PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy O Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Swagga Like Us - TI. O Toole has chosen Say my name as his entrance music. Timmy O Toole has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Grace's chin.

Grace
vs
O Toole

182 cm
25
163 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

168 cm
28
164 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Timmy O Toole!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Toole.
Grace throws a head kick but O Toole moves out of range.
O Toole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from O Toole.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Grace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grace throws a chopping leg kick but O Toole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Toole.
Grace lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Toole takes a step back to recover.
Grace scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Toole takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Grace throws a wild body kick that O Toole sees coming a mile off.
Crunch! Grace slams his shin into O Toole's torso.
Grace takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grace misses with a leg kick.
O Toole tries to clinch but Grace is having none of it.
O Toole connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grace scoring well with a low kick there.
O Toole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grace looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grace. O Toole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chuck Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace wants to land a leg kick but O Toole is out of range.
O Toole just misses with a punch to the body.
O Toole takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Toole manages to avoid it.
Grace misses with a leg kick.
Grace throws a low kick but O Toole moves out of range easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grace. O Toole shrugs it off though.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace scores with a nice body kick.
Grace lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Toole will feel that in the morning.
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 leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Toole looks to land a body kick but Grace moved away.
Grace lands a front kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Grace finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grace throws a body punch but O Toole moves out of range.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace thuds his right hand into O Toole's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grace throws a leg kick but O Toole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grace misses with a body kick.
O Toole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grace.
O Toole shoots in and drives through. Grace sprawls well.
O Toole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
O Toole avoids the body shot from Grace.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Toole has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole throws a big shot that misses.
O Toole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
O Toole throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Grace is predictable there
and O Toole counters with a low kick, right behind Grace 's knee.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace looks for the body kick but O Toole saw that one coming.
Grace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Toole checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Toole tries to clinch there but Grace circles away.
O Toole checks the leg kick.

O Toole has Grace up against the cage in a clinch.
O Toole swings wildly with an uppercut but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Toole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grace is trying to push O Toole away but O Toole has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
O Toole leaning against his opponent.
Grace tries to land a knee to the head but O Toole blocks with his arms.
Grace is looking to break free of the clinch but O Toole has double underhooks.
O Toole looking to stall.
O Toole throws an elbow but it misses.

Grace breaks from the clinch.
Grace throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
O Toole throws a half hearted mid kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace throws an overhand right that lands on O Toole's shoulder, as O Toole tries to avoid the shot.
Grace avoids the head kick by O Toole.
O Toole avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace is looking to wear down O Toole with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Toole crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grace - the referee stops the clock and O Toole gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grace. O Toole manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a push kick but O Toole slaps the foot to one side.
O Toole checks the leg kick.
O Toole throws a jab when Grace was well out of range.
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Toole takes a shot to the body in his stride.

O Toole moves into range and clinches up with Grace.
Grace wants to get back to striking at distance but O Toole won't allow it.
O Toole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Toole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Toole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace lands a nice elbow.
A hook to the body from O Toole.
O Toole lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Toole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Grace avoiding damage as O Toole throws knees to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grace blocking some punches.
O Toole looking to slow down the pace here.
O Toole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace looking to slow down the pace here.
Grace lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Toole throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Toole is looking to control Grace's arms but Grace gets an underhook and turns him. Now O Toole has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Toole has Grace pressed against the cage, preventing Grace from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
O Toole prevents Grace from breaking the clinch.

Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Grace closes the distance and pushes O Toole back into the cage.
Grace misses with a knee strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Grace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grace throws an elbow but misses.
Grace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grace is trying to break the clinch but O Toole has him pressed against the cage.

Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Toole throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
O Toole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chuck Grace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grace connects with a leg kick. O Toole looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace lands a head kick!
Grace throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grace throws a body kick the misses
and O Toole counters with a leg kick.
O Toole throws a push kick but Grace slaps the foot to one side.
A jab from Grace misses.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Toole blocks the body kick.
Grace connects with a solid leg kick.
O Toole misses with a wild body shot.
Grace misses with a body kick.
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!
O Toole throws a lazy uppercut
and Grace counters with a good, hard body kick but O Toole shrugs it off.
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grace scoring well with a low kick there.
O Toole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grace's calf.
A low kick from Grace is predictable there

and O Toole counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grace's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Toole wants to pass the guard but Grace is keeping the position.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grace keeping moving, preventing O Toole from controlling successfully.
Grace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Toole preventing the sweep.
Grace has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but O Toole has passed into side control.
Grace wants to control but O Toole postures up.
O Toole trying to control the action but Grace is working from the bottom.
O Toole fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grace parries the strikes from O Toole easily there. O Toole is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grace to escape.
O Toole scores with a couple of short elbows.
Grace is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked O Toole off and has taken his back!
What can O Toole do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
O Toole rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Toole slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grace stopping the sweep attempt from O Toole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chuck Grace dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grace throws a wild body kick that O Toole sees coming a mile off.
Grace throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grace!
O Toole has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Grace.
Grace tries to land a leg kick but O Toole saw it coming and moves away.
O Toole is looking to clinch.
O Toole doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
O Toole misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grace.
Grace scores with a push kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grace - that will leave a mark!
O Toole stuns Grace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Toole throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Toole moves out of range of the body kick from Grace.
Grace throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Toole counters with a stiff right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from O Toole.
Grace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
Grace scores with a nice body kick.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Toole tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grace jabs at O Toole's body.
Grace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grace throws a lazy head kick
and O Toole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Toole shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grace eats them both and turns towards O Toole to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

O Toole drives through and clinches with Grace against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Grace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grace moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Toole doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
O Toole misses with a wild body shot.
Grace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Toole connects with a solid leg kick.
Grace slips under a jab from O Toole.
Grace throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Toole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grace avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
O Toole takes a kick to the side of the head.
O Toole's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
O Toole throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
O Toole has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grace.

O Toole shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grace is trying to defend but O Toole finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
O Toole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
O Toole prevents Grace from improving his position.
Grace keeping control of the position.
Grace gets back to full guard.
O Toole lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Toole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grace is keeping the position for now.
O Toole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

O Toole decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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!
O Toole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Toole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A good leg kick by Grace.
O Toole on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
O Toole is breathing heavily.
O Toole checks a leg kick.
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
O Toole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Toole. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grace pushes O Toole away with a front kick.
Grace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grace motions for O Toole to come forward. Grace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Toole tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Grace lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Toole.
O Toole misses with a body shot.
O Toole punishes Grace's body with a nice straight punch.
Grace throws a leg kick
and O Toole counters with a nice leg kick.
O Toole thumps Grace with a low kick.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

O Toole drives through and clinches with Grace against the cage.
Grace takes an elbow to the forehead.
O Toole misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Toole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Toole lands with a left to the head.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Toole avoids it.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace pushes off an throws an elbow but O Toole leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Toole digs a right hand into Grace's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grace's gas tank.
O Toole takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Timmy O Toole has been cut.
O Toole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Grace unloads a knee to the mid-section.
O Toole is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grace is keeping busy.
Grace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Toole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Grace breaks from the clinch.
Grace misses with a low kick as O Toole jumps back.
Nice body kick there by Grace.
O Toole blocks a head kick by Grace.
O Toole scores with a shot to the body.
Grace throws a head kick but O Toole moves out of range.
Chuck Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Grace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grace digs a good hook to O Toole's body.
O Toole keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but O Toole slips the punch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Toole tries to clinch up.
A big left from O Toole misses.
Grace circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grace counters with a good low kick that O Toole was not able to check.
O Toole blocks a head kick by Grace.
O Toole avoids the body shot from Grace.
O Toole blocks the body kick.
O Toole blocks a head kick by Grace.
Grace throws a leg kick but O Toole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good 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!
O Toole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace moves out of range as O Toole throws a body kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grace throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Toole manages to avoid it.
O Toole moves out of range of the leg kick from Grace.
A thudding body kick lands there by Grace!
Grace slips a jab and a cross from O Toole.
O Toole jabs Grace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Grace throws a body kick that misses.
Grace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but O Toole is out of range.
O Toole lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grace will feel that in the morning.
O Toole misses with a shot to the body
and Grace counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace misses with a looping right.
Grace buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grace moves out of range as O Toole strikes.
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 Chuck Grace will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timmy O Toole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

O Toole looks to throw the jab but Grace is out of range.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Toole moves away.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
O Toole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grace throws a wild body kick that O Toole sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick lands from Grace.
Grace thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from O Toole finds it's way through Grace's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as O Toole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grace feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Toole's calf.
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Toole manages to avoid it.
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Toole checks a leg kick.
Grace connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
O Toole avoids the head kick by Grace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole moves out of range of the strikes.
Grace slips a jab from O Toole.
Good work by O Toole as he checks the leg kick.
Grace throws a head kick but O Toole moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Grace gets tackled into the cage by O Toole. O Toole maintains the clinch.
Grace trying to land knees to the body.
O Toole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grace avoids it.
O Toole taking a breather.
Grace stops a takedown attempt from O Toole.
O Toole stalling the fight.
Timmy O Toole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grace working hard to break the clinch.
O Toole makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grace trying to land knees to the body.
Grace misses with a knee strike.
Grace dodges an elbow strike from O Toole.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Toole lands an uppercut.
O Toole dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
O Toole misses with a punch on the inside.
Grace prevents a body shot from O Toole.

Grace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grace throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Toole.
Grace misses with a leg kick
and O Toole counters with a left to the body.
O Toole swings for the body but Grace moves out of range.
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!
O Toole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Grace tries to keep at a distance but O Toole has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grace tries to circle away but O Toole has him pinned against the cage.
O Toole lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Grace's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Toole just misses with a punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grace.
A slow jab from O Toole misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Toole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grace fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from O Toole.
Grace throws the kick towards the body but O Toole avoids it.
O Toole throws a leg kick
and Grace counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grace throws a wild body kick that O Toole sees coming a mile off.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Grace tenderised O Toole's leg. O Toole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grace slips a jab and a cross from O Toole.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

O Toole moves into the clinch.
Grace is trying to maintain a safe position but O Toole gets an underhook and turns Grace into the cage.
Grace can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Toole.
O Toole managing to block the knees to the body from Grace.

Grace breaks the clinch.
Grace does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grace lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Toole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Toole doesn't seem bothered though.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace swings for the body but O Toole moves out of range.
Grace misses with a body punch
and O Toole counters with a straight right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
O Toole takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grace.
O Toole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grace defends it nicely.
O Toole pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grace is out of range and O Toole settles back down.
Grace connects with an inside leg kick.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Grace throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and O Toole counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Toole shoots in for a double leg but Grace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chuck Grace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy O Toole.
O Toole blocks the body kick.
O Toole digs a good hook to Grace's body.
Grace throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Toole.
Grace swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
O Toole tries to land a front kick but Grace steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grace lands a right hook to the body.
Grace blocks a head kick by O Toole.
O Toole takes a shot to the body in his stride.
O Toole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grace counters with a big head kick but O Toole shrugs it off.
O Toole takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace connects with an inside leg kick.
Grace doesn't manage to clinch there - O Toole circles away.
O Toole looks to throw the jab but Grace is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Grace finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grace lands with a kick to the temple. O Toole shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grace just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but O Toole checks it.
O Toole swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grace counters with a thumping low kick.
Grace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grace lands a high kick!
O Toole thuds his shin into the meat of Grace's side.
O Toole misses with a takedown attempt - Grace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
O Toole throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Toole throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Grace.
O Toole lands a jab to Grace's midsection.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
O Toole checks a low kick from Grace.
O Toole swats away the attempt to clinch by Grace.
Grace is looking to score with low kicks.
Grace throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Toole.
Grace tries to land a front kick but O Toole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grace throws a push kick but O Toole slaps the foot to one side.
Grace blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

O Toole drives through and clinches with Grace against the cage.
O Toole using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from O Toole - that landed with a thud.
Grace tries to land knees in the clinch but O Toole avoids the damage to the body.
O Toole lands a nice shot to the body.
O Toole scores with a shot to the side of Grace's head.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
O Toole holding his opponent close, against the cage.
O Toole tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grace wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Toole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by O Toole as Grace tries to tie him up.
Grace is trying to force a seperation but O Toole has the dominant position.
O Toole lands a nice uppercut.
Grace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Toole is defending well for now.
O Toole keeps control of Grace as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grace scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Toole pushes off an throws an elbow but Grace leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
O Toole swings wildly with an uppercut but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace is trying to break the clinch but O Toole has him pressed against the cage.

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 Chuck 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Chuck Grace!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Chuck Grace!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Chuck Grace!

Chuck Grace wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Chuck Grace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.