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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Bombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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255 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
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249 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sasha Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Bombard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Grey moves to clinch but Bombard breaks away
and Bombard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bombard.
Grey missing with knees to the body.
Bombard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grey.
Bombard working aggressively here.
Grey misses with an elbow strike.
Grey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bombard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grey throws an elbow but it misses.
Grey wants to get back to striking at distance but Bombard won't allow it.
Grey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bombard misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bombard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Grey's brow.
Grey fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sasha Grey has been cut.
Grey tries to pull guard but Bombard won't allow it.
Bombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grey tries to clinch up but Bombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Grey drives through with a takedown into Bombard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grey throwing strikes from guard but Bombard blocks nicely.
Grey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grey 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.
Grey missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grey wants to pass the guard but Bombard is keeping the position.
Bombard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grey stands up over Bombard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grey wants to control from the top but Bombard keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard being controlled here, momentarily.
Grey is in close to Bombard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bombard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bombard looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bombard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey throwing strikes but missing.
Grey wants to control from the top but Bombard keeps moving.
Bombard being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sasha Grey wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grey tries to clinch but Bombard moves out of range.
Grey shoots in but Bombard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grey is looking to clinch but Bombard is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard misses with a looping right.
Bombard swats away the attempt to clinch by Grey.
Grey scores with a takedown into Bombard's guard.
Grey scoring with some ground and pound.
Grey stands up over Bombard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bombard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grey.
Grey scoring with punches to the head and body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Grey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bombard clinches.
Bombard misses with the head strike.
Grey tries to score a body lock takedown but Bombard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bombard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bombard dodges an elbow strike from Grey.
Grey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bombard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bombard's defenses.
Grey blocks an uppercut.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bombard's coach down at Champions GYM | All Elite Coaches| was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bombard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grey.
It looks like Hector Bombard has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grey is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bombard can't fight it off and eventually Grey manages to take the fight to the floor. Bombard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grey preventing the sweep.
Bombard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grey 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 one minute gone in the round.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bombard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grey throws a big right hand that misses.
Grey trying to control the position from guard on top but Bombard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grey pushing down on Bombard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grey drops an elbow to the side of Bombard's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grey there.
Bombard is trying to control but can't.
Grey is nestled in close to Bombard, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grey is working for a submission of some sort.
Grey slips a nice elbow through Bombard's hands, connecting with Bombard's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bombard's head.
Grey lands with a punch from half guard.
Bombard wants to get back to full guard.
Grey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grey winds up and cracks Bombard with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bombard defending well though.
Bombard is staying active underneath Grey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grey working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grey lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bombard's head.
Grey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bombard with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bombard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Grey there.
Grey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grey postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bombard to stand up.
Bombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bombard moves into the clinch.
Grey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bombard can do to turn this around?
Grey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bombard throws a hook but Grey avoids it easily.
Grey wants to clinch up but Bombard keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Grey dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Bombard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grey tries to clinch up but Bombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bombard leaves Grey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasha Grey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grey moves in looking to clinch but Bombard pushes him off.
Grey looks for a takedown but Bombard sprawls well.
Grey misses with the combination.
Grey thuds his shin into the meat of Bombard's side.
Sasha Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bombard is out of range and Grey settles back down.
Grey tries to clinch
and Bombard counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombard looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grey blocking some punches.
Grey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grey looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bombard gets through Grey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grey misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bombard throws an elbow but misses.
Bombard lands a nice elbow.
Grey is trying to break free.
Grey pulls guard successfully.
Grey wants to get back to his feet but Bombard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombard wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hector Bombard.
Grey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bombard avoids the head kick by Grey.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Bombard counters with a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey is looking to clinch.
Bombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grey slips under a jab from Bombard.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grey.
Grey tries to clinch up
and Bombard counters with a straight right hand.
Grey throws a head kick that misses.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hector Bombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt - Bombard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Bombard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombard scores with a jab to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grey tries to clinch but Bombard moves out of range.
Bombard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grey tries to close the distance and clinch but Bombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grey wants to clinch.
Bombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Sasha Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grey drives through and clinches with Bombard against the cage.
Grey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bombard after a bit of a struggle.
Bombard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sasha Grey's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grey throws an elbow but misses.
Bombard pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Bombard.
Hector Bombard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sasha Grey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grey pushes off an throws an elbow but Bombard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Bombard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Grey!
During a confident post fight interview, Sasha Grey thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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