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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Grayson (ranked 4219 p4p, 3277 weight class) and Harold Grabber (ranked 202 p4p, 180 weight class). Grabber has chosen Sound of da Police as his entrance music. The key to victory for Don Grayson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Don Grayson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Grabber!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Grayson misses the shot to the body.
Grayson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grabber at a distance.
Grabber forces Grayson back against the cage and clinches.
Grabber jumps guard.
Grayson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Grayson trying to control but Grabber is working from the bottom.
Grayson content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grabber is controlling Grayson's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Grabber keeps moving.
Grabber is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grayson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grabber was well out of range. Poor timing from Grayson.
Grabber misses with a low kick as Grayson jumps back.
Grabber gets a clinch.
Grabber tries to land knees in the clinch but Grayson avoids the damage to the body.
Grabber throws an elbow that misses.
Grabber slowing the pace effectively.
Grayson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grabber is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grayson pulls Grabber into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grabber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber throws a big right hand that misses.
Grabber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grabber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Grayson keeps moving.
Grayson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grabber defends well.
Grabber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grabber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grabber distracts Grayson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grabber looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grabber must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grabber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grabber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayson is keeping the position for now.
Grabber controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grabber is aware though and is defending well.
Grayson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grabber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grabber throwing strikes but missing.
Grabber chips away with some ground and pound.
Grabber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grabber showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grabber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Grayson being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabber wants to control from the top but Grayson keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's four 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.
Grayson jabs at Grabber's body.
Grabber tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body punch from Grayson.
Grayson scores with a takedown into Grabber's guard.
Grayson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grabber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grayson stands and throws Grabber's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grabber is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Don Grayson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grayson misses with a body shot.
Grayson throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grayson. Grabber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayson just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabber missing with a left hand there. Grayson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Grabber is looking to chop away at Grayson's legs.
Grabber drives through and clinches with Grayson against the cage.
Grayson tightens his grip and picks Grabber up, before dumping him to the ground. Grabber manages to land in guard.
Grabber is trying to keep Grayson in close.
Grayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabber swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.
Grabber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayson stays in close to Grabber's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber keeping moving, preventing Grayson from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grabber clinches up with Grayson and pushes him back against the cage.
Grabber stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grayson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grabber tries to land knees in the clinch but Grayson avoids the damage to the body.
Grayson pulls guard.
Grayson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grabber gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabber with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grabber connects with a couple of short punches.
Grabber is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Grayson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Grabber is looking to defend but Grayson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Grabber! Grayson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Grabber taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Don Grayson!
Harold Grabber spoke after the fight, saying 'Let’s be real—there’s something seriously wrong if you think I lost. I was landing the shots, I was making the moves. That’s not a loss, that’s a robbery. I’m not standing here as some broken fighter; I’m standing here as a warrior who’s ready to rip through anyone who dares to doubt'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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