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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Grace looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
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205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saint Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Grace!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels moves into the clinch.
Grace looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Michaels jumps guard.
Michaels pulls Grace in close to prevent any damage.
Michaels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grace manages to get himself to full guard.
Michaels drops back looking for a leg! Grace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grace manages to kick Michaels off! Michaels jumps back into Grace's guard.
Michaels in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Michaels stopping the sweep attempt from Grace.
Michaels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace leaves Michaels with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michaels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Michaels has a takedown stuffed.
Grace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grace's guard.
Michaels won't allow Grace to sweep him here.
Grace keeping full guard, as Michaels tries to pass.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Grace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace controls Michaels momentarily but Michaels frees himself.
Grace looking for a sweep. Not yet Grace, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels postures up.
Michaels thows a big elbow that misses.
Michaels tries to stand but Grace is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grace slaps away a takedown attempt from Michaels, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grace as he avoids it easily.
Fedor Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels throws a head kick that half lands.
Grace misses with a straight right.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Grace moves out of range.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grace drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grace with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grace postures up.
Grace is fighting to break Michaels's control of his arms but Michaels is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Michaels 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.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but Grace shows good takedown defense.
Grace misses with a looping left.
Grace swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grace with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Grace will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick from Michaels lands but Grace takes it in his stride.
Michaels shoots in and drives through. Grace sprawls well.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Michaels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Grace closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grace fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels sneaks back into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grace connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels trying to hold on to Grace's head to control him but Grace postures up.
Grace is stalling here. Michaels is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Grace seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Michaels has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Grace is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Grace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Michaels passes to full mount!
Michaels has control of Grace's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Grace regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Michaels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grace is looking to escape.
Grace tries to hold on but Michaels pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Michaels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michaels fails to take his opponent's back.
Grace is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Grace is desperately trying to improve his position but Michaels has a good base and remains in mount.
Michaels wants to finish this one by submission but Grace is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Michaels.
Grace is desperately trying to improve his position but Michaels has a good base and remains in mount.
Michaels trying to control but Grace is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grace tries to reverse the position but Michaels maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Saint Michaels will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grace defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Michaels.
Grace misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a single leg into guard. Grace didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace wants to sweep here but Michaels controlling him for the moment.
Michaels wanted to stand there but Grace had control of the position.
Grace trying to keep a closed guard but Michaels is proving a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michaels would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Michaels controls the pace.
Grace is pulling down on Michaels's head to control his posture.
Grace working a defensive guard here.
Grace is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Michaels is pressing down on Grace's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grace is holding on for now.
Grace is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Michaels pulls his head out easily.
Grace is concentrating on defense, preventing Michaels from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Michaels seems content to control.
Michaels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grace tries to get to full guard but Michaels has control of the leg.
Michaels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Michaels tries to stand but can't do so whilst Grace controls his leg.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grace shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grace tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saint Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Grace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels tries to clinch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Michaels with that takedown attempt.
Grace shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Michaels is trying to defend but Grace finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Grace.
Michaels wants to improve his position but Grace is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grace connects with a nice short shot to Michaels's temple.
Grace trying to control from half guard but Michaels is working away.
Fedor Grace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grace thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michaels's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Michaels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michaels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Michaels!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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