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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 cm
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195 lbs
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184 cm
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196 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Kamehameha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice! The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A momentary lapse in concentration from Grice enables Kamehameha to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Grice manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Kamehameha is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grice is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grice has escaped and now he's on top! Grice passes Kamehameha's left leg - he's now in half guard. Kamehameha tries to get to full guard but Grice has control of the leg. Kamehameha is looking to control Grice's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kamehameha avoid being mounted? Grice working the head and body with strikes. Kamehameha regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Grice. Kamehameha wants to sweep here but Grice controlling him for the moment. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Grice is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grice is pushing down on Kamehameha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kamehameha is fighting to maintain full guard but Grice has managed to sneak the leg through. Grice thows a huge punch but Kamehameha dodges it nicely.
Kamehameha on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamehameha tries to get out of the position. Nice strikes from Grice there. Kamehameha is looking to improve his position.
Kamehameha is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grice scores with a couple of nice shots. Kamehameha looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Grice in particular looking to stall. Grice moves into full mount! Kamehameha won't be happy about that! Grice avoids the attempt from Kamehameha to control. Grice working Kamehameha over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kamehameha is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Grice with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grice putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Grice lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Grice looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead. A big strike lands for Grice! That's really hurt Kamehameha and he's turned his back - Grice keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Grice jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Grice! In his post fight interview, Gary Grice gave a big smile as he said 'Wu Tang fuh evah!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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