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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Grabinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Spiteri has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Aleksander Grabinski's chin.
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksander Grabinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiteri swinging wildly here.
Spiteri scores with a punch to the head.
Crunch! Grabinski slams his shin into Spiteri's torso.
Spiteri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grabinski.
Grabinski shoots for a double leg takedown but Spiteri sprawls well. He's pushed Grabinski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spiteri throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grabinski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spiteri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grabinski somewhat.
Spiteri looks to land a right hand but Grabinski moved out of range.
Spiteri with a hook.
Spiteri looks to land a combination but Grabinski avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Spiteri coming out on top.
Spiteri throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri throws a poor cross that misses
and Grabinski counters with a takedown into side control.
Grabinski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Spiteri, who protects the arm well.
Spiteri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Spiteri keeps trying to improve his position.
Grabinski is looking to take a break and control but Spiteri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Spiteri struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabinski trying to control the position but Spiteri is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabinski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grabinski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Spiteri struggling a bit here.
Grabinski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grabinski working the ground and pound but Spiteri is defending the strikes.
Grabinski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spiteri some visible discomfort.
Spiteri is looking to reverse the position.
Grabinski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Spiteri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Spiteri keeping his opponent close.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Spiteri can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabinski cracks Spiteri with a big right hand but Spiteri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Spiteri takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grabinski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grabinski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Grabinski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spiteri keeps working.
Spiteri is looking to regain half guard here but Grabinski keeps moving and retains side control.
Spiteri tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Grabinski easily slips into full mount!
Grabinski lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grabinski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grabinski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grabinski landing strikes, looking to finish!
Spiteri in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grabinski 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.
Grabinski cracks Spiteri with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Spiteri tries to hold on but Grabinski postures up.
Spiteri squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Spiteri is working to get back to half guard.
Spiteri tries to hold on but Grabinski pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grabinski tries to control but Spiteri wriggling away.
Grabinski cracks Spiteri with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksander Grabinski dominated that 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.
No luck for Grabinski with that takedown attempt.
Grabinski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Spiteri's waist but Spiteri gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grabinski off to one side.
Grabinski throws a jab when Spiteri was well out of range.
Spiteri thuds his right hand into Grabinski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dave Spiteri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabinski drives through with a takedown into Spiteri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spiteri pulls Grabinski in close to prevent any damage.
Spiteri looking to control.
Grabinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Spiteri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiteri wants to stand and escape but Grabinski is having none of it.
Spiteri looking to control.
Aleksander Grabinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dave Spiteri has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Spiteri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri misses with a double jab.
Spiteri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grabinski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dave Spiteri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spiteri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aleksander Grabinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spiteri defending well as Grabinski loads up on a big left hand.
Grabinski shoots in for a double leg but Spiteri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Grabinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabinski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Spiteri drops Grabinski with a beautiful combination! Grabinski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spiteri is looking for the KO!
Grabinski is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiteri misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Grabinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grabinski is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Spiteri doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Grabinski crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Grabinski's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dave Spiteri!
Dave Spiteri gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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