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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaedomach Grendle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gram comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Grendle has chosen THIS IS SPARTA!!! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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179 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Gram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaedomach Grendle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gram shoots in for a double leg but Grendle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gram shoots for a takedown but Grendle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gram misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Gram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grendle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gram sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gram closes the distance and clinches up with Grendle, looking for a takedown. Gram pushes Grendle against the cage but Grendle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gram shoots in and bounces Grendle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grendle pulls Gram in to control the position.
Grendle keeping full guard, as Gram tries to pass.
Gram advances position into side control!
Gram throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gram 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram throws an elbow but Grendle slips to the side and avoids it well.
Grendle regains half guard.
Grendle is concentrating on defense, preventing Gram from advancing position.
Grendle regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gram is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grendle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gram preventing the sweep.
Grendle trying to control the position.
Grendle pulls Gram in close to his closed guard and prevents Gram from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gram drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gram jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grendle is on top in guard.
Gram wants to sweep but no luck.
Gram working for a triangle but Grendle defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gram not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gram being controlled here, momentarily.
Gram looking for a sweep. Not yet Gram, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gram striking off his back but it's not causing Grendle any problems.
Grendle is looking to stand up but Gram won't let him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grendle controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grendle misses with a two punch combination.
Gram walks into a jab.
Gram ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grendle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gram swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram shoots in but Grendle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grendle swinging wilding here.
Gram shoots in for a double leg but Grendle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vaedomach Grendle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gram gets a takedown into half guard.
Grendle is looking to control Gram's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grendle avoid being mounted?
Gram is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vaedomach Grendle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grendle looks to land a combination. Gram sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vaedomach Grendle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grendle misses with a hook. Gram ducked under it nicely.
Grendle throws a hook but Gram blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Grendle as Gram shoots in.
A big left from Grendle misses.
Grendle keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gram looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gram shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grendle pinned against the cage. Grendle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gram shoots for a double leg takedown but Grendle sprawls well. He's pushed Gram's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Gram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gram shoots for a takedown but Grendle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grendle tries to clinch
and Gram counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gram looking to pass the guard.
Grendle has Gram pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gram postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gram advances position into side control!
Gram looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Grendle dodges the ground and pound from Gram.
Grendle wants to control but Gram postures up.
Grendle keeps Gram under control for a moment.
Gram fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grendle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gram wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grendle keeps Gram under control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Grendle but he's now mounted!
Gram looking to ground and pound but Grendle is blocking nicely.
Gram thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Grendle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gram throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grendle is desperately trying to improve his position but Gram has a good base and remains in mount.
Gram postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grendle looks a forlorn figure.
Gram swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Grendle is now in Gram's guard. A big mistake from Gram there, giving up the dominant position!
Grendle is looking to stand up but Gram won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram has his foot on Grendle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grendle works his way back into a safe position though.
Grendle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gram keeping moving, preventing Grendle from controlling successfully.
Grendle is breathing heavily.
Gram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gram looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gram has a closed guard, preventing Grendle from standing up.
Gram trying to keep a closed guard but Grendle is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Gram will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Grendle misses the target.
Grendle looks to land a right hand but Gram moved out of range.
Grendle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gram counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grendle is defending against the submission attempts here by Gram.
Gram thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grendle's head.
Gram wants to free his trapped foot but Grendle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grendle wants to control but Gram is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grendle is refusing to be controlled, as Gram sits in half guard.
Grendle wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grendle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gram pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grendle is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grendle throws a hook but Gram avoids it easily.
Grendle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gram looks for a takedown but Grendle sprawls well.
Gram shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grendle as he avoids it easily.
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.
Gram takes one to the side of the head.
Grendle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gram counters with a single leg into guard. Grendle didn't expect that.
Gram trying to control but Grendle is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gram's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grendle manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gram is looking to improve his position but Grendle isn't that keen on the idea.
Grendle stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grendle misses with a hook. Gram ducked under it nicely.
Grendle throws a hook but Gram avoids it easily.
Gram shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grendle pinned against the cage. Grendle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Gram. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grendle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grendle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gram counters with a shoot takedown. Grendle fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram with a nice head shot there.
Gram trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gram postures up.
Gram throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grendle has momentary wrist control but Gram slips an elbow through the middle.
Grendle keeping full guard, as Gram tries to pass.
Gram is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grendle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gram postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grendle misses with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Gram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gram 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Gram!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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