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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant comes into the arena with Alice in Chains - Rooster blaring out of the sound system. Hara comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Who - Eminence front kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cody Grant could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Hara's chin.
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24 - 11 - 0 |
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210 lbs
31 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cody Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant has managed to clinch.
Hara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grant misses with a knee to the head.
Hara managing to block the knees to the body from Grant.
Grant connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Hara has been cut.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Hara is blocking nicely.
Grant stops a takedown attempt from Hara.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant lands an elbow inside that Hara shrugs off.
Grant prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grant looking to throw knees to the head but Hara is blocking nicely.
Grant throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Grant has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Grant is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hara is defending well for now.
Grant misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hara.
Hara is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Grant gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cody Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hara.
Hara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hara works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hara 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.
Hara is looking to advance position but Grant has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hara working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hara is looking to escape.
Grant misses with a head shot.
Grant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hara's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hara is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hara tries to lock up and control but Grant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hara sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Grant not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hara is pressing down on Grant's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grant throwing strikes from guard but Hara blocks nicely.
Grant in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant stands up and waves to Hara to follow him.
Nice takedown defense from Grant. No joy for Hara on that attempt.
Hara tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hara's face.
Grant tries a knee to the head but Hara blocks it.
Grant tries a body shot but Hara blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Grant.
Grant is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hara tries to score a body lock takedown but Grant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hara tries for a takedown but Grant manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands an elbow that stopped Hara in his tracks for a moment.
Grant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hara looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grant moves into the clinch.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grant throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hara blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Grant dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Hara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant blocks a jab.
Hara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grant swivels and escapes.
Hara dives in and grabs Grant's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grant pushes down on Hara's head and hops out.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grant circles away.
Cody Grant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hara.
Hara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hara shoots in for a takedown but Grant shows good takedown defense.
Grant lands a brutal head kick. Hara looks out on his feet and Grant throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Cody Grant!
Cody Grant bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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pop
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