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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teijo Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie O Grady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Grady comes into a darkened arena with his song building. (no) Self Esteem kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Teijo Tarzan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richie O Grady!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as O Grady blocks the leg kick.
O Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tarzan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Grady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tarzan avoids it really well and circles away.
O Grady fails with a takedown attempt.
O Grady rushes Tarzan and presses him up against the cage.
Tarzan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Grady misses with some punches.
Tarzan wants to break free but O Grady has control.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from O Grady.
It looks like Teijo Tarzan has been cut.
Tarzan tries to break the clinch but O Grady is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan can't break the clinch.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarzan blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tarzan manages to break the clinch.
Tarzan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Teijo Tarzan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richie O Grady.
Tarzan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarzan throws a hook but O Grady avoids it easily.
O Grady is looking to clinch.
O Grady tries to clinch but Tarzan is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Tarzan.
O Grady throws the kick towards the body but Tarzan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady wants to clinch.
O Grady tries to clinch up.
O Grady scores with the left hand. Tarzan knows he should have avoided that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - O Grady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarzan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tarzan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Grady circles away quickly and effectively.
O Grady misses with a takedown attempt
and O Grady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Richie O Grady has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarzan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady takes the fight into the clinch.
O Grady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tarzan backwards.
Tarzan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but Tarzan blocks it.
Tarzan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Grady has Tarzan pressed against the cage, preventing Tarzan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tarzan is trying to break the clinch but O Grady has him pressed against the cage.
Tarzan dodges an elbow strike from O Grady.
O Grady keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tarzan's efforts to push away.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
Tarzan takes an elbow to the temple.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Tarzan blocks with his arms.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Grady lands a good knee to the midsection. Tarzan won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady tries to work over Tarzan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tarzan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for O Grady.
O Grady scores with a sloppy right hand. Tarzan should have avoided that one.
O Grady closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
Tarzan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Grady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Grady landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tarzan is trying to break the clinch but O Grady is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Grady with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Grady putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tarzan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie O Grady dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
O Grady tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarzan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Grady clinches with his opponent.
O Grady misses with a knee strike.
O Grady scores with a knee to the head.
Tarzan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Grady has him pressed against the cage.
O Grady lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tarzan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tarzan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
O Grady gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tarzan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarzan breaks from the clinch.
O Grady rushes Tarzan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.
O Grady utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Tarzan blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady with a knee to the head.
Tarzan avoids a wild elbow strike from O Grady.
O Grady lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Teijo Tarzan's cut is getting worse.
O Grady is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tarzan is defending well for now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by O Grady.
O Grady throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tarzan blocks it with crossed arms.
O Grady lands an elbow inside.
O Grady tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tarzan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tarzan blocks an elbow strike from O Grady.
O Grady creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tarzan's defenses.
A knee to the head by O Grady.
Teijo Tarzan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Grady has Tarzan pressed against the cage, preventing Tarzan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Richie O Grady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Grady throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the head but Tarzan blocks with his arms.
O Grady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Grady lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tarzan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tarzan tries to break free but O Grady pushes him back against the cage.
O Grady unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tarzan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
O Grady lands a nice uppercut.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
O Grady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
O Grady tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarzan avoids it.
O Grady trying to land knees to the body.
O Grady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
O Grady lands a knee to the head.
Jeez, Teijo Tarzan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
O Grady misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Grady lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Tarzan goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. O Grady in side control.
Tarzan is pushing O Grady's head away, looking to escape. O Grady manages to hold on to the position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Grady cracks Tarzan with a big right hand but Tarzan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tarzan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Grady looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Grady throws a strike aimed at the side of Tarzan's head but Tarzan avoids it well.
O Grady working the ground and pound.
Tarzan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tarzan takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
O Grady tries for a kimura but Tarzan is defending well.
Tarzan wants to get back to his feet.
O Grady is working Tarzan over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan wants to get back to his feet but O Grady drags him back down.
O Grady postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Grady is trying to get an arm triangle but Tarzan is defending well.
O Grady is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tarzan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Grady scores with a couple of short elbows.
O Grady wants to control but Tarzan is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Grady connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tarzan some visible discomfort.
Tarzan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Grady is controlling him well.
O Grady looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tarzan is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richie O Grady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
O Grady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Tarzan. No joy for O Grady on that attempt.
O Grady tries to clinch up but Tarzan circles away and keeps his distance.
Tarzan tries to bum rush O Grady with a series of wild strikes but O Grady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
O Grady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tarzan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Grady cracks Tarzan with an open hand slap.
Tarzan keeps the fight on the outside.
O Grady wants to clinch.
O Grady is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Grady shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tarzan as he jumps to the side.
Tarzan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
O Grady scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
O Grady has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tarzan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
O Grady trying to control the action but Tarzan is working from the bottom.
Tarzan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but O Grady is controlling him well.
O Grady works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tarzan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Grady tries to score with some ground and pound. Tarzan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is trying to escape the position but O Grady is controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Grady throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
O Grady scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tarzan to see if he's OK.
Tarzan is looking to get back to his feet here but O Grady is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tarzan's back.
O Grady scores with punches to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Grady scores with punches to the body.
Tarzan holding both O Grady 's hands and preventing any damage.
O Grady is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Tarzan with him. Tarzan is trying to defend but O Grady has an arm under the chin now! Tarzan grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richie O Grady!
Richie O Grady looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'man, I had to go, so I will not miss my flight'.
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