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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Nakashidze (ranked 5209 p4p, 2856 weight class) and Dustin Grosjean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurgen Nakashidze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gurgen Nakashidze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dustin Grosjean!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakashidze scores with a one two! Grosjean had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grosjean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grosjean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nakashidze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakashidze lands a jab.
We've been told by Nakashidze's head coaches at Cozad MMA Hilo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nakashidze with a jab.
Nakashidze avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Nakashidze does it's job there.
Nakashidze scores with the left hand. Grosjean knows he should have avoided that one.
Grosjean tries to clinch up.
Nakashidze tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grosjean manages to circle out of the way.
Grosjean walks into a stiff left hand from Nakashidze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Nakashidze. That's going to slow Grosjean down.
Grosjean looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakashidze circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grosjean tries to clinch but Nakashidze moves away
and Nakashidze counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakashidze lands an overhand right.
Grosjean lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grosjean looks to clinch
and Nakashidze counters with a nice uppercut.
Grosjean tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nakashidze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grosjean is rocked!
Dustin Grosjean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grosjean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grosjean tries to clinch but Nakashidze is having none of it.
Grosjean takes the fight into the clinch.
Grosjean has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Nakashidze avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gurgen Nakashidze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Grosjean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grosjean is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakashidze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Come on Nakashidze - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Grosjean being controlled against the cage.
Nakashidze gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A bit of stalling here from Nakashidze.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nakashidze for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nakashidze is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gurgen Nakashidze.
Nakashidze moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakashidze works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nakashidze cracks Grosjean with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakashidze scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grosjean is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakashidze finish him?
Grosjean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakashidze clobbers Grosjean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grosjean manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nakashidze on his heels. He'll look to pass Nakashidze's guard now, I'm sure.
Grosjean looks winded!
Grosjean is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Grosjean's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Grosjean seems to have recovered his senses.
Grosjean won't allow Nakashidze to get back to his feet.
Nakashidze uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Nakashidze.
Jab by Nakashidze.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Nakashidze.
Grosjean takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grosjean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakashidze is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grosjean fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakashidze lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nakashidze.
A jab from Nakashidze finds it's way through Grosjean's defenses.
Nakashidze slaps away a takedown attempt from Grosjean, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grosjean takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gurgen Nakashidze 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.
Grosjean darts in trying to clinch
and Nakashidze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grosjean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grosjean blocks a jab.
Gurgen Nakashidze is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakashidze keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Nakashidze wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nakashidze lands with a straight right. Grosjean didn't see that one coming.
Grosjean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nakashidze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nakashidze tries to counter with a takedown but Grosjean is quick to defend against it.
Grosjean takes the fight into the clinch.
Nakashidze stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakashidze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grosjean lands a shoulder strike.
Grosjean throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakashidze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakashidze lands with a left to the head.
Nakashidze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grosjean letting Nakashidze take a breather here.
Grosjean has a couple of punches blocked by Nakashidze.
Grosjean wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nakashidze has him pressed against the cage.
Grosjean lands a nice uppercut.
Grosjean tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakashidze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grosjean can do to turn this around?
Grosjean lands with a light punch inside.
Nakashidze pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grosjean is trying to pull guard but Nakashidze turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakashidze has had enough of the clinch but Grosjean keeps him there for the moment.
Nakashidze lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grosjean being controlled against the cage.
Grosjean is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nakashidze pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Nakashidze.
Nakashidze throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nakashidze stalling.
Nakashidze avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gurgen Nakashidze.
Grosjean shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gurgen Nakashidze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Grosjean.
Grosjean is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grosjean shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakashidze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grosjean sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dustin Grosjean is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakashidze clobbers Grosjean with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grosjean closes the distance but Nakashidze moves to the side
letting Nakashidze counter with a right hand.
Nakashidze feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grosjeans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nakashidze throws a nice head kick!
Grosjean tries to clinch up.
Nakashidze circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grosjean moves to clinch but Nakashidze breaks away
and Grosjean takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakashidze circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakashidze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grosjean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nakashidze counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grosjean tries to clinch there but Nakashidze circles away.
Nakashidze is looking to counter the offense by Grosjean and move into the clinch.
Nakashidze connects with a nice looking jab.
Grosjean chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakashidze can pounce on him.
Grosjean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Nakashidze. That snapped Grosjean's head back.
A shot to the liver by Nakashidze. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheers as Nakashidze lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grosjean doesn't seem phased though.
Nakashidze scores with a nice strike.
Nakashidze drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Grosjean right on the button. Grosjean goes down! Nakashidze follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Nakashidze gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gurgen Nakashidze!
During a confident post fight interview, Gurgen Nakashidze thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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