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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antoine Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace's entrance music is Pray by Jay-Z feat. Rob Dougan. A fine choice. Gryphen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tubthumping. Antoine Wallace has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
23 - 17 - 0 |
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216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antoine Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a leg kick but Gryphen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Antoine Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace throws a hook but Gryphen avoids it easily.
Wallace throws a lazy uppercut
and Gryphen counters with a body kick.
Gryphen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wallace avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gryphen blocks a jab.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Gryphen ducks down to avoid it.
Gryphen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wallace back to the cage. Gryphen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gryphen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Wallace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gryphen backwards.
Wallace lands a body punch.
Gryphen throws an elbow but it misses.
Wallace lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gryphen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wallace.
It looks like Forrest Gryphen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen misses with an elbow strike.
Wallace managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wallace.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gryphen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wallace lands a left hand.
Gryphen blocking some punches.
Wallace lands a right hand.
Gryphen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wallace throws a punch but it's blocked by Gryphen.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Wallace avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Wallace.
Gryphen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wallace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wallace misses with the head strike.
Wallace swings wildly with an uppercut but Gryphen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but Wallace blocks it.
Wallace has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gryphen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gryphen can't escape the position.
Gryphen breaks Wallace's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wallace is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gryphen defends well.
Wallace working for submissions but it's allowed Gryphen to get to half guard.
Wallace keeping hold of Gryphen's head, controlling as best he can.
Gryphen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
Wallace actively working from the bottom here.
Wallace might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen not doing much here.
Wallace is trying to get back to full guard.
Gryphen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gryphen trying to control from half guard but Wallace is working away.
Gryphen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gryphen is working away from the top position though.
Gryphen is looking to stall here but Wallace recovers full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wallace is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace working some strikes from top position.
Gryphen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Gryphen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wallace distracts Gryphen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wallace distracts Gryphen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gryphen keeping full guard, as Wallace tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forrest Gryphen's cut.
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.
Gryphen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wallace tries a low kick but Gryphen avoids it.
A combination from Gryphen does no damage.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gryphen pinned against the cage. Gryphen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gryphen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wallace misses with a hook.
Gryphen misses with a head kick.
Gryphen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Gryphen counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallace tests Gryphen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Gryphen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gryphen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BAM! Wallace delivers a spinning backfist that drops Gryphen like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Antoine Wallace!
Post fight, an emotional Antoine Wallace said 'The A-Train rolls on! Find me someone else to put on their back.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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