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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wei Sun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Great elbows
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Grecko misses its intended target.
Grecko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grecko.
Grecko ducks under a wild hook from Sun.
Grecko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Grecko misses the target.
Grecko throws a hook to the side of Sun's head but Sun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sun just misses with a punch to the body.
Sun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sun ducks under a wild hook from Grecko.
Grecko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grecko looks for the body kick but Sun saw that one coming.
Sun uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sun defends it nicely.
Grecko throws a looping overhand right but Sun ducks down to avoid it.
Grecko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grecko drops his hands momentarily and Sun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sun missing with a left hand there. Grecko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sun lands an elbow that stopped Grecko in his tracks for a moment.
Sun misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Grecko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grecko avoids a wild elbow strike from Sun.
Sun creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grecko's defenses.
Grecko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sun up against the cage.
Sun throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun lands a nice elbow.
Grecko tries to stall but Sun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sun stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grecko dodges an elbow strike from Sun.
Grecko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sun is pushing Grecko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sun blocks a body shot from Grecko.
Grecko misses with some punches.
Grecko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sun tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grecko avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sun fails to land.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sun has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Sun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grecko dodges an elbow strike from Sun.
Sun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grecko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grecko.
Sun lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sun just leaning against Grecko, taking a breather.
Sun continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Grecko takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grecko's brow.
Sun is trying to maintain a safe position but Grecko gets an underhook and turns Sun into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun misses with an elbow strike.
Grecko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sun letting Grecko take a breather here.
Come on Sun - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sun is trying to stall.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
Grecko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Grecko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grecko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sun has Grecko pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sun lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sun blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Sun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grecko blocks a jab.
Sun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grecko manages to avoid it.
Sun throws out a loose jab but Grecko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sun misses with a series of wild punches.
Grecko looks to land a right hand but Sun moved out of range.
Grecko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grecko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sun moves away.
Nice jab there from Grecko.
Grecko throws a looping overhand right but Sun ducks down to avoid it.
Sun slips a jab and a cross from Grecko.
Grecko keeps the fight on the outside.
Sun ducks under a wild hook from Grecko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Grecko misses
and Sun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sun connects with a jab.
Grecko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sun drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Grecko misses.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sun is just out of range.
Good work by Sun as he checks the leg kick.
Wei Sun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grecko misses with a body shot.
Sun moves out of range of the leg kick from Grecko.
Sun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grecko throws a nice looking combination but Sun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sun avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko throws a hook but Sun blocks it.
Sun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grecko. Grecko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grecko misses with a takedown attempt - Sun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grecko throws a low kick but Sun moves out of range easily.
Grecko throws a poor cross that misses
and Sun counters with a left to the body.
Sun throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Sun misses.
Sun looks to score with a jab to the body but Grecko is just out of range.
Grecko thows a body shot but no joy.
Grecko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grecko missing with a left hand there. Sun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko misses with an uppercut.
Sun misses with a two punch combination.
Sun slips under a jab from Grecko.
Grecko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grecko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sun.
Grecko throws a low kick but Sun moves out of range easily.
Grecko misses with a body kick.
A big right from Sun misses.
Grecko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Grecko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grecko misses with a looping left.
Sun moves into range and clinches up with Grecko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko looking to slow down the pace here.
Grecko tries to circle away but Sun has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sun throws an elbow but misses.
Sun stalls.
Sun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wei Sun seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grecko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grecko cracks the inside of Sun's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Grecko dominated that second round.
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!
Grecko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grecko looks to score with a jab to the body but Sun is just out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Grecko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grecko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grecko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sun is looking to clinch.
Sun lands a glancing blow to the side of Grecko's head.
Grecko throws a head kick but Sun moves out of range.
Grecko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grecko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grecko looks to land a left hand but Sun moved out of range nicely.
Sun defending well as Grecko loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grecko misses with a hook.
Sun tries to clinch up.
Grecko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sun lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grecko misses with a wild body shot.
Sun lands a really nice looking cross but Grecko seems unphased.
Sun stuffs the takedown.
Grecko throws a poor cross that misses
and Sun counters with a left and a right that stings Grecko.
Wei Sun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grecko pushes Sun away with a front kick.
Sun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grecko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Grecko scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Grecko.
Grecko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grecko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Grecko throws a wild body kick that Sun sees coming a mile off.
Grecko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sun is out of range.
Grecko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grecko lands a right hook to the body.
Grecko misses with a straight right.
Sun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Grecko. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Grecko or perhaps it was just good defense by Sun which made him look bad.
Sun slaps away a takedown attempt from Grecko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Grecko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grecko throws a lazy uppercut
and Sun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sun connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grecko. Grecko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grecko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grecko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grecko slips a jab and a cross from Sun.
Sun dips to his left and cracks Grecko with an uppercut!
Grecko motions for Sun to come forward. Grecko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun checks a leg kick.
Sun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Grecko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sun moves in looking to clinch but Grecko pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Sun. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Grecko misses.
Sun throws a right and a left that Grecko avoids nicely.
Grecko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grecko manages to avoid it.
Grecko takes a swing at Sun's ribcage but misses.
Grecko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sun. That did some damage!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grecko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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