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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason McGully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taio Grazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason McGully has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason McGully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taio Grazen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGully scores with a sloppy right hand. Grazen should have avoided that one.
McGully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grazen defends it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grazen enables McGully to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grazen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grazen kicks McGully off and gets to his feet.
McGully lands with a nice combination. Grazen backs away looking to recover.
McGully lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Taio Grazen has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - McGully looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGully scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grazen throws a nice looking combination but McGully bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGully misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McGully!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGully getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McGully shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McGully throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGully throwing shots but Grazen is blocking nicely.
Grazen wants to get back to his feet.
McGully throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGully tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grazen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGully not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazen is defending against the submission attempts here by McGully.
Grazen is trying to get back to full guard.
McGully really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Grazen trying to hold on to McGully's head to control him but McGully postures up.
McGully not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McGully thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGully wants to pass to mount but Grazen is defending the position.
McGully has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grazen's head.
McGully thows a huge punch but Grazen dodges it nicely.
McGully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grazen's head.
McGully throwing shots but Grazen is blocking nicely.
McGully trying to control the action but Grazen is working from the bottom.
McGully is looking for a kimura but Grazen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McGully to get the leverage.
McGully working the head and body with strikes.
McGully is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grazen sees it coming and defends easily.
McGully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grazen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McGully is working for a kimura but Grazen is defending it quite comfortably.
Grazen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McGully.
McGully prevents Grazen from improving his position.
Grazen blocking the ground and pound attempt from McGully.
McGully throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if McGully is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason McGully dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taio Grazen'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.
McGully is looking to clinch but Grazen is avoiding it.
McGully tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grazen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGully has a takedown stuffed.
Grazen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McGully.
McGully shoots in for a takedown but Grazen shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGully connects with a body shot that sends Grazen's belly button to the back.
Jason McGully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGully shoots and misses
and Grazen counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason McGully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGully bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazen throws a right hand that misses
and McGully counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grazen is breathing heavily.
McGully fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grazen on the side of the head.
McGully scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grazen avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGully looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McGully throws a head kick but Grazen moves out of range.
McGully lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grazen shoots in for a double leg but McGully sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGully lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McGully.
McGully shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McGully showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGully missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grazen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGully trying to control the action but Grazen is working from the bottom.
McGully is looking to advance position but Grazen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grazen's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grazen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGully is stalling here. Grazen is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! McGully seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Grazen has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
McGully struggling a bit here.
Sloppy strikes there by Grazen.
McGully sneaks back into half guard.
That's four 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.
Grazen is thwarting McGully's attempts to control the position.
McGully is pressing down on Grazen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McGully has his feet on Grazen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGully. Grazen shrugs it off though.
Some wild striking there from McGully.
A low kick from Grazen is predictable there
and McGully counters with a shoot takedown. Grazen fights it but they end up in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGully slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McGully lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason McGully dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taio Grazen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McGully misses with a two punch combination.
McGully throws a series of punches but Grazen moves out of range.
Grazen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grazen keeps the fight on the outside.
McGully lands with a cross.
McGully throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grazen's waist but Grazen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McGully off to one side.
McGully tries to clinch but Grazen moves away
and Grazen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Grazen.
McGully trying to keep a closed guard but Grazen is proving a slippery customer.
Grazen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGully swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grazen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGully will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grazen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McGully is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grazen, into his guard.
Grazen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGully.
McGully wants to control from the top but Grazen keeps moving.
McGully throws and elbow that misses. Grazen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGully's guard. Nice move by Grazen!
Grazen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McGully is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grazen, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grazen trying to keep a closed guard but McGully is proving a slippery customer.
McGully throws a big right hand that misses.
Grazen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McGully.
Grazen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGully works over Grazen with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGully thows a big elbow that misses.
Grazen keeping moving, preventing McGully from controlling successfully.
Grazen looking for a sweep. Not yet Grazen, not yet.
Grazen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McGully controls the pace.
McGully makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grazen keeping moving, preventing McGully from controlling successfully.
Grazen controls McGully momentarily but McGully frees himself.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McGully throwing strikes from guard but Grazen blocks nicely.
That's four 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.
Grazen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McGully thows a big elbow that misses.
McGully working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taio Grazen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGully accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGully connects with a couple of short punches.
McGully makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grazen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McGully wants to control from the top but Grazen keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Taio Grazen.
Well McGully 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jason McGully!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jason McGully!
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Jason McGully!
Jason McGully wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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