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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Happy Day (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappler Striking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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174 cm
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167 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Happy Day!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grappler Striking!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Striking shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Striking winds up and cracks Day with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Day blocking the ground and pound attempt from Striking.
Striking has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Day is looking for a sweep. Striking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Striking not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Striking is looking to advance position but Day won't allow it.
Day tries to roll over but Striking keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day has hold of Striking's hands but Striking slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Day has one foot on Striking's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Striking bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Striking closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Day tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Day wants to improve his position but Striking is controlling well.
Day trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Striking wants to work for an arm triangle but Day is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Day is trying to get back to full guard.
Day throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Day is trying to control but Striking manages to pass to mount!
Day is looking to get to half guard.
Striking working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking breaks from Day's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Striking lands a heavy elbow.
Day is trying to escape the mount.
Striking avoids the attempt from Day to control.
Day manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Day is looking for a sweep. Striking is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Striking scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Striking working Day over with strikes.
Striking is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Day has managed to free his arm - good work.
Day landing a few short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day trying to hold on to Striking's head to control him but Striking postures up.
Day is looking to improve his position.
Striking is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Day tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Striking has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Striking cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Striking cracks Day with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Striking prevents Day from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day wants to control but Striking is having none of it.
Striking is working for a guillotine from mount but Day frees his head quite easily.
Striking landing shots from mount.
Day wants to hold on but Striking pushes him away.
Day is trying desperately to improve position.
Striking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Day is working to get back to half guard.
Day tries to hold on but Striking pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grappler Striking dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Day misses with a head kick.
Day moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Day throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Striking sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Striking changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Day looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Striking works to advance to full mount. Day defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Day gets back to half guard.
Day controlling the position well.
Day wants to control but Striking is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Day has hold of Striking's hands but Striking slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Day has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Striking is working away from the top position though.
Ground and pound from Striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Day is trying to maintain the position but Striking is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Day is trying to maintain the position but Striking is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Day throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Day.
Striking moves out of range as Day throws a body kick.
Striking looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Day!
Striking scoring with strikes but Day is staying in there.
Day is in a horrible position here. Striking smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Striking with the ground and pound from mount.
Day is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Striking prevents Day from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking looking for a guillotine from mount but Day is having none of it.
Day tries to hold on but Striking postures up.
Day is looking to improve his position but Striking isn't that keen on the idea.
Striking landing punches.
Day wants to hold on but Striking pushes him away.
Day is in all sorts of trouble here.
Day is working hard here to advance position.
Striking scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Day?
Day is in all sorts of trouble here.
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Striking cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Striking working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Day is desperately trying to improve his position but Striking has a good base and remains in mount.
Striking working the ground and pound effectively.
Day manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Day is trying to stand up here but Striking is controlling him well.
Grappler Striking has got the better of the ground game so far.
Striking is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Day is trying to maintain the position but Striking is very close to passing his half guard.
Day wants to improve his position but Striking is controlling well.
Striking perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Striking looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Day with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day regains full guard. Nicely done.
Striking stopping the sweep attempt from Day.
Striking wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
Striking slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Day.
Striking working over Day with some ground and pound. Day looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Striking blocks the strikes from Day.
Day is trying to stand back up but Striking is controlling him
Day trying to get back to full guard but Striking takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Day throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grappler Striking showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Day's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Day looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Striking throws a nice outside leg kick.
Striking throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Striking shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Day can't escape the position.
Striking punishing his opponent with strikes.
Striking landing punches.
Striking lands a heavy elbow.
Day is rocked!
Day is bucking up trying to escape but Striking cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Day is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Day working to try and regain half guard.
Striking landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Day swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Day seems to have got his legs back now.
Striking lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Day manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Day looking for submissions off his back.
Striking landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Striking is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Day regains full guard. Nicely done.
Striking postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Striking landing with the ground and pound.
Striking preventing the sweep.
Striking thows a big elbow that misses.
Striking wants to control from the top but Day keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Striking working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Day's head.
Striking is looking to work some ground and pound but Day has wrist control.
Striking avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Day looking to hit a scissor sweep but Striking is one step ahead there.
Happy Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Striking decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Striking lands a nice short elbow.
Striking working Day over with strikes.
Day looking for a kimura from the bottom but Striking passes into side control!
Striking creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Day but he's now mounted!
Striking pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Striking punishing his opponent with strikes.
Day tries to lock up and control but Striking gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Day can't escape the position.
Striking cracks Day with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Day tries to reverse the position but Striking maintains control.
Striking trying to control but Day is having none of it.
Day keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Striking lands a nice shot to the head.
Striking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Striking lands a heavy elbow.
Day takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Day is trying desperately to improve position.
Striking scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Day?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Striking wants to control the pace but Day is squirming around nicely.
Day tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grappler Striking is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Day throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grappler Striking comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Striking 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grappler Striking!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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