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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyon Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du has chosen Du Hast as his entrance music. The key to victory for Ted Grant has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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181 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyon Du!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant scores with a jab.
It looks like Lyon Du has been cut.
Du misses with a hook.
Du gets a takedown into half guard.
Grant is trying to stand.
Du thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Du sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grant defending well though.
Du is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grant looks like he's trying to stand up.
Du thows a huge punch but Grant dodges it nicely.
Du drops an elbow to the side of Grant's head.
Grant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Du.
Du is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grant on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grant wants to get back to his feet.
Du wants to free his trapped foot but Grant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Du not doing much here.
Grant blocking the ground and pound attempt from Du.
Du passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to regain half guard here but Du keeps moving and retains side control.
Grant dodges the ground and pound from Du.
Du landing strikes.
Du scoring with punches from side control.
Grant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Du on the ground.
Grant is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Du tries to move to mount but Grant blocks the move with his legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Du postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Du working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Du throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grant tries to escape but Du is in control.
Du creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Grant sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grant is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Du is working Grant over with some ground and pound from side control.
Du connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grant some visible discomfort.
Du scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grant to see if he's OK.
Du tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Du working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grant knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Du looks gassed!
Du working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Du misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Du has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grant is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Du asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Du has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Du dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyon Du's cut.
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.
Grant misses with a looping left.
Du jabs Grant right on the nose. Grant blinks but takes it well.
Grant throws out a loose jab but Du uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grant.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Du swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Du.
Du throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant counters with a nice uppercut.
Grant avoids the body shot from Du.
Du gets a takedown into half guard.
Du missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Du is breathing heavily.
Du prevents Grant from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Du thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grant's head.
Du lands strikes from half guard.
Du not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Du passes the guard and advances to mount!
Du working Grant over with strikes here.
Du looking to finish with strikes here!
Du is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du with shots to the head and body - Grant looks very uncomfortable down there.
Du working the ground and pound effectively.
Du thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Du postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grant looks a forlorn figure.
Grant is trying to stand.
Du looking to control but Grant is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Du lands a big elbow.
Grant bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Grant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Du is keeping the position.
Du throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Grant escapes and throws Du's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Du is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Du throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Grant avoids the strikes from the bottom by Du.
Du gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Du is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grant trying to control the action but Du is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyon Du showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lyon Du's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant cracks a nice hook into Du's ribs.
Du tries to bum rush Grant with a series of wild strikes but Grant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant throws a right hand that Du ducks under and follows up with a left that Du also avoids with ease.
Ted Grant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Du stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grant connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grant swings for the body but Du moves out of range.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Du slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Du takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Grant looks to land a combination. Du sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Du showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Du throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant counters with a series of strikes. Du will be more careful next time no doubt.
Grant misses with the combination.
Du shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Du showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grant wants to get back to his feet but Du drags him back down.
Du working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Du throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Du in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Du scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grant to see if he's OK.
Grant tries to escape but Du is in control.
Grant is trying to get back to half guard.
Grant is working to avoid the ground and pound but Du connects with a decent elbow.
Grant prevents Du from moving into mount.
Du landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Du working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to get back to his feet.
Du working the head with strikes.
Du scoring with punches and elbows.
Grant struggling a bit here.
Grant is looking for a sweep.
Du in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grant is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ted Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Du is putting a hurting on Grant here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Du cracks Grant with a big elbow.
Du works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Du looks up at the clock and then as Grant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Du smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Du looks up at the clock and then as Grant takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Du smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Du fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grant defending against the ground and pound.
Lyon Du has got the better of the ground game so far.
Du tries to advance to mount but can't.
Du working the ground and pound but Grant is defending the strikes.
Lyon Du is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant is trying to buck Du off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ted Grant.
I think Du 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyon Du!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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