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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between hi Kick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Grigorjev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hi Kick is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 Hilo, hi Kick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikhail Grigorjev!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kick closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kick working the head and body with strikes.
Grigorjev avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kick.
Grigorjev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kick tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kick trying to control the action but Grigorjev is working from the bottom.
Grigorjev is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grigorjev pushes Kick away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kick gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kick staying calm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kick controlling from side mount.
Kick trying to control the action but Grigorjev is working from the bottom.
Grigorjev is trying to buck Kick off.
Kick working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick is working Grigorjev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Grigorjev wants to get back to his feet but Kick drags him back down.
Kick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grigorjev wants to clinch
and Kick counters with a shoot takedown. Grigorjev fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kick wants to control from the top but Grigorjev keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kick accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grigorjev wants to get back to his feet but Kick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kick stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kick misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kick.
Grigorjev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorjev lands an elbow inside.
Grigorjev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kick is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grigorjev to keep the fight standing.
Kick is breathing heavily.
Grigorjev lands an elbow inside that Kick shrugs off.
Kick is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grigorjev.
Grigorjev with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like hi Kick has been cut.
Grigorjev looking to slow down the pace here.
Grigorjev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kick's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigorjev fails with the takedown
and Kick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grigorjev tries to kick Kick off but Kick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kick is trying to control. Grigorjev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grigorjev is trying to stand back up but Kick is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hi Kick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on hi Kick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grigorjev leaves Kick with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grigorjev tries a head kick but it misses.
Grigorjev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kick has a takedown stuffed.
Grigorjev moves in looking to clinch but Kick pushes him off.
Grigorjev swinging wildly here.
Kick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Grigorjev quickly recovers to half guard.
Grigorjev tries to kick Kick off but Kick keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kick throws a strike but Grigorjev avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Grigorjev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kick trying to control the position from guard on top but Grigorjev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grigorjev looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Grigorjev is looking to stand up but Kick isn't so interested in that idea.
Kick has gone for a leg lock! Grigorjev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kick's guard.
Kick trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grigorjev tries to stand but Kick is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grigorjev wants to stand and escape but instead Kick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kick looking to pass the guard.
Kick throws an elbow that misses. Grigorjev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kick's guard. Nice move by Grigorjev!
Grigorjev wants to stand and escape but instead Kick has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick prevents Grigorjev from getting back to his feet.
Grigorjev is looking to stand back up but Kick counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grigorjev.
Kick 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.
Kick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grigorjev taking some punishment here, with Kick in his half guard.
Kick is looking to advance position but Grigorjev won't allow it.
Kick is looking to take a break and control but Grigorjev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grigorjev won't allow Kick to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kick is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kick throwing shots but Grigorjev is blocking nicely.
Grigorjev is trying to stand.
Kick wants to pass the guard but Grigorjev is defending well.
Grigorjev pushes Kick off looking to stand but Kick dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorjev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kick is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Grigorjev has managed to free his arm - good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kick content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
hi Kick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on hi Kick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grigorjev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kick drives through with a takedown into Grigorjev's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kick passes Grigorjev's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grigorjev looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Kick seems content to control.
Kick wants to pass to mount but Grigorjev is defending the position.
Kick not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grigorjev pushes Kick off looking to stand but Kick dives back in and keeps control.
Kick throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorjev won't allow Kick to pass to mount.
Kick works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kick thowing shots but they're missing.
Grigorjev really wants to buck Kick off and get back to his feet.
Kick raining down shots from the mount!
Kick trying to control but Grigorjev is having none of it.
Grigorjev is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kick landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kick raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grigorjev wants to try and get back to his feet.
Grigorjev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kick has hold of Grigorjev's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Grigorjev manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kick is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grigorjev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grigorjev!
Grigorjev tries to stand but Kick is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grigorjev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grigorjev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kick has control of Grigorjev's left arm, preventing Grigorjev from doing any damage.
Kick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kick is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Grigorjev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorjev has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kick is proving hard to escape from.
Kick looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grigorjev passes into side control.
Grigorjev tries to stand but Kick is controlling his head.
Mikhail Grigorjev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
hi Kick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kick can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
hi Kick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... hi Kick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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