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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles David Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sasha Grey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles David Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey tries to clinch up
and Lidell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lidell wants to advance to full mount but Grey doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lidell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lidell wants to pass the guard but Grey is keeping the position.
Grey is trying to hold Lidell in close to prevent damage but Lidell has managed to pass into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell wants to control but Grey is keeping him busy.
Lidell not doing much here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles David Lidell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lidell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Grey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lidell somewhat.
Lidell tries to keep at a distance but Grey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grey is pressed up against the cage. Lidell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grey down to the mat. Grey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch but Lidell is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lidell throws a head kick but Grey moves out of range.
Lidell scores with a head kick.
Lidell misses with a two punch combination.
Grey has closed the distance and engaged Lidell in a clinch.
Grey is trying to pull guard but Lidell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Grey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grey wants to clinch.
Grey wants to clinch up but Lidell keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lidell's waist but Lidell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grey off to one side.
Grey rushes Lidell and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Grey.
Grey 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.
Lidell breaks the clinch.
Lidell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grey wants to clinch up but Lidell keeps it at a distance.
Lidell throws out a leg kick but Grey moves out of range and Lidell only half commits.
Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lidell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grey's efforts to push away.
Grey will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lidell up against the cage.
Grey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lidell's face.
It looks like Charles David Lidell has been cut.
Grey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sasha Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles David Lidell.
Grey pulls guard successfully.
Lidell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grey wants to stand but Lidell is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey keeping moving, preventing Lidell from controlling successfully.
Grey wants to stand and escape but Lidell is having none of it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lidell wanted to stand there but Grey had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Charles David Lidell wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lidell misses with a takedown attempt - Grey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles David Lidell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charles David Lidell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grey has managed to clinch.
Lidell fails to pull guard.
Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lidell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lidell as he jumps to the side.
Grey has closed the distance and engaged Lidell in a clinch.
Grey with a knee to the head.
Lidell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sasha Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles David Lidell.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lidell walks away with a smile on his face. Grey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grey shoots in but no luck this time.
Lidell keeps the fight on the outside.
Lidell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grey pinned against the cage. Grey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lidell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grey doesn't manage to clinch there - Lidell circles away.
Grey rushes Lidell and presses him up against the cage.
Grey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grey shoots in for a takedown but Lidell shows good takedown defense.
Lidell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Lidell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lidell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grey tries to score with some ground and pound. Lidell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grey wants to control but Lidell is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is trying to buck Grey off.
Grey looks up at the clock and then as Lidell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grey fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grey postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lidell avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Grey.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lidell is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Grey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Grey crashes against the mat.
Lidell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lidell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lidell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grey thows a huge punch but Lidell dodges it nicely.
Lidell has hold of Grey's hands but Grey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grey is trying to control the action in half guard but Lidell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grey seems to be working for a kimura but Lidell defends the submission attempt.
Grey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Grey there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lidell keeps working.
Grey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Lidell to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Lidell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lidell circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Grey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charles David Lidell'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. This is the final round!
Lidell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lidell throws a series of punches but Grey avoids them all with ease.
Grey shoots in but Lidell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lidell has closed the distance and engaged Grey in a clinch.
Grey manages to pull guard.
Grey is trying to control the position but Lidell postures up.
Lidell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grey has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell goes for a takedown attempt but Grey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lidell swings for the body but Grey moves out of range.
Lidell keeps the fight on the outside.
Lidell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grey wants to take the fight to the mat but Lidell manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Grey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lidell up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grey obliges.
Come on Grey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lidell is trying to pull guard but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell goes for a takedown attempt but Grey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sasha Grey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles David Lidell.
Lidell keeps the fight on the outside.
Grey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lidell defends it nicely.
Lidell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grey avoids it really well and circles away.
Lidell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lidell shoots in but Grey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grey shoots in looking for a takedown. Lidell tries to sprawl out of it but Grey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lidell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lidell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lidell wants a takedown.
Lidell can't break the clinch.
Grey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lidell is trying to keep an underhook but Grey manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lidell defending well though.
Grey throwing shots but Lidell is blocking nicely.
Grey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lidell is in trouble now - Grey has advanced to mount!
Grey throwing strikes here but Lidell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Grey thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lidell tries to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell blocking the ground and pound.
Grey lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Grey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grey looking to finish Lidell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lidell!
Poor strikes thrown by Grey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Grey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Grey there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grey throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Lidell avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey looking to ground and pound but Lidell is blocking nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grey cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Grey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grey 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Grey!
A very excited looking Sasha Grey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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