looks to land a combination but Gray avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray closes the distance and pushes Wearmouth back into the cage.
Wearmouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Wearmouth scores with a shot to the side of Gray's head.
Gray tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth lands an elbow just above Gray 's eye.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wearmouth blocking some punches.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wearmouth misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Wearmouth - just one landing.
Gray misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wearmouth wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Gray. That snapped Wearmouth's head back.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Little Lebowski Urban Achievers Gymnasium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick from Wearmouth misses
and Gray counters with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray throws a lazy head kick
and Wearmouth counters with a left and a right that stings Gray.
Gray looks to land a right hand but Wearmouth moved out of range.
Wearmouth tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wearmouth prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wearmouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Gray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wearmouth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wearmouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Gray seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wearmouth can turn it around.
Wearmouth lands with a left to the head.
Gray tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wearmouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gray.
Gray blocking some punches.
Wearmouth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wearmouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Gray pushes Wearmouth back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wearmouth.
Gray's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gray connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wearmouth avoids the head kick by Gray.
Dave Wearmouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wearmouth throws a poor cross that misses
and Wearmouth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray thuds a left hand into Wearmouth's body.
Wearmouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Gray tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray avoids a wild elbow strike from Wearmouth.
Gray has a couple of punches blocked by Wearmouth.
Gray stalling the fight.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Wearmouth's head.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wearmouths head.
Gray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Wearmouth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And Gray counters with a quick kick to the body but Wearmouth blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Wearmouth's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wearmouth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wearmouth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gray shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wearmouth misses the shot to the body.
Wearmouth lands the left hand.
Wearmouth lands with a good body shot.
Wearmouth throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wearmouth, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray clinches.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wearmouth pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gray breaks the clinch.
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!
Wearmouth misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Gray.
A head kick misses from Gray.
Gray misses with a head kick.
Wearmouth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akoni Gray has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Gray.
Wearmouth lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Wearmouth scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Akoni Gray has been cut.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Gray.
Gray tries a body shot but Wearmouth blocks it.
Wearmouth throws an elbow that misses.
Gray lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Gray.
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!
Gray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Wearmouth controls the action.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray tries to work over Wearmouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wearmouth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Wearmouth working aggressively here.
Gray lands a body shot.
Gray struggles to land a body shot inside as Wearmouth controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Wearmouth.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wearmouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gray thows a body kick. Wearmouth tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wearmouth throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wearmouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gray.
Akoni Gray is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Wearmouth lands but Gray takes it in his stride.
Wearmouth tries to clinch up
and Gray counters with a nice body shot.
Wearmouth wants to clinch up but Gray keeps it at a distance.
Wearmouth misses with a leg kick
and Gray counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gray moves out of range as Wearmouth strikes.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wearmouth throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Gray looks to score with a jab to the body but Wearmouth is just out of range.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wearmouth throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wearmouth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wearmouth is breathing heavily.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray blocks the elbow strike.
Wearmouth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wearmouth misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Gray as the two fighters clinch.
Gray breaks from the clinch.
Gray forces Wearmouth back against the cage and clinches.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Gray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gray on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akoni Gray will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wearmouth with a hook.
Wearmouth looks to clinch
enabling Gray to counter with a crisp jab.
Wearmouth throws a head kick that misses.
Gray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wearmouth manages to avoid it.
Wearmouth only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gray scores with a decent looking hook.
Wearmouth closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Gray misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Gray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Gray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
That has opened up Dave Wearmouth's cut even more.
Wearmouth takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Gray.
Wearmouth is rocked!
Wearmouth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wearmouth pushes Gray back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wearmouth is still on wobbly legs! Can Gray finish him?
Gray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wearmouth can do to turn this around?
Gray blocking some punches.
Wearmouth seems to have recovered his senses.
Gray blocks an uppercut.
Gray lands a hook that snaps the head of Wearmouth backwards.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Wearmouth avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Wearmouth misses with some punches.
Gray lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wearmouth.
Gray lands a nice shot to the body.
Wearmouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wearmouth tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Wearmouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Gray.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gray drops Wearmouth onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Wearmouth is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gray loads up on a right hand - it lands flush and knocks Wearmouth senseless! What a punch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akoni Gray!
A victorious Akoni Gray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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