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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Swagga Like Us. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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27
162 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starikov moves in looking to clinch but Grace pushes him off.
Starikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grace.
Grace avoids the body shot from Starikov.
Starikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Starikov.
Starikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sergei Starikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grace darts in trying to clinch
and Starikov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grace moves to clinch but Starikov breaks away
and Starikov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Starikov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grace sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grace tries to clinch but Starikov moves away
and Starikov counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grace takes the fight into the clinch.
Starikov takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grace throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov lands a body punch.
Starikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Starikov pushes Grace back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grace.
Starikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Starikov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Starikov misses with some punches.
Starikov lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Starikov.
Grace tries a knee to the head but Starikov blocks it.
Grace misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Starikov.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starikov avoids it.
Nice body punch from Starikov.
Starikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grace pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Grace is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Grace misses with an elbow strike.
Grace crunches a lovely knee into Starikov's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Grace controls his hands.
Starikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grace throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Starikov.
Grace stalling against the cage.
Starikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starikov is working Grace over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace takes a shot to the head.
Grace is pushing Starikov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grace throws an elbow but it misses.
Starikov lands with a light punch inside.
Grace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Starikov.
Starikov pushes Grace back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grace tries to land knees in the clinch but Starikov avoids the damage to the body.
Starikov lands with a right to the head.
Grace using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Starikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Grace.
Grace takes a shot to the head.
Grace is rocked!
Starikov lands a big right hand that drops Grace! The killer instinct kicks in and Starikov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Starikov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Starikov!
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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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