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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Blanket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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230 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Blanket!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski scores with a three punch combo!
Grabowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski lands a nice hook to Blanket's body. Blanket takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grabowski tries to clinch but Blanket is having none of it.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blanket napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grabowski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grabowski is trying to ground and pound but Blanket uses the momentary lack of control by Grabowski to regain half guard.
Grabowski thows a huge punch but Blanket dodges it nicely.
Grabowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blanket gets full guard.
Grabowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blanket wants to sweep but no luck.
Grabowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blanket is on top in guard.
Grabowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blanket.
Blanket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blanket is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabowski has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blanket's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Blanket postures up in Grabowski's guard and throws a big left but Grabowski blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanket controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Blanket from controlling successfully.
Randy Blanket has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grabowski throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grabowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blanket circles away quickly and effectively.
Grabowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Blanket as Grabowski shoots in.
Blanket shoots in and drives through. Grabowski sprawls well.
Grabowski digs a good hook to Blanket's body.
Blanket shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grabowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Blanket thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blanket looks gassed!
Blanket tries to move to mount but Grabowski blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blanket has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grabowski wants to get back to his feet but Blanket drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Grabowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabowski shoots in but Blanket avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blanket fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Blanket swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski looks to land a combination. Blanket sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blanket shoots in and drives through. Grabowski sprawls well.
Damian Grabowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blanket stuffs the takedown attempt from Grabowski. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blanket swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabowski drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blanket is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Blanket has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grabowski is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski lands with a punch from half guard.
Blanket blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grabowski.
Grabowski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grabowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blanket on the ground.
Blanket is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Grabowski pulls his head out easily.
Blanket blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grabowski.
Blanket manages to get to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grabowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grabowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Grabowski stands up over Blanket, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grabowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grabowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grabowski stopping the sweep attempt from Blanket.
Blanket working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grabowski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grabowski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blanket is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanket works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blanket working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grabowski.
Grabowski stands up over Blanket, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Blanket working for a triangle but Grabowski defends it easily.
Grabowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grabowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blanket preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grabowski throwing strikes but missing.
Grabowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blanket works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanket has Grabowski pulled in close to control his posture.
Grabowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grabowski landing some decent shots from guard.
Grabowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blanket avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grabowski working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski lands a couple of digs.
Damian Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blanket keeping full guard, as Grabowski tries to pass.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Grabowski throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blanket with a lazy takedown attempt
and Grabowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grabowski connects with a single shot there.
Blanket fails with a takedown attempt.
Grabowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Grabowski. No joy for Blanket on that attempt.
Damian Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Blanket.
Blanket's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grabowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blanket scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Grabowski misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski gets a double leg takedown into Blanket's guard.
Grabowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grabowski lands a couple of elbows.
Blanket pulls Grabowski in close to prevent any damage.
Blanket takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grabowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blanket is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grabowski is working Blanket over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grabowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grabowski lands a couple of digs.
Grabowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Blanket is rocked!
Grabowski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blanket is still in real trouble! Can Grabowski finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Blanket's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Damian Grabowski!
A relieved looking Damian Grabowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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