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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Grind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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141 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Al Grind!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raven prevents Grind from improving his position.
Raven content to control rather than advance.
Grind wants to get back to his feet.
Raven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raven will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grind tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Raven is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grind slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grind looking for a guillotine here but Raven defends easily.
Raven controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Grind closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raven to the mat! Raven manages to get full guard.
Raven manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grind's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Grind is working to get back to half guard.
Raven content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Raven is breathing heavily.
Grind tries to get to full guard but Raven has control of the leg.
Raven keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raven passes the guard and advances to mount!
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
Grind should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grind really wants to buck Raven off and get back to his feet.
Raven looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raven prevents Grind from getting the reversal.
Raven controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saiquin Raven dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grind shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Grind won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Grind's face as Raven controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Saiquin Raven just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Raven looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raven with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grind is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Raven pulls his head out easily.
Raven content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grind for as long as he can get away with.
Grind is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Raven pulls his head out easily.
Raven performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grind tries to roll over but Raven keeps him under control.
Raven looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Grind is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Raven pulls his head out easily.
Raven controlling the action here.
Grind looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Saiquin Raven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grind landing rabbit punches to the side of Raven's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Grind is trying to stand up here but Raven is controlling him well.
Raven trying to pass the guard but Grind defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raven looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Grind looking for a guillotine here but Raven defends easily.
Grind looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Raven is defending well. Grind quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Raven has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Grind celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Al Grind!
Al Grind is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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