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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 3242 p4p, 5787 weight class) and Bobby Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dent has chosen Dr. Feelgood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 26 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Dent!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grigoryan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dent laying and praying for a moment but Grigoryan takes advantage and regains half guard.
Grigoryan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dent looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grigoryan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dent throwing shots but Grigoryan is blocking nicely.
Grigoryan tries to roll over but Dent keeps him under control.
Dent is working for a submission of some sort.
Dent trying to control from Grigoryan's half guard. Grigoryan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two 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.
Dent loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dent is fighting to break Grigoryan's control of his arms but Grigoryan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Grigoryan cracks a nice hook into Dent's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Grigoryan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan jabs at Dent's body.
Grigoryan lands a two punch combo.
Grigoryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dent if he has to take too many more of those.
Grigoryan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grigoryan lands with a nice body kick.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grigoryan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daniel Grigoryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoryan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dent will feel that in the morning.
Dent changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grigoryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dent throwing strikes but Grigoryan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Grigoryan stands up.
Grigoryan lands a jab to the nose.
Nice body kick there by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan gets caught napping as Dent dives in and scores a takedown. Grigoryan manages to retain guard.
Grigoryan pulls Dent in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan wants to sweep here but Dent controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Grigoryan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grigoryan enables Dent to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grigoryan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grigoryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bobby Dent has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grigoryan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dent manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan gets to his feet. Dent looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Grigoryan scores with a hook to the body. Dent takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grigoryan.
Dent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grigoryan can't do much from the bottom here.
Grigoryan keeps Dent under control for a moment.
Grigoryan tries to buck Dent off but Dent is having none of it.
Dent lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dent cracks Grigoryan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grigoryan dodges the ground and pound from Dent.
Grigoryan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dent lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent working away.
Dent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grigoryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grigoryan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Grigoryan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Grigoryan lands a jab to the head.
Dent bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grigoryan manages to get back to half guard.
Grigoryan keeping hold of Dent's head, controlling as best he can.
Grigoryan continues to stall.
Grigoryan regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan wants to sweep here but Dent controlling him for the moment.
Grigoryan is adopting a defensive guard.
Grigoryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dent looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grigoryan stands up from Dent's guard - Grigoryan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dent drives through with a takedown into Grigoryan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Dent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dent fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grigoryan sprawls well initially but Dent persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Grigoryan keeping hold of Dent's head, controlling as best he can.
Grigoryan's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Grigoryan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grigoryan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grigoryan is trying is best to control the position here.
Grigoryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dent.
Dent missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dent is working for a submission of some sort.
Grigoryan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Further stalling from Grigoryan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dent takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Grigoryan.
Daniel Grigoryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigoryan stalks Dent and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dent's face. Dent staggers backwards, shaken.
Grigoryan keeps Dent at a distance using the push kick.
Daniel Grigoryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dent takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent walks into a straight right hand from Grigoryan.
Dent walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grigoryan.
Dent has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grigoryan.
Grigoryan thows a body kick. Dent tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grigoryan scores with a push kick.
Grigoryan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grigoryan lands a right hook to the body.
Grigoryan throws a series of strikes that have Dent backpedaling.
Dent closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grigoryan quickly recovers to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigoryan keeping control of the position.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Grigoryan is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grigoryan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dent trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigoryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grigoryan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grigoryan keeping moving, preventing Dent from controlling successfully.
Dent preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Grigoryan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grigoryan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Grigoryan!
A very excited looking Daniel Grigoryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Bobby Dent was interviewed post fight and said 'This is my last fight!'.
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energy
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