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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Roland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimm Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Roland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grimm Wakefield!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakefield fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wakefield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wakefield shoots in and drives through. Roland sprawls well.
Wakefield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wakefield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakefield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roland shoots for a takedown but Wakefield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wakefield cracks Roland with a good jab.
Wakefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wakefield.
Roland wants to clinch up but Wakefield keeps it at a distance.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wakefield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wakefield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wakefield lands with a hook. Roland tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wakefield scores with a one two! Roland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wakefield moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wakefield works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roland tries to clinch up but Wakefield circles away and keeps his distance.
Wakefield closes the distance and clinches up with Roland, looking for a takedown. Wakefield pushes Roland against the cage but Roland circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rob Roland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grimm Wakefield.
Roland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wakefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wakefield misses with a two punch combination.
Roland moves in looking to clinch but Wakefield pushes him off.
Roland tries to clinch but Wakefield is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wakefield shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roland but Roland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wakefield misses with a few strikes there.
Roland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wakefield's waist but Wakefield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roland off to one side.
Roland slips a jab and a cross from Wakefield.
Wakefield misses with a wild body shot.
Wakefield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wakefield looks gassed!
Roland tries to clinch up.
Roland tries to clinch up.
Wakefield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roland moves away.
Roland slips a jab and a cross from Wakefield.
Wakefield misses with a looping left.
Wakefield lands a with a good body shot.
Roland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wakefield is fending him off so far but Roland persists. Nope, Wakefield circles away and we're back to standing.
Roland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roland tries to clinch but Wakefield is having none of it.
Roland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roland tries a head kick but it misses.
Roland slips a straight right by Wakefield.
Roland darts in and clinches Wakefield up against the cage.
Wakefield is working for takedown but Roland is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roland landing knees to the head.
It looks like Grimm Wakefield has been cut.
Roland breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roland tries to clinch but Wakefield moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Roland with that takedown attempt.
Wakefield throws a combination. Roland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wakefield throws a body punch but Roland moves out of range.
Wakefield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roland.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wakefield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wakefield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roland tries to clinch up but Wakefield circles away and keeps his distance.
Roland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roland tries to clinch but Wakefield moves out of range.
Wakefield misses with a takedown attempt
and Roland counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roland.
Roland manages to break the clinch.
Roland tries to clinch up but Wakefield circles away and keeps his distance.
Roland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roland landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Roland.
Wakefield wants to break free but Roland has control.
Roland jumps into guard, dragging Wakefield to the mat.
Wakefield is working Roland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Roland working for a triangle but Wakefield defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wakefield postures up and lands a big shot to Roland's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wakefield working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roland's head.
Roland has momentary wrist control but Wakefield slips an elbow through the middle.
Roland had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wakefield is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Roland Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wakefield's back instead.
Roland missing with strikes from the back.
Wakefield breaks Roland's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Wakefield landing some decent shots from guard.
Wakefield is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wakefield forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wakefield passes to full mount!
Roland regains half guard.
Ground and pound from Wakefield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield prevents Roland from improving his position.
Roland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wakefield on the ground.
Wakefield is thwarting Roland's attempts to control the position.
Wakefield passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wakefield lands a heavy elbow.
Wakefield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wakefield raining down shots from the mount!
Wakefield lands with some strikes.
Wakefield blocks Roland's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Roland is trying desperately to improve position.
Roland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wakefield raining down shots from the mount!
Roland is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wakefield breaks from Roland's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grimm Wakefield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grimm Wakefield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Roland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wakefield stalks Roland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Roland's face. Roland staggers backwards, shaken.
Wakefield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wakefield closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wakefield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wakefield working over Roland with some ground and pound. Roland looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wakefield throwing shots but Roland is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Roland manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wakefield throwing strikes from guard but Roland blocks nicely.
Roland looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wakefield makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wakefield lands a couple of elbows.
Roland wants to sweep here but Wakefield controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wakefield forces his way into half guard.
Wakefield working over Roland with some ground and pound. Roland looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wakefield not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roland moves into full guard.
Roland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wakefield.
Wakefield works over Roland with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wakefield chips away with some ground and pound.
Wakefield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wakefield landing with the ground and pound.
Wakefield lands a couple of elbows.
Wakefield pushes down on Roland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wakefield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Roland is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wakefield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Roland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wakefield moves into full mount! Roland won't be happy about that!
Roland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wakefield punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wakefield landing punches.
Roland taking shots to the head.
Wakefield is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roland can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Wakefield.
Wakefield lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Roland is bucking up trying to escape but Wakefield cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wakefield lands a nice shot to the head.
Wakefield looking to finish Roland with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roland!
Wakefield working Roland over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Wakefield.
Wakefield lands a big shot there that rocks Roland but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wakefield looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wakefield with the ground and pound from mount.
Roland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wakefield landing shots from mount.
Wakefield with a couple of short strikes.
Roland is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm Wakefield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wakefield with a couple of short strikes.
Wakefield working the ground and pound effectively.
Wakefield blocks Roland's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Roland is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The referee warns Roland that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Wakefield.
Wakefield with a couple of short strikes.
Wakefield working the ground and pound effectively.
Roland can't escape the position.
Roland is in a horrible position here. Wakefield smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roland working to try and regain half guard.
Wakefield lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roland hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland tries to hold on but Wakefield pushes him away.
Wakefield connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wakefield landing punches.
Wakefield in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Roland bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Roland seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wakefield has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Roland doesn't defend quickly enough and Wakefield has managed to lock this one up! Can Roland escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Wakefield on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Grimm Wakefield!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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