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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Game Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Grainger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Grainger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Game Over's chin.
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185 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Game Over!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh Grainger!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grainger misses with a takedown attempt - Over sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Over misses with a wild body shot.
Over misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grainger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Over tries to avoid it but Grainger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Over to the ground. Over escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Over has Grainger up against the cage in a clinch.
Over gets underhooks to prevent Grainger's takedown attempt.
Game Over has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Grainger.
Over drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Over looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grainger prevents Over from getting back to his feet.
Over manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grainger tries to hold on but Over postures up.
Over tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over avoids the attempt from Grainger to control.
Grainger is looking to get to half guard.
Over looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Over lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Over cracks Grainger with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Over with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Over content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grainger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Over tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grainger is in a horrible position here. Over smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Over looking to control but Grainger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Over controlling the pace for now.
Grainger prevents Over from taking his back.
Over landing strikes from the mount.
Over controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grainger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Over landing strikes, looking to finish!
Over can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Grainger is looking to escape.
Over lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grainger wants to control but Over is having none of it.
Grainger looks winded!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Game Over dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grainger gets tackled into the cage by Over. Over maintains the clinch.
Over manages to pull guard.
Over is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grainger trying to control the position from guard on top but Over is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Over knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grainger on the ground.
Over manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grainger manages to get himself to full guard.
Over stays in close to Grainger's body and controls the position.
Game Over overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grainger keeping full guard, as Over tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over tries to stand but Grainger is controlling from the bottom.
Over postures up and lands a big shot to Grainger's brow.
Over postures up.
Grainger can't keep his opponent in guard - Over advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grainger is breathing heavily.
Over is looking to advance position but Grainger won't allow it.
Grainger is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Over is looking for a kimura but Grainger is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Over to get the leverage.
Over stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Over manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Grainger on his heels. He'll look to pass Grainger's guard now, I'm sure.
Grainger pulls Over in close to prevent any damage.
Grainger being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grainger keeping full guard, as Over tries to pass.
Over wants to control from the top but Grainger keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Over sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game Over has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Over clinches.
Grainger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Over gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Over escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Over looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Grainger!
Over trying to control the action but Grainger is working from the bottom.
Over working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Over is looking to take a break and control but Grainger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Over wants to stand but Grainger has his arm trapped.
Grainger prevents Over from improving position.
Over tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Over is looking to take a break and control but Grainger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Game Over dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grainger gets caught flat footed, as Over shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Over is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grainger can do to turn this around?
Over postures up.
Over has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Over wanted to stand there but Grainger had control of the position.
Over controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Grainger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Over trying to control the position from guard on top but Grainger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Game Over wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Grainger moves into range and clinches up with Over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over manages to break the clinch.
Over lands a big head kick that sends Grainger tumbling to the mat! Over takes a step backwards and waves Grainger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Grainger is rocked!
It looks like Hugh Grainger has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grainger keeps the fight on the outside.
Grainger is still on wobbly legs! Can Over finish him?
Over tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grainger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Over did well to prevent Grainger getting side control.
Grainger trying to work for an americana but Over has managed to regain full guard.
Over wants to stand but Grainger is controlling the position.
Over can't keep his opponent in guard - Grainger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grainger is looking for a kimura here.
Grainger seems to have recovered his senses.
Over wants to control but Grainger is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grainger prevents Over from improving his position.
Over is looking to escape.
Over is controlling Grainger's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Grainger is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Over tries to roll over but Grainger keeps him under control.
Grainger is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Over looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grainger is just content to waste time from the top position. Over takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over wants to sweep here but Grainger controlling him for the moment.
Over seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Over keeping moving, preventing Grainger from controlling successfully.
Over looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Over bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grainger's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Over postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hugh Grainger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Game Over is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Over seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Game Over showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Over 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Game Over!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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