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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maxim Grigoriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigoriev comes to the ring accompanied by Buju Banton - Walk Like A Champion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Grigoriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James OMalley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley wants to clinch up but Grigoriev keeps it at a distance.
Grigoriev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maxim Grigoriev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OMalley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grigoriev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OMalley misses with a looping left.
OMalley dodges the punch combination from Grigoriev.
OMalley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab lands there for OMalley.
A left and a right from OMalley both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Maxim Grigoriev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OMalley throws a series of punches but Grigoriev avoids them all with ease.
Grigoriev missing with a left hand there. OMalley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A punch combination from Grigoriev misses.
Grigoriev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
OMalley scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grigoriev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grigoriev lands a slapping body shot.
OMalley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grigoriev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley wants to break free but Grigoriev has control.
OMalley can't break the clinch.
OMalley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigoriev clinches.
Grigoriev working hard to break the clinch.
OMalley keeps control of Grigoriev as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Grigoriev.
OMalley manages to break the clinch.
Grigoriev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from OMalley does no damage.
Grigoriev takes a swing at OMalley's ribcage but misses.
Grigoriev scores with a punch to the head.
Grigoriev throws a combination. OMalley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grigoriev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grigoriev darts in and clinches OMalley up against the ropes.
Grigoriev lands a hook to the side of the head.
OMalley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigoriev slips a jab from OMalley.
OMalley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
OMalley lands a leg kick that knocks Grigoriev off balance momentarily.
OMalley tries to bum rush Grigoriev with a series of wild strikes but Grigoriev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grigoriev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
OMalley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
OMalley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grigoriev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but OMalley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigoriev circles away from the clinch attempt.
OMalley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grigoriev clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev can't break the clinch.
Grigoriev really is a fat lump.
OMalley tries to circle away but Grigoriev has him pinned against the ropes.
Grigoriev lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
OMalley can't break the clinch.
OMalley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OMalley throws a series of punches but Grigoriev avoids them all with ease.
Grigoriev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OMalley lunges at Grigoriev with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grigoriev's hand.
Grigoriev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Grigoriev does no damage.
OMalley looks to land a combination but Grigoriev avoids it well.
Grigoriev throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
Grigoriev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grigoriev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OMalley.
A left and a right from Grigoriev both land. Nice combination.
No joy there for Grigoriev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigoriev is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Grigoriev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev slips under a jab.
OMalley lands a nice shot that snaps Grigoriev's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OMalley is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
OMalley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grigoriev circles away quickly and effectively.
OMalley misses with a wild combination.
Grigoriev wants to clinch up but OMalley keeps it at a distance.
Grigoriev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. OMalley eats them both and turns towards Grigoriev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Grigoriev throws a right and a left that OMalley avoids nicely.
Grigoriev tries to close the distance and clinch but OMalley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OMalley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
OMalley misses with a looping right.
Grigoriev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OMalley moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James OMalley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Grigoriev's cut.
That's time! Grigoriev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
OMalley fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigoriev misses with a few strikes there.
Donk. OMalley catches Grigoriev right on the button with a cross.
OMalley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
OMalley thows a body shot but no joy.
Grigoriev lands an overhand right.
Grigoriev closes the distance and clinches.
Grigoriev has a couple of punches blocked by OMalley.
OMalley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from OMalley misses.
OMalley slips under a jab.
James OMalley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
OMalley fails to land with a series of punches.
Grigoriev keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for OMalley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigoriev stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from OMalley.
OMalley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grigoriev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by OMalley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoriev tries to clinch there but OMalley circles away.
OMalley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grigoriev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigoriev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OMalley circles away quickly and effectively.
Grigoriev is looking to clinch.
Grigoriev misses with a wild combination.
Grigoriev tries to bum rush OMalley with a series of wild strikes but OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OMalley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from OMalley misses the target.
Grigoriev doesn't manage to clinch there - OMalley circles away.
OMalley keeps the fight on the outside.
Grigoriev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OMalley.
OMalley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OMalley is breathing heavily.
Grigoriev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoriev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but OMalley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grigoriev clinches with his opponent.
Grigoriev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoriev throws a punch but it's blocked by OMalley.
OMalley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigoriev misses with a wild combination.
Grigoriev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maxim Grigoriev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
OMalley dodges the punch combination from Grigoriev.
Grigoriev throws a series of punches but OMalley avoids them all with ease.
OMalley misses with an uppercut.
OMalley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OMalley thows a left - swing and a miss!
OMalley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grigoriev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grigoriev gets a clinch.
Grigoriev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OMalley wants to get back to striking at distance but Grigoriev won't allow it.
Grigoriev misses with the head strike.
Grigoriev lands a right hand.
Grigoriev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigoriev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigoriev.
A short right from Grigoriev on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grigoriev.
OMalley is trying to break the clinch but Grigoriev is controlling him.
Grigoriev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Grigoriev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grigoriev.
OMalley is trying to force a seperation but Grigoriev has the dominant position.
Grigoriev misses with a hook from the clinch.
OMalley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from OMalley misses its intended target.
Grigoriev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but OMalley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
OMalley throws a combination. Grigoriev tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoriev misses with a series of wild punches.
OMalley is looking to clinch.
OMalley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OMalley swinging wildly here.
Grigoriev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grigoriev closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James OMalley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maxim Grigoriev's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
OMalley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grigoriev.
OMalley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grigoriev tries to bum rush OMalley with a series of wild strikes but OMalley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OMalley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
OMalley slips under a jab.
Grigoriev clinches with his opponent.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
OMalley is trying to force a seperation but Grigoriev has the dominant position.
Grigoriev throws a head punch that misses.
OMalley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
OMalley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grigoriev lands with a short shot to the head.
Grigoriev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite OMalley's efforts to push away.
Grigoriev working hard to break the clinch.
OMalley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OMalley works Grigoriev's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley throws a right hand that Grigoriev ducks under and follows up with a left that Grigoriev also avoids with ease.
Grigoriev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
OMalley has managed to clinch.
OMalley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OMalley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Grigoriev.
OMalley working hard to break the clinch.
OMalley blocking some punches.
OMalley wants to break free but Grigoriev has control.
Grigoriev working aggressively here.
OMalley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grigoriev tries to clinch up.
Grigoriev closes the distance and pushes OMalley back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Grigoriev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
OMalley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grigoriev misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OMalley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OMalley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grigoriev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Grigoriev.
A combination from Grigoriev does no damage.
Grigoriev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grigoriev scores with a sloppy right hand. OMalley should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoriev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Grigoriev tries to clinch up but OMalley circles away and keeps his distance.
OMalley misses the shot to the body.
Grigoriev throws a right hand that OMalley ducks under and follows up with a left that OMalley also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from OMalley both land. Nice combination.
OMalley lands with a cross.
Grigoriev slips a jab and a cross from OMalley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from OMalley does no damage.
A nice combination there by OMalley.
OMalley tries to clinch up.
OMalley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from OMalley. Grigoriev does a little dance to reset his feet.
OMalley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grigoriev.
Grigoriev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grigoriev is looking to clinch.
OMalley misses with a wild combination.
OMalley looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from OMalley. Those never looked like landing.
Grigoriev throws a body punch but OMalley moves out of range.
OMalley tries to keep at a distance but Grigoriev has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grigoriev misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OMalley.
OMalley misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Grigoriev fails to land.
Grigoriev breaks the clinch.
James OMalley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
OMalley ducks right into an uppercut from Grigoriev.
A combination from OMalley does no damage.
OMalley tries to bum rush Grigoriev with a series of wild strikes but Grigoriev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigoriev clinches with his opponent.
OMalley wants to break free but Grigoriev has control.
OMalley wants to break free but Grigoriev has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OMalley breaks the clinch.
Grigoriev moves into range and clinches up with OMalley.
Maxim Grigoriev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigoriev misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigoriev swings wildly with an uppercut but OMalley uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James OMalley.
I've got OMalley 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James OMalley!
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