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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phoenic Granvill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Phoenic Granvill has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phoenic Granvill seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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150 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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166 cm
18
141 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phoenic Granvill! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonnie Boardwalk! The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good leg kick by Boardwalk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Granvill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Granvill gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Granvill is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boardwalk is controlling him. Boardwalk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Boardwalk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Boardwalk is stalling in the full guard. Boardwalk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Granvill works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Boardwalk wants to control from the top but Granvill keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boardwalk's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonnie Boardwalk. Boardwalk leaves Granvill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Excellent takedown into side control there by Granvill. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Granvill is breathing heavily. Boardwalk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Boardwalk is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Boardwalk gets full guard. Boardwalk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boardwalk passes to side control. Granvill is looking for a sweep. Granvill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boardwalk looks up at the clock and then as Granvill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boardwalk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Boardwalk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Granvill keeps working. Granvill is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Boardwalk wants to control but Granvill is keeping him busy. You can see the frustration on Granvill's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Boardwalk trying to control the position but Granvill is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boardwalk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Granvill down.
Boardwalk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Granvill down.
Boardwalk in side control lands a decent elbow. Boardwalk lands a decent elbow from side control. Boardwalk working the ground and pound. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. Boardwalk is chipping away with strikes.
Boardwalk in side control lands a decent elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boardwalk lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boardwalk looks up at the clock and then as Granvill takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Boardwalk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Granvill is rocked! Boardwalk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Oh Granvill is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Boardwalk slows the pace down. Granvill seems to have got his legs back now. Boardwalk lands some shots froms side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Granvill is being controlled here. Boardwalk working the ground and pound. Boardwalk happy to just control the position for now. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Boardwalk is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnie Boardwalk 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.
Boardwalk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. 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. Boardwalk connects with a nice short shot to Granvill's temple. Granvill is refusing to be controlled, as Boardwalk sits in half guard. Boardwalk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. Boardwalk winds up and cracks Granvill with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Boardwalk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Boardwalk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Boardwalk trying to control from half guard but Granvill is working away. Boardwalk lands with a punch from half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boardwalk stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round. Granvill is refusing to be controlled, as Boardwalk sits in half guard. Boardwalk controlling the action here. Boardwalk working Granvill over with strikes. Boardwalk content to control rather than advance. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonnie Boardwalk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart. Boardwalk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Granvill quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boardwalk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Boardwalk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Boardwalk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Granvill knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Boardwalk on the ground. Boardwalk trying to control from half guard but Granvill is working away. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boardwalk lands a nice short elbow. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boardwalk scoring with strikes to the body and head. Boardwalk has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Boardwalk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Granvill with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boardwalk slips a nice elbow through Granvill's hands, connecting with Granvill's forehead. Boardwalk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boardwalk lands a nice short elbow. Boardwalk trying to control the action but Granvill is working from the bottom. Jonnie Boardwalk has got the better of the ground game so far. Boardwalk frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Boardwalk cracks Granvill with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Boardwalk! Granvill is hurt baaadly! Boardwalk is firing away with more strikes - Granvill is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonnie Boardwalk!
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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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