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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Lowal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lowal comes to the ring accompanied by KING KING KING. Cody Grant has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mohammad Lowal's chin.
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180 cm
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217 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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192 cm
26
248 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohammad Lowal! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Grant! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lowal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grant is fending him off so far but Lowal persists. Nope, Grant circles away and we're back to standing. Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowal swinging wildly here.
Grant throws a nice outside leg kick. Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lowal takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grant wants to clinch up but Lowal keeps it at a distance. Grant throws a solid leg kick but Lowal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grant. Lowal misses with a takedown attempt - Grant sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Lowal throws a lazy right hand but Grant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lowal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grant sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammad Lowal. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lowal closes the distance and clinches up with Grant, looking for a takedown. Lowal pushes Grant against the ropes but Grant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. A telegraphed right hand from Lowal misses the target. Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lowal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grant scores with a leg kick.
Lowal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grant on the side of the head. Danga de danga de dang - Grant scores with a four punch combination! Lowal tries to move into range but Grant moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Lowal avoids the head kick by Grant.
A good leg kick by Grant. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Lowal keeps the fight on the outside. Grant pushes Lowal away with a front kick. Lowal is breathing heavily. Lowal throws a nice looking combination but Grant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Grant throws a nice outside leg kick. Lowal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Grant turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Grant scores with the left hand. Lowal knows he should have avoided that one. Grant misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grant lands with a nice body punch. Grant thows a body shot but no joy. An inside leg kick lands from Grant. Lowal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt. Cody Grant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Grant wants to clinch. Grant scores with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Grant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Grant drops Lowal with a big knee straight up the middle! Lowal is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Lowal is rocked!
It looks like Mohammad Lowal has been cut. Grant gets a clinch. Oh Lowal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grant jerks Lowal's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Lowal drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Grant goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Grant because Lowal was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Cody Grant!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
85% |
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