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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Graco Gregoravich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
24
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graco Gregoravich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Glover! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gregoravich on the wrong end of a nice jab. Glover throws a lazy uppercut
and Gregoravich counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Gregoravich misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely. Glover connects with a single shot there. Glover thows a left - swing and a miss! Gregoravich throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Glover was covering up waiting for the punch and Gregoravich finishes the takedown easily into guard. Glover trying to keep a closed guard but Gregoravich is proving a slippery customer.
Glover might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gregoravich haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Glover looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gregoravich is one step ahead there. Gregoravich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gregoravich wants to stand but Glover has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Our spies down at at Australian Top Team inform us that Glover has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off? Glover is looking for a triangle here but Gregoravich uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Glover tries to bench press Gregoravich off him but Gregoravich keeps the position. Gregoravich decides to take the fight back to the feet. Gregoravich moves out of range of the strikes. We've been hearing reports that Gregoravich has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Glover tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Gregoravich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A jab from Glover misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Glover throws a looping overhand right but Gregoravich ducks down to avoid it. Glover looks to land a left hand but Gregoravich moved out of range nicely. Glover lands with an overhand left. Danny Glover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gregoravich throws a series of punches but Glover avoids them all with ease. Gregoravich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Glover! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gregoravich decides to stand back up. Gregoravich misses the shot to the body. Glover misses with a lunging right hand
and Gregoravich counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gregoravich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Gregoravich darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Glover manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gregoravich is posturing up here but Glover has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gregoravich tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gregoravich has to tap! Slick submission there by Glover!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Glover! Danny Glover looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I'm Danny Glover. My hands are lethal weapons. Don't cheer me, cheer the surgeons that will putting my opponents face back together from beat down I just laid on him. God bless Jamaica! '.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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