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Event:
BFF 12: Tenkaichi Round 3
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1# Shapirov moves away from the strike by Grasso. Grasso misses with a body shot.
Grasso throws out a powerful jab. Grasso cracks Shapirov with a good jab. Grasso throws the left hand but Shapirov avoids the punch easily. Grasso misses with a body shot.
Grasso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Shapirov swings widly with a right hand
and Grasso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Shapirov walks into a jab.#CL2# Shapirov has managed to clinch.
#T1##TD2# Grasso is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shapirov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Grasso to the mat. Grasso regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Grasso is looking to stand back up but Shapirov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Grasso. #SUB2# Shapirov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grasso sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2# Shapirov is trying for a kimura here. Grasso looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Shapirov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexei Shapirov!
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Event:
BFF 6: Petersen vs. Filipov
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1# Oken misses with a left hand enabling Grasso to counter with a crisp jab. Grasso lands a nice shot that snaps Oken's head back.
Grasso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A cross from Oken lands. Grasso jabs Oken to the body, keeping him at a distance. Grasso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Nice body punch from Grasso. Oken throws a jab but it's blocked by Grasso. Nice shot lands for Oken. Oken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso counters with a left to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Oken getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Grasso darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Decent striking displayed by Grasso there. Grasso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oken. Grasso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Oken misses with an uppercut. #T1# Oken throws a poor cross that misses
and Grasso counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Oken misses with an uppercut
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Oken slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Grasso lands with a cross. Oken rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Oken throws a big shot that misses. Grasso scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oken in his tracks. Oken throws a lazy uppercut
letting Grasso counter with a right hand. Grasso throws a series of punches but Oken moves out of range. Grasso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Oken connects with a crisp jab. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Oken misses with a straight right. Grasso is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Grasso is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. A jab from Oken misses. Grasso feints a jab promting Oken to slip. Grasso then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Oken slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT# It looks like Tony Oken has been cut.#T2# Grasso lands with a good body shot. Oken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. A big right from Oken misses. A shot to the body from Oken misses and Grasso counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Oken throws an off balance right hand
letting Grasso counter with a right hand. Oken might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Oken misses with a lunging right hand
and Grasso counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Grasso lands a jab to Oken's midsection. Oken throws a right hand that misses
letting Grasso counter with a right hand. Oken looks winded! Oken misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grasso counters with a stiff right hand. Nice cross by Grasso. Grasso scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Oken misses the shot to the body. #T3# Oken jabbing away but nothing is landing. Grasso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. A looping hook to the body misses from Oken. Grasso does a little dance to reset his feet. Oken looks to throw the jab but Grasso is out of range. Oken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grasso counters with a straight right hand. Grasso connects with a nice looking jab.
Oken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grasso. Grasso lands a body shot.
Oken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grasso was well out of range. Poor timing from Oken. Grasso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Oken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Nice body punch from Grasso. Grasso lands with a cross. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Oken connects with a crisp jab. #T4# Oken takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Oken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Oken swings widly with a right hand
and Grasso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Oken takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grasso digs a good body shot into Oken's ribs. Grasso scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT# That has opened up Tony Oken's cut even more. Oken missing with a left hand there. Grasso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. As Oken looks to move away, Grasso throws a big counter combo but Oken just gets out of the way. Oken misses with a left hand and Grasso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Oken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oken throws an off balance right hand
and Grasso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC# Oken is rocked! A jab from Grasso does it's job there. Oken is still on wobbly legs! Can Grasso finish him? Grasso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Grasso appears to be looking for a big counter. Oken seems to have recovered his senses.#T5# Grasso works Oken's body with a nice hook. Oken takes a body punch but keeps moving. Grasso goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Grasso scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Oken has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Grasso scores with the left hand. Oken knows he should have avoided that one. #KD# Grasso feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Oken sprawling to the canvas! Oken rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Grasso finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Grasso pounces like a tiger and cracks Oken with a vicious hook! Oken is down but not out! Grasso follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Grasso! Alex Grasso thanked the fans post fight for their support. In defeat, Tony Oken stepped up to the mic, saying 'I can't belive this'.
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