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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Grisham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Grisham had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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148 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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144 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Grisham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grisham swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grisham throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grisham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Repomies is looking to slow Grisham down with leg kicks.
Repomies throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Repomies leaves Grisham with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Repomies.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grisham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Repomies has Grisham up against the cage in a clinch.
Repomies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grisham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repomies is defending well for now.
Repomies is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Repomies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Repomies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Repomies gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like John Grisham has been cut.
Repomies is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grisham wants to break free but Repomies has control.
A left hand lands to the body for Repomies.
Grisham wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Repomies has him pressed against the cage.
Repomies has Grisham pressed against the cage.
Grisham tries to pull guard but Repomies won't allow it.
Repomies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Repomies lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Repomies.
Repomies pushes Grisham back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Repomies tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grisham avoids it.
Repomies is stalling here.
Repomies lands an elbow that stopped Grisham in his tracks for a moment.
Grisham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grisham is looking to break free of the clinch but Repomies has double underhooks.
Grisham wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grisham escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rauno Repomies is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grisham misses with a takedown attempt - Repomies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Grisham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repomies keeps Grisham at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repomies fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grisham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grisham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Repomies dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grisham is breathing heavily.
Repomies lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Repomies connects with a leg kick. Grisham looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grisham looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Repomies. Grisham shrugs it off though.
Repomies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grisham backs up against the cage.
Grisham is rocked!
Grisham on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Repomies.
Grisham sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Grisham. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Grisham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Repomies tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grisham sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grisham closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Grisham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Repomies misses with a head kick.
Grisham is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Repomies changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Repomies throws a lazy head kick
and Grisham counters with a series of strikes. Repomies will be more careful next time no doubt.
Repomies closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Repomies is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Repomies.
Repomies using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Come on Repomies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rauno Repomies.
Repomies throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Grisham's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Repomies dives in looking to finish as Grisham flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Repomies's strikes! Repomies is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Grisham's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Grisham was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauno Repomies!
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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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