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Event:
DFC 12: Vachon vs. Livre
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1#
Stone closes the distance and clinches up with Grill, looking for a takedown. Stone pushes Grill against the cage but Grill circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grill has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grill's corner calls for a 1-2. Grill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grill circles away.
Bob Grill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Stone.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grill scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grill fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T1#
Stone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grill circles away.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Grill misses the target.
Grill tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grill lands with a cross.
Grill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Grill's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stone under the eye.#ROC#
Stone is rocked!
Grill is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stone.
Stone looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stone misses with a takedown
and Grill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Grill finish him?#T2#
Grill throws a monster overhand right that drops Stone! Grill follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Grill!
After the big win, Bob Grill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shinobi and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Event:
DFC 10: Koreshkov vs. Choo
Date: Jul 02, 2016 |
#R1#
Grill takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jocavich throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grill listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A big left from Grill misses.
Bob Grill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grill scores with a hook.
Jocavich slips a straight right by Grill.
Jocavich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grill.
Grill misses with a hook. Jocavich ducked under it nicely.
Jocavich is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Grill scores with a nice strike.
Jocavich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grill lands with an overhand left.#ROC#
Jocavich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jocavich darts in trying to clinch
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Jocavich shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grill sprawls well. Grill wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jocavich gets slowly back to his feet.
Jocavich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sloppy strikes from Grill. Those never looked like landing.
Jocavich shoots and misses
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
Jocavich walks into a left hand. #TD2#
Grill gets caught flat footed, as Jocavich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Grill wriggles free and stands up. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grill throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jocavich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jocavich doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob Grill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladamir Jocavich.
Grill lands a body shot.
Grill thuds a left hand into Jocavich's body.
A cross from Grill lands.
Grill fails to land with a series of punches.
Grill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jocavich momentarily.
#T3#
Grill connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jocavich momentarily.
Jocavich is still on wobbly legs! Can Grill finish him?#KD#
Grill cracks Jocavich with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Grill has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jocavich to stand back up!
Grill tests Jocavich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jocavich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grill connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jocavich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jocavich needs to keep his hands up - Grill had a free shot at his head there.
Sloppy strikes from Grill. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Jocavich. Jocavich gets slowly back to his feet.
Jocavich seems to have recovered his senses.
Jocavich misses with a takedown attempt - Grill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grill stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Grill dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grill lands a really nice looking cross but Jocavich seems unphased.
Jocavich moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jocavich shoots and misses
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Grill 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.
#R2#
Grill circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Jocavich to the canvas! Jocavich doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Grill keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Grill!
Bob Grill really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Shinobi logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Vladamir Jocavich spoke after the fight, saying 'I am sad I lost but I will win my next one'.
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Event:
DFC Showtime 2
Date: May 28, 2016 |
#R1#
Grill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob Grill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vachon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grill to score with a decent uppercut.
Grill throws a lazy right hand but Vachon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grill connects with a nice looking jab.
Vachon tries to clinch up but Grill circles away and keeps his distance.
Grill connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT2#
It looks like Maurice Vachon has been cut.
Grill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vachon.
Vachon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Vachon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grill to the mat! Grill manages to get full guard. #ES2#
Grill is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Vachon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD#
Grill is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vachon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grill to the mat. Grill regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Vachon working some strikes from top position.
Vachon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grill is trying to control the position but Vachon postures up.
Vachon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SUB#
Vachon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grill has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Physical Training Sparring Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#T1#
Grill wants to sweep here but Vachon controlling him for the moment.
Vachon lands a couple of digs.
Grill keeping full guard, as Vachon tries to pass.
Vachon is working Grill over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vachon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vachon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vachon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vachon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grill looking to control.
Vachon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grill utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vachon throwing strikes but missing.
Grill avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vachon slips nicely into half guard.#T3##SUB#
Vachon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vachon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Vachon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grill defends it well.
Grill trying to control here.
Vachon with the ground and pound but Grill uses the opportunity to regain guard. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vachon with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vachon passes into half guard.
Vachon with the ground and pound but Grill uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vachon 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.
Vachon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vachon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vachon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vachon with a nice head shot there.
Vachon looking to pass the guard.
Vachon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Maurice Vachon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Vachon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vachon is looking to clinch but Grill is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Grill as Vachon shoots in.
Grill misses with a jab, cross combination.
#TD#
Vachon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vachon showed some decent athleticism there. #ES2#
Grill manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Vachon keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Vachon prevents Grill from breaking the clinch.
Grill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#TD#
Vachon has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Grill is trying to keep an underhook but Vachon manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vachon working Grill over with strikes. #SUB#
Vachon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grill doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vachon.
Nice strikes from Vachon there. #T1#
Vachon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grill is looking to control Vachon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grill avoid being mounted?
Vachon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Vachon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grill can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Vachon is trying to work for a kimura but Grill is defending well.
Vachon performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vachon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grill really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vachon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Vachon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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. Vachon connects with a nice short shot to Grill's temple.
Vachon content to control rather than advance.
Vachon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grill's head. #T3#
Vachon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Vachon.
Vachon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vachon is nestled in close to Grill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vachon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vachon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vachon trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Vachon wants to work for an arm triangle but Grill is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vachon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grill defending well though. #T4#
Vachon wants to pass the guard but Grill is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vachon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Grill's head.
Vachon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vachon lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vachon is nestled in close to Grill, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vachon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grill can do to turn this around?
Grill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in half guard, Vachon seems content to control.#SUB#
Vachon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grill defends it well.
Well, if Vachon is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurice Vachon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vachon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Vachon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Vachon has hold of Grill's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Grill tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vachon cranks the arm and Grill screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Grill, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Maurice Vachon!
In his post fight interview, Maurice Vachon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
DFC Showtime 1
Date: May 07, 2016 |
#R1#
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grill scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Grill circles away.
Grill leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Grill. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grill.
Rodriguez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grill connects with a crisp jab.
Grill jabs Rodriguez right on the nose. Rodriguez blinks but takes it well.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grill lands a right hook to the body.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Grill cracks Rodriguez with a left hook right on the temple and Rodriguez goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Grill lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Rodriguez is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Grill!
After the big win, Bob Grill made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Shinobi and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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