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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dragon comes to the cage accompanied by Whiskey in the Jar. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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149 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dick Grayson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grayson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Grayson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grayson tries to stand but Dragon is controlling his head.
Grayson taking a breather here.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet but Grayson drags him back down.
Dragon misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Dragon is trying to buck Grayson off.
Grayson wants to stand but Dragon is controlling his arm.
Dragon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dragon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson taking a breather here.
Dragon prevents Grayson from improving position.
Grayson wants to stand but Dragon has his arm trapped.
Dragon is letting Grayson control him for a moment.
Dragon is pushing Grayson's head away, looking to escape. Grayson manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Grayson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson working the ground and pound from side control.
Grayson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dragon is letting Grayson control him for a moment.
Dragon wants to control but Grayson postures up.
Dragon tries to escape but Grayson is in control.
Grayson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Dragon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dragon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Grayson is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.
Grayson looks winded!
Grayson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragon to his feet.
Dragon shoots in for a double leg but Grayson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grayson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon tries to clinch but Grayson moves out of range.
Dragon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Grayson avoids them all with ease.
Grayson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Grayson gets a double leg takedown into Dragon's guard.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dragon manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon is looking to break free of the clinch but Grayson has double underhooks.
Dragon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grayson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragon lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grayson in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as Dragon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grayson doesn't seem phased though.
Randy Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Dragon catches Grayson right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Grayson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grayson with a poor takedown
and Dragon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dragon tries to clinch there but Grayson circles away.
Dragon throws a nice looking combination but Grayson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dragon defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grayson.
A left and a right from Dragon both land. Nice combination.
Grayson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Grayson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grayson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Dragon. Those never looked like landing.
Randy Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grayson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
Grayson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Randy Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Grayson.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
Dragon misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Dragon both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Grayson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dragon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grayson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Grayson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dragon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grayson is one step ahead there.
Grayson wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Grayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to control the position but Grayson postures up.
Dragon keeping full guard, as Grayson tries to pass.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dragon tries to strike from the bottom.
Grayson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dragon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dragon connects with the punch.
Grayson throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Dragon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon tries to clinch but Grayson is having none of it.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grayson sprawls well. Grayson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Decent striking displayed by Grayson there.
Grayson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragon.
Grayson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dragon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayson won't allow Dragon to get back to his feet.
Grayson wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grayson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragon tries to clinch up
and Grayson counters by clinching up.
Grayson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon is trying to break the clinch but Grayson has him pressed against the cage.
Grayson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grayson prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Grayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grayson counters with a shoot takedown. Dragon fights it but they end up in guard.
Grayson wants to stand but Dragon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grayson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grayson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grayson wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grayson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dragon is trying to keep Grayson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grayson is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grayson is in close to Dragon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grayson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dragon is keeping the position for now.
Grayson wants to stand and escape but instead Dragon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dragon looking to pass the guard.
Dragon stopping the sweep attempt from Grayson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grayson has a closed guard, preventing Dragon from standing up.
Grayson is pulling down on Dragon's head to control his posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dick Grayson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dragon scores with a one two! Grayson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dragon with a nice cross.
Grayson moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragon circles away.
Dragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragon lands with a nice combination. Grayson backs away looking to recover.
Dragon moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grayson shoots in for a double leg but Dragon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grayson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dragon leaves Grayson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Randy Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Grayson.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grayson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragon jabs at Grayson's body.
Grayson slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grayson avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Grayson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Grayson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragon defends it nicely.
Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Randy Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Grayson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dick Grayson.
I've got Grayson 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Grayson!
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