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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigoro Raspru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padraig O Hare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigoro Raspru had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigoro Raspru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Padraig O Hare!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raspru shoots in and drives through. O Hare sprawls well.
O Hare throws a nice looking combination but Raspru bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
O Hare swinging wildly here.
Raspru shoots in but no luck this time.
Raspru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Grigoro Raspru has been cut.
Raspru fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoro Raspru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hare tries to bum rush Raspru with a series of wild strikes but Raspru uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from O Hare.
O Hare connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Hare misses with a double jab.
Raspru changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Hare looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Raspru tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Raspru has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raspru is breathing heavily.
Raspru swings around for an armbar but O Hare sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Raspru's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Hare trying to control but Raspru is working from the bottom.
O Hare is looking to stand up but Raspru won't let him.
Raspru working a defensive guard but O Hare manages to pass into side control anyway.
O Hare tries to stand but Raspru is controlling his head.
Raspru is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raspru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raspru is pressing down on O Hare's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raspru looking for a guillotine here but O Hare defends easily.
O Hare has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raspru is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Hare stopping the sweep attempt from Raspru.
O Hare has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raspru is proving hard to escape from.
Raspru is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raspru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Hare doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Hare manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raspru is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Hare is aware though and is defending well.
O Hare must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
O Hare wants to stand but Raspru has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Raspru controls O Hare momentarily but O Hare frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Hare throws a combination. Raspru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Padraig O Hare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigoro Raspru's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Raspru will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grigoro Raspru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raspru shoots for a takedown but O Hare saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Hare shoots in but Raspru avoids the takedown attempt easily.
O Hare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Hare stuffs the takedown attempt from Raspru. Raspru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoro Raspru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Hare throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raspru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Hare lands a left and a right that send Raspru crashing to the mat, dazed. O Hare thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from O Hare knocks Raspru out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Padraig O Hare!
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