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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaido Graindo (ranked 3166 p4p, 368 weight class) and Jameson Dentler (ranked 3077 p4p, 362 weight class). Kaido Graindo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jameson Dentler!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentler throws a hook but Graindo blocks it.
Graindo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dentler sprawls and moves away.
Dentler misses with a hook.
Graindo tries to counter with a takedown but Dentler is quick to defend against it.
Dentler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graindo throws a lazy right hand but Dentler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dentler connects with a body shot that sends Graindo's belly button to the back.
Graindo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Graindo walks into a jab.
Graindo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Dentler finds it's target.
Graindo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Graindo feinted with a counter takedown.
Graindo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dentler misses with a straight left.
Graindo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dentler sprawls and moves away.
Dentler walks into a stiff left hand from Graindo.
Dentler misses with a hook
and Graindo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graindo throws a big elbow that misses.
Graindo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dentler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Graindo is controlling him.
Graindo passes Dentler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dentler is trying to stand back up but Graindo is controlling him
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dentler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Graindo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dentler wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Graindo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Graindo thows a huge punch but Dentler dodges it nicely.
Graindo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Graindo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Graindo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graindo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dentler wants to get back to his feet.
Graindo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dentler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graindo controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nice strikes from Graindo there.
Graindo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graindo is trying to control. Dentler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Graindo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dentler tries to kick Graindo off but Graindo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Graindo trying to control the action but Dentler is working from the bottom.
Dentler is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo dominated that 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.
Dentler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Graindo throws out the jab.
Graindo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graindo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Graindo avoids the body shot from Dentler.
Graindo throws a shot to the body.
Dentler misses with a hook
and Graindo counters with a takedown into side control.
Graindo cracks Dentler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graindo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dentler, who protects the arm well.
Graindo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Graindo landing a few strikes.
Dentler defending against the ground and pound.
Graindo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dentler can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graindo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Graindo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Check out the look on Graindo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Graindo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Graindo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Graindo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dentler keeps working.
Dentler has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Graindo tries to score with some ground and pound. Dentler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Graindo is working Dentler over with some ground and pound from side control.
Graindo in side control, throwing shots but Dentler defends.
Graindo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graindo working the head and body with strikes.
Graindo scoring with punches and elbows.
Graindo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Graindo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Graindo working the head and body with strikes.
Graindo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dentler some visible discomfort.
Graindo in side control, throwing shots but Dentler defends.
Graindo in side control, throwing shots but Dentler defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graindo throws a strike aimed at the side of Dentler's head but Dentler avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Graindo.
Graindo tries to advance to mount but can't.
Graindo lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dentler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Graindo connects with a decent elbow.
Graindo looks up at the clock and then as Dentler takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Graindo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dentler is not content to let Graindo control the position.
Graindo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Graindo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dentler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Graindo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dentler defending against the ground and pound.
Graindo scoring with punches and elbows.
Graindo grinds an elbow into Dentler's temple.
Graindo lands a few punches from side control.
Graindo tries to move to mount but Dentler blocks the move with his legs.
Graindo lands an elbow.
Graindo takes a little break here. Dentler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Graindo misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaido Graindo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Graindo throws a lazy right hand but Dentler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dentler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dentler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graindo manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Graindo.
Dentler looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graindo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dentler but Dentler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dentler stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaido Graindo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dentler lands a slapping body shot.
Dentler connects with the punch.
Graindo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jameson Dentler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dentler throws a jab when Graindo was well out of range.
Graindo closes the distance and clinches up with Dentler, looking for a takedown. Graindo pushes Dentler against the cage but Dentler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Graindo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dentler did well to prevent Graindo getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dentler wants to get back to his feet.
Dentler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graindo lands a nice short elbow.
Graindo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Graindo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Graindo throwing shots but Dentler is blocking nicely.
Dentler is trying to stand back up but Graindo is controlling him
Kaido Graindo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Graindo working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dentler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jameson Dentler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Graindo.
Graindo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dentler's head.
Graindo is looking to advance position but Dentler won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Graindo lands a nice short elbow.
Graindo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dentler defending well though.
Graindo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Graindo throws a strike but Dentler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Graindo looking to pass the guard.
Graindo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dentler has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo throws a big right hand that misses.
Graindo works over Dentler with some ground and pound from guard.
Graindo throws a strike but Dentler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Graindo pulls Dentler in close to prevent any damage.
Dentler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Graindo's guard.
Graindo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Graindo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dentler defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graindo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dentler throws an elbow that misses. Graindo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dentler's guard. Nice move by Graindo!
Graindo distracts Dentler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Graindo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Graindo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Graindo wants to control from the top but Dentler keeps moving.
Kaido Graindo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Graindo scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaido Graindo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Graindo, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:26
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaido Graindo!
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