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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Reaper has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace gets caught flat footed, as Reaper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reaper cracks Grace with a solid left hand.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reaper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grace is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Reaper, into his guard.
Grace trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grace won't allow Reaper to sweep him here.
Grace with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reaper controlling the position.
Reaper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace trying to hold on to Reaper's head to control him but Reaper postures up.
Grace on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grace tries to get out of the position.
Reaper is looking to pass Grace's guard but actually Grace recovers to full guard.
Grace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grace throws a strike but Reaper avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Grace in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grace wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Grace lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reaper is pulling down on Grace's head. It's preventing any offense from Grace, at least for the moment.
Grace trying to control the position from guard on top but Reaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reaper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to control Reaper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grace avoid being mounted?
Grace pushes Reaper off looking to stand but Reaper dives back in and keeps control.
Grace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Reaper with the ground and pound but Grace uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reaper looks gassed!
Grace is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reaper trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grace has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reaper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grace tries to stand and escape but Reaper is controlling the position.
Reaper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grace is working away from the top position though.
Grace stalling away here and it's allowed Reaper to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Reaper dominated that round.
That's time! Grace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grace darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reaper is staying active underneath Grace, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grace is looking for a kimura here.
Grace throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace is looking to take a break and control but Reaper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Reaper trying to control here.
Grace lands strikes from half guard.
Grace lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Grace missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grace seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two 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.
Grace scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grace is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Reaper sees it coming and defends easily.
Grace wants to pass the guard but Reaper is defending well.
Grace seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reaper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grace prevents Reaper from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace thows a huge punch but Reaper dodges it nicely.
Grace sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reaper defending well though.
Grace working the head and body with strikes.
Reaper wants to control but Grace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grace thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reaper needs to keep his hands up - Grace had a free shot at his head there.
Grace lands a slapping body shot.
Grace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reaper was well out of range. Poor timing from Grace.
Grace shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Reaper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reaper regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grace.
Reaper keeping moving, preventing Grace from controlling successfully.
Grace loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grace lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Reaper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Grace dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grace fails with the takedown
and Reaper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grace controlling the position.
Reaper trying to control but Grace is working from the bottom.
Grace wants to sweep but no luck.
Reaper is in close to Grace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reaper is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Reaper landing some decent shots from guard.
Reaper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reaper wants to control from the top but Grace keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper throws a big right hand that misses.
Grace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fedor Grace overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grace avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reaper throws and elbow that misses. Grace uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reaper's guard. Nice move by Grace!
Grace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grace misses with a takedown
and Reaper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grace!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace is looking to improve his position but Reaper isn't that keen on the idea.
Reaper with good strikes from the mount here!
Reaper goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grace is on top in guard.
Grace throws a big right hand that misses.
Grace postures up in Reaper's guard and throws a big left but Reaper blocks it.
Reaper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grace cracks Reaper with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grace wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Reaper seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Reaper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reaper circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grace.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
and Reaper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grace won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Grace. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grace wants to get back to full guard.
Reaper drops an elbow to the side of Grace's head.
Grace is trying to maintain the position but Reaper is very close to passing his half guard.
Reaper working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reaper is trying to control the action in half guard but Grace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reaper is trying to work for a kimura but Grace is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reaper 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Reaper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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