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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gorilla Grodd (ranked 5576 p4p, 4712 weight class) and Hayato Ubeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorilla Grodd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hayato Ubeda!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grodd misses with an uppercut
and Ubeda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Grodd!
Ubeda wants to control but Grodd is keeping him busy.
Ubeda advances to full mount.
Ubeda lands a big shot there that rocks Grodd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grodd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grodd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ubeda avoids the attempt from Grodd to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grodd is desperately trying to improve his position but Ubeda has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Ubeda.
Ubeda looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grodd working to try and regain half guard.
Ubeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grodd wants to hold on but Ubeda pushes him away.
Grodd is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ubeda wants to control the pace but Grodd is squirming around nicely.
Grodd definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grodd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grodd tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubeda putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ubeda prevents Grodd from getting the reversal.
Ubeda wants to control the pace but Grodd is squirming around nicely.
Grodd is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Grodd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ubeda trying to control but Grodd is having none of it.
Ubeda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grodd's face.
Ubeda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ubeda raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grodd is looking to get to half guard.
Grodd is squirming around, avoiding Ubeda's attempts to control the action.
Ubeda working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ubeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grodd is looking to escape.
Grodd working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubeda looking for a guillotine from mount but Grodd is having none of it.
Grodd can't escape the position.
Grodd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grodd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grodd is working hard here to advance position.
Grodd wants to control but Ubeda is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ubeda can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grodd is looking to escape.
Grodd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Ubeda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ubeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grodd.
Grodd wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grodd lands a nice hook to Ubeda's body. Ubeda takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grodd lands a jab to the nose.
Grodd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubeda.
Grodd lands a nice shot to the body.
Hayato Ubeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grodd scores with a shot to the body.
Ubeda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ubeda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Grodd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ubeda momentarily.
It looks like Hayato Ubeda has been cut.
Grodd jabs Ubeda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grodd scores with a jab.
Ubeda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ubeda is rocked!
Grodd defending well as Ubeda loads up on a big left hand.
Grodd is looking to counter the offense by Ubeda and move into the clinch.
Ubeda misses with a leg kick.
Ubeda is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ubeda is defended easily by Grodd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grodd lands a jab to the nose.
Ubeda is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ubeda is still on wobbly legs! Can Grodd finish him?
Grodd drops Ubeda with a huge uppercut! Ubeda drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Grodd is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorilla Grodd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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