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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jedi Rebel (ranked 22648 p4p, 22468 weight class) and Misak Grigorian (ranked 642 p4p, 674 weight class). Jedi Rebel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 cm 31 210 5 - 4 - 0 |
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193 cm 23 213 1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling Counter fighter Experienced |
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Good wrestler Lethal high kicks Good gas tank |
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jedi Rebel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misak Grigorian! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Darius Henderson and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grigorian scores with a leg kick.
Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rebel. Rebel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grigorian swivels and escapes. Rebel 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. Rebel takes a kick to the side of the head. Rebel shoots in but Grigorian avoids the takedown attempt easily. Grigorian scores with the left hand. Rebel knows he should have avoided that one. Grigorian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rebel circles away quickly and effectively. Grigorian misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rebel misses with a body shot.
Rebel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Grigorian is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jedi Rebel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rebel misses with a right hand and Grigorian counters with a nice body shot. Rebel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. As Rebel backs off Grigorian throws a huge counter combo but Rebel manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grigorian ducks under a wild hook from Rebel. Grigorian digs a good hook to Rebel's body.
Grigorian misses with a looping right. Misak Grigorian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A solid leg kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian lands the left hand. Rebel looks to land a left hand but Grigorian moved out of range nicely. Rebel misses the jab. Grigorian counters with a body kick. Rebel shoots in but no luck this time. Rebel fails with a takedown attempt. Rebel swings widly with a right hand
and Grigorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rebel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rebel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grigorian counters with a stiff right hand. Grigorian throws a sloppy head kick and Rebel moves out of range easily. Rebel throws a body shot but no joy. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rebel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grigorian - the referee stops the clock and Rebel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grigorian. Rebel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Rebel feints and as Grigorian raises his hands in defense, Rebel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Grigorian is controlling Rebel's posture. Grigorian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rebel is one step ahead there. Grigorian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Grigorian tries to stand but can't do so whilst Rebel controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grigorian seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Grigorian prevents Rebel from improving his position. Grigorian perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Rebel controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. Grigorian is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Misak Grigorian dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Grigorian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Rebel throws a shot from downtown. Grigorian moves away and avoids it. Grigorian uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rebel has time to react. Misak Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup. Grigorian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rebel. Rebel shoots for a double leg takedown but Grigorian sprawls well. He's pushed Rebel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Grigorian misses the jab. Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jedi Rebel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Rebel shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Horrible takedown attempt by Rebel or perhaps it was just good defense by Grigorian, which made it look bad. Grigorian misses with a straight right. Rebel throwing a counter right hand but Grigorian manages to avoid it. Grigorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on Rebel's shoulder, as Rebel tries to avoid the shot. Grigorian connects with a solid leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Grigorian. Rebel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Grigorian missing with a left hand there. Rebel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Rebel throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Grigorian to counter with a crisp jab. Grigorian throws a jab but it's blocked by Rebel. Rebel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grigorian avoids it really well and circles away. Grigorian lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rebel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grigorian is fending him off so far but Rebel persists. Nope, Grigorian circles away and we're back to standing. Grigorian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rebel. Grigorian throws a head kick but Rebel moves out of range.
Rebel with a lazy takedown attempt and Grigorian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A punch combination from Grigorian misses. Rebel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grigorian pinned against the cage. Grigorian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. 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! Rebel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Grigorian throws a leg kick which misses Rebel's front leg but catches the back leg as Rebel tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grigorian slips under a jab. Grigorian throws out a counter right but Rebel avoids it with no problem. Rebel shoots and misses and Grigorian counters with a nice uppercut. Rebel is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Grigorian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. Both fighters circling a little - Grigorian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Grigorian scores with a leg kick.
Grigorian throws a nice inside leg kick. The fighters circle, before Grigorian throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rebel's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Grigorian lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Misak Grigorian!
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hype
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