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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dory Raly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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193 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dory Raly!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raly throws a shot to the body.
Grossman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raly counters with a nice uppercut.
Raly scores with a jab. Grossman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Raly lands but Grossman takes it in his stride.
Grossman shoots and misses
and Raly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Grossman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raly's waist but Raly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grossman off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raly, as that shot connected.
Raly tests Grossman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grossman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
David Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raly lands a lovely overhand right.
Grossman shoots and misses
and Raly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raly lands a right hook to the body.
Grossman goes for a double leg but Raly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raly continues to drive forward.
Grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raly's waist but Raly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grossman off to one side.
Raly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grossman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Raly.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly cracks Grossman with an open hand slap.
Grossman shoots in looking for a takedown but Raly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Grossman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Grossman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raly tries to avoid it but Grossman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raly to the ground. Raly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grossman shoots in for a takedown but Raly shows good takedown defense.
Grossman is breathing heavily.
Raly clobbers Grossman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grossman with a poor takedown
and Raly counters with a good low kick that Grossman was not able to check.
That kick from Raly tenderised Grossman's leg. Grossman is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Raly tenderised Grossman's leg. Grossman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Raly feints and then cracks Grossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossman down.
Nice shot by Raly.
Raly scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grossman or perhaps it was just good defense by Raly, which made it look bad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raly bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good leg kick by Raly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grossman has a takedown stuffed.
Raly throws out a counter right but Grossman avoids it with no problem.
Raly lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Raly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches up with Raly, looking for a takedown. Grossman pushes Raly against the cage but Raly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grossman walks into a stiff left hand from Raly.
Raly stuffs the takedown attempt from Grossman. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Raly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grossman on the side of the head.
Raly lands with a nice body punch.
Grossman fails to land the takedown.
Grossman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grossman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raly can pounce on him.
Grossman darts in looking for a takedown but Raly gets double underhooks and turns Grossman into the cage.
Raly scores with a sloppy right hand. Grossman should have avoided that one.
Grossman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Raly. No joy for Grossman on that attempt.
Raly looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Raly.
Raly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raly lands a jab.
Raly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grossman's calf.
Grossman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grossman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raly tries to avoid it but Grossman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raly to the ground. Raly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grossman's calf.
Grossman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dory Raly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grossman.
Raly connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grossman's hands.
Raly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raly wants it to stay on the feet.
Good shot there by Raly.
Raly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raly. That one must have hurt.
No luck for Grossman with that takedown attempt.
Grossman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raly has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Raly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raly scores with a spinning back kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman walks into a jab.
Grossman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grossman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raly counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raly, as that shot connected.
Grossman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raly.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raly, right into the meat.
A jab from Raly does it's job there.
Raly lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raly throws a right hand that Grossman ducks under and follows up with a left that Grossman also avoids with ease.
Raly delivers a nice body kick.
Raly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raly cracks Grossman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Grossman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Grossman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raly scores with a jab.
Grossman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grossman somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dory Raly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Raly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raly connects with the punch.
Raly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grossman backs up against the cage.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches up with Raly, looking for a takedown. Grossman pushes Raly against the cage but Raly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grossman shoots for a double leg takedown but Raly sprawls well. He's pushed Grossman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck for Grossman with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Grossman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raly throws a leg kick which misses Grossman's front leg but catches the back leg as Grossman tries to avoid it.
Grossman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raly lands with a good body shot.
Raly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raly dips to his left and cracks Grossman with an uppercut!
Raly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Raly.
Raly lands a really nice looking cross but Grossman seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grossman dives in and grabs Raly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raly pushes down on Grossman's head and hops out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grossman takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raly.
Raly lands a jab.
Raly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grossman circles away quickly and effectively.
Grossman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raly lands a really nice looking cross but Grossman seems unphased.
Raly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Raly stuffs the takedown attempt from Grossman. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grossman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Raly's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly wants to get back to his feet.
Grossman wants to work for an arm triangle but Raly is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grossman wants to free his trapped foot but Raly is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grossman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Raly doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grossman.
Grossman is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Raly to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman stops Raly from standing up.
Grossman tries to free his leg and advance position but Raly is retaining full guard.
Raly wants to stand and escape but Grossman is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grossman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Raly is keeping the position for now.
Grossman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Raly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Raly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Raly!
Raly tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Grossman is trying to control Raly's posture but Raly avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raly wants to stand but Grossman has his arm trapped.
Grossman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raly decides to stand back up.
Grossman shoots in for a double leg but Raly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raly appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grossman. Grossman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dory Raly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Grossman with a poor takedown
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raly thumps Grossman with a low kick.
Grossman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dory Raly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman shoots in looking for a takedown. Raly tries to sprawl out of it but Grossman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raly scoring well with a low kick there.
Raly scores with a spinning back kick!
Raly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grossman dives in and grabs Raly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raly pushes down on Grossman's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Grossman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman has his takedown stuffed
and Raly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raly tests Grossman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grossman fails with the takedown
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman shoots and misses
and Raly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raly scores with a punch to the head.
Grossman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raly. Raly obviously looking to wear him down.
Grossman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grossman backs up against the cage.
Grossman needs to keep his hands up - Raly had a free shot at his head there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raly.
Grossman misses with a takedown
and Raly counters with a nice uppercut.
David Grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grossman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Raly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Grossman scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman walks into a left hand.
Grossman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raly tests Grossman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman walks into a stiff left hand from Raly.
Jab by Raly.
Raly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grossman on the side of the head.
Raly feints a jab promting Grossman to slip. Raly then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grossman slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raly stuffs the takedown attempt from Grossman. Grossman gets slowly back to his feet.
Raly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raly clobbers Grossman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raly fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grossman on the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grossman or perhaps it was just good defense by Raly, which made it look bad.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches up with Raly, looking for a takedown. Grossman pushes Raly against the cage but Raly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raly thuds his right hand into Grossman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Raly lands.
Good leg kick by Raly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grossman shoots in for a double leg but Raly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grossman. That did some damage!
Grossman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Raly scores with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raly, as that shot connected.
Grossman is rocked!
Grossman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raly scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grossman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raly throws a leg kick which misses Grossman's front leg but catches the back leg as Grossman tries to avoid it.
Grossman has his takedown stuffed
and Raly counters with a nice uppercut.
Raly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grossman goes for a double leg but Raly avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Raly continues to drive forward.
Raly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grossman misses with a takedown attempt - Raly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raly clobbers Grossman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raly scores with a head kick.
Dory Raly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raly misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raly.
Raly lands a head kick!
Raly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grossman tries for a takedown but Raly circles away easily
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossman with a poor takedown
and Raly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grossman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raly lands a leg kick that knocks Grossman off balance momentarily.
Raly scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice takedown defense from Raly. No joy for Grossman on that attempt.
Raly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raly plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
David Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dory Raly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raly 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dory Raly!
A relieved looking Dory Raly thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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