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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Basic striking
Heavy handed |
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Grant!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovv moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khalidovv attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Khalidovv finds it's way through Grant's defenses.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khalidovv.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Khalidovv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant tries to clinch up but Khalidovv circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Grant misses.
Grant tries to clinch but Khalidovv is having none of it.
Grant tries to sprawl but Khalidovv drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Khalidovv misses with a head shot. Grant uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grant escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khalidovv gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khalidovv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khalidovv thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv throwing strikes from guard but Grant blocks nicely.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Grant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khalidovv is aware though and is defending well.
Khalidovv wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant striking off his back but it's not causing Khalidovv any problems.
Khalidovv preventing the sweep.
Grant looking for a guillotine here but Khalidovv defends easily.
Grant has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Khalidovv can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Grant trying to control the position.
Khalidovv stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grant swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grant preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grant is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Khalidovv stands and steps away. Grant gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grant avoids a kick to the body.
Khalidovv misses with a low kick.
Grant bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Khalidovv is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Khalidovv 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've been hearing good reports from Khalidovv's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Grant cracks Khalidovv with a big right hand but Khalidovv just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Grant advances to mount.
Grant lands a big elbow.
Grant is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Khalidovv to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Khalidovv shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalidovv is looking to get to half guard.
Grant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv working to try and regain half guard.
Khalidovv regains half guard.
Khalidovv trying to control but Grant postures up.
Grant is nestled in close to Khalidovv, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grant missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Khalidovv moves into full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant drops back, looking for a kneebar! Khalidovv looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Khalidovv looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Khalidovv!
Khalidovv tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khalidovv.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Khalidovv shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grant manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khalidovv is aware though and is defending well.
Khalidovv throwing strikes but missing.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
Grant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khalidovv is one step ahead there.
Khalidovv looking to sit in guard and control but Grant gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brandon Grant has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidovv working a defensive guard here.
Grant lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Khalidovv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Grant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Khalidovv working for a triangle but Grant defends it easily.
Khalidovv will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Khalidovv is trying to keep Grant in close.
Grant trying to control the position from guard on top but Khalidovv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grant scoring with punches to the head and body.
Khalidovv is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grant is working Khalidovv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Khalidovv throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grant wants to pass the guard but Khalidovv is keeping the position.
Grant scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Grant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Grant works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Khalidovv manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv has momentary wrist control but Grant slips an elbow through the middle.
Grant lands a couple of elbows.
Khalidovv has his foot on Grant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grant works his way back into a safe position though.
Grant with a nice head shot there.
Grant lands a couple of digs.
Grant working some strikes from top position.
Khalidovv is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grant is aware though and is defending well.
Grant is working Khalidovv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant working some strikes from top position.
Grant drops back looking for a leg! Khalidovv is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Khalidovv manages to kick Grant off! Grant jumps back into Khalidovv's guard.
Grant trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Khalidovv had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grant defends it easily.
Khalidovv has his foot on Grant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grant works his way back into a safe position though.
Khalidovv avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grant is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Grant is in close to Khalidovv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Khalidovv's guard.
Khalidovv wants to improve his position but Grant is controlling well.
Grant is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grant trying to control the action but Khalidovv is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalidovv.
Grant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grant has a takedown stuffed.
Khalidovv scores with a nice body kick.
Grant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Khalidovv is trying to pull guard but Grant turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Khalidovv manages to pull guard.
Grant postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grant throwing strikes but missing.
Grant is in close to Khalidovv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Khalidovv is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khalidovv trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Khalidovv would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grant looking for a guillotine here but Khalidovv defends easily.
Grant looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalidovv sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grant's guard.
Grant is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Khalidovv winds up and cracks Grant with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khalidovv wants to control but Grant is keeping him busy.
Khalidovv seems to be looking for submissions.
Khalidovv seems to be working for a kimura but Grant defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khalidovv pulls his head out easily.
Grant trying to control from the bottom.
Khalidovv is looking for a kimura here.
Grant regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalidovv trying to control but Grant is working from the bottom.
Grant had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Khalidovv defends it easily.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Khalidovv from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Khalidovv in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grant is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khalidovv is aware though and is defending well.
Khalidovv trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant is working an open guard so Khalidovv takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Khalidovv shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grant as he avoids it easily.
Grant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Khalidovv doesn't seem bothered though.
Grant gets the takedown into side control.
Khalidovv tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Khalidovv some visible discomfort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grant is trying to get an arm triangle but Khalidovv is defending well.
Grant tries to move into full mount but can't pass Khalidovv's legs.
Brandon Grant is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Khalidovv is looking to reverse the position.
Grant lands a nice forearm strike.
Khalidovv struggling a bit here.
Khalidovv tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalidovv struggling a bit here.
Mamed Khalidovv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khalidovv tries to buck Grant off but Grant is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brandon Grant.
Well Grant has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Grant!
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energy
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hype
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