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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francois Grandmasion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Slider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Slider will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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163 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Grandmasion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Slider!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandmasion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grandmasion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grandmasion darts in and clinches Slider up against the cage.
Grandmasion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grandmasion scores with a hook to the body.
Grandmasion breaks from the clinch.
Grandmasion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slider.
Grandmasion is looking to clinch but Slider is avoiding it.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot.
Slider lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grandmasion misses with an uppercut. Slider saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Grandmasion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slider is looking to clinch.
Grandmasion throws a head kick that misses.
Grandmasion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slider checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Slider is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grandmasion looks to clinch
and Slider counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grandmasion misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grandmasion takes a swing at Slider's ribcage but misses.
Slider connects with a crisp jab.
Slider misses with a series of wild punches.
Grandmasion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Slider has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slider breaks from the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grandmasion.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grandmasion.
Grandmasion misses with a low kick as Slider jumps back.
Grandmasion showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Slider.
Grandmasion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slider moves away.
Slider misses with a double jab.
Grandmasion throws a series of punches but Slider avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Grandmasion.
Slider lands a jab-cross combination.
Slider looks gassed!
Grandmasion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slider's hands.
Slider misses with a double jab.
Grandmasion scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandmasion throws a head kick but Slider moves out of range.
A jab from Grandmasion finds it's way through Slider's defenses.
Grandmasion closes the distance and clinches.
Grandmasion misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandmasion misses with some punches.
Slider is looking to control Grandmasion's arms but Grandmasion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slider has his back to the cage.
Grandmasion throws a punch but it's blocked by Slider.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
Slider lands an uppercut.
Slider wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grandmasion lands a right hand.
Slider throws a head punch that misses.
Slider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grandmasion tries to close the distance and clinch but Slider swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slider.
Slider tries to move into range but Grandmasion moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slider keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Grandmasion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandmasion scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Grandmasion. Beautiful body shot.
Slider needs to keep his hands up - Grandmasion had a free shot at his head there.
Grandmasion looks to throw the jab but Slider is out of range.
Slider takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grandmasion clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slider.
Grandmasion breaks the clinch.
Grandmasion throws a nice looking combination but Slider bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grandmasion, as that shot connected.
Grandmasion scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion cracks Slider with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grandmasion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to de liver by Grandmasion. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Grandmasion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slider misses the jab.
Slider stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grandmasion.
Slider ducks under a wild hook from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion misses with a straight right.
Grandmasion throws the left hand but Slider avoids the punch easily.
Grandmasion scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Grandmasion.
Slider has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grandmasion finds it's way round the side to connect with Slider's head.
Slider takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grandmasion misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Grandmasion dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grandmasion misses with a hook.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot.
Grandmasion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Slider connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grandmasion momentarily.
Grandmasion misses with a combination
enabling Slider to counter with a crisp jab.
Slider throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grandmasion counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slider's knee momentarily.
Grandmasion throws a lazy right hand but Slider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandmasion looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandmasion misses with a double jab
and Slider counters with a two punch combo.
A combination from Slider does no damage.
Francois Grandmasion is winning the standup battle so far.
Slider swinging wilding here.
Slider is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slider tries to clinch but Grandmasion moves out of range.
Francois Grandmasion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Slider walks into a straight right hand from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion throws a lazy right hand but Slider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandmasion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slider backs up against the cage.
Slider on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grandmasion misses with a combination
and Slider holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grandmasion breaks from the clinch.
Grandmasion moves into range and clinches up with Slider.
Slider lands a body punch.
Slider's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slider.
A shot in the inside from Grandmasion.
Slider wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grandmasion has him pressed against the cage.
Grandmasion scores with a shoulder strike.
Grandmasion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grandmasion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slider lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Slider takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slider breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slider misses with a body shot.
Slider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grandmasion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grandmasion tries to clinch but Slider is having none of it.
Grandmasion misses the body punch
and Slider counters with a stiff right hand.
Slider slips a straight right by Grandmasion.
Grandmasion lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandmasion jabs Slider right on the nose. Slider blinks but takes it well.
Slider takes one to the side of the head.
Grandmasion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slider in his tracks.
Grandmasion staying out of range there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grandmasion, as that shot connected.
Slider tries to clinch there but Grandmasion circles away.
Slider shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Francois Grandmasion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion scores with a nice right hand.
Grandmasion misses the shot to the body.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slider.
Grandmasion defending well as Slider loads up on a big left hand.
A punch combination from Slider misses.
Grandmasion slips a jab and a cross from Slider.
Grandmasion misses with a head kick.
Grandmasion connects with a single shot there.
Grandmasion throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grandmasion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Grandmasion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grandmasion lands a jab-cross combination.
Grandmasion throws a series of strikes that have Slider backpedaling.
Grandmasion throws the left hand but Slider avoids the punch easily.
Slider rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grandmasion moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandmasion throws a right and a left that Slider avoids nicely.
Slider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grandmasion misses with a double jab
and Slider counters by clinching up.
Grandmasion has a couple of punches blocked by Slider.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice left hand lands by Grandmasion.
Slider is working Grandmasion over against the cage.
Grandmasion lands a shot to the body.
Slider has had enough of the clinch but Grandmasion keeps him there for the moment.
Grandmasion misses with a punch on the inside.
Slider softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Slider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Slider.
Slider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Slider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandmasion working aggressively here.
Grandmasion swings wildly with an uppercut but Slider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandmasion is trying to break the clinch but Slider has him pressed against the cage.
Slider lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grandmasion backwards.
Grandmasion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sliders head.
A left hand lands to the body for Slider.
Slider scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Grandmasion dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Slider has Grandmasion up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandmasion.
Slider blocks an uppercut.
Slider misses with a punch on the inside.
Grandmasion misses with a punch on the inside.
Slider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Slider works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slider.
Slider breaks the clinch.
Grandmasion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slider. That did some damage!
Grandmasion throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grandmasion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Grandmasion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grandmasion misses with a low kick.
Grandmasion scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Grandmasion. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grandmasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grandmasion doesn't manage to clinch there - Slider circles away.
Nice defenses there by Grandmasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandmasion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Slider lands a head shot.
Grandmasion fails to land with a series of punches.
Slider tests Grandmasion's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Slider avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slider has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grandmasion dodges the punch combination from Slider.
Grandmasion throws a shot from downtown. Slider moves away and avoids it.
Grandmasion throws a series of punches but Slider avoids them all with ease.
Grandmasion looks to score with a jab to the body but Slider is just out of range.
Grandmasion throws a body punch but Slider moves out of range.
Grandmasion throws a leg kick but Slider moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Left hook, right uppercut from Slider.
Slider throws a series of punches but Grandmasion avoids them all with ease.
Grandmasion misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Slider.
Slider throws a right and a left that Grandmasion avoids nicely.
Grandmasion throws a looping overhand right but Slider ducks down to avoid it.
Grandmasion circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grandmasion counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grandmasion.
Slider is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Slider is looking to control Grandmasion's arms but Grandmasion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slider has his back to the cage.
Slider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grandmasion's elbow.
Grandmasion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grandmasion connects with a solid leg kick.
Grandmasion scores with a crisp jab that stopped Slider in his tracks.
Slider gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice body punch from Grandmasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grandmasion finds it's way through Slider's defenses.
Grandmasion misses the shot to the body.
Slider looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slider lands a slapping body shot.
Grandmasion misses with a wild body shot.
Grandmasion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandmasion tries a head kick but it misses.
Slider throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slider checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grandmasion.
Grandmasion throws a good cross that connects.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grandmasion lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Slider has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Slider and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slider avoids a punch combination nicely.
Slider changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Francois Grandmasion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grandmasion misses with a hook to the body
and Slider counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grandmasion - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Slider.
Slider breaks the clinch.
Grandmasion swings away with a body shot that misses
and Slider counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grandmasion.
Grandmasion wants to clinch but Slider slips to the side
and Slider counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Slider avoids a kick to the body.
Slider darts in and clinches Grandmasion up against the cage.
Slider throws a head punch that misses.
William Slider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grandmasion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grandmasion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Grandmasion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grandmasion, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Francois Grandmasion!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Francois Grandmasion!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Francois Grandmasion!
Francois Grandmasion wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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