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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 1458 p4p, 97 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 1697 p4p, 112 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Grandis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenobi cracks Grandis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenobi lands a lovely overhand right.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenobi cracks Grandis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've been told by Kenobi's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kenobi missing with a left hand there. Grandis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
Kenobi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grandis lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
Grandis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grandis cracks a nice hook into Kenobi's ribs.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Grandis.
Grandis clinches up against the cage.
Grandis has a couple of punches blocked by Kenobi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Kenobi manages to break the clinch.
Grandis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kenobi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Grandis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenobi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenobi throws out a loose jab but Grandis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Grandis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kenobi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kenobi counters with a series of strikes. Grandis will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kenobi misses with a left hand
and Grandis counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Grandis blocks the leg kick.
Kenobi tests Grandis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kenobi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grandis. That did some damage!
Kenobi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenobi swings widly with a right hand
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Grandis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grandis walks into a left hand.
Kenobi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenobi throws a big counter combination but Grandis scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grandis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenobi.
Grandis drops his hands momentarily and Kenobi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kenobi moves out of range as Grandis strikes.
Grandis takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Kenobi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Grandis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Kenobi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grandis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenobi throws a right and a left that Grandis avoids nicely.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenobi throws a head kick but Grandis moves out of range.
Grandis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grandis lands with a good body shot.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grandis throws a shot to the body.
Kenobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Grandis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kenobi rather than just go for the knockout.
Kenobi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Grandis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a right hook to the body.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Kenobi.
Grandis misses with a left hand
and Kenobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenobi misses with an uppercut. Grandis saw that one coming.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Kenobi's body.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Kenobi moves away and avoids it.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Grandis slips under a jab from Kenobi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grandis. Those never looked like landing.
Kenobi appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grandis throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenobi throws a nice looking combination but Grandis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grandis throws a good cross that connects.
Grandis throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Grandis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenobi scores with a push kick.
Kenobi swings for the body but Grandis moves out of range.
Kenobi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kenobi scores with a sloppy right hand. Grandis should have avoided that one.
Kenobi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grandis is out of range.
Kenobi punishes Grandis's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grandis connects with a body shot.
Kenobi misses with a straight left.
Grandis connects with a body shot that sends Kenobi's belly button to the back.
Grandis throws a body punch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi slips a straight right by Grandis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Wan Kenobi 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.
Grandis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenobi.
The fighters circling - Kenobi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grandis! But no joy.
Grandis swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grandis's head.
Grandis throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandis scores with a jab to the head.
Grandis walks into a stiff left hand from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Kenobi throws a looping overhand right but Grandis ducks down to avoid it.
Kenobi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grandis doesn't seem bothered though.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Grandis.
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!
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
A big left from Grandis misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenobi. Grandis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenobi.
Grandis throws out a counter right but Kenobi avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Kenobi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grandis misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
Kenobi catches Grandis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Kenobi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenobi.
Kenobi is looking to score with low kicks.
Grandis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
Kenobi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kenobi swinging wildly here.
Grandis throws the left hand but Kenobi avoids the punch easily.
Grandis 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.
Grandis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenobi at a distance.
Kenobi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grandis can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grandis slips a jab from Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grandis's sensitive parts.
Grandis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grandis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenobi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Kenobi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Kenobi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Grandis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandis throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Grandis lands an overhand right.
Kenobi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenobi throws a jab when Grandis was well out of range.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenobi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandis manages to avoid it.
Kenobi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Grandis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kenobi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis moves away from the strike by Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenobi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Decent striking displayed by Grandis there.
Grandis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kenobi, pushing him back against the cage.
Grandis throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenobi.
A left hand lands to the body for Grandis.
Kenobi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Grandis avoids the punch easily.
Kenobi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grandis scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenobi.
Kenobi lands a nice shot to the body.
Grandis throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kenobi is looking to counter with head kicks.
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!
Kenobi slips a straight right by Grandis.
Grandis throws a shot from downtown. Kenobi moves away and avoids it.
Kenobi throws a sloppy head kick and Grandis moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenobi misses the target.
Grandis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Grandis.
Grandis thuds a left hand into Kenobi's body.
Nice straight punches there by Kenobi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kenobi.
Nice body punch from Grandis.
Grandis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenobi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Kenobi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grandis lands with a right hand.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Grandis moved out of range.
Kenobi thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi throws a solid leg kick but Grandis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenobi.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kenobi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grandis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grandis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenobi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi looks to land a body kick but Grandis moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grandis! But no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Grandis. That snapped Kenobi's head back.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi sizes up Grandis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grandis takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Grandis throws out a loose jab but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenobi can pounce on him.
Kenobi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenobi slips a jab from Grandis.
Kenobi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grandis misses the shot to the body.
Grandis swings for the body but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kenobi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis tries to counter by closing the distance.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi misses with a body kick.
Kenobi delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grandis connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Grandis.
Kenobi looks to throw a body kick
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenobi throws a chopping leg kick but Grandis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grandis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Grandis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenobi.
Grandis lands a nice hook to Kenobi's body. Kenobi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grandis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kenobi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grandis scores with a punch to the head.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Grandis misses.
Grandis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Grandis throws a hook to the side of Kenobi's head but Kenobi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grandis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenobi throws a push kick but Grandis slaps the foot to one side.
Grandis avoids the body shot from Kenobi.
Kenobi scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi loads up on a big right hand but Grandis slips the punch.
Kenobi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grandis.
Obi Wan Kenobi is winning the standup battle so far.
Grandis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Grandis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenobi throws a shot to the body.
Grandis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Grandis has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kenobi.
Grandis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenobi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenobi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Grandis.
Grandis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandis moves away.
A solid body kick from Kenobi.
Kenobi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kenobi throws a jab when Grandis was well out of range.
Grandis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a lazy right hand but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Grandis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grandis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenobi misses with a lunging right hand
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
Kenobi tries to bum rush Grandis with a series of wild strikes but Grandis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Grandis.
Kenobi throws a combination that misses
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grandis moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenobi.
Robert Grandis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis throws out a counter right but Kenobi avoids it with no problem.
Kenobi throws an overhand right that lands on Grandis's shoulder, as Grandis tries to avoid the shot.
Grandis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenobi slips a jab from Grandis.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi misses with a body shot
and Kenobi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grandis throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Grandis misses with a straight right.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grandis lands a nice looking body shot.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenobi throws a leg kick which misses Grandis's front leg but catches the back leg as Grandis tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Grandis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grandis misses with a looping left.
Grandis misses with a hook to the body
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenobi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grandis throws a right hand that Kenobi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenobi also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Kenobi.
Grandis ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
A big right from Grandis misses.
Kenobi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandis was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
Grandis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kenobi at a distance.
Kenobi misses with a straight left.
Kenobi throws a body punch but Grandis moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Grandis.
I think Kenobi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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RATING
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