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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Groth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AJ Grey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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202 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Groth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Grey!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Groth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Groth looks to land a combination but Grey avoids it well.
Jab from Groth.
Groth takes a swing at Grey's ribcage but misses.
Groth misses with a series of wild punches.
Grey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Groth drops Grey with a right and a left! Groth comes rushing in but Grey regains his composure and manages to keep Groth in guard.
Grey is rocked!
It looks like AJ Grey has been cut.
Groth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grey is still in real trouble! Can Groth finish him?
Groth scoring with some ground and pound.
Groth scoring with some ground and pound.
Groth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grey looking for a guillotine here but Groth defends easily.
Groth knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grey on the ground.
Groth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grey's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Groth is in close to Grey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Groth distracts Grey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Groth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grey's head.
Groth landing with the ground and pound.
Groth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grey has momentary wrist control but Groth slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Groth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Groth lands a couple of digs.
Groth postures up and lands a big shot to Grey's brow.
Groth distracts Grey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Groth lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Groth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Groth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Groth is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grey looks gassed!
Groth content to stall in guard here.
Groth keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grey's head.
Groth landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Groth lands a couple of elbows.
Groth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Groth lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Groth connects with a couple of short punches.
Groth is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Groth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Groth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Groth chips away with some ground and pound.
Groth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Groth lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Groth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Groth not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Groth working some strikes from top position.
Groth distracts Grey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Groth is in close to Grey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Groth pushing down on Grey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grey gets full guard.
Groth lands a couple of digs.
Groth content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Groth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Groth postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Groth forces his way into half guard.
Grey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Groth connects with a nice short shot to Grey's temple.
Grey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Groth slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Groth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Grey'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.
Grey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Groth swivels and escapes.
Groth misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Groth!
Grey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Groth tries to reverse the position but Grey maintains control.
Grey moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Groth has worked his arm free - good work by Groth!
Groth tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Grey is breathing heavily.
Groth tries to bench press Grey off him but Grey keeps the position.
Grey seems to have recovered his senses.
Grey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Groth is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groth is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Groth is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grey passes the guard and advances to mount!
Groth could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Grey working for a submission but Groth is keeping him at bay.
Groth working to try and regain half guard.
Groth tries to improve his position but instead Grey has taken his back!
Grey tightening his grip on Groth, looking for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Groth trying to control the action but Grey just sinks the hooks in.
Grey looking for the RNC.
Groth is trying to break free.
Grey is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Groth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Groth is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Grey gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groth can't escape the position.
Groth is working hard here to advance position.
Groth looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Groth is trying to break free.
Groth tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Groth is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Groth looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Grey controls the action.
Groth trying to control the hands but Grey breaks the grip.
Groth is trying to break free.
Groth wants to control his opponent's hands but Grey gets his hands free.
Sammy Groth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grey tries to get the hooks in deep but Groth pushed the leg off.
Grey is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Grey controlling the position well here. Groth rolled but Grey kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Grey not allowing Groth to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AJ Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on AJ Grey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Groth scores with a jab to the body.
Groth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Groth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grey slips a jab and a cross from Groth.
Grey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Groth.
Grey staying out of range there.
Groth misses with a two punch combination.
Grey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Groth circles away.
Grey fails to land the takedown.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sammy Groth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Grey.
Groth misses with a two punch combination.
Groth throws a series of punches but Grey avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Groth misses with a few strikes there.
Grey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Groth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groth misses with the combination.
Grey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Groth pinned against the cage. Groth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Groth.
Groth gets caught flat footed, as Grey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grey wants to control from the top but Groth keeps moving.
Grey thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grey trying to control but Groth is working from the bottom.
Grey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Groth can't keep his opponent in guard - Grey advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Groth defends it well.
Groth is looking to improve his position.
Groth trying to get back to full guard but Grey takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Groth is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Groth wants to control but Grey is having none of it.
Grey has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Groth is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AJ Grey!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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