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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Granville Fortier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Satudarah (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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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granville Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Satudarah!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortier tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Satudarah.
Satudarah dives in and grabs Fortier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fortier pushes down on Satudarah's head and hops out.
Fortier forces Satudarah back against the cage and clinches.
Fortier lands a takedown into guard.
Fortier is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Satudarah working a defensive guard here.
Fortier sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Granville Fortier just wasn't active enough.
Satudarah avoids the body shot from Fortier.
Satudarah closes the distance and clinches up with Fortier, looking for a takedown. Satudarah pushes Fortier against the cage but Fortier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Granville Fortier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Satudarah.
A combination from Fortier does no damage.
Fortier throws a nice looking combination but Satudarah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satudarah tries to clinch but Fortier moves out of range.
Satudarah slips a straight right by Fortier.
Fortier throws a head kick but Satudarah moves out of range.
Satudarah wants to clinch
and Fortier counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fortier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fortier trying to stand up but can't free himself from Satudarah's guard.
Fortier controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortier working some strikes from top position.
Fortier will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satudarah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Satudarah is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Satudarah is looking to stand up but Fortier isn't so interested in that idea.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Granville Fortier.
Fortier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Satudarah looks winded!
Fortier trying to control the pace.
Fortier seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Satudarah for as long as he can get away with.
Satudarah regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fortier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Satudarah is proving hard to escape from.
Fortier passes into half guard.
Fortier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fortier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Fortier is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Granville Fortier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Satudarah.
Fortier tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Satudarah defends well and Fortier ends up having to push Satudarah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fortier slowing the pace effectively.
Fortier manages to pull guard.
Satudarah trying to control the position from guard on top but Fortier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satudarah tries to free his leg and advance position but Fortier is retaining full guard.
Fortier keeping moving, preventing Satudarah from controlling successfully.
Satudarah stopping the sweep attempt from Fortier.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fortier is pulling down on Satudarah's head. It's preventing any offense from Satudarah, at least for the moment.
Fortier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fortier tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jay Satudarah.
Satudarah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fortier to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fortier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Granville Fortier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Granville Fortier just wasn't active enough.
Satudarah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fortier moves into the clinch.
Fortier tries to land knees in the clinch but Satudarah avoids the damage to the body.
Satudarah tries to break the clinch but Fortier is controlling the position.
Satudarah tries to pull guard but Fortier holds him up against the cage and eventually Satudarah drops back down to his feet.
Satudarah has picked Fortier up - he's going for a ride! Satudarah dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satudarah blocks the strikes from Fortier.
Fortier pushes Satudarah off looking to stand but Satudarah dives back in and keeps control.
Satudarah is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fortier is trying to maintain the position but Satudarah is very close to passing his half guard.
Fortier is trying to stand.
Fortier works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fortier throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fortier managing to control the position.
Fortier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Satudarah's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fortier working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Satudarah's head.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Satudarah looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fortier is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortier wants to get up but he can't break Satudarah's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Granville Fortier dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Satudarah misses the shot to the body.
Fortier shoots in and gets a takedown into Satudarah's guard.
Fortier landing some decent shots from guard.
Fortier drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fortier jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Satudarah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fortier looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fortier stands and steps away. Satudarah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Satudarah.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Satudarah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fortier misses with a double jab
and Satudarah counters with a left and a right that stings Fortier.
Fortier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Satudarah with a poor takedown
and Fortier counters by moving into the clinch.
Satudarah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fortier's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fortier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Satudarah.
Fortier has clasped his hands together around Satudarah's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Fortier working the body and head with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satudarah is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fortier's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Still in half guard, Fortier seems content to control.
Fortier looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Satudarah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fortier controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fortier in particular looking to stall.
Fortier is thwarting Satudarah's attempts to control the position.
Fortier is looking to advance position but Satudarah won't allow it.
Satudarah is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fortier scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortier controlling the pace.
Satudarah is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fortier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fortier has picked Satudarah up - he's going for a ride! Fortier dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fortier is looking to advance position but Satudarah won't allow it.
Fortier takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortier moves into full mount! Satudarah won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Granville Fortier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fortier 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Granville Fortier!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Granville Fortier!
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Granville Fortier!
Granville Fortier wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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