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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sebastian Granite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo T A (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Granite has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sebastian Granite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo T A!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite throws a series of punches but T A avoids them all with ease.
T A moves into range and clinches up with Granite.
T A throws a punch but it's blocked by Granite.
Granite is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but T A is keeping busy.
Granite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
T A throws a head punch that misses.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, T A creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granite misses with a two punch combination.
T A tries to clinch there but Granite circles away.
T A has closed the distance and engaged Granite in a clinch.
T A doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from T A fails to land.
T A works on Granite's body with a couple of short punches.
Granite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
T A misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for T A.
T A working aggressively here.
Granite is looking to break free of the clinch but T A has double underhooks.
T A has a couple of punches blocked by Granite.
T A misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T A misses with the head strike.
A short right from T A.
T A is leaning against Granite and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Granite wants to stall.
T A lands a body punch.
T A softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
T A prevents Granite from breaking the clinch.
T A misses with a punch on the inside.
T A swings wildly with an uppercut but Granite uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for T A.
Granite can't break the clinch.
T A is working Granite over against the cage.
T A lands an uppercut.
Granite blocking some punches.
T A lands a nice shot to the body.
T A lands a hook that snaps the head of Granite backwards.
Granite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granite manages to break the clinch.
T A is looking to clinch but Granite is avoiding it.
Granite swats away the attempt to clinch by T A.
Granite swats away the attempt to clinch by T A.
T A is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
T A tries to clinch up but Granite circles away and keeps his distance.
T A is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Granite throws a right and a left that both miss.
T A fails in his attempt to clinch.
T A is looking to clinch.
Granite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T A fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A ducks under a wild hook from Granite.
T A tries to clinch there but Granite circles away.
T A fails with an attempt to clinch.
T A doesn't manage to clinch there - Granite circles away.
Granite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch but Granite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
T A tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Timo T A seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granite misses with a looping left.
Granite misses with a two punch combination.
T A tries to clinch up but Granite circles away and keeps his distance.
Granite circles away from the clinch attempt.
T A tries to clinch but Granite moves out of range.
Granite moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
T A tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Granite throws a series of punches but T A moves out of range.
T A wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Granite keeps the fight on the outside.
T A fails in his attempt to clinch.
T A wants to clinch.
Granite swats away the attempt to clinch by T A.
T A is looking to clinch but Granite is avoiding it.
T A displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Granite throws out the jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Granite throws a series of punches but T A moves out of range.
Granite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
T A takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
T A wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo T A dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
T A bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Granite swats away the attempt to clinch by T A.
T A is looking to clinch.
Granite circles away from the clinch attempt.
T A tries to clinch up.
Granite misses with the combination.
T A tries to clinch but Granite is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T A has Granite up against the cage in a clinch.
Granite is looking to break free of the clinch but T A has double underhooks.
T A lands a body punch.
T A misses with a short punch on the inside.
T A struggles to land a body shot inside as Granite controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from T A.
A short uppercut from T A.
T A lands an uppercut.
T A misses with some punches.
T A tries to throw a body punch but Granite avoids it by throwing T A back against the cage.
Granite is trying to break free.
Granite takes a shot to the head.
T A scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from T A as the two fighters clinch.
Granite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Granite blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by T A.
Granite is looking to break free of the clinch but T A has double underhooks.
Granite blocks an uppercut.
T A misses with the head strike.
Granite blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from T A fails to land.
Nice body punch from T A - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from T A.
T A lands a left hand that snaps the head of Granite backwards.
Granite is trying to break the clinch but T A has him pressed against the cage.
Granite is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from T A.
Stalling in the clinch from Granite.
T A doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granite's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
T A misses with a hook from the clinch.
T A tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Granite's elbow.
T A cracks Granite with a nice body shot.
T A misses with a short punch on the inside.
Granite wants to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from T A.
T A prevents Granite from breaking the clinch.
Granite blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A misses with the head strike.
T A lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
T A lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from T A.
A quick uppercut on the inside from T A.
T A lands with a short shot to the head.
T A lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Granite is trying to break free.
T A works on Granite's body with a couple of short punches.
T A scores with a hook to the body.
T A makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Granite blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for T A.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, T A creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Granite connects with a looping right hand.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Granite paws at him with a jab and circles away.
T A moves away from the strike by Granite.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
T A misses with a hook from the clinch.
T A lands with a short punch from the clinch.
T A misses with a short punch on the inside.
T A tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
T A is working Granite over against the cage.
T A is working Granite over against the cage.
T A swings wildly with an uppercut but Granite uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granite takes a shot to the head.
Granite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but T A has him pressed against the cage.
T A prevents Granite from breaking the clinch.
T A swings away with an uppercut that misses.
T A digs a right hand underneath Granite's ribcage. Granite let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Granite is looking to break free of the clinch but T A has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo T A showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
T A wants to clinch.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch but Granite swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
T A is looking to clinch but Granite is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - T A looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
T A doesn't manage to clinch there - Granite circles away.
T A tries to clinch there but Granite circles away.
T A is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Granite misses with a wild body shot.
T A tries to clinch but Granite moves out of range.
Granite fails to land with a series of punches.
T A is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
T A tries to close the distance and clinch up but Granite swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Granite throws a right and a left that T A avoids nicely.
T A tries to clinch up.
T A tries to clinch but Granite moves out of range.
Granite swats away the attempt to clinch by T A.
Granite throws a series of punches but T A moves out of range.
T A takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
T A doesn't manage to clinch there - Granite circles away.
T A moves in looking to clinch but Granite pushes him off.
T A is looking to clinch.
Granite keeps the fight on the outside.
Granite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Granite looks to land a combination but T A avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Granite throws a hook but T A blocks it.
Granite swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by T A.
Sebastian Granite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Granite just misses with a punch to the body.
T A has taken the fight to the clinch.
T A misses with a punch on the inside.
T A scores with a hook to the body.
T A tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
T A is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
T A lands a left hand that snaps the head of Granite backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granite.
T A lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from T A fails to land.
Granite blocks an uppercut.
Sebastian Granite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Granite wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Granite is looking to control T A's arms but T A gets an underhook and turns him. Now Granite has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
T A lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Granite.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granite.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Granite.
Granite is trying to break the clinch but T A has him pressed against the cage.
T A fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from T A.
Timo T A seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
T A scores with a shot to the side of Granite's head.
T A throws a punch but it's blocked by Granite.
T A doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Granite wants to get back to striking at distance but T A won't allow it.
T A lands a nice shot to the body.
T A is leaning against Granite and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
T A works on Granite's body with a couple of short punches.
T A scores with a shoulder strike.
T A lands with a short punch from the clinch.
T A scores with an uppercut up the middle.
T A throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Granites head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
T A lands with a short head shot on the inside.
T A lands a hook to the side of the head.
Granite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
T A swings wildly with an uppercut but Granite uses good head movement to avoid it.
T A lands a body shot in the clinch.
T A lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
T A lands a body punch in the clinch.
T A has a couple of punches blocked by Granite.
T A swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
T A lands a body shot.
T A doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
T A lands a body punch.
T A fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
T A works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo T A comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got T A winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo T A!
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hype
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pop
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