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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Charyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charyak has chosen Ni**as in Paris as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brad Charyak!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charyak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A left lands for Gravas.
Gravas lands with a nice body punch.
Charyak misses with a few strikes there.
Gravas rushes Charyak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gravas misses with a body punch.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
Charyak is leaning against Gravas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charyak lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gravas working aggressively here.
Charyak is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gravas is defending well for now.
Charyak misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Gravas.
Gravas has Charyak pressed against the cage.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the head but Gravas blocks with his arms.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Charyak.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Gravas working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas avoiding damage as Charyak throws knees to the body.
Gravas avoiding damage as Charyak throws knees to the body.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gravas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charyak struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravas controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
Charyak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Gravas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charyak misses with a knee strike.
Gravas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Charyak backwards.
Charyak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Gravas - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charyak as Gravas tries to tie him up.
Gravas tries to work over Charyak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gravas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charyak is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Charyak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravas managing to block the knees to the body from Charyak.
Charyak stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gravas looking to slow down the pace here.
Charyak presses Gravas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Charyak.
Gravas stalling.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gravas leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Gravas.
Gravas lands with a left to the head.
Charyak can't find room to land a body shot as Gravas controls the action.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Gravas.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charyak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charyak has a couple of punches blocked by Gravas.
Charyak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravas is struggling to control the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Gravas.
Charyak makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gravas scores with a shot to the side of Charyak's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gravas avoiding damage as Charyak throws knees to the body.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gravas avoids it.
Charyak presses Gravas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Charyak gets through Gravas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gravas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charyak backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gravas.
Gravas tries to stall but Charyak uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charyak misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gravas.
Gravas lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Charyak fails to land.
Gravas trying to stall but Charyak improves his position.
Charyak struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravas controls his hands.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Charyak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charyak.
Gravas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gravas tries to work over Charyak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charyak lands a left hand.
Gravas looking to slow down the pace here.
Charyak throws a punch but it's blocked by Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gravas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas throws a combination that misses
and Charyak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Charyak lands a high kick!
Gravas moves in looking to clinch but Charyak pushes him off.
Charyak avoids the head kick by Gravas.
Gravas scores with a shot to the body.
Gravas throws a low kick but Charyak moves out of range easily.
Gravas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Charyak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gravas lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Charyak lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. Charyak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Charyak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charyak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Latka Gravas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gravas tries to clinch but Charyak moves out of range.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charyak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravas moves to clinch but Charyak breaks away
and Charyak counters with an outside leg kick.
Latka Gravas is winning the standup battle so far.
Gravas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas tries to close the distance and clinch but Charyak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gravas closes the distance but Charyak moves to the side
and Charyak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gravas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gravas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charyak is defending well for now.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charyak tries to throw a body punch but Gravas avoids it by throwing Charyak back against the cage.
Gravas stalling in the clinch but Charyak improves position.
Gravas lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Gravas.
Gravas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charyak's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charyak misses with a punch to the body.
Gravas prevents a body shot from Charyak.
Gravas trying to stall but Charyak improves his position.
Charyak tries to throw a body punch but Gravas avoids it by throwing Charyak back against the cage.
Charyak lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charyak.
Gravas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gravas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gravas misses with some punches.
Charyak tries to land knees in the clinch but Gravas avoids the damage to the body.
Charyak lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charyak.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gravas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charyak's brow.
Charyak tries to land a knee to the head but Gravas blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Charyak.
Gravas taking a breather.
Charyak lands a body shot.
Gravas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charyak is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gravas blocks it with crossed arms.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
Brad Charyak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charyak lands with a right to the head.
Charyak blocking some punches.
Gravas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charyak gets through Gravas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gravas misses with the head strike.
Gravas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charyak lands a knee to the body.
Charyak works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charyak lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Charyak lands a nice knee to the body.
Charyak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charyak as Gravas tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charyak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charyak digs a right hand into Gravas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gravas's gas tank.
Charyak can't find room to land a body shot as Gravas controls the action.
Gravas is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Charyak is keeping busy.
Charyak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravas's elbow.
Charyak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gravas takes a shot to the head.
Charyak scores with a hook to the body.
Charyak misses with a body punch.
Charyak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gravas backwards.
Charyak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charyak misses with a punch to the body.
Charyak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charyak.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charyak can't find room to land a body shot as Gravas controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charyak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Charyak struggles to land a body shot inside as Gravas controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Charyak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Charyak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Charyak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gravas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gravas works over Charyak's head and body with a nice combination.
Charyak lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Charyak is looking to chop away at Gravas's legs.
Gravas moves out of range of the body kick from Charyak.
Charyak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Charyak prevents Gravas from improving his position.
Gravas is refusing to be controlled, as Charyak sits in half guard.
Charyak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charyak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gravas is looking to escape.
Gravas is trying desperately to improve position.
Charyak tries to control but Gravas wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Charyak is working for a guillotine from mount but Gravas frees his head quite easily.
Charyak with shots to the head and body - Gravas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gravas tries to hold on but Charyak pushes him away.
Charyak lands a heavy elbow.
Charyak throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Charyak punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charyak lands a big elbow.
Charyak wants to control the pace but Gravas is squirming around nicely.
Gravas working to try and regain half guard.
Charyak wants to control the pace but Gravas is squirming around nicely.
Gravas is desperately trying to improve his position but Charyak has a good base and remains in mount.
Charyak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gravas is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking to improve his position but Charyak isn't that keen on the idea.
Charyak with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Gravas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charyak controlling the pace for now.
Charyak lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Gravas! Charyak sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Gravas and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brad Charyak!
Our winner, Brad Charyak, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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