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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stepan Grachev (ranked 4227 p4p, 5234 weight class) and Jovi Dufren (ranked 455 p4p, 516 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stepan Grachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jovi Dufren!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grachev moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dufren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grachev.
Grachev just misses with a punch to the body.
Grachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grachev throws a looping overhand right but Dufren ducks down to avoid it.
Dufren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grachev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grachev scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Grachev, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grachev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufren.
Grachev misses with a two punch combination.
Dufren moves out of range as Grachev throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufren! But no joy.
Dufren missing with a left hand there. Grachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dufren misses the shot to the body.
Grachev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufren stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dufren lands a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufren looks to throw the jab but Grachev is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren gets tackled into the cage by Grachev. Grachev maintains the clinch.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Dufren.
Dufren tries to pull guard but Grachev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grachev tries to work over Dufren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Grachev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grachev.
Grachev has Dufren pushed against the cage.
Grachev lands an uppercut.
Dufren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grachev gets through Dufren's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Grachev.
Dufren misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grachev stalling against the cage.
Dufren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Grachev to work.
I was talking to Grachev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dufren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dufren trying to control the position but instead, Grachev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dufren into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufren can't find room to land a body shot as Grachev controls the action.
Dufren being controlled against the cage.
Dufren stalling.
The referee calls for Grachev to work.
Grachev prevents a body shot from Dufren.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grachev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grachev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grachev throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Dufren counters with a two punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Dufren. Those never looked like landing.
Grachev missing with a left hand there. Dufren was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grachev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grachev looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufren is just out of range.
Grachev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grachev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Grachev takes the fight into the clinch.
Dufren is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grachev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufren has a couple of punches blocked by Grachev.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Dufren prevents a body shot from Grachev.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dufren throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
A left hand lands to the body for Grachev.
Grachev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grachev lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grachev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grachev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dufrens head.
A shot in the inside from Dufren.
Grachev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dufren backwards.
Grachev lands with a short shot to the head.
Dufren is rocked!
Dufren swings wildly with an uppercut but Grachev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufren is still on wobbly legs! Can Grachev finish him?
Grachev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dufren seems to have recovered his senses.
Grachev lands a high kick!
Grachev sizes up Dufren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grachev moves into the clinch.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grachev stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grachev slows down the pace here.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grachev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dufren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dufren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grachev throws a sloppy body shot
and Dufren counters with a straight right hand.
Stepan Grachev is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufren throws a jab when Grachev was well out of range.
Grachev scores with a punch to the head.
Grachev pushes Dufren away with a front kick.
Dufren misses with a left hand
and Grachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dufren missing with a left hand there. Grachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grachev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dufren circles away quickly and effectively.
Dufren's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grachev connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dufren scrambles back to his feet.
Dufren darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grachev lands a jab to the head.
Dufren takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grachev cracks Dufren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grachev takes one to the chin there.
Decent striking displayed by Dufren there.
Grachev cracks a nice hook into Dufren's ribs.
Grachev slips under a jab.
Grachev throws a counter high kick but Dufren was just alert enough to avoid it.
Stepan Grachev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grachev throws a shot to the body.
Dufren ducks right into an uppercut from Grachev.
Dufren throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grachev seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Grachev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dufren manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Grachev as he connects with a hook.
Grachev throws an overhand right that lands on Dufren's shoulder, as Dufren tries to avoid the shot.
Grachev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grachev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dufren misses with an uppercut. Grachev saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grachev lands a body shot.
Grachev lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Grachev coming out on top.
A shot to the body from Grachev misses
and Dufren counters with a right hand to the body.
Dufren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grachev clobbers Dufren with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grachev swings for the body but Dufren moves out of range.
Dufren lands the left hand.
Dufren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dufren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dufren walks into a left hand.
Grachev lunges at Dufren with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dufren's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufren defending well as Grachev loads up on a big left hand.
Grachev scores with a leg kick.
Dufren walks into a left hand.
Grachev pushes Dufren up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Grachev.
Grachev lands a nice shot to the body.
Grachev lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dufren is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dufren tries to work over Grachev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grachev as Dufren tries to tie him up.
Dufren goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grachev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grachev stalling.
Grachev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Grachev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grachev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dufren or not.
Dufren tries to stall but Grachev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grachev blocks an uppercut.
Grachev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dufren throws a punch but it's blocked by Grachev.
Grachev leaning against his opponent.
Dufren tries to throw a body punch but Grachev avoids it by throwing Dufren back against the cage.
Dufren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grachev's elbow.
Stepan Grachev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grachev breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grachev with a nice cross.
Dufren might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Grachev misses with a head kick.
Grachev drives through and clinches with Dufren against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stepan Grachev dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dufren ducks under a wild hook from Grachev.
A head kick from Grachev lands but Dufren takes it in his stride.
Dufren has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grachev finds it's way round the side to connect with Dufren's head.
Grachev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Grachev controlling the action here for a moment.
Grachev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dufren takes a shot to the head.
Grachev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grachev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grachev lands a body punch.
Dufren takes a shot to the head.
Grachev lands a shot to the body.
Grachev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dufren backwards.
Dufren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dufren wants to stall.
Grachev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dufren backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufren misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grachev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dufren.
Grachev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grachev lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dufren to his knees! Grachev keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stepan Grachev!
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hype
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