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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Read (ranked 2977 p4p, 4824 weight class) and Chance Greyvine (ranked 385 p4p, 527 weight class). Read comes into the arena with Fight Music blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Greyvine's choice of entrance music: Ace of Spades - Motorhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chance Greyvine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyvine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Read gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Greyvine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Read - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Greyvine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Greyvine misses with a punch on the inside.
Greyvine struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Greyvine misses with some punches.
Read has Greyvine pushed against the cage.
Read blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greyvine is struggling to control the position.
Greyvine has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Greyvine tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greyvine.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greyvine.
Read stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Greyvine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Read backwards.
Greyvine tries a body shot but Read blocks it.
Greyvine blocks an elbow strike from Read.
Read is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Greyvine throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Read lands a right hand that snaps the head of Greyvine backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greyvine tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Read.
Read misses with a knee to the head.
Greyvine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greyvine avoids it.
Read looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Read really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Greyvine lands with a right to the head.
Greyvine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Greyvine.
Greyvine blocks an elbow strike.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
Read looking to stall.
Greyvine misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read stalling against the cage.
Greyvine tries to stall but Read uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Greyvine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Read.
Greyvine trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greyvine into the cage.
Read blocking some punches.
Read landing knees to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Read gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Greyvine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Greyvine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Greyvine as Read tries to tie him up.
Read wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jay Read.
Greyvine tries to keep at a distance but Read has taken the fight into the clinch.
Read misses with a knee strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greyvine is trying to break free.
Greyvine working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Read is pushing Greyvine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Read dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Read closes the distance and pushes Greyvine back into the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Read - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Greyvine.
Read looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greyvine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Read connects with a nasty looking knee right to Greyvine's face.
Read tries to work over Greyvine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Read's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyvine trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greyvine into the cage.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greyvine blocks it with crossed arms.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read landing knees to the body.
Greyvine trying to control the position but instead, Read has worked for underhooks and has pushed Greyvine into the cage.
Greyvine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Read backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Greyvine.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greyvine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Greyvine dodges an elbow strike from Read.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greyvine tries to work over Read's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Read is struggling to control the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Greyvine.
Jay Read has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Greyvine avoids the damage to the body.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Greyvine struggles to land a body shot inside as Read controls his hands.
Read throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Greyvine blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Greyvine.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Greyvine scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Read avoiding damage.
Read blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyvine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
A short left from Read.
Greyvine misses with a punch on the inside.
Read blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read lands a left hand.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
Read has Greyvine pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Read - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Read for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Read blocks an uppercut.
Greyvine misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Read to work.
Read goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Greyvine.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jay Read.
Read tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greyvine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Read throws out a powerful jab.
Read tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Greyvine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greyvine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Read manages to avoid it.
Greyvine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Read.
Greyvine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Greyvine keeps the fight on the outside.
Read has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greyvine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greyvine.
A head punch on the inside from Greyvine fails to land.
Greyvine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chance Greyvine will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
Greyvine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
Read tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Greyvine avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Read.
Read blocking some punches.
Read looking to slow down the pace here.
Read is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Read blocks a body shot from Greyvine.
Read trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Greyvine - that landed with a thud.
Read pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Greyvine lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Read controlling the action here for a moment.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
Greyvine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Greyvine is trying to break free.
Read misses with a knee strike.
Greyvine is looking to control Read's arms but Read gets an underhook and turns him. Now Greyvine has his back to the cage.
Greyvine blocks a body shot from Read.
Greyvine misses with a body punch.
Read tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Greyvine managing to block the knees to the body from Read.
Greyvine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Greyvine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Read is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Greyvine.
Greyvine has a couple of punches blocked by Read.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Greyvine misses with a hook to the ribs.
Greyvine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Greyvine throws a punch but it's blocked by Read.
Greyvine tries to throw a body punch but Read avoids it by throwing Greyvine back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Greyvine fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Read just misses with a elbow thrown towards Greyvine's brow.
Read is pushing Greyvine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Greyvine blocks an elbow strike from Read.
Read with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Greyvine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Read is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Greyvine is keeping busy.
Greyvine breaks from the clinch.
Greyvine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Greyvine looks to land a left hand but Read moved out of range nicely.
Read tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greyvine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greyvine fails to land with a series of punches.
Greyvine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greyvine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Read wants to clinch up but Greyvine keeps it at a distance.
Read is looking to clinch but Greyvine is avoiding it.
Greyvine takes a swing at Read's ribcage but misses.
Greyvine misses with a hook. Read ducked under it nicely.
Read clinches.
Read throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read stalling in the clinch but Greyvine improves position.
Greyvine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Greyvine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Greyvine keeps the fight on the outside.
Read moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Greyvine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Read prevents a body shot from Greyvine.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Read wants to stall.
Read tries to land knees in the clinch but Greyvine avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Greyvine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reads head.
Read stalls.
Greyvine swings wildly with an uppercut but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chance Greyvine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greyvine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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