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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pabpy Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obeh comes to the cage accompanied by Quake 2 Big Guns. Grunt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BLUNT- The Iron Maiden kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm
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170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pabpy Obeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Knarles Grunt!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obeh throws a hook to the side of Grunt's head but Grunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grunt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Obeh is fending him off so far but Grunt persists. Nope, Obeh circles away and we're back to standing.
Obeh misses with a wild body shot.
Grunt shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Obeh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obeh pulls Grunt in to control the position.
Grunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obeh is keeping the position for now.
Obeh pulls Grunt in to control the position.
Grunt throws a big right hand that misses.
Obeh trying to control the position here.
Grunt stopping the sweep attempt from Obeh.
Grunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Obeh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Obeh looking for a sweep. Not yet Obeh, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Obeh looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunt is just out of range.
Obeh throws an overhand right that lands on Grunt's shoulder, as Grunt tries to avoid the shot.
Grunt ducks under a wild hook from Obeh.
Grunt avoids the body shot from Obeh.
Obeh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grunt counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Obeh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grunt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Obeh!
Obeh is controlling an arm, preventing Grunt from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Grunt is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Obeh has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Obeh!
Obeh works over Grunt with some ground and pound from guard.
Obeh preventing the sweep.
Obeh wants to pass the guard but Grunt is keeping the position.
Grunt wants to sweep here but Obeh controlling him for the moment.
Obeh postures up in Grunt's guard and throws a big left but Grunt blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Obeh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Grunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grunt is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Obeh can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Grunt looks gassed!
Grunt tries to push Obeh's head away but Obeh is holding on tight.
Grunt landing shots from mount.
Obeh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grunt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Obeh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Obeh shrugs it off.
Obeh has given up his back here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh breaks Grunt's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Obeh sitting in guard here, content to control.
Obeh stands up and waves to Grunt to follow him.
Obeh missing with a left hand there. Grunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Obeh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Obeh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Grunt makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grunt.
Obeh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Knarles Grunt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obeh throws a hook but Grunt avoids it easily.
Obeh throws a hook but Grunt avoids it easily.
Grunt blocks a jab.
Grunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Obeh.
Obeh misses the body punch
and Grunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obeh 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.
Obeh managing to control the position.
Obeh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Obeh pulls Grunt in close to his closed guard and prevents Grunt from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt stopping the sweep attempt from Obeh.
Obeh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Grunt preventing the sweep.
Grunt passes Obeh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grunt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Obeh has managed to free his arm - good work.
Obeh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grunt is working away from the top position though.
Obeh blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Obeh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grunt tries to free his leg and advance position but Obeh is retaining full guard.
Obeh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grunt manages to get himself to full guard.
Grunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grunt is breathing heavily.
Grunt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grunt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Obeh's guard.
Obeh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Obeh working a defensive guard here.
Grunt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Obeh is keeping the position for now.
Obeh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Obeh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grunt's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh is working Grunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Obeh is pushing down on Grunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Obeh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Obeh throwing shots but Grunt is blocking nicely.
Obeh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grunt is looking to get to half guard.
Obeh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Obeh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Obeh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Obeh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Obeh lands with some strikes.
Grunt is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh lands a big elbow.
Obeh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obeh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grunt is looking to improve his position but Obeh isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Obeh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Obeh scoring with strikes but Grunt is staying in there.
Obeh prevents Grunt from getting the reversal.
Obeh lands a big shot there that rocks Grunt but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Obeh connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Obeh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Obeh lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obeh putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Obeh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pabpy Obeh dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obeh throws out the jab.
Obeh misses with a takedown
and Grunt counters with a shoot takedown. Obeh fights it but they end up in guard.
Obeh pulls Grunt in close to prevent any damage.
Grunt postures up.
Obeh looking for a sweep. Not yet Obeh, not yet.
Obeh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obeh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Grunt wants to control but Obeh is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obeh is pressing down on Grunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grunt is holding on for now.
Grunt trying to hold on to Obeh's head to control him but Obeh postures up.
Grunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Obeh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grunt trying to control but Obeh postures up.
Pabpy Obeh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grunt throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Obeh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Obeh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pabpy Obeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grunt is defended easily by Obeh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Grunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Obeh misses with a looping right.
Obeh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Obeh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obeh scores with a punch to the head.
Obeh throws a nice looking combination but Grunt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh misses with a wild combination.
Obeh throws a right and a left that Grunt avoids nicely.
Obeh misses with a shot to the body
and Grunt counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Obeh trying to control the position.
Obeh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Obeh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Grunt is looking to improve his position.
Obeh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunt gets full guard.
Grunt wants to sweep here but Obeh controlling him for the moment.
Obeh distracts Grunt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grunt is trying to control the position but Obeh postures up.
Obeh wants to control from the top but Grunt keeps moving.
Obeh stands up over Grunt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Obeh won't allow Grunt to sweep him here.
Obeh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grunt escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Obeh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Obeh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Obeh stands and throws Grunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Obeh wants to control but Grunt is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pabpy Obeh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Obeh 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pabpy Obeh!
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energy
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hype
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