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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sairanix Jr Lokren (ranked 4042 p4p, 207 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 1093 p4p, 66 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Insanely flexible |
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World class 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sairanix Jr Lokren !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lokren tries for a takedown but Grandis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grandis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donk. Grandis catches Lokren right on the button with a cross.
Donk. Grandis catches Lokren right on the button with a cross.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lokren .
Lokren appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lokren feints and as Grandis raises his hands in defense, Lokren changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grandis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lokren throwing strikes from guard but Grandis blocks nicely.
Lokren wants to pass the guard but Grandis is keeping the position.
Grandis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lokren is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lokren is looking to work some ground and pound but Grandis has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren cracks Grandis with a solid left hand.
Lokren throwing strikes from guard but Grandis blocks nicely.
Lokren has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Grandis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses. Grandis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lokren 's guard. Nice move by Grandis!
Lokren looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lokren trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lokren throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lokren punching from the bottom - just letting Grandis know he's still in a fight.
Grandis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lokren tries to strike from the bottom.
Grandis passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Lokren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lokren landing strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren missing with punches from the bottom.
Grandis wants to free his trapped foot but Lokren is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lokren missing with punches from the bottom.
Grandis wants to pass the guard but Lokren is defending well.
Lokren misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Grandis wants to take a breather but Lokren is having none of it.
Grandis blocks the strikes from Lokren .
Lokren missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lokren throws a strike from the bottom but Grandis passes into side control!
Lokren is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lokren tries to bench press Grandis off him but Grandis keeps the position.
Grandis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lokren .
Grandis avoids the strikes from the bottom by Lokren .
Lokren is trying to improve his position.
Lokren misses with a strike from the bottom.
Grandis working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grandis throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lokren doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grandis counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grandis but Grandis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sairanix Jr Lokren . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandis scores with a hook to the body. Lokren takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lokren looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lokren drops his hands momentarily and Grandis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lokren shoots in looking for a takedown but Grandis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lokren 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lokren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grandis throws out the jab.
Lokren shoots for a double leg takedown but Grandis sprawls well. He's pushed Lokren 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grandis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lokren moves away.
Lokren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grandis.
Lokren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grandis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lokren .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lokren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lokren closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grandis to the mat! Grandis manages to get full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lokren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grandis as he avoids it easily.
Lokren closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grandis's guard.
Lokren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grandis seems keen to control Lokren 's posture.
Grandis wants to stand but Lokren is controlling the position.
Lokren won't allow Grandis to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grandis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grandis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Grandis has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis wants to sweep here but Lokren controlling him for the moment.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses. Grandis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lokren 's guard. Nice move by Grandis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren wants to improve his position but instead Grandis has moved into half guard.
Lokren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Grandis wants to take a breather but Lokren is having none of it.
Grandis is looking to advance position but Lokren won't allow it.
Lokren throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Grandis manages to pass to side control.
Lokren manages to get back to half guard.
Lokren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lokren scores with a few weak punches.
Grandis seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Grandis blocks the strikes from Lokren .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren is looking for a sweep. Grandis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lokren manages to get to full guard.
Lokren striking off his back.
Grandis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Grandis looking to pass the guard.
Lokren throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grandis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lokren striking off his back but it's not causing Grandis any problems.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robert Grandis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grandis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grandis thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Lokren misses its target.
Robert Grandis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lokren .
Grandis just misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis swings for the body but Lokren moves out of range.
Lokren takes one to the side of the head.
Lokren takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grandis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lokren manages to avoid it.
Grandis connects with a leg kick. Lokren looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Grandis misses.
Grandis lands a jab to the head.
Grandis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lokren was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Grandis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grandis cracks Lokren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lokren blocks a jab.
Grandis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lokren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lokren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grandis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Grandis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Lokren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Grandis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Grandis on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grandis parries the strikes from Lokren easily there. Lokren is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grandis to escape.
Lokren misses with the ground and pound.
Lokren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ground and pound from Lokren seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Grandis defending against the ground and pound.
Grandis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lokren working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lokren 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grandis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lokren drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grandis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lokren postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lokren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grandis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lokren stands up over Grandis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lokren with a nice head shot there.
Lokren working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grandis's head.
Grandis working a defensive guard but Lokren passes into half guard.
Sairanix Jr Lokren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lokren is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Lokren .
Lokren looks to land a strike but Grandis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grandis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lokren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lokren throws an elbow that misses. Grandis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lokren 's guard. Nice move by Grandis!
Lokren throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lokren thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lokren lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Lokren will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lokren striking off his back.
Lokren will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lokren thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grandis passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Lokren missing with punches from the bottom.
It looks like Grandis is going to stand back up.
Sairanix Jr Lokren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Grandis blocks the strikes from Lokren .
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lokren uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandis.
Lokren closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lokren lands in his opponent's guard.
Lokren postures up in Grandis's guard and throws a big left but Grandis blocks it.
Lokren being controlled here momentarily.
Lokren throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throwing strikes but missing.
Lokren trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grandis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lokren is one step ahead there.
Lokren is in close to Grandis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grandis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lokren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lokren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lokren throws a big elbow that misses.
Lokren throwing strikes from guard but Grandis blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lokren throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lokren is looking to work some ground and pound but Grandis has wrist control.
Grandis has momentary wrist control but Lokren slips an elbow through the middle.
Lokren throwing strikes but missing.
Lokren distracts Grandis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lokren scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lokren being controlled here momentarily.
Lokren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grandis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lokren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sairanix Jr Lokren showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grandis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
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