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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between somsak skantze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alik Grigoryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). skantze comes into the arena with anima libera blaring out of the sound system. somsak skantze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ White 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, somsak skantze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alik Grigoryan!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by skantze.
skantze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grigoryan on the ground.
skantze scores with a couple of short elbows.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
skantze wants to control but Grigoryan is keeping him busy.
Grigoryan throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
skantze decides to stand back up. skantze steps back and let's Grigoryan get back to his feet.
Alik Grigoryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grigoryan looks gassed!
skantze shoots in and bounces Grigoryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
skantze is working Grigoryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
skantze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grigoryan striking off his back but it's not causing skantze any problems.
skantze stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grigoryan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
skantze is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Grigoryan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
skantze gets to his feet. Grigoryan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
skantze throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
skantze tries to clinch up.
skantze drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grigoryan is trying to escape the position but skantze is controlling the position.
Grigoryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grigoryan lands a nice short elbow.
Grigoryan blocks the strikes from skantze.
skantze is looking to escape.
skantze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grigoryan lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
skantze taking some punishment here, with Grigoryan in his half guard.
skantze is trying to stand up here but Grigoryan is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
skantze misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grigoryan misses with a double jab.
skantze gets the takedown into side control.
skantze has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Grigoryan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
skantze shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. skantze showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Grigoryan is trying to stand back up but skantze is controlling him
skantze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grigoryan gets back to full guard.
Grigoryan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
skantze stands up from Grigoryan's guard - skantze perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
skantze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grigoryan.
skantze changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Grigoryan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
skantze stands up.
skantze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grigoryan is fending him off so far but skantze persists. Nope, Grigoryan circles away and we're back to standing.
A punch combination from Grigoryan misses.
Grigoryan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
skantze throws a series of punches but Grigoryan moves out of range.
Grigoryan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grigoryan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grigoryan tries to bum rush skantze with a series of wild strikes but skantze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
skantze shoots in and bounces Grigoryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
skantze gets to his feet. Grigoryan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Grigoryan.
skantze pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grigoryan avoids the head kick by skantze.
Grigoryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by skantze.
Grigoryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and skantze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
skantze escapes and gets back to his feet.
skantze avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by skantze or perhaps it was just good defense by Grigoryan which made him look bad.
skantze fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grigoryan throws a right hand that skantze ducks under and follows up with a left that skantze also avoids with ease.
skantze fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grigoryan on the side of the head.
skantze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grigoryan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
somsak skantze dominated that round.
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.
A punch combination from skantze misses.
Grigoryan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
skantze misses with a double jab.
skantze throws a head kick but Grigoryan moves out of range.
skantze scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
skantze lands with a punch from half guard.
skantze postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Grigoryan to stand up.
Grigoryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and skantze counters with a single leg into guard. Grigoryan didn't expect that.
skantze wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
skantze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
skantze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
skantze is in close to Grigoryan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
skantze looking to pass the guard.
Grigoryan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst skantze is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skantze wants to get up but he can't break Grigoryan's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
skantze stands and steps away. Grigoryan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
skantze lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grigoryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and skantze counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
skantze gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Grigoryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
skantze gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grigoryan is trying to improve his position.
Grigoryan is pushing skantze's head away, looking to escape. skantze manages to hold on to the position though.
skantze controlling the position from side mount.
skantze tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Grigoryan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. skantze connects with a nice short shot to Grigoryan's temple.
Grigoryan looks like he's trying to stand up.
skantze stands up out of the half guard.
skantze misses with a body kick.
skantze misses with the combination.
Grigoryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and skantze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grigoryan's guard now.
skantze stopping the sweep attempt from Grigoryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
skantze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grigoryan is proving hard to escape from.
skantze postures up.
skantze scoring with punches to the head and body.
skantze stops Grigoryan from standing up.
Grigoryan wants to sweep here but skantze controlling him for the moment.
Grigoryan wants to stand and escape but skantze is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grigoryan fails to land with a series of punches.
skantze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - skantze lands in his opponent's guard.
Grigoryan wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
skantze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grigoryan is fending him off so far but skantze persists. Nope, Grigoryan circles away and we're back to standing.
skantze on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grigoryan. Grigoryan obviously looking to wear him down.
skantze has a takedown stuffed.
skantze dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
somsak skantze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grigoryan swinging wilding here.
Grigoryan pushes skantze up against the cage in a clinch.
skantze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grigoryan misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Grigoryan misses.
Grigoryan throws a front kick that sends skantze stumbling back into the cage.
Grigoryan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grigoryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and skantze counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grigoryan's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
somsak skantze dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
skantze scores with a takedown into Grigoryan's guard.
skantze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Grigoryan misses with a double jab
and skantze counters with a shoot takedown. Grigoryan fights it but they end up in guard.
skantze looking to sit in guard and control but Grigoryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
skantze tries to land a sweep but no joy.
skantze is looking for a triangle but Grigoryan pushes his legs off easily.
Grigoryan chips away with some ground and pound.
skantze wants to stand and escape but Grigoryan is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grigoryan with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan stopping the sweep attempt from skantze.
skantze wriggles free and stands up.
Grigoryan misses with a series of wild punches.
skantze falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grigoryan counters with a one-two to the body.
Grigoryan throws a series of punches but skantze avoids them all with ease.
skantze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Grigoryan throws a nice looking combination but skantze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
skantze throws a head kick that misses.
skantze swats away the attempt to clinch by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan misses with a combination
and skantze counters with a takedown into side control.
skantze working the ground and pound.
skantze lands an elbow.
somsak skantze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
skantze prevents Grigoryan from standing back up.
Grigoryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
skantze working Grigoryan over with strikes.
skantze wants to stand up but Grigoryan is controlling the position.
skantze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grigoryan keeps working.
skantze tries to stand and escape but Grigoryan is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
skantze scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigoryan bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Grigoryan misses with a wild combination.
skantze dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
skantze darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigoryan is trying to stand.
skantze is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigoryan can do to turn this around?
skantze escapes and gets back to his feet.
Grigoryan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Grigoryan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from skantze misses.
Grigoryan takes a kick to the side of the head.
skantze dodges the punch combination from Grigoryan.
skantze gets a takedown into half guard.
skantze tries to stand but can't do so whilst Grigoryan controls his leg.
Grigoryan pushes skantze off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Grigoryan.
Grigoryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but skantze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grigoryan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
skantze shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grigoryan as he avoids it easily.
skantze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Grigoryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and skantze counters with a shoot takedown. Grigoryan fights it but they end up in guard.
skantze might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigoryan has momentary wrist control but skantze slips an elbow through the middle.
skantze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grigoryan is proving hard to escape from.
Grigoryan throws a couple of heel strikes.
skantze wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grigoryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
somsak skantze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
skantze is stalling in the full guard.
Alik Grigoryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grigoryan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
somsak skantze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for skantze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... somsak skantze!
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