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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millen moves away.
Millen scores with a leg kick.
Colin Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Millen connects with a leg kick. Grace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace looks to score with a jab to the body but Millen is just out of range.
Grace misses with a straight right.
Millen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Millen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grace lands a jab to Millen's midsection.
Millen instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace tries to throw a body punch but Millen avoids it by throwing Grace back against the cage.
Millen effectively controlling the action here.
Grace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace blocks an elbow strike.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Millen controls his hands.
Grace takes an elbow to the temple.
Grace lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Grace.
Millen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Grace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millen up against the cage.
Millen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Millen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Millen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grace misses with a body punch.
Grace trying to stall but Millen improves his position.
Millen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grace managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
Grace avoiding damage as Millen throws knees to the body.
Millen prevents a body shot from Grace.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Millen being controlled against the cage.
Grace lands a shot to the body.
Grace effectively controlling the action here.
Grace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace blocks a body shot from Millen.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Millen - that landed with a thud.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace is trying to stall.
Grace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Millen backwards.
Grace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Grace dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Millen. That's going to slow Grace down.
Millen tries a low kick but Grace avoids it.
Millen clinches up against the cage.
Grace stalling against the cage.
Millen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace blocks the elbow strike.
Grace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Millen.
Grace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Millen prevents a body shot from Grace.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace swings wildly with an uppercut but Millen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace can't find room to land a body shot as Millen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millen misses with a punch on the inside.
Millen tries a body shot but Grace blocks it.
Grace lands with a light punch inside.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grace has Millen pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Millen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Grace has been cut.
Grace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Grace.
Grace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grace.
Millen lands a body punch.
Grace tries to throw a body punch but Millen avoids it by throwing Grace back against the cage.
Millen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Millen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen stalling in the clinch but Grace improves position.
Grace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Grace.
A short body shot lands from Grace as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Millen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Grace - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen looking to throw knees to the head but Grace is blocking nicely.
Grace stalling against the cage.
Grace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Stalling in the clinch from Grace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grace looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Grace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Grace'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. This is the final round!
Grace misses the shot to the body.
Grace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace is looking to wear down Millen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grace blocks a low kick nicely.
Millen lands with a good body shot.
Grace lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Millen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grace moves out of range as Millen throws a body kick.
Millen closes the distance and clinches.
Millen being controlled against the cage.
Grace takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Grace avoids a wild elbow strike from Millen.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Millen controls his hands.
Grace pushes Millen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grace is trying to stall.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen stalling.
Tim Grace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Millen misses with a punch to the body.
Millen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grace controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Millen is keeping busy.
Millen lands with a light punch inside.
Grace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Millen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grace avoids it.
Millen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grace as Millen tries to tie him up.
Grace trying to stall but Millen improves his position.
Grace is working Millen over against the cage.
Millen throws an elbow that misses.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millen slows down the pace here.
Grace taking a breather.
Millen tries a body shot but Grace blocks it.
Millen struggles to land a body shot inside as Grace controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millen's elbow.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but Grace blocks with his arms.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Grace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tim Grace.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grace, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tim Grace!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tim Grace!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tim Grace!
Tim Grace wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Tim Grace was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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