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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Chico Grande (ranked 1114 p4p, 1038 weight class) and Nathan Wallace (ranked 126 p4p, 117 weight class). Grande's entrance music is Dead By Dawn by Deicide . A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Chico Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Wallace!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grande. Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grande scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grande circles away quickly and effectively.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grande lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grande moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grande sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grande scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grande throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace throws a front kick that sends Grande stumbling back into the cage.
Grande throws a jab when Wallace was well out of range.
Grande cracks Wallace with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Wallace blocks a jab.
Wallace throws a lazy right hand but Grande sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Grande gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wallace misses with a kick to the body.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
Grande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Wallace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grande wants to land a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Grande connects with a body shot that sends Wallace's belly button to the back.
Grande swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grande throws a sloppy body shot
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Grande will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wallace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jesus Chico Grande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grande wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Wallace throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grande takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Grande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grande tries to land a leg kick but Wallace saw it coming and moves away.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Grande throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wallace works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grande throws a head kick that Wallace semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Good standup being displayed there by Wallace as he connects with a hook.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grande throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wallace is looking for the big counter here.
Grande shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grande has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grande keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wallace.
Grande looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses
and Grande connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grande takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wallace checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Wallace misses
and Grande counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Grande has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
Jab from Grande.
Grande missing with a left hand there. Wallace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wallace - that will leave a mark!
Wallace steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grande.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Grande misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace thinks about the counter body kick.
Grande scores with a body shot.
Grande is looking to wear down Wallace with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grande. Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grande lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wallace blocks a low kick nicely.
Wallace throws a fast counter high kick but Grande manages to duck under it in time.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wallace. Grande does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grande with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grande tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallace was well out of range. Poor timing from Grande.
Wallace let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grande jabs Wallace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Grande's shoulder, as Grande tries to avoid the shot.
Grande tried to counter with a leg kick but Wallace avoided it.
Grande does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Grande is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That kick from Grande tenderised Wallace's leg. Wallace is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grande keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grande manages to avoid it.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Grande staying out of range there.
Wallace has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grande connects with a leg kick.
Grande avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Grande fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wallace just manages to avoid it.
Wallace has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grande throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grande throws a nice looking combination but Wallace bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace checks the leg kick.
Grande slips under a jab.
Grande doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Wallace on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wallace throws the kick towards the body but Grande avoids it.
Grande appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wallace connects with a body shot.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace avoids the body shot from Grande.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Wallace missing with a left hand there. Grande was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wallace tries to land a leg kick but Grande saw it coming and moves away.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jesus Chico Grande will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grande scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wallace in his tracks.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
Good shot there by Grande.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grande stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wallace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grande was well out of range. Poor timing from Wallace.
Grande catches Wallace with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grande misses the jab.
Wallace cracks a nice hook into Grande's ribs.
Grande throws a chopping leg kick but Wallace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grande waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wallace.
Wallace throws out a leg kick but Grande moves out of range and Wallace only half commits.
Grande defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Wallace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grande connects with the punch.
Grande swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wallace looks to land a left hand but Grande moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Grande was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wallace.
Wallace chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grande can pounce on him.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grande.
Grande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wallace takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Grande lands an overhand right.
Grande buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grande throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Grande connects with a leg kick.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Grande steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wallace.
Grande misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wallace.
Grande misses with a hook.
Wallace is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wallace connects with an inside leg kick.
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wallace.
Wallace is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wallace lands a head kick!
Grande scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grande throws a low kick but Wallace moves out of range easily.
Wallace appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Wallace might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Grande has got the better of the exchanges.
Grande fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wallace takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Grande off the cage and back into range.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Grande avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Grande misses its intended target.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Grande takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wallace moves out of range as Grande strikes.
Jesus Chico Grande is winning the standup battle so far.
Grande misses the jab.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Wallace throws a big shot that misses.
Wallace stuns Grande with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grande tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grande tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande swings for the body but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Wallace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grande lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Grande misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grande.
Grande moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Wallace throws an overhand right that lands on Grande's shoulder, as Grande tries to avoid the shot.
Grande scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Wallace unleashes a big counter combination but Grande bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grande paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace lands with an uppercut that bounces Grande off the cage and back into range.
Grande avoids a kick to the body.
Wallace's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grande lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Grande lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grande.
Grande blocks a low kick nicely.
Grande half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Grande sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Grande connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wallace.
Grande turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wallace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick from Grande, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grande dips to his left and cracks Wallace with an uppercut!
Wallace ducks under a wild hook from Grande.
Grande has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wallace.
Wallace fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab from Wallace.
Grande is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wallace throws a hook but Grande blocks it.
Grande stuns Wallace with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grande connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wallace misses with a wild body shot.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Wallace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grande throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Chico Grande dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grande lands a body shot.
Grande uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wallace has time to react.
Grande lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grande misses with a body shot.
Grande takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
Wallace moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grande drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Grande throws a head kick that half lands.
Grande throws a right hand that Wallace ducks under and follows up with a left that Wallace also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grande lands a nice shot that snaps Wallace's head back.
Wallace moves out of range as Grande strikes.
Grande lands an overhand right.
Wallace feints and then cracks Grande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grande down.
A low kick lands for Wallace.
Grande throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Grande throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grande uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Grande cracks Wallace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wallace throws out a powerful jab.
Grande defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Grande scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grande moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Grande throws a leg kick but Wallace moved away.
Grande fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wallace manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Grande there.
Grande misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Grande. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Wallace takes a swing at Grande's ribcage but misses.
Grande scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grande scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grande.
Wallace paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace scores with a body shot.
Wallace moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wallace has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grande pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grande staying out of range there.
Grande fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace is looking to chop away at Grande's legs.
Wallace closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jesus Chico Grande has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Wallace. That snapped Grande's head back.
Wallace ducks right into an uppercut from Grande.
Grande keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Wallace blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Grande.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grande swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Grande chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grande paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grande.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grande misses with a low kick.
Grande connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wallace connects with a crisp jab.
Wallace fakes the leg kick and cracks Grande in the body.
Grande has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wallace.
Grande scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grande.
Wallace misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grande cracks Wallace with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grande blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wallace.
Wallace swings for the body but Grande moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace takes one on the button.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grande throws a hook but Wallace blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Grande blocks the low kick.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Grande jabs at Wallace's body.
Wallace comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grande scores with a leg kick.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wallace scores with a jab.
Grande throws a body punch but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Grande bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wallace's head.
Grande misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grande.
Grande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Grande off balance momentarily.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wallace misses with a looping left.
Wallace connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grande. Grande circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesus Chico Grande.
Well Grande 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Chico Grande!
Jesus Chico Grande looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Stop saying that I look like Goofy! In Colombia, I am known as La Bestia! Stop saying that I look like the Disney character! '.
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