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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Gregerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregerson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SandStorm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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183 cm
20
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Gregerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Stone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregerson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone blocking the ground and pound.
Gregerson breaks from Stone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stone taking shots to the head.
Gregerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gregerson looking to finish with strikes here!
Stone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gregerson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stone is squirming around, avoiding Gregerson's attempts to control the action.
Stone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gregerson.
Gregerson misses with a head shot.
Gregerson throws some wild stikes that Stone manages to avoid easily.
Gregerson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gregerson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gregerson tries to push Stone's head away but Stone is holding on tight.
Gregerson landing strikes from the mount.
Gregerson working Stone over with strikes here.
Stone wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gregerson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Stone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gregerson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gregerson looking to finish with strikes here!
Gregerson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gregerson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gregerson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gregerson cracks Stone with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gregerson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Gregerson loaded up on that one.
Gregerson trying to control but Stone is having none of it.
Gregerson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gregerson unloads with some shots from mount but Stone bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone is trying to stand.
Gregerson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stone can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregerson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregerson with the ground and pound from mount.
Gregerson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stone is looking to escape.
Stone taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone tries to hold on but Gregerson postures up.
Gregerson landing shots from mount.
Gregerson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stone can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gregerson scoring with strikes but Stone is staying in there.
Stone holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gregerson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gregerson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stone's face.
Gregerson punching from mount but Stone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gregerson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stone because Gregerson loaded up on that one.
BOOM! Gregerson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gregerson landing shots from mount.
Stone looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregerson lands a big elbow.
Stone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stone is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregerson punching from mount but Stone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gregerson wants to control the pace but Stone is squirming around nicely.
Stone is working to get back to half guard.
Gregerson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregerson lands a heavy elbow.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Gregerson finish him?
Gregerson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gregerson landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregerson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Stone in real trouble here! The ref calls for Stone to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Gregerson!
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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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