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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Grabowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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234 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Grabowski enables Breeze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grabowski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Breeze wants to control from the top but Grabowski keeps moving.
Breeze throwing strikes from guard but Grabowski blocks nicely.
Breeze stands up over Grabowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breeze is looking to work some ground and pound but Grabowski has wrist control.
Grabowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grabowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Breeze defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breeze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Breeze controlling from the top position.
Breeze has gone for a leg lock! Grabowski slips out almost immediately though and dives into Breeze's guard.
Breeze is working an open guard so Grabowski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Breeze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Breeze throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breeze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Breeze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Breeze cracks Grabowski with a solid left hand.
Grabowski has momentary wrist control but Breeze slips an elbow through the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Breeze landing with the ground and pound.
Breeze cracks Grabowski with a solid left hand.
Breeze distracts Grabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Breeze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breeze throws a big right hand that misses.
Breeze engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breeze stands up over Grabowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Breeze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Breeze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grabowski sprawls well initially but Breeze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ben Breeze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breeze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Breeze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Breeze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Breeze is trying to control. Grabowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grabowski defends it well.
Breeze thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grabowski's head.
Breeze working the head and body with strikes.
Breeze working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grabowski tries to kick Breeze off but Breeze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Breeze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Breeze throwing shots but Grabowski is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Breeze lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Breeze not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Breeze there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Breeze is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grabowski defends it well.
Breeze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Breeze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grabowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Breeze is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Breeze controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Breeze connects with a nice short shot to Grabowski's temple.
Grabowski is refusing to be controlled, as Breeze sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Breeze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Breeze 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!
Breeze shoots in and bounces Grabowski off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Breeze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breeze trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Breeze's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Breeze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breeze works over Grabowski with some ground and pound from guard.
Grabowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breeze.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Breeze from controlling successfully.
Breeze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze throws an elbow that misses. Grabowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Breeze's guard. Nice move by Grabowski!
Breeze had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grabowski defends it easily.
Grabowski stopping the sweep attempt from Breeze.
Grabowski pushes down on Breeze's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grabowski wants to control but Breeze is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Grabowski.
Breeze slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Breeze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grabowski is one step ahead there.
Breeze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grabowski stopping the sweep attempt from Breeze.
Breeze wriggles free and stands up.
A swing and a miss from Grabowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Grabowski with that takedown attempt.
Breeze manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grabowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Grabowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Breeze distracts Grabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Breeze slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Breeze throwing strikes from guard but Grabowski blocks nicely.
Breeze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grabowski's head.
Grabowski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breeze.
Breeze engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze distracts Grabowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Breeze cracks Grabowski with a solid left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Breeze trying to control the position from guard on top but Grabowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breeze scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breeze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Breeze controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Breeze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breeze 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Breeze!
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FIGHT
RATING
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