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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Gregory (ranked 6240 p4p, 24110 weight class) and Jayden James (ranked 640 p4p, 656 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jayden James was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Gregory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayden James!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory forces James back against the cage and clinches.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Gregory closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
A head kick misses from Gregory.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gregory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gregory.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gregory closes the distance and clinches up with James, looking for a takedown. Gregory pushes James against the cage but James circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregory connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
Greg Gregory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gregory.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by Gregory.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Gregory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregory throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James throws out a counter right but Gregory avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory drives through with a takedown into James's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gregory avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
James has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gregory can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
James looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gregory has picked James up and slammed him! James can't keep hold of the triangle and Gregory manages to pass to side control!
James tries to bench press Gregory off him but Gregory keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gregory happy to just control the position for now.
James is trying to improve his position.
Gregory wants to lay and pray for a moment but James keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gregory wants to stand but James has his arm trapped.
James gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gregory tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
James is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregory controlling the position easily from mount.
Gregory landing strikes from the mount.
Gregory scoring with strikes but James is staying in there.
Gregory will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gregory looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gregory wants to control the pace but James is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James is trying to escape the mount.
James looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Gregory dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gregory misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gregory fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but James avoids it really well and circles away.
James blocks a head kick by Gregory.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Gregory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Gregory. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James tries to keep at a distance but Gregory has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Gregory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gregory fails to pull guard.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gregory is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by James as Gregory tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gregory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Gregory with that takedown attempt.
Gregory dives in for a single leg takedown but James sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gregory trying to control the position but instead, James has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gregory into the cage.
James has Gregory pressed against the cage, preventing Gregory from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory jumps guard but James stands there with Gregory around his waist. Gregory gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
Gregory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregory goes for a double leg but James avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as James continues to drive forward.
Gregory is trying to stall.
Gregory gets underhooks to prevent James's takedown attempt.
Gregory is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gregory pulls guard successfully.
James 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.
James thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
James postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gregory is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of James, into his guard.
Gregory wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Greg Gregory will probably get the nod.
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!
Gregory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James slaps away a takedown attempt from Gregory, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gregory shoots in looking for a takedown. James tries to sprawl out of it but Gregory keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. James manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregory scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from James! But no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from James enables Gregory to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. James manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
James looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
James working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gregory doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gregory manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory wants to stand but James has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gregory landing with the ground and pound.
James looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gregory passes into half guard.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gregory looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gregory looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Gregory is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory is keen to just control but James is a slippery customer.
Gregory lands with a punch from half guard.
Gregory is trying to work for a kimura but James is defending well.
Gregory is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
James actively working from the bottom here.
Gregory works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying desperately to improve position.
James is squirming around, avoiding Gregory's attempts to control the action.
James keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
James is squirming around, avoiding Gregory's attempts to control the action.
Gregory content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gregory tries to control but James wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Gregory showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gregory, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Gregory!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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