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Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Uriah Small (ranked 4633 p4p, 22214 weight class) and John Grammaticus (ranked 531 p4p, 633 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine
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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 37 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Grammaticus !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grammaticus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grammaticus connects with the punch.
Grammaticus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Small.
Grammaticus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Small's head.
Grammaticus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Small uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grammaticus .
Small loads up on a big right hand but Grammaticus slips the punch.
Small scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grammaticus throws a jab but it's blocked by Small.
A little feinted left hand from Small on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grammaticus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Small fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grammaticus , pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Grammaticus avoids it by throwing Small back against the ropes.
Grammaticus lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small blocks an elbow strike.
Grammaticus scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Small.
A head punch on the inside from Grammaticus fails to land.
Grammaticus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Small doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grammaticus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Small's elbow.
Small lands an uppercut.
Small tries to throw a body punch but Grammaticus avoids it by throwing Small back against the ropes.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grammaticus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Small backwards.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grammaticus 's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Small.
Small blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Grammaticus .
Small's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grammaticus pushes off an throws an elbow but Small leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Grammaticus lands a damaging elbow.
Grammaticus misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small tries to work over Grammaticus 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Small.
Grammaticus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Grammaticus .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grammaticus throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
A head punch on the inside from Grammaticus fails to land.
Small swings wildly with an uppercut but Grammaticus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small blocks an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Small tries a body shot but Grammaticus blocks it.
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Small misses with a punch on the inside.
Small lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grammaticus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Small blocks the elbow strike.
Small blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grammaticus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Grammaticus takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Grammaticus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grammaticus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grammaticus tries to clinch but Small is having none of it.
Small needs to keep his hands up - Grammaticus had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grammaticus .
Small drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Small slips under a jab from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Small is looking for a counter combo.
Grammaticus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Small.
Small has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grammaticus finds it's way round the side to connect with Small's head.
Grammaticus lands with a good body shot.
Small ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Small throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grammaticus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Grammaticus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grammaticus misses with an uppercut.
Small throws a low kick but Grammaticus moves out of range easily.
Grammaticus throws out a loose jab but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Grammaticus throws a lazy right hand but Small sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grammaticus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Small feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Small attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grammaticus misses with a straight right.
A jab from Small misses.
Grammaticus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Small uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a nice hook to Small's body. Small takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Small is looking to slow Grammaticus down with leg kicks.
Small moves out of range of the leg kick from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Small tries to bum rush Grammaticus with a series of wild strikes but Grammaticus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It seemed like Grammaticus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Small missing with a left hand there. Grammaticus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John Grammaticus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Small swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grammaticus throws a looping overhand right but Small ducks down to avoid it.
Grammaticus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grammaticus throws an overhand right that lands on Small's shoulder, as Small tries to avoid the shot.
Small gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Small misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grammaticus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Small throws a low kick, looking for Grammaticus 's leg but Grammaticus calmly moves out of range.
Small is looking to chop away at Grammaticus 's legs.
Good work by Grammaticus as he checks the leg kick.
Grammaticus throws a good cross that connects.
Small throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Grammaticus .
John Grammaticus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Small misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grammaticus .
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grammaticus .
Small misses with a straight left.
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grammaticus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grammaticus with a jab.
Small throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Grammaticus . That snapped Small's head back.
Small tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grammaticus is able to avoid easily.
Grammaticus wants to clinch but Small slips to the side
letting Small counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Grammaticus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Small's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Small tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grammaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Small.
Uriah Small has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Small takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Grammaticus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grammaticus cracks Small with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Small shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Small scores with a nice right hand.
Small with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Small throws a right hand that misses
and Grammaticus counters with a straight right hand.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grammaticus moves away.
Grammaticus misses with a hook.
Grammaticus checks a leg kick nicely.
Grammaticus throws out a counter right but Small avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Small misses its intended target.
Grammaticus avoids the body shot from Small.
Grammaticus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Small is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Small's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grammaticus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Small scrambles back to his feet.
Good exchange - Grammaticus coming out on top.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grammaticus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Small's sensitive parts.
Small on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grammaticus scores with a nice strike.
A good leg kick by Grammaticus .
Small looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grammaticus throws an off balance right hand
and Small counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Small closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Small on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Small clinches with his opponent.
Grammaticus lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Grammaticus prevents a body shot from Small.
John Grammaticus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grammaticus has a couple of punches blocked by Small.
Grammaticus blocking some punches.
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!
Grammaticus lands with a left to the head.
Small has a couple of punches blocked by Grammaticus .
Small lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grammaticus throws an elbow but it misses.
Small tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grammaticus 's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grammaticus .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grammaticus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Small misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grammaticus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grammaticus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grammaticus swings wildly with an uppercut but Small uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus blocks an uppercut.
Grammaticus throws a punch but it's blocked by Small.
Nice elbow from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Grammaticus working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Small throws a punch but it's blocked by Grammaticus .
Grammaticus throws an elbow that misses.
Small blocks an elbow strike from Grammaticus .
Grammaticus lands a damaging elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Grammaticus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grammaticus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grammaticus !
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