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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Revenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Angus Grundi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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217 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Revenge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundi shoots for a double leg takedown but Revenge sprawls well. He's pushed Grundi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grundi shoots in for a takedown but Revenge shows good takedown defense.
Grundi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grundi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Revenge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grundi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grundi's back!
Revenge is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Grundi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Grundi tries to break free.
Revenge tightening his grip on Grundi, looking for the choke.
Revenge controlling the position well here. Grundi rolled but Revenge kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge punches the canvas rather than the man.
Revenge is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grundi is defending well though. Revenge let's go of the attempt for now.
Revenge is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Grundi knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Grundi for a finish.
Revenge is riding his opponent, not letting Grundi buck him off.
Grundi tries to escape the position.
Revenge connects with a big shot to the side of Grundi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge is persistently looking for the submission but Grundi is defending it well.
Will Revenge go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Revenge is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grundi is defending well though. Revenge let's go of the attempt for now.
Revenge is punishing Grundi with strikes - can he finish him?!
Revenge patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Revenge has the hooks in. Grundi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Grundi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Revenge gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge is looking to control Grundi but Grundi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Grundi trying to control the action but Revenge just sinks the hooks in.
Even with his hooks in, Revenge manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Grundi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Grundi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Revenge.
Revenge is trying to control. Grundi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge wants to pass the guard but Grundi is defending well.
Grundi trying to control but Revenge postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grundi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Revenge circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Revenge dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Revenge moves in looking to clinch but Grundi pushes him off.
Revenge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Revenge in particular looking to stall.
Grundi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Revenge jumps into side control!
Revenge landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Revenge grinds an elbow into Grundi's temple.
Grundi is trying to control Revenge's posture but Revenge avoids it.
Grundi sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Revenge seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grundi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Revenge prevents Grundi from improving his position.
Grundi wants to control but Revenge is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Revenge stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Grundi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Revenge to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Revenge trying to control but Grundi is working from the bottom.
Grundi looking to control.
Grundi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Revenge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grundi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Revenge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grundi can do to turn this around?
Grundi working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge distracts Grundi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grundi working a defensive guard here.
Revenge lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Revenge is fighting to break Grundi's control of his arms but Grundi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grundi keeping moving, preventing Revenge from controlling successfully.
Revenge trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grundi's guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Revenge misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Revenge misses.
Grundi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Revenge utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Revenge is adopting a defensive guard.
Revenge looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grundi is one step ahead there.
Grundi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Revenge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grundi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Revenge uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Grundi shoots in but no luck this time.
Revenge looks for a takedown but Grundi sprawls well.
Revenge displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grundi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Revenge drops an elbow to the side of Grundi's head.
Revenge lands strikes from half guard.
Grundi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Revenge.
Grundi preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Revenge uses his free foot to push down on Grundi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grundi.
Revenge controlling from mount.
Grundi can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Revenge dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Grundi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Revenge.
Revenge shoots in for a takedown but Grundi shows good takedown defense.
Grundi shoots in looking for a takedown. Revenge tries to sprawl out of it but Grundi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Revenge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Revenge wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grundi gets a takedown into half guard.
Revenge is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grundi wants to work for an arm triangle but Revenge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grundi prevents Revenge from improving his position.
Revenge is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Revenge won't allow Grundi to pass to mount.
Revenge pushes Grundi off looking to stand but Grundi dives back in and keeps control.
Revenge is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Grundi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Grundi's back!
Will Revenge go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Revenge is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Grundi has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Revenge.
Revenge throwing sloppy strikes.
Revenge is looking to control Grundi but Grundi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Grundi tries to roll but Revenge sticks to his back.
Angus Grundi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge tries to get the hooks in deep but Grundi pushed the leg off.
Revenge is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Grundi is defending well though. Revenge let's go of the attempt for now.
Grundi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Grundi keeps trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Revenge controlling well, preventing Grundi from escaping the position.
Grundi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Revenge punches Grundi on the ear.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Revenge's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge avoiding Grundi 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revenge tries to get the hooks in deep but Grundi pushed the leg off.
Good control from Revenge.
Grundi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Revenge lands a shot to the head.
Revenge biding his time, controlling Grundi.
Grundi just trying to survive but Revenge is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge looking for the choke from the back.
Revenge gets his hands free as Grundi looks to control.
Grundi tries to roll but Revenge sticks to his back.
Revenge tries to keep control of the position but Grundi is staying busy.
Revenge has Grundi flattened out and is raining down punches.
Revenge working for the choke.
Revenge controlling the position well here. Grundi rolled but Revenge kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Revenge tries to keep control of the position but Grundi is staying busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ultimate Revenge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Revenge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultimate Revenge!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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