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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Grove (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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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Grove!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grove swinging wilding here.
Rhino has managed to clinch.
Rhino tries for a takedown but Grove manages to get underhooks.
Rhino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhino fails to land the takedown.
Rhino has Grove up against the cage in a clinch.
Rhino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grove gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rhino.
Grove can't break the clinch.
Rhino looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove has had enough of the clinch but Rhino keeps him there for the moment.
Rhino tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rhino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rhino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rhino prevents Grove from breaking the clinch.
Grove wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rhino pulls guard successfully.
Grove tries to stand but Rhino is controlling from the bottom.
Grove stopping the sweep attempt from Rhino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Grove wanted to stand there but Rhino had control of the position.
Grove must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grove is fighting to break Rhino's control of his arms but Rhino is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rhino looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown. Grove tries to sprawl out of it but Rhino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grove throws a series of punches but Rhino moves out of range.
Good shot there by Grove.
Rhino swings for the body but Grove moves out of range.
Rhino tries to clinch up but Grove circles away and keeps his distance.
Rhino has a takedown stuffed.
Grove throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino is breathing heavily.
Rhino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grove moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino moves out of range of the strikes.
Grove scores with a punch to the head.
Grove misses with a few strikes there.
Rhino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grove is out of range and Rhino settles back down.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhino.
Grove throws a right and a left that Rhino avoids nicely.
Grove moves out of range as Rhino throws a body kick.
Rhino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grove looks to land a right hand but Rhino moved out of range.
Rhino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhino scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Grove dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rhino throws a head kick but Grove moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Rhino shoots in.
Grove will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grove throws a series of punches but Rhino moves out of range.
Rhino slips a jab and a cross from Grove.
Grove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grove stuffs the takedown.
Grove connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rhino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhino will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grove takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice sprawl there from Grove as Rhino shoots in.
Grove scores with a decent looking hook.
A lazy left from Grove finds it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rhino shoots in for a double leg but Grove sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Grove. No joy for Rhino on that attempt.
Grove tries to bum rush Rhino with a series of wild strikes but Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhino fails with a takedown attempt.
Rhino fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alex Grove is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Grove.
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grove throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rhino takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown. Grove tries to sprawl out of it but Rhino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Grove manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhino walks into a stiff left hand from Grove.
Grove connects with a nice looking jab.
Rhino dodges the punch combination from Grove.
Rhino looks for a takedown but Grove sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grove looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino looks for a takedown but Grove sprawls well.
Grove misses with a wild combination.
Grove's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Grove duly obliges.
Rhino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rhino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rhino.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grove, as that shot connected.
Rhino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rhino rushes Grove and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grove has had enough of the clinch but Rhino keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino pulls Grove into guard.
Rhino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grove wants to stand but Rhino has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rhino controls Grove momentarily but Grove frees himself.
Rhino pulls Grove in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rhino is working an open guard so Grove takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Grove stuffs the takedown attempt from Rhino. Rhino gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Grove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rhino on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rhino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rhino gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rhino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grove throws out a loose jab but Rhino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grove throws an overhand right that lands on Rhino's shoulder, as Rhino tries to avoid the shot.
Grove lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Grove tries to bum rush Rhino with a series of wild strikes but Rhino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rhino scores with a jab to the body.
Grove throws a series of punches but Rhino avoids them all with ease.
Grove jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhino fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grove looks to land a combination but Rhino avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grove as he jumps to the side.
Rhino fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baby Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Grove misses.
Rhino slips a jab and a cross from Grove.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grove as he jumps to the side.
Grove misses with a series of wild punches.
Rhino shoots in but Grove avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alex Grove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grove throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
No joy there for Grove, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rhino tries to clinch but Grove moves out of range.
Grove stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rhino throws a head kick but Grove moves out of range.
Rhino moves into the clinch successfully.
Rhino tries to score a body lock takedown but Grove shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rhino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Grove is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rhino can't break the clinch.
Grove wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rhino is trying to break the clinch but Grove has him pressed against the cage.
Rhino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grove smiles and moves away.
Grove swinging wilding here.
Baby Rhino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grove misses with a two punch combination.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grove.
Rhino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhino darts in and clinches Grove up against the cage.
Rhino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Grove prevents it.
Grove has had enough of the clinch but Rhino keeps him there for the moment.
Rhino jumps guard but Grove stands there with Rhino around his waist. Rhino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rhino has Grove pushed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rhino tries to pull guard but Grove won't allow it.
Rhino is looking to break free of the clinch but Grove has double underhooks.
Grove is looking to break free of the clinch but Rhino has double underhooks.
Rhino tries to score a body lock takedown but Grove shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grove can't break the clinch.
Rhino wants to break free but Grove has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Grove comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grove winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Grove!
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energy
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hype
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