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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Grepolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Talarico (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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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Grepolis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Talarico!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talarico scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grepolis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talarico, pushing him back against the cage.
Grepolis pulls guard.
Grepolis trying to control the position.
Grepolis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Talarico wants to stand but Grepolis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Talarico with a nice head shot there.
Talarico postures up in Grepolis's guard and throws a big left but Grepolis blocks it.
Talarico wants to control from the top but Grepolis keeps moving.
Talarico won't allow Grepolis to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarico pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grepolis is keeping the position for now.
Grepolis looking for a sweep. Not yet Grepolis, not yet.
Grepolis wants to stand and escape but Talarico is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talarico showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Junior Talarico has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grepolis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Talarico sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grepolis somewhat.
Talarico tries to clinch up.
Talarico misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talarico moves into the clinch.
Talarico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grepolis lands with a hook. Talarico tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Grepolis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Talarico holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talarico unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grepolis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talarico.
Grepolis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Talarico walks away with a smile on his face. Grepolis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Grepolis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Grepolis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talarico defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grepolis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepolis lands a body shot.
A head kick from Talarico lands but Grepolis takes it in his stride.
Grepolis shoots in for a takedown but Talarico shows good takedown defense.
Talarico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grepolis's half guard.
Grepolis is breathing heavily.
Talarico is trying to control. Grepolis wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Talarico stalling.
Let's hope that Talarico has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Talarico thows a huge punch but Grepolis dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarico not doing much here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Junior Talarico hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Talarico dodges the punch combination from Grepolis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grepolis.
A punch combination from Talarico misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talarico looks for a takedown but Grepolis sprawls well.
Talarico changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grepolis tries to avoid it but Talarico manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grepolis to the ground. Grepolis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Talarico dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grepolis connects with a high kick.
It looks like Junior Talarico has been cut.
Talarico closes the distance and pushes Grepolis back into the cage.
Grepolis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talarico tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grepolis smiles and moves away.
Grepolis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Talarico's guard.
Talarico being controlled here, momentarily.
Talarico wants to stand up but Grepolis is controlling him.
Talarico throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarico looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grepolis passes into side control.
Talarico taking a bit of punishment here - Grepolis scoring with strikes.
Talarico wants to control but Grepolis postures up.
Grepolis controls the position from side control.
Grepolis stands up and beckons Talarico to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Grepolis or perhaps it was just good defense by Talarico which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepolis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talarico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grepolis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grepolis doesn't manage to clinch there - Talarico circles away.
Talarico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talarico looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grepolis is fending him off so far but Talarico persists. Nope, Grepolis circles away and we're back to standing.
Grepolis fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horrible takedown by Grepolis or perhaps it was just good defense by Talarico which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Grepolis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grepolis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talarico can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grepolis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Talarico circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talarico tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grepolis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talarico has a takedown stuffed.
Talarico tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grepolis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talarico tries to clinch there but Grepolis circles away.
Grepolis shoots in and drives through. Talarico sprawls well.
Shamar Grepolis is winning the standup battle so far.
Grepolis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Talarico sprawls well. Talarico wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Grepolis gets slowly back to his feet.
Talarico stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarico shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grepolis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Talarico advances position into side control!
Talarico working the head and body with strikes.
Talarico advances nicely into full mount.
Talarico goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Grepolis is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talarico has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Grepolis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shamar Grepolis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junior Talarico's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Grepolis moves into the clinch successfully.
Talarico lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talarico is looking for a takedown.
Talarico missing with knees to the body.
Grepolis gets control of Talarico's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grepolis will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grepolis keeping moving, preventing Talarico from controlling successfully.
Talarico gets to his feet. Grepolis looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Talarico shoots in for a takedown but Grepolis shows good takedown defense.
Talarico takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grepolis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grepolis lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grepolis throws a head kick that Talarico semi-blocks.
Grepolis tries for a takedown but Talarico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grepolis throws a head kick that misses
and Talarico holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talarico successfully pulls guard.
Talarico has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grepolis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Talarico looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grepolis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shamar Grepolis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talarico.
Shamar Grepolis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Talarico.
Grepolis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grepolis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Talarico lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Talarico jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grepolis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grepolis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grepolis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talarico is striking from the bottom but Grepolis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Talarico tries to roll over but Grepolis keeps him under control.
Grepolis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Talarico does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Talarico blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grepolis.
Grepolis passes to full mount!
Talarico is just holding on here. Grepolis manages to take his back.
Grepolis controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grepolis has his arm under Talarico's chin here. Game over son! Grepolis squeezes tightly and Talarico is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shamar Grepolis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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