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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khari Irish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khari Irish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Gram!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irish works over Gram's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Irish.
Irish clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Irish throws an elbow but misses.
Gram has had enough of the clinch but Irish keeps him there for the moment.
Gram taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gram gets control of Irish's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gram will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Irish wants to stand but Gram is controlling his posture from full guard.
Irish won't allow Gram to get back to his feet.
Irish passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Irish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Irish not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gram is looking to control Irish's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gram avoid being mounted?
Irish with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Irish thows a huge punch but Gram dodges it nicely.
Irish performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gram is looking for a sweep. Irish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish wants to stand up but Gram is controlling the position.
Irish looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gram is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Well, if Irish is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gram misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Irish passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gram!
Gram is in a horrible position here. Irish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Irish raining down hammerfists from mount.
Irish tries to control but Gram wriggling away.
Irish 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.
Irish tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Irish unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gram is trying desperately to improve position.
Irish has control of Gram's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gram regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Irish scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gram?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gram tries to lock up and control but Irish gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gram sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Irish wants to free his trapped foot but Gram is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khari Irish dominated that round.
That's time! Irish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gram wants to clinch up but Irish keeps it at a distance.
Khari Irish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irish looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gram is fending him off so far but Irish persists. Nope, Gram circles away and we're back to standing.
Irish shoots for a takedown but Gram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gram blocks a jab.
Irish has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khari Irish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Irish successfully pulls guard.
Irish keeping full guard, as Gram tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irish is looking to stand up but Gram isn't so interested in that idea.
Irish is trying to control the position but Gram postures up.
Gram must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Irish is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gram postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gram throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Irish looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gram being controlled here momentarily.
Khari Irish has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Irish shoots for a takedown but Gram saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Irish tries to clinch up.
Gram is looking to clinch.
Gram throws a sloppy head kick and Irish moves out of range easily.
Gram tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Irish shoots in and drives through. Gram sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Irish lands a slapping body shot.
Gram tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Irish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gram closes the distance looking to clinch
and Irish counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gram is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Irish is defending well.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Irish here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gram pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gram shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Irish is trying to defend but Gram finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Irish tries to get to full guard but Gram has control of the leg.
Gram landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gram is thwarting Irish's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gram.
Irish wants to control but Gram is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gram wants to take a breather but Irish is having none of it.
Gram is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gram wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Irish uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Irish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Irish is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay Gram will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Irish takes the fight into the clinch.
Gram fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Irish jumps guard but Gram stands there with Irish around his waist. Irish gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gram manages to break the clinch.
Gram bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Irish on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Irish tries to get out of the position.
Irish is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gram's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gram seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Irish does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Irish manages to get to full guard.
Gram looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gram stopping the sweep attempt from Irish.
Gram wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
Irish might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Irish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Irish pulls Gram in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irish wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jay Gram wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gram tries to close the distance and clinch but Irish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gram gets the takedown into side control.
Gram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gram working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Irish controls the position for a moment.
Gram wants to stand but Irish is controlling his arm.
Gram decides to stand back up. Gram steps back and let's Irish get back to his feet.
Gram with a poor takedown
and Irish counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irish leaning his opponent against the cage.
Irish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gram enables Irish to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gram manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Irish wanted to stand there but Gram had control of the position.
Irish landing with the ground and pound.
Gram is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Irish is controlling him.
Irish 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irish keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gram's head.
Irish lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Irish is looking to stand up but Gram won't let him.
Irish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gram is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gram has a closed guard, preventing Irish from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khari Irish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Irish 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khari Irish!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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