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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Portgas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Gram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Portgas!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gram closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gram obliges.
Gram crunches a lovely knee into Portgas's ribcage.
Gram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portgas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gram lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Portgas blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gram lands a good knee to the midsection. Portgas won't want to take too many of those.
Portgas looks gassed!
Gram misses with a knee strike.
Gram landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gram misses with a knee strike.
Gram lands a knee to the head.
Gram tries a knee to the head but Portgas blocks it.
Portgas jumps guard but Gram turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gram scores with a knee to the head.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but Portgas blocks with his arms.
Gram looking to throw knees to the head but Portgas is blocking nicely.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portgas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gram.
Gram with a knee to the head.
Portgas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gram walks away with a smile on his face. Portgas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gram instigates a clinch.
Gram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Portgas's face.
Gram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Portgas's face.
Gram scores a nice knee to the body.
Gram unloads a knee to the mid-section. Portgas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Portgas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Portgas's face.
Gram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Portgas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ryan Gram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Portgas.
Portgas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gram has double underhooks.
Gram lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gram obliges.
Gram lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gram misses with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram holds him up against the cage and eventually Portgas drops back down to his feet.
Gram connects with a knee to the head.
Gram misses with a knee to the head.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portgas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Portgas jumps guard but Gram stands there with Portgas around his waist. Portgas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram holds him up against the cage and eventually Portgas drops back down to his feet.
Gram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portgas is trying to push Gram away but Gram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Portgas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gram lands a nice knee to the body.
Portgas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Portgas is trying to pull guard but Gram has him pressed against the cage.
Portgas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gram walks away with a smile on his face. Portgas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gram closes the distance and clinches.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Portgas working hard to break the clinch.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Portgas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gram has double underhooks.
Gram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Portgas blocks it with crossed arms.
Portgas jumps guard and drags Gram to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Portgas is working an open guard so Gram takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram clinches with his opponent.
Gram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gram looking to throw knees to the head but Portgas is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portgas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Portgas is trying to push Gram away but Gram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Portgas jumps guard but Gram stands there with Portgas around his waist. Portgas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Portgas is trying to pull guard but Gram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Portgas is trying to pull guard but Gram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gram lands a nice knee to the body.
Gram looking to throw knees to the head but Portgas is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Gram dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Portgas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Portgas swinging wildly here.
Gram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gram tries to clinch up.
Gram closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Portgas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gram misses with a knee strike.
Portgas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but Portgas blocks with his arms.
Portgas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gram walks away with a smile on his face. Portgas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Portgas avoids a wild elbow strike from Gram.
Gram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gram landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Portgas is trying to pull guard but Gram has him pressed against the cage.
Portgas fails to pull guard.
Ryan Gram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Portgas.
Gram using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gram connects with a knee to the head.
Gram misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Portgas.
Portgas jumps guard but Gram stands there with Portgas around his waist. Portgas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gram.
Gram with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Portgas gets control of Gram's arms and successfully pulls guard. Portgas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gram gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portgas misses with a takedown attempt - Gram sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Portgas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gram is looking to clinch but Portgas is avoiding it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gram closes the distance and clinches.
Portgas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gram walks away with a smile on his face. Portgas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gram clinches with his opponent.
Gram connects with a knee to the head.
Portgas is trying to pull guard but Gram turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gram looking to throw knees to the head but Portgas is blocking nicely.
Gram lands an elbow inside.
Portgas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Portgas blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram holds him up against the cage and eventually Portgas drops back down to his feet.
Portgas is trying to push Gram away but Gram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gram scores with a knee to the head.
Gram throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gram throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Portgas blocks it with crossed arms.
Portgas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but Portgas blocks with his arms.
Portgas avoiding damage as Gram throws knees to the body.
Portgas is looking to break free of the clinch but Gram has double underhooks.
Portgas jumps guard but Gram turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portgas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gram throws an elbow but it misses.
Portgas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram with a knee to the head.
Portgas managing to block the knees to the body from Gram.
Portgas pulls Gram into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gram wanted to stand there but Portgas had control of the position.
Gram has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Portgas trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Gram dominated that second round.
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!
Gram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Portgas fails to land the takedown.
Gram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Portgas can do to turn this around?
Gram tries to clinch but Portgas moves out of range.
Gram clinches with his opponent.
Gram with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gram scores a nice knee to the body.
Gram misses with a knee strike.
Portgas is trying to break the clinch but Gram has him pressed against the cage.
Portgas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gram has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Portgas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gram smiles and moves away.
Gram is looking to clinch but Portgas is avoiding it.
Ryan Gram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gram doesn't manage to clinch there - Portgas circles away.
Gram wants to clinch up but Portgas keeps it at a distance.
Gram gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryan Gram has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Portgas tries to circle away but Gram has him pinned against the cage.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ryan Gram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Portgas.
Gram landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gram with a knee to the head.
Portgas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gram connects with a nasty looking knee right to Portgas's face.
Portgas wants to break free but Gram has control.
Portgas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gram just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gram with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gram lands a nice knee to the body.
Gram landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Portgas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gram misses with a knee strike.
Portgas fails to pull guard.
Gram tries a knee to the head but Portgas blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Portgas fails to pull guard.
Gram landing knees to the head.
Portgas jumps guard.
Gram wants to stand but Portgas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gram decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Portgas both land. Nice combination.
Gram instigates a clinch.
Portgas has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gram uses from the top position.
Gram tries to stand but Portgas is controlling from the bottom.
Gram stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Gram has taken the fight to the clinch.
Portgas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Portgas's efforts to push away.
Gram lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gram landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gram landing knees to the head.
Gram with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gram working Portgas over with knees to the body.
Gram tries a knee to the head but Portgas blocks it.
Gram tries to land a knee to the head but Portgas blocks with his arms.
Gram trying to land knees to the body.
Ace Portgas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Portgas tries to pull guard but Gram forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gram.
Portgas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryan Gram is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Portgas is trying to pull guard but Gram has him pressed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Gram showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gram has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Gram!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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