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Event:
OFK 393 - Sparr Vs Chambers
Date: Apr 13, 2024 |
#R1#
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grayce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grayce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grayce has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gunner misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunner connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grayce momentarily.
Grayce works the jab nicely.
Gunner tests Grayce 's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CUT#It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.#TD2#
Grayce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gunner is trying to defend but Grayce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gunner has one foot on Grayce 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunner lands a lovely overhand right.
Gunner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grayce under the eye.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Grayce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Good leg kick by Gunner.
Donk. Gunner catches Grayce right on the button with a cross.
Gunner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Grayce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunner misses with a head kick.
Grayce with a poor takedown
and Gunner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunner.
Grayce takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gunner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gunner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunner.
Gunner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grayce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grayce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gunner with a nice cross.#T2#
Gunner takes a swing at Grayce 's ribcage but misses.
Grayce ducks under a wild hook from Gunner.#TD2#
Grayce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Grayce is taking a breather. Gunner says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Grayce is trying to work for a kimura but Gunner is defending well.
Grayce is pressing down on Gunner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gunner is holding on for now.
Gunner looks like he's trying to stand up.
#SUB2#
Grayce is trying to work for a kimura but Gunner is defending well.
Gunner looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T3#
Grayce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gunner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gunner tries to kick Grayce off but Grayce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Grayce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
#ES#
Gunner kicks Grayce off and gets back to his feet.
Gunner tries to close the distance and clinch but Grayce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grayce throws a lazy right hand but Gunner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gunner lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Gunner misses.
Gunner connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grayce . Grayce circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gunner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Gunner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grayce misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Gunner instigates a clinch.
Grayce throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Grayce pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grayce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #TD2#
Grayce works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gunner is looking to stand up but Grayce isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Grayce passes Gunner's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gunner looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Early Grayce 's cut.
That's time! Gunner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Gunner throws a head kick but Grayce moves out of range.
Gunner throws a nice head kick!
Gunner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayce can do to turn this around?
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Grayce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunner manages to avoid it.
Grayce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunner misses the target.
Gunner with a body punch. A glancing blow. #TD#
Gunner shoots in and bounces Grayce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grayce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gunner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Grayce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gunner pushes down on Grayce 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gunner performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Grayce is looking to control Gunner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grayce avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Grayce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jet Gunner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunner working Grayce over with strikes.
Grayce tries to get to full guard but Gunner has control of the leg.
Gunner trying to control the pace.
Grayce wants to improve his position but Gunner is controlling well.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Grayce actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Gunner is looking for a kimura here.
Gunner tries to pass to full mount but Grayce defends it.
Grayce on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gunner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grayce is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gunner wants to take a breather but Grayce is having none of it. #SUB2#
Grayce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunner pulls his head out easily. #T3#
Gunner is pressing down on Grayce 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grayce is holding on for now.
We've been hearing that Gunner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Grayce wants to control but Gunner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunner looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grayce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gunner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gunner's back!
Gunner is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Grayce is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish. #SUB2#
Grayce has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gunner wants to get back to his feet. #T4##ES#
Grayce has his opponent's back but Gunner is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Grayce .
Gunner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Grayce .
Gunner scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayce moves away from the strike by Gunner.
Gunner shoots in for a double leg but Grayce sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grayce with the counter takedown but Gunner avoids it easily.
Gunner wants to clinch.
Gunner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunner throws an off balance right hand
and Grayce counters with a nice uppercut.
Gunner slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Early Grayce 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gunner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayce was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunner.#TD#
Grayce gets caught napping as Gunner dives in and scores a takedown. Grayce manages to retain guard.
Gunner trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner pushes down on Grayce 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grayce is looking to improve his position.
Grayce is refusing to be controlled, as Gunner sits in half guard.
Grayce moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner preventing the sweep.
Grayce keeping moving, preventing Gunner from controlling successfully.
Gunner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grayce swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunner preventing the sweep. #T1#
Gunner trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gunner slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grayce is trying to improve his position.
Grayce is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gunner is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Grayce wants to control but Gunner is having none of it.
Grayce is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grayce bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!#T2##ES#
Gunner uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jet Gunner is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayce fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunner is looking to clinch.
Grayce with the counter takedown but Gunner avoids it easily.
Gunner lands a head kick!
Gunner tries to clinch there but Grayce circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Gunner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grayce tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grayce throws out a loose jab but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grayce walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#TD#
Grayce gets caught flat footed, as Gunner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Grayce has an active guard here but Gunner has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Gunner 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.
#T3##SUB2#
Grayce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gunner pulls his head out easily.
Gunner is trying to control the action in half guard but Grayce is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gunner is looking to advance position but Grayce won't allow it.
Grayce wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grayce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Gunner is looking for a kimura here.
Gunner slips a nice elbow through Grayce 's hands, connecting with Grayce 's forehead.
Jet Gunner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gunner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gunner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grayce looks a forlorn figure.
Grayce is working to get back to half guard.
Grayce is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grayce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gunner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gunner controlling the pace for now.
Grayce is trying desperately to improve position.
Early Grayce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grayce is bucking up trying to escape but Gunner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Gunner!
A very excited looking Jet Gunner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction. |
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Event:
OFK 388 - Sparr Vs Ritola
Date: Mar 24, 2024 |
#R1##TD#
Grayce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pawlikowski is trying to defend but Grayce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pawlikowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pawlikowski is trying to stand.
#SUB#
Grayce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pawlikowski defends it well. #SUB#
Grayce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pawlikowski defends it well.
Pawlikowski is staying active underneath Grayce , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Pawlikowski is defending against the submission attempts here by Grayce .
Grayce prevents Pawlikowski from improving his position.#T1#
Pawlikowski holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Grayce wants to advance to full mount but Pawlikowski doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. #SUB#
Grayce drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pawlikowski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pawlikowski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pawlikowski! #REVB#
Grayce can't do much from the bottom here.
Grayce is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Pawlikowski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grayce knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grayce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pawlikowski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Grayce gets back to half guard.
Grayce wants to improve his position but Pawlikowski is controlling well.
#SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Grayce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pawlikowski pulls his head out easily.
Grayce wants to improve his position but Pawlikowski is controlling well.
#SUB#
Grayce actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pawlikowski is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Grayce manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Pawlikowski has gone for a leg lock! Grayce slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pawlikowski's guard.#REVR#
Pawlikowski keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Grayce drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pawlikowski dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Grayce looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Grayce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pawlikowski is aware though and is defending well.
Grayce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Grayce trying to control but Pawlikowski is working from the bottom. #T4#
Grayce looking to sit in guard and control but Pawlikowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Grayce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pawlikowski defends well.
Pawlikowski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pawlikowski looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pawlikowski defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayce wants to hit a sweep here but Pawlikowski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Grayce there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grayce regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Early Grayce will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Grayce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grayce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pawlikowski sprawls and moves away.
Pawlikowski throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
and Grayce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pawlikowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pawlikowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Grayce controls the pace.
Pawlikowski looking to control.
Grayce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Pawlikowski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce is pushing down on Pawlikowski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pawlikowski is fighting to maintain full guard but Grayce has managed to sneak the leg through.#T1#
Pawlikowski gets back to full guard.
Grayce passes Pawlikowski's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grayce is looking to stall here but Pawlikowski recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Pawlikowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Pawlikowski trying to control the position.
Pawlikowski keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
Pawlikowski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grayce is controlling him. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grayce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pawlikowski's guard. #SUB#
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
Grayce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pawlikowski does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pawlikowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Grayce is working for a kimura but Pawlikowski is defending it quite comfortably.
Pawlikowski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grayce is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Grayce is trying to control the action in half guard but Pawlikowski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Grayce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pawlikowski is looking to improve his position.
Grayce passes to side control.
Pawlikowski has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Grayce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pawlikowski, who protects the arm well. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pawlikowski is looking to regain half guard here but Grayce keeps moving and retains side control. #SUB#
Grayce is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Pawlikowski is trying to escape and Grayce transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Pawlikowski is forced to tap! Nice work there by Grayce ! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
Our winner, Early Grayce , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
OFK 378 - Bol Vs Boytsov
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
Anora takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grayce scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anora wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Grayce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grayce has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grayce .#TD#
Anora shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grayce 's guard.#SUB2#
Anora has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Grayce to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Anora is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Grayce pulls down on the head and he's put Anora to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Early Grayce !
A victorious Early Grayce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Ricardo Anora was interviewed post fight and said 'he did a really good job, he was the better fighter today, congrats to him, all the respect'. |
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Event:
OFK 369 - Wulf Vs Kidd
Date: Jan 20, 2024 |
#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gunner is defended easily by Grayce .
Grayce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Grayce scores with a jab.#CUT2#It looks like Jet Gunner has been cut.
Gunner displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gunner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD2#
Grayce scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grayce trying to mount his opponent but Gunner defends it. #SUB2#
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Gunner is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB2#
Grayce is looking for a kimura but Gunner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grayce to get the leverage.
Gunner pushes Grayce off looking to stand but Grayce dives back in and keeps control.
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!#SUB2#
Grayce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gunner sees it coming and defends easily.
Gunner is trying to stand back up but Grayce is controlling him
#T1#
Grayce controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
Grayce stops Gunner from getting back to his feet.
#SUB2#
Grayce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gunner pushes Grayce off looking to stand but Grayce dives back in and keeps control.
Grayce is trying to control. Gunner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grayce prevents Gunner from standing back up.
Grayce has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at BKC Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gunner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#TD#
Gunner closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grayce did well to prevent Gunner getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunner prevents Grayce from improving his position.#SUB2#
Grayce looking for submissions off his back.
Gunner prevents Grayce from improving his position.
Gunner passes to side control.
Gunner slows the pace down.
Grayce is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grayce can't do much from the bottom here. #T3#
Grayce is looking to regain half guard here but Gunner keeps moving and retains side control.
Gunner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gunner lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Grayce down.
#SUB#
Gunner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gunner tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grayce 's legs. #SU#
Gunner stands up.
Gunner throws a series of strikes that have Grayce backpedaling.
#TD2#
Grayce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gunner's guard.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Gunner wants to get back to his feet but Grayce is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Grayce is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gunner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gunner has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner won't allow Grayce to sweep him here.
Gunner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayce is keeping the position for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gunner stands and throws Grayce 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grayce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gunner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunner tries to advance to mount but Grayce denies him.
Grayce is looking to regain half guard here but Gunner keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jet Gunner's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A jab from Gunner finds it's way through Grayce 's defenses. #CL#
Grayce tries to keep at a distance but Gunner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gunner lands an elbow inside that Grayce shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grayce .
Gunner prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gunner lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.#BC#
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gunner moves out of range as Grayce strikes.
Gunner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grayce .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunner wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Gunner wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Grayce with the counter takedown but Gunner avoids it easily.
Grayce misses with an uppercut
#CL#
and Gunner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gunner.
Gunner lands an elbow inside that Grayce shrugs off.
Grayce has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gunner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#T1#
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunner is leaning against Grayce and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grayce pushes off an throws an elbow but Gunner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Gunner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gunner.
Gunner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grayce 's elbow.
Gunner has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grayce after a bit of a struggle.
Gunner lands a nice uppercut.
Gunner lands an elbow just above Grayce 's eye.
Gunner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Grayce goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gunner prevents it.
Jet Gunner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Early Grayce .
Grayce lands a knee to the body.
Gunner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayce can do to turn this around?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunner.
Grayce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gunner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Grayce 's defenses. #CUT#That has opened up Early Grayce 's cut even more.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayce missing with knees to the body.
Grayce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grayce misses with an elbow over the top.
Jet Gunner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grayce takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#The cut above Early Grayce 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grayce takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunner lands a body punch.
Gunner avoids a wild elbow strike from Grayce .
Gunner scores with a shot to the side of Grayce 's head.
Grayce takes an elbow to the temple. #BC#
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gunner.#TD2#
Grayce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grayce showed some decent athleticism there.
Jet Gunner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grayce is breathing heavily.
Gunner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grayce is keen to just control but Gunner is a slippery customer.#T3#
Gunner is trying to stand.
#ES#
Gunner manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grayce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunner manages to avoid it.
Gunner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gunner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Grayce misses its intended target.
Grayce connects with a jab.#TD#
Gunner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gunner is keen to just control but Grayce is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Grayce looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner prevents Grayce from improving his position.#T4#
Gunner passes into side control, despite Grayce 's attempt to control the position.
Grayce looks to move to half guard but instead Gunner has passed into mount! Damn!
Gunner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gunner cracks Grayce with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gunner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gunner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!#CUT#Early Grayce 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Early Grayce 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jet Gunner!
Jet Gunner decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SPFT #12
Date: Sep 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Rubenstein throws a right and a left that Grayce avoids nicely.
Grayce is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grayce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rubenstein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been told by Rubenstein's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grayce checks the leg kick.
Grayce lands with a straight right. Rubenstein didn't see that one coming.
A low kick from Rubenstein misses #TD2#
and Grayce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rubenstein has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Grayce is on him like a limpet, forcing Rubenstein back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rubenstein can't break the clinch.
Rubenstein tries to break the clinch but Grayce is controlling the position.
Grayce prevents Rubenstein from breaking the clinch.
Grayce creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rubenstein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubenstein is trying to break the clinch but Grayce is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Rubenstein's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rubenstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#BC#
Rubenstein breaks the clinch.
Rubenstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.#TD2#
Grayce throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rubenstein tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grayce is in Rubenstein's guard.
Rubenstein is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rubenstein keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
Rubenstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T1#
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Rubenstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce prevents Rubenstein from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Rubenstein keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rubenstein keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grayce swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein takes a swing at Grayce 's ribcage but misses.
Rubenstein misses with a kick to the body #TD2#
and Grayce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rubenstein tries to kick Grayce off but Grayce keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grayce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rubenstein does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Grayce is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rubenstein defends it well.
Rubenstein wants to get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Grayce is working for a submission of some sort.
#T3#
Rubenstein is staying active underneath Grayce , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grayce trying to control the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB2#
Grayce is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rubenstein has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grayce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rubenstein wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Grayce fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rubenstein walks into a jab.
Rubenstein throws a body kick that misses.
Rubenstein misses with a wild combination.
Grayce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Grayce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rubenstein.
A solid body kick from Rubenstein.
Grayce looks winded!
Grayce scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A good leg kick by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein keeps Grayce at a distance using the push kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rubenstein. Grayce shrugs it off though.
Rubenstein thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grayce if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rubenstein thumps Grayce with a low kick.
Rubenstein bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Spencer Rubenstein will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rubenstein.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rubenstein. That's going to slow Grayce down. #KD#
Rubenstein throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Grayce stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Rubenstein follows into mount! #CUT#It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
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!#SU#
Rubenstein stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rubenstein throws a front kick that sends Grayce stumbling back into the cage.
Rubenstein tries to bum rush Grayce with a series of wild strikes but Grayce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rubenstein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spencer Rubenstein is winning the standup battle so far.
Rubenstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayce was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubenstein.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Rubenstein scores with a push kick.
The fighters circle, before Rubenstein throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Grayce 's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rubenstein lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Spencer Rubenstein!
Spencer Rubenstein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SPFT #4
Date: Aug 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Ali'i.
Nice uppercut there from Grayce .
Ali'i thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Ali'i.
Ali'i uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayce .
Ali'i ducks under a wild hook from Grayce .
Grayce slips under a jab from Ali'i.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ali'i.
Ali'i pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #TD#
Grayce drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Grayce laying and praying for a moment but Ali'i takes advantage and regains half guard. #SUB#
Grayce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Grayce is trying to control the action in half guard but Ali'i is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ali'i 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.
Ali'i trying to hold on to Grayce 's head to control him but Grayce postures up.
#SUB#
Grayce is working for a kimura but Ali'i is defending it quite comfortably.
#SUB#
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Ali'i is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
#SUB#
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Grayce is looking for a kimura here.
#T2#
Grayce works his foot free and advances to mount. #SUB#
Grayce is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ali'i to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ali'i shrugs it off. #SUB#
Grayce has control of Ali'i's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ali'i regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ali'i can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Grayce looking for a guillotine from mount but Ali'i is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce looking to control and managing it successfully. #T3#
Grayce wants to control the action but instead Ali'i gets a body lock and reverses into Grayce 's guard! Nice work! #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grayce has his foot on Ali'i's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali'i works his way back into a safe position though.
Grayce seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Grayce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ali'i gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Ali'i is posturing up here but Grayce has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ali'i tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ali'i has to tap! Slick submission there by Grayce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce thanked the fans post fight for their support. |
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Event:
SPFT #1
Date: Jul 16, 2023 |
#R1#
Gaston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Grayce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Gaston throws a hook but Grayce blocks it.
Gaston's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gaston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gaston misses the shot to the body.
Gaston works Grayce 's body with a nice hook.
Gaston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#CUT2#It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Gaston thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaston with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gaston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gaston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grayce feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gastons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD#
Grayce shoots in and bounces Gaston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1##SUB#
Grayce 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.
Gaston is trying to keep Grayce in close.
Grayce trying to move into half guard but instead Gaston has managed to sweep!#REVB##SUB#
Grayce throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Gaston escapes and throws Grayce 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gaston in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Grayce tries to bench press Gaston off him but Gaston keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaston misses with the ground and pound.#T2#
Grayce dodges the ground and pound from Gaston.
Grayce is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gaston is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gaston lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grayce gets back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Gaston seems content to control.
Gaston thows a huge punch but Grayce dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Gaston is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grayce doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gaston.
Grayce is looking for a sweep. Gaston is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayce trying to control here.
Grayce moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3##SUB#
Grayce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Gaston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gaston is stalling in the full guard.
Gaston trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grayce tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Grayce has his feet on Gaston's thighs here. He's pushed Gaston off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gaston screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Roy Gaston stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better watch yo back homie! Feel this vibration.'. |
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Event:
TWGC 39 (265lbs, D1): Los Angeles Qualifier - Round 1
Date: May 15, 2023 |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 17 wins and 12 losses; Denubis Majere! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Sydney, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Early Grayce !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grayce or perhaps it was just good defense by Majere, which made it look bad. #CL2#
Majere tries to keep at a distance but Grayce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Majere drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grayce pulls his leg out and moves away.
#CL2#
Grayce moves into the clinch.
Majere gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grayce .
#TD2#
Grayce lands a takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Majere (0) vs (2) Grayce
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
Majere will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Grayce drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Majere manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grayce has Majere in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (2) vs (2) Grayce #T1##SUB2#
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grayce wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Grayce working for a triangle but Majere defends it easily.
Majere showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Grayce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (2) vs (4) Grayce #T2#
Majere regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grayce trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom.
Grayce is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Majere keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Majere had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grayce defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grayce trying to control but Majere is working from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Grayce drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Majere manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grayce has Majere in his guard. Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Majere (4) vs (4) Grayce
Grayce looking to control.
Majere wants to control from the top but Grayce keeps moving.
Grayce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Majere trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Majere defends it easily.
Majere trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom. #T4#
Majere wants to pass the guard but Grayce is keeping the position.
Grayce looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Grayce working for a triangle but Majere defends it easily.
#SUB2#
Grayce is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Grayce wants to sweep but no luck. #T5#
Majere stands and throws Grayce 's legs to the side, diving into side control. Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (7) vs (4) Grayce
Grayce tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Majere wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Majere wants to control but Grayce is keeping him busy.
Grayce regains half guard.#SUB#
Majere is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grayce trying to control from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T6#
Grayce is looking for a sweep. Majere is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Majere is trying to control. Grayce wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Majere is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grayce sees it coming and defends easily.
Majere tries to pass the half guard into mount. Grayce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Grayce is staying active underneath Majere, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grayce wants to get back to full guard.
Grayce gets full guard.#SUB2#
Grayce looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
#SUB2#
Grayce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Majere doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Majere manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Majere defends it easily.#T7##SUB2#
Grayce isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Majere stacks Grayce on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Majere! Score +3 for passing guard: Majere (10) vs (4) Grayce
Grayce is trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Majere presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! Score +2 for reaching mount: Majere (12) vs (4) Grayce
Majere controlling his opponent.
Grayce is wriggling around trying to escape.
#T8#
Majere tries to control but Grayce wriggling away. #SUB#
Majere is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Grayce is surviving well by controlling Majere's body position as best he can.
Grayce keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
#SUB#
Grayce tries to improve his position but Majere has taken his back! Majere has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Grayce tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Majere pushes Grayce away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Denubis Majere!
An out of breath Denubis Majere thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
Demolition 8 - TBA
Date: Feb 01, 2020 |
#R1#
Jab by Grayce .#CUT#
It looks like Dai Zexi has been cut.
Zexi throws a body shot but no joy.
Zexi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayce cracks a nice hook into Zexi's ribs.
Grayce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zexi throws out the jab.
Zexi digs a good hook to Grayce 's body.
Grayce keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zexi defending well as Grayce loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Grayce .
We've been hearing reports that Grayce has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#TD#
Grayce shoots in and gets a takedown into Zexi's guard.
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!
Zexi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zexi has control of Grayce 's left arm, preventing Grayce from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Zexi 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.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zexi is keeping the position for now. #T1#
Grayce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zexi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grayce slips nicely into half guard.
Zexi trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zexi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zexi wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.
Zexi is trying to get back to full guard.#T2##SUB2#
Zexi looking for submissions off his back.
Grayce tries to pass to full mount but Zexi defends it.
Zexi is trying to control but can't.
Grayce stalling.
Zexi is looking for a sweep. Grayce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayce is trying to control. Zexi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zexi tries to roll over but Grayce keeps him under control.
Grayce passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Zexi! #T3#
Zexi tries to reverse the position but Grayce maintains control.
Zexi taking shots to the head.
Zexi doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Zexi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Grayce is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zexi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
#T4#
Zexi is working to get back to half guard.
Grayce landing strikes from the mount and Zexi is in trouble!
Grayce looking to control and managing it successfully.
Grayce raining down shots from the mount!
Grayce fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Grayce cracks Zexi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grayce avoids the attempt from Zexi to control.
Zexi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Grayce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dai Zexi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Grayce looks to land a left hand but Zexi moved out of range nicely.
Zexi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zexi connects with a nice looking jab.
Grayce gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Zexi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grayce .
Grayce swings for the body but Zexi moves out of range.
A nice side step and Zexi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good standup being displayed there by Grayce as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Zexi misses the target.
Grayce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zexi scores with a jab.
Zexi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zexi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by Zexi.
Zexi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grayce tries to avoid it but Zexi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grayce to the ground. Grayce escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grayce attempts a counter takedown but Zexi avoids it well and moves away.
Zexi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Grayce misses with a takedown attempt - Zexi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Grayce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zexi scores with a punch to the head.
Zexi staying out of range there.
Zexi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grayce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Zexi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zexi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zexi throws a lazy right hand but Grayce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Zexi does it's job there.
Grayce loads up on a big right hand but Zexi slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Zexi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grayce has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Early Grayce . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Zexi slips a straight right by Grayce .
Grayce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zexi.
Zexi misses with a hook.
Grayce attempts a counter takedown but Zexi avoids it well and moves away.
Grayce with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Zexi counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zexi connects with a jab.#TD2#
Zexi shoots in and bounces Grayce off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zexi's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB#
Zexi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grayce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zexi has managed to get both his arms back between Grayce 's legs - danger averted.
Zexi trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Zexi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Grayce 's head.
Grayce keeping moving, preventing Zexi from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zexi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Zexi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Grayce has his foot on Zexi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zexi works his way back into a safe position though.
Zexi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zexi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Grayce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zexi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T4##SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zexi distracts Grayce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zexi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zexi trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Zexi controls the pace.
Zexi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Zexi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grayce has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zexi has managed to get both his arms back between Grayce 's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Zexi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. 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.
#R3#
Grayce fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zexi avoids it really well and circles away.
Grayce jabs at Zexi's body.
Zexi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zexi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grayce .
Zexi scores with a nice right hand.
Zexi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce scores with a sloppy right hand. Zexi should have avoided that one.
Grayce works the jab nicely.
Grayce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zexi lands a jab to Grayce 's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zexi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Zexi thuds a left hand into Grayce 's body.
Grayce stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zexi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zexi with a hook.
Grayce slips under a jab from Zexi.
Grayce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zexi.
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and Zexi counters with a straight right hand.
Zexi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zexi lands a body shot.
Zexi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grayce at a distance.
Zexi misses with a hook. Grayce ducked under it nicely.
Zexi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zexi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T2##TD2#
Zexi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Zexi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zexi working over Grayce with some ground and pound. Grayce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zexi is pressing down on Grayce 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grayce is holding on for now.
Zexi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zexi lands with a punch from half guard.
Grayce trying to control but Zexi postures up.
#SUB#
Grayce actively working from the bottom here.#T3##SUB2#
Zexi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Grayce has hold of Zexi's hands but Zexi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Zexi trying to control the action but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Zexi lands strikes from half guard.
Grayce is trying to control but can't.
Grayce is looking to improve his position.
Zexi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
The fighters are battling for position here. Grayce manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zexi tries to free his leg and advance position but Grayce is retaining full guard.
Zexi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Grayce 's head.
Zexi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zexi trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zexi throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Grayce has his foot on Zexi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zexi works his way back into a safe position though.
Grayce wants to improve his position but instead Zexi has moved into half guard.
Zexi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Zexi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zexi 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Zexi!
Dai Zexi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sportivité for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
Demolition 3 - LHW vs Grayce
Date: Jan 03, 2020 |
#R1#
Grayce scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Lighty LightHeavyweight has been cut.#TD2#
Grayce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into LightHeavyweight's guard.
LightHeavyweight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
LightHeavyweight is pulling down on Grayce 's head to control his posture.
LightHeavyweight preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce with a nice head shot there.
Grayce trying to control but LightHeavyweight is working from the bottom.
Grayce looking to sit in guard and control but LightHeavyweight gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T1##SUB2#
Grayce looking for a guillotine here but LightHeavyweight defends easily.
Grayce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grayce is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Grayce is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
LightHeavyweight looking to sit in guard and control but Grayce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
LightHeavyweight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
LightHeavyweight looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
LightHeavyweight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if LightHeavyweight tries to get out of the position.#T2#
Grayce cracks LightHeavyweight with a solid left hand.
LightHeavyweight keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
LightHeavyweight not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
LightHeavyweight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayce on the ground.
LightHeavyweight managing to control the position.
Grayce passes LightHeavyweight's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
LightHeavyweight is looking to improve his position.
Grayce is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Grayce working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
LightHeavyweight is positioning himself well to prevent Grayce advancing to mount.
Grayce moves nicely into side control.
LightHeavyweight tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grayce scores with punches from side control.
LightHeavyweight tries to improve position but can't. #SUB2#
Grayce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grayce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T4#
Grayce postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grayce .
Check out the look on Grayce 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
LightHeavyweight struggling a bit here.
Grayce tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Grayce lands a nice forearm strike.
Grayce fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grayce working the ground and pound but LightHeavyweight is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut.
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#
LightHeavyweight fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce misses with a hook.
LightHeavyweight is looking to clinch but Grayce is avoiding it.
LightHeavyweight scores with a nice head shot.
LightHeavyweight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grayce throws out the jab.
LightHeavyweight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grayce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
LightHeavyweight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Grayce .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LightHeavyweight looks to clinch #KD2#
and LightHeavyweight is countered with a crisp right hand from Grayce that sends him to the canvas! Grayce follows him to the mat into side control. #ROC2#
LightHeavyweight is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LightHeavyweight dodges the ground and pound from Grayce .
Oh LightHeavyweight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayce is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down LightHeavyweight's shoulder. That is not cool.
LightHeavyweight wants to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight seems to have got his legs back now.
Grayce is trying to move to mount but LightHeavyweight reverses beautifully and ends up in Grayce 's guard. #T1#
Grayce trying to control the position.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Early Grayce has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB2#
Grayce is looking for a triangle but LightHeavyweight pushes his legs off easily.
LightHeavyweight forces his way into half guard.
Grayce trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce is looking for a sweep. LightHeavyweight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#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.
Grayce regains full guard. Nicely done. #SUB2#
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
LightHeavyweight sitting in guard here, content to control.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
LightHeavyweight is fighting to break Grayce 's control of his arms but Grayce is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grayce keeping full guard, as LightHeavyweight tries to pass.
LightHeavyweight postures up.
#T3#
Grayce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce keeping full guard, as LightHeavyweight tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grayce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight stuns Grayce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
LightHeavyweight takes a swing at Grayce 's ribcage but misses.
LightHeavyweight misses the shot to the body.
And Grayce tries to counter it with a takedown but LightHeavyweight pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T4#
Grayce misses with a looping left.
Grayce misses with a straight right.
LightHeavyweight tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grayce manages to circle out of the way.
LightHeavyweight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Grayce tries to counter it with a takedown but LightHeavyweight pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Grayce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch but Grayce moves out of range.
Grayce with the counter takedown but LightHeavyweight avoids it easily.
Grayce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Grayce tries to get set, LightHeavyweight tries to push him back and clinch up but Grayce manages to avoid the attempt.
LightHeavyweight misses with an uppercut
and Grayce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LightHeavyweight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayce .
Grayce dodges the punch combination from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grayce slips under a jab from LightHeavyweight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Grayce avoids the body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Grayce with the counter takedown but LightHeavyweight avoids it easily.
Grayce steps to the side to avoid the strikes from LightHeavyweight.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight looks to land a right hand but Grayce moved out of range.
LightHeavyweight closes the distance but Grayce moves to the side
and Grayce counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Early Grayce seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayce blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
LightHeavyweight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grayce .
A looping hook to the body misses from LightHeavyweight. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.
LightHeavyweight slips a straight right by Grayce .
LightHeavyweight has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grayce finds it's way round the side to connect with LightHeavyweight's head. #CUT2#
Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut is getting worse.#T1#
Grayce walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grayce misses with a straight left.
LightHeavyweight is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight misses with a right hand
and LightHeavyweight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grayce swats away the attempt to clinch by LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tries to clinch
and Grayce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayce shoots and misses
and LightHeavyweight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Grayce .
Grayce scores with a decent looking hook.
LightHeavyweight slips under a jab.
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses
#CL#
and LightHeavyweight moves into the clinch.
Grayce is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but LightHeavyweight is defending well.#T2#
LightHeavyweight misses with a hook to the ribs.
LightHeavyweight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LightHeavyweight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grayce backwards. #TD2#
Grayce has hold of one of LightHeavyweight's legs. LightHeavyweight is fighting the takedown attempt but Grayce gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
LightHeavyweight keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
Grayce is looking to work some ground and pound but LightHeavyweight has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayce wants to control from the top but LightHeavyweight keeps moving.
LightHeavyweight is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Grayce drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grayce jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3#
LightHeavyweight working a defensive guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed LightHeavyweight's guard.
LightHeavyweight trying to control but Grayce postures up.
LightHeavyweight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Grayce .
LightHeavyweight is trying to control but Grayce manages to pass to mount!
Grayce with good strikes from the mount here!
Lighty LightHeavyweight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CUT2#
Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lighty LightHeavyweight's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
After winning the bout, Early Grayce thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
RISE 118 Stoddler v Graves
Date: Nov 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Grayce moves out of range as Zexi strikes.
Grayce throws out a loose jab but Zexi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zexi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grayce feinted with a counter takedown.
Zexi scores with a nice strike.#CUT2#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Zexi lunges at Grayce with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grayce 's hand.
Zexi misses with a jab to the body
and Grayce counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#
It looks like Dai Zexi has been cut.
Zexi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grayce was well out of range. Poor timing from Zexi.
Grayce misses with a straight right.
Grayce lands a nice shot that snaps Zexi's head back.
A low kick from Grayce misses
and Zexi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zexi throws a lazy right hand but Grayce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zexi misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Grayce .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayce misses the jab.
Zexi throws out a loose jab but Grayce uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Zexi takes a swing at Grayce 's ribcage but misses.
Zexi closes the distance but Grayce moves to the side #TD#
and Grayce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Grayce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grayce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Zexi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zexi wants to sweep here but Grayce controlling him for the moment.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Zexi's guard.
Zexi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Grayce there. #T2#
Zexi trying to control from the bottom.
Zexi gets back to full guard.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Zexi keeps moving.
Grayce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zexi wants to sweep here but Grayce controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zexi keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zexi wants to sweep but no luck.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zexi is keeping the position for now. #T3#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grayce 's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Zexi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zexi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grayce stopping the sweep attempt from Zexi.#SUB2#
Zexi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grayce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grayce is thwarting Zexi's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing that Grayce has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Grayce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zexi is trying to maintain the position but Grayce is very close to passing his half guard.#T4##SUB#
Grayce is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zexi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grayce is looking to work some ground and pound but Zexi has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zexi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grayce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Grayce looks to land a left hand but Zexi moved out of range nicely.
Grayce on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zexi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zexi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dai Zexi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Grayce misses the target.
Zexi misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Grayce misses its intended target.
Grayce shoots in for a takedown but Zexi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Grayce takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zexi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grayce doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce throws a jab when Zexi was well out of range.
Grayce walks into a left hand.
Grayce takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zexi misses with a left hand
and Grayce cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Zexi lands a nice looking body shot.
Zexi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zexi lands with a shot to the body.
Grayce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Grayce takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zexi cracks Grayce with a good jab.#CUT2#
Early Grayce 's cut is getting worse.
Dai Zexi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zexi punishes Grayce 's body with a nice straight punch.
Zexi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Zexi misses.
Zexi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grayce stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Zexi and Grayce goes tumbling to the canvas! Zexi follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC2#
Grayce is rocked!
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!
Zexi lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Grayce quite badly. Grayce pulls Zexi in close trying to recover. Zexi postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Grayce on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Grayce doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dai Zexi!
During a confident post fight interview, Dai Zexi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
BFF 86: Grayce vs. Rey Roy III
Date: Oct 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Roy Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Grayce there.
Grayce takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grayce ducks under a wild hook from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Roy Roy checks a leg kick.
Roy Roy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roy Roy throws a shot from downtown. Grayce moves away and avoids it.
Roy Roy throws the left hand but Grayce avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roy Roy connects with a right hand. Grayce shakes it off.
Grayce has his takedown stuffed
and Roy Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Roy Roy as he connects with a hook.
Grayce slips a straight right by Roy Roy.
Grayce half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Grayce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Roy Roy doesn't seem bothered though.
Rey Roy Roy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grayce misses with a double jab
and Roy Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayce needs to keep his hands up - Roy Roy had a free shot at his head there.
Grayce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grayce misses with an uppercut
and Roy Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayce misses with a left hand
and Roy Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Roy Roy throws the left hand but Grayce avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayce goes for a double leg but Roy Roy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Roy Roy continues to drive forward.
Grayce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grayce throws a hook but Roy Roy blocks it.
Roy Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grayce is looking to score with low kicks.
Grayce fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Early Grayce . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and Roy Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy 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.
Grayce misses with a hook
and Roy Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Roy Roy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Grayce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Roy Roy just misses with a punch to the body.
Grayce scores with a jab.
Grayce throws a hook but Roy Roy blocks it.
Roy Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Early Grayce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grayce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roy Roy.
Roy Roy swinging wildly here.
Grayce throws a right hand that misses
and Roy Roy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grayce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Roy Roy.
Roy Roy misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Grayce blocks a jab.
No joy there for Grayce , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roy Roy throws a shot from downtown. Grayce moves away and avoids it.
Grayce throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce misses with a low kick.
Roy Roy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Grayce with a body shot.
Grayce shoots and misses
and Roy Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
A jab lands there for Roy Roy.
Roy Roy's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Roy Roy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Roy Roy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grayce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roy Roy is fending him off so far but Grayce persists. Nope, Roy Roy circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy Roy ducks under a wild hook from Grayce .
Roy Roy takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T5#
Grayce throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Grayce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roy Roy! But no joy.
The crowd cheers as Grayce lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roy Roy doesn't seem phased though.
Grayce shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Roy Roy defends it nicely.
Roy Roy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grayce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roy Roy.
Grayce misses with a hook. Roy Roy ducked under it nicely.
Roy Roy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roy Roy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T6#
Grayce throws a looping overhand right but Roy Roy ducks down to avoid it.
Grayce connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Grayce .
Roy Roy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roy Roy throws a hook but Grayce blocks it.
Grayce 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roy Roy under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grayce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Roy Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Roy Roy counters with a stiff right hand.
Grayce throws a leg kick
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce tries for a takedown but Roy Roy circles away easily
and Roy Roy counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Grayce is rocked!#T7#
Grayce misses with a left hand
and Roy Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grayce misses with a looping right.
Roy Roy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy Roy misses with a hook. Grayce ducked under it nicely.
Roy Roy looks to score with a jab to the body but Grayce is just out of range.
Grayce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grayce misses with a left hand
letting Roy Roy counter with a right hand.
Grayce uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T8#
Grayce shoots in and drives through. Roy Roy sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Roy Roy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grayce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roy Roy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roy Roy connects with a crisp jab.
Roy Roy lands with a nice body punch.
Roy Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grayce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roy Roy sprawls and moves away.
Roy Roy throws a body shot but no joy.
Grayce feinted with a counter takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roy Roy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grayce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grayce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Roy Roy misses the target.
Roy Roy missing with a left hand there. Grayce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grayce drops down looking for a counter takedown but Roy Roy sprawls and moves away.#T9#
Grayce misses with a hook
and Roy Roy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy Roy throws a hook to the side of Grayce 's head but Grayce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grayce tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Roy Roy defends well and Grayce ends up having to push Roy Roy into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.#TD#
Grayce shoots in and gets a takedown into Roy Roy's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grayce throws a strike but Roy Roy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SUB#
Grayce is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roy Roy is aware though and is defending well.
Grayce wants to sweep here but Roy Roy controlling him for the moment.
Roy Roy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roy Roy controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Grayce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roy Roy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roy Roy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Roy Roy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Early Grayce 's cut.
That's time! Grayce 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2#
Roy Roy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roy Roy throws a lazy right hand but Grayce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roy Roy missing with a left hand there. Grayce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grayce tries to counter with a takedown but Roy Roy is quick to defend against it.
Grayce misses with a left hand
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce throws a right hand that misses
and Roy Roy counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce throws a right hand that misses
letting Roy Roy counter with a right hand.
Roy Roy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and Grayce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roy Roy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
A right-left combo lands from Grayce .
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses
and Roy Roy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses
and Roy Roy counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Grayce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayce misses with a hook
and Roy Roy counters with a huge left! Grayce is in big trouble! He's backing up but Roy Roy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Grayce from any more damage. A dominating finish by Roy Roy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Roy Roy!
Rey Roy Roy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
BFF 83: McDaniel vs. Grayce
Date: Sep 07, 2019 |
#R1#
McDaniel misses with a hook. Grayce ducked under it nicely.
Grayce drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McDaniel defends it well.
McDaniel missing with a left hand there. Grayce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD2#
Grayce darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McDaniel's coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McDaniel wants to get back to his feet.
Grayce is keen to just control but McDaniel is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Grayce is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce tries to pass the half guard into mount. McDaniel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Grayce thows a huge punch but McDaniel dodges it nicely.
Grayce wants to free his trapped foot but McDaniel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce wants to control the pace but McDaniel is squirming around nicely.
Grayce controlling his opponent. #SUB2#
Grayce jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McDaniel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McDaniel and Grayce has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
#T2#
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDaniel keeps working.
An elbow from Grayce crashes against the mat.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on McDaniel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grayce throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Grayce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3##SUB2#
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Grayce is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McDaniel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grayce trying to control the action but McDaniel is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Grayce tries for a kimura but McDaniel is defending well.
McDaniel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayce on the ground.
Grayce working the ground and pound.
Grayce advances to full mount.
Grayce landing strikes, looking to finish! #T5#
Grayce lands a big elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McDaniel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grayce trying to control but he's not successful this time. #SUB2#
Grayce working for a guillotine from mount but McDaniel is in no mood to give up.
Grayce controlling his opponent.
Grayce trying to control but McDaniel is having none of it.
Grayce thowing shots but they're missing. #T6#
Grayce punching from mount but McDaniel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McDaniel wants to control but Grayce is having none of it.#SUB2#
Grayce working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Grayce looking to ground and pound but McDaniel is blocking nicely.
Grayce throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grayce with shots to the head and body - McDaniel looks very uncomfortable down there. #T7#
Grayce with a couple of short strikes.
Grayce lands a big elbow.
Grayce tries to control but McDaniel wriggling away.
Grayce landing punches.
Grayce lands a couple of good shots and McDaniel has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Grayce trying to control momentarily.
#SUB2#
McDaniel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
#SUB2#
Grayce is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McDaniel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McDaniel for a finish. #T8##SUB2#
Grayce is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. McDaniel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften McDaniel for a finish. #SUB2#
McDaniel defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Grayce 's arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDaniel looking very determined here, making life difficult for Grayce .
#T9#
Grayce is not going to allow McDaniel to sit and survive in this position.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Grayce . Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Grayce avoiding McDaniel 's attempts to control his hands.
McDaniel is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDaniel is working hard here to advance position.
Grayce throwing sloppy strikes.
The referee is taking a good look at McDaniel as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Grayce !
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
That's time! McDaniel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R2#
Grayce works the jab nicely.
Grayce throws a series of punches but McDaniel moves out of range.
Dylan McDaniel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDaniel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
McDaniel instigates a clinch.
McDaniel tries a body shot but Grayce blocks it.
Grayce throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grayce pushes off an throws an elbow but McDaniel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McDaniel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDaniel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McDaniel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grayce misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Grayce manages to break the clinch.
Grayce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from McDaniel.
Grayce misses with an uppercut. McDaniel saw that one coming.
McDaniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayce manages to avoid it.
McDaniel fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T1##CL#
McDaniel forces Grayce back against the ropes and clinches.#TD2#
Grayce gets control of McDaniel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Grayce will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Grayce is looking for a triangle but McDaniel pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Grayce working for submissions but it's allowed McDaniel to get to half guard.
Grayce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McDaniel's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McDaniel's back!#SUB2#
Grayce is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McDaniel is defending well though. Grayce let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Grayce is looking for the choke from the back position but McDaniel is controlling his hands well. #T2##SUB2#
Grayce is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. McDaniel is defending well though. Grayce let's go of the attempt for now.
Grayce is hanging on to McDaniel's back as he tries to escape.
McDaniel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
McDaniel covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Grayce biding his time, controlling McDaniel.
Grayce softening up his opponent with strikes here.
#T3#
McDaniel is trying to stand back up.
McDaniel trying to control but not successfully.
McDaniel is trapped and Grayce is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Grayce thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #SUB2#
Grayce patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Grayce struggling to land strikes to the head as McDaniel covers up.
Our spies down at at Can Factory inform us that Grayce has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T4#
You can see the frustration on McDaniel's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Well, with Grayce on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before McDaniel is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#SUB2#
McDaniel defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Grayce landing with strikes.
Early Grayce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grayce misses with a punch to the head.
Grayce somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
McDaniel tries to escape but Grayce has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Grayce trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
#T5##SUB2#
Grayce is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and McDaniel taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Grayce .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
A victorious Early Grayce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dylan McDaniel spoke after the fight, saying 'I can still whoop his ass 9 out of 10 times!'.
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Event:
BFF 80: TWIN CROWN FINALS
Date: Aug 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Kilpatrick misses with a shot to the body
enabling Grayce to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilpatrick finds it's way round the side to connect with Grayce 's head.
Kilpatrick gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grayce .
Grayce uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kilpatrick.
Grayce misses with an uppercut
and Kilpatrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the strikes.
Grayce looks to land a right hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grayce manages to avoid it.
Grayce uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
#TD#
Grayce shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Grayce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kilpatrick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kilpatrick tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#T1#
Grayce working Kilpatrick over with strikes.
Kilpatrick is looking to improve his position.
Kilpatrick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Grayce drops back looking for a leg! Kilpatrick is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kilpatrick manages to kick Grayce off! Grayce jumps back into Kilpatrick's guard.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Kilpatrick is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grayce is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grayce is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kilpatrick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kilpatrick controlling the action here.
Kilpatrick working over Grayce with some ground and pound. Grayce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Kilpatrick working the head and body with strikes.
Kilpatrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Grayce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grayce .
Grayce seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kilpatrick stays in close to Grayce 's body and controls the position.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of digs.
Grayce has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kilpatrick lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Grayce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kilpatrick doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kilpatrick manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4##SUB#
Grayce looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grayce working a defensive guard here.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kilpatrick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayce has momentary wrist control but Kilpatrick slips an elbow through the middle.
Kilpatrick wants to control from the top but Grayce keeps moving. #SUB#
Grayce working for a triangle but Kilpatrick defends it easily.
Kilpatrick with a nice head shot there.#T5#
Kilpatrick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB#
Grayce has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kilpatrick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Grayce .
Kilpatrick connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grayce some visible discomfort.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kilpatrick in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce is looking for a sweep.
Kilpatrick lands a nice forearm strike. #T6#
Grayce on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grayce to see if he's OK.
Kilpatrick trying to control the action but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce regains half guard.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grayce keeps working.
Kilpatrick working over Grayce with some ground and pound. Grayce looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T7#
Grayce moves into full guard.
Grayce can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kilpatrick controls the pace.
Kilpatrick postures up and lands a big shot to Grayce 's brow. #SUB#
Grayce is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kilpatrick throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Grayce 's body to avoid the submission. Grayce has instead reached around Kilpatrick's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Grayce arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
BFF 75: El Toro Jr. vs. Trump
Date: Jun 15, 2019 |
#R1#
Grayce avoids the body shot from Schaub.
Schaub misses the jab.
Schaub slips under a jab from Grayce .#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Schaub enables Grayce to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schaub manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Schaub looking for a sweep. Not yet Schaub, not yet.
Grayce is pushing down on Schaub's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schaub is fighting to maintain full guard but Grayce has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schaub is positioning himself well to prevent Grayce advancing to mount.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Schaub is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Schaub is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grayce tries to pass the half guard into mount. Schaub knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T1#
Schaub is trying to get back to full guard.
Grayce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schaub's head.
Grayce thows a huge punch but Schaub dodges it nicely.
#SUB2#
Schaub is defending against the submission attempts here by Grayce .
Schaub trying to control but Grayce postures up.
Grayce throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Schaub to regain full guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grayce trying to control but Schaub is working from the bottom.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Schaub is keeping the position.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grayce tries to free his leg and advance position but Schaub is retaining full guard.
Schaub not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Schaub throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
Grayce misses with a straight left.
Grayce slips under a jab.
Grayce misses with a straight left.
Schaub tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grayce manages to circle out of the way.
No luck for Grayce with that takedown attempt.
As Grayce tries to get set, Schaub tries to push him back and clinch up but Grayce manages to avoid the attempt.
Grayce shoots for a takedown but Schaub saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grayce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schaub's waist but Schaub gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grayce off to one side.
Grayce has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Schaub is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bryan Schaub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Early Grayce .
Schaub misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
Early Grayce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schaub throws a jab when Grayce was well out of range.
Schaub looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Schaub takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Schaub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schaub misses with a body shot.
#T4#
Schaub swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grayce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schaub fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grayce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grayce slips a jab from Schaub.
Grayce throws a hook but Schaub avoids it easily.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by Schaub.
Grayce throws a jab but it's blocked by Schaub.
Schaub scores with a shot to the body.
Schaub bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Grayce coming out on top.
Grayce looks for a takedown but Schaub sprawls well.#T5#
Grayce throws an overhand right that lands on Schaub's shoulder, as Schaub tries to avoid the shot.
Schaub wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grayce 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.
A swing and a miss from Schaub.#TD2#
Grayce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grayce working the ground and pound.
Schaub is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Grayce tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grayce has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grayce in side control, throwing shots but Schaub defends. #SUB2#
Grayce thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Schaub's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T6#
Grayce wants to control but Schaub is keeping him busy.
Schaub can't do much from the bottom here.
Grayce throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grayce tries to advance to mount but can't.
Schaub regains half guard, as Grayce was trying to land strikes. #T7#
Grayce trying to control the action but Schaub is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Schaub is defending well.
Grayce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schaub is trying to maintain the position but Grayce is very close to passing his half guard.
Grayce trying to pass the guard but Schaub defending well. #T8#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Grayce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schaub is trying to get back to full guard.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schaub throws a jab when Grayce was well out of range.
Grayce shoots in for a takedown but Schaub shows good takedown defense.
Grayce has his takedown stuffed#CL#
and Schaub counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Schaub pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Grayce misses.
Schaub throws a jab when Grayce was well out of range.
Grayce misses with a left hand #CL#
and Schaub holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grayce throws an elbow but it misses.
#T9#
Grayce wants a takedown.
#TD2#
Grayce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Grayce manages to end up in side control.
Grayce creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Schaub sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SUB2#
Grayce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Schaub is holding Grayce down, trying to stall.#SUB2#
Grayce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R2#
Schaub thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grayce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schaub.
Grayce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayce is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Grayce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schaub is looking to counter the offense by Grayce and move into the clinch.
Schaub moves out of range as Grayce strikes.
Schaub bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayce throws out a loose jab but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schaub. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grayce changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaub ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grayce moves away.
Grayce slips under a jab.
Grayce throws a big shot that misses.
Grayce scores with a jab. Schaub acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
Schaub bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schaub tries to counter by clinching up but Grayce breaks away and moves out of range.
Schaub ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schaub lands with an overhand left.#CUT#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Schaub rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#TD2#
and Grayce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grayce is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schaub!
Schaub tries to lock up and control but Grayce gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Grayce can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schaub is looking to escape.
Grayce looking to finish Schaub with some ground and pound. This is bad for Schaub!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grayce thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Grayce is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Schaub has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Schaub!
Grayce controls Schaub momentarily but Schaub frees himself.
Schaub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayce is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Grayce escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Schaub gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3#
Grayce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grayce can't keep his opponent in guard - Schaub advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grayce gets back to full guard.
#SUB2#
Grayce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Schaub can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Grayce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schaub defends it easily.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schaub wants to get up but he can't break Grayce 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grayce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grayce keeping full guard, as Schaub tries to pass.
Grayce wants to control but Schaub passes easily into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce manages to get to full guard.
#T5##SUB2#
Grayce working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Schaub has passed into half guard!
Grayce moves into full guard.
#SUB2#
Schaub avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Schaub wants to stand but Grayce is controlling his posture from full guard. #T6#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Grayce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schaub preventing the sweep.
Schaub tries to stand but Grayce is controlling from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grayce looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Grayce shoots in and drives through. Schaub sprawls well.
Bryan Schaub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T7#
Schaub waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grayce .
Grayce on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryan Schaub is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayce shoots in for a takedown but Schaub shows good takedown defense.
Bryan Schaub has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Early Grayce .
Grayce is breathing heavily.
Grayce misses with a low kick.
Nice shot by Schaub.
Schaub looks to land a left hand but Grayce moved out of range nicely.
Bryan Schaub is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schaub needs to keep his hands up - Grayce had a free shot at his head there.
Grayce throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Schaub counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Schaub pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grayce throws a big shot that misses.
Schaub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grayce misses with a takedown #CL#
and Schaub holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T8#
Schaub throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grayce s head.
A right hook to the body lands for Schaub.
Grayce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayce throws an elbow that misses.
Schaub is trying to stall.
Schaub lands a shot to the body.
Schaub doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grayce blocks a body shot from Schaub.
Schaub tries to throw a body punch but Grayce avoids it by throwing Schaub back against the ropes.
Schaub scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schaub tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schaub fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grayce trying to land knees to the body.
#T9#
Schaub lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schaub blocks an elbow strike from Grayce .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schaub.
Grayce is looking for a takedown.
Schaub is trying to stall.
Grayce misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schaub.
Grayce changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Schaub fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grayce throws out a loose jab but Schaub uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schaub slips a jab from Grayce .
Schaub tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Grayce manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schaub. Grayce does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Grayce takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schaub just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Schaub showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bryan Schaub!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Bryan Schaub!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight as a draw!
Bryan Schaub wins by majority decision!
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Event:
BFF 73: Nti vs. Hill 2
Date: May 25, 2019 |
#R1#
No luck for Grayce with that takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grayce .
Roy Roy misses with an uppercut. Grayce saw that one coming.
Grayce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Roy Roy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grayce .
Roy Roy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grayce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roy Roy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce throws a hook but Roy Roy blocks it.
Roy Roy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roy Roy misses with a body shot.
Early Grayce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce tries to move into range but Roy Roy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1##TD#
Grayce decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Grayce missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Grayce is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roy Roy tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Grayce wants to control but Roy Roy is keeping him busy.
Roy Roy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T2#
Grayce wants to advance to full mount but Roy Roy doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Roy Roy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayce is in close to Roy Roy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grayce trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Grayce looking to pass the guard.
Roy Roy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Grayce puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grayce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grayce thows a huge punch but Roy Roy dodges it nicely.
#T3#
Grayce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roy Roy's head.
Roy Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy Roy is trying to get back to full guard.
Roy Roy trying to hold on to Grayce 's head to control him but Grayce postures up.
Grayce seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roy Roy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roy Roy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayce working the head and body with strikes. #T4#
Grayce controlling the action here.
Grayce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grayce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grayce throwing shots but Roy Roy is blocking nicely.
Roy Roy trying to control but Grayce postures up.
Grayce takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grayce wants to take a breather but Roy Roy is having none of it. #T5#
The fighters are battling for position here. Roy Roy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Roy Roy keeps moving.
Roy Roy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Roy Roy keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roy Roy controls Grayce momentarily but Grayce frees himself. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grayce looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roy Roy misses with a shot to the body #TD#
and Grayce counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Roy Roy!
Roy Roy tries to buck Grayce off but Grayce is having none of it.
Grayce throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T6#
Grayce working the ground and pound but Roy Roy is defending the strikes.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Roy Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayce . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Grayce is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Roy Roy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grayce tries to score with some ground and pound. Roy Roy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Roy Roy is trying to control Grayce 's posture but Grayce avoids it.
Grayce works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Roy Roy seems a little lost for a moment, as Grayce dominates the positioning.#T7#
Grayce lands a few punches from side control.
Roy Roy tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce lands a few punches from side control.#SUB#
Grayce wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roy Roy, who protects the arm well.
Roy Roy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Roy Roy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SUB#
Grayce tries for a kimura but Roy Roy is defending well. #T8#
Grayce in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Roy Roy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roy Roy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#CUT#
It looks like Rey Roy Roy has been cut.
Grayce looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Roy Roy is avoiding damage well.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy Roy keeps working.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roy Roy down.
Roy Roy tries to bench press Grayce off him but Grayce keeps the position. #T9##SUB#
Grayce tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roy Roy can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Grayce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ground and pound from Grayce seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey Roy Roy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R2#
Grayce has his takedown stuffed
enabling Roy Roy to counter with a crisp jab.
Roy Roy lands with an uppercut that bounces Grayce off the ropes and back into range.
Good shot there by Roy Roy.
Grayce swings widly with a right hand
and Roy Roy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grayce throws a right hand that misses
and Roy Roy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grayce throws a leg kick but Roy Roy checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Grayce drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grayce trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Grayce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Roy Roy blocks nicely.
Early Grayce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grayce trying to control but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Roy Roy wants to improve his position but instead Grayce has moved into half guard.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grayce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roy Roy can do to turn this around?
Roy Roy wants to get back to full guard.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roy Roy keeps working.
Roy Roy wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.
#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.
Roy Roy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Grayce .
Grayce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Roy Roy's head.
Grayce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roy Roy defending well though.
Grayce trying to control from half guard but Roy Roy is working away.
Grayce winds up and cracks Roy Roy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce scoring with strikes to the body and head. #CUT#
That has opened up Rey Roy Roy's cut even more.
Grayce moves nicely into side control. #T3#
Grayce is working Roy Roy over with some ground and pound from side control. #CUT#
The cut above Rey Roy Roy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rey Roy Roy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
In his post fight interview, Early Grayce started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
BFF 66: Grayce vs. Power Jr.
Date: Apr 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Power Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy body kick from Grayce
and Power Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Grayce throws a hook to the side of Power Jr's head but Power Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power Jr lands a jab to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Grayce throws out a loose jab but Power Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power Jr lands a nice hook to Grayce 's body. Grayce takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Power Jr stuns Grayce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grayce throws a poor cross that misses
and Power Jr counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Grayce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Power Jr's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Power Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Power Jr trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Grayce manages to pass to mount!
Power Jr tries to reverse the position but Grayce maintains control.#T1#
Grayce avoids the attempt from Power Jr to control.
Grayce with a couple of short strikes.
Power Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands a heavy elbow.
Grayce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Power Jr tries to reverse the position but Grayce maintains control.
Power Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grayce prevents Power Jr from getting the reversal.#SUB#
Grayce jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Power Jr manages to avoid the submission attempt.
You can see the frustration on Power Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T2#
Power Jr is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce wants to control but Power Jr is keeping him busy.
Grayce 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.
Grayce advances to full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Power Jr is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grayce lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Power Jr regains half guard.
Power Jr trying to control but Grayce postures up.
#T3#
Grayce lands with a punch from half guard.
Grayce is looking to pass Power Jr's guard but actually Power Jr recovers to full guard.
Grayce distracts Power Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Power Jr keeps moving.
Grayce sitting in guard here, content to control.
Grayce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Power Jr's guard.
Power Jr is looking to control Grayce 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Power Jr avoid being mounted?#SUB2#
Power Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Power Jr looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T4#
Grayce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce landing shots from mount. #CUT#
It looks like Stef Power Jr has been cut.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#
Power Jr is rocked!
Grayce postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Power Jr bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Grayce and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
An out of breath Early Grayce thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Event:
BFF 63: Hill vs. Inuzuka III
Date: Mar 16, 2019 |
#R1#
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grayce attempts a counter takedown but Walker avoids it well and moves away.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Grayce off the ropes and back into range.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Walker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grayce on the side of the head.
Grayce walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Grayce avoids the body shot from Walker.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
Walker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Walker moves into the clinch.
Grayce looks to throw an elbow but misses.
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!
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Grayce wants a takedown.
Walker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grayce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Walker after a bit of a struggle. #TD#
Grayce turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Grayce drags him back down.
Grayce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. #T1#
Grayce working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #SUB#
Grayce working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Walker looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Grayce ! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Early Grayce !
Our winner, Early Grayce , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
BFF 59: Kilpatrick vs. Schaub
Date: Feb 23, 2019 |
#R1#
Roy Roy with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.#TD#
Grayce closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roy Roy quickly recovers to half guard.
Roy Roy trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roy Roy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grayce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Roy Roy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Roy Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roy Roy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayce . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Grayce thows a huge punch but Roy Roy dodges it nicely.
Grayce lands with a punch from half guard.
Grayce lands strikes from half guard.
Grayce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grayce is taking a breather. Roy Roy says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB#
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
#T1#
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Roy Roy is defending well.
Roy Roy 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.
Grayce trying to control the action but Roy Roy is working from the bottom.
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce wants to control but Roy Roy is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Grayce is trying to work for a kimura but Roy Roy is defending well.
#SUB#
Grayce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roy Roy sees it coming and defends easily.
Roy Roy trying to control here.
#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Grayce wants to work for an arm triangle but Roy Roy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grayce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roy Roy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Grayce seems to be looking for submissions.
Roy Roy is holding on to half guard well.
Ground and pound from Grayce .
Grayce 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.
Grayce moves into full mount! Roy Roy won't be happy about that! #SUB#
Grayce swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Roy Roy is now in Grayce 's guard. A big mistake from Grayce there, giving up the dominant position! #T3#
Grayce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roy Roy is one step ahead there.
Grayce looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Roy Roy preventing the sweep.
Grayce has his hands on Roy Roy's head, controlling the position. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roy Roy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grayce pulls Roy Roy in close to prevent any damage.
Roy Roy preventing the sweep.
Grayce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Roy Roy stopping the sweep attempt from Grayce .#SUB#
Grayce is looking for a triangle but Roy Roy pushes his legs off easily.
Grayce has Roy Roy pulled in close to control his posture. #T5##SUB#
Roy Roy is posturing up here but Grayce has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Roy Roy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Roy Roy has to tap! Slick submission there by Grayce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Early Grayce !
Our winner, Early Grayce , made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
MMAHelsinki - 25
Date: Dec 08, 2018 |
#R1#
Kholin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kholin misses with a wild body shot. #TD#
Grayce drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kholin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Grayce slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Grayce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grayce landing a few strikes.
Kholin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Grayce .
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kholin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Grayce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Grayce are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Grayce 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.
Grayce in side control, throwing shots but Kholin defends.
Grayce grinds an elbow into Kholin's temple.
Grayce throws a strike aimed at the side of Kholin's head but Kholin avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce fails to land a wild elbow strike.
#T1#
Grayce creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kholin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Grayce throwing strikes but Kholin manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kholin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kholin moves into full mount!
Grayce tries to lock up and control but Kholin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kholin controlling his opponent.
Kholin avoids the attempt from Grayce to control.
Grayce sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kholin wants to control but Grayce is keeping him busy.
Grayce wants to improve his position but Kholin is controlling well.
Kholin slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Kholin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grayce gets full guard.
Kholin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grayce . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kholin wants to control from the top but Grayce keeps moving.
Grayce looking for a sweep. Not yet Grayce , not yet. #SUB#
Grayce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grayce trying to control the position.
#SUB#
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#SUB#
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
#T3#
Kholin controlling from the top position.
Grayce is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kholin trying to control but Grayce is working from the bottom.
Grayce is pulling down on Kholin's head. It's preventing any offense from Kholin, at least for the moment.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kholin trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kholin misses with the combination.
#TD#
Grayce drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kholin is trying to keep Grayce in close.
Grayce is working Kholin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kholin keeping full guard, as Grayce tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Early Grayce dominated that 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.
#R2#
A jab from Kholin does it's job there.
Kholin misses with a series of wild punches.
As Kholin tries to get set, Grayce tries to push him back and clinch up but Kholin manages to avoid the attempt.
Grayce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kholin can do to turn this around?
Grayce tries to move into range but Kholin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kholin missing with a left hand there. Grayce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grayce jabs Kholin right on the nose. Kholin blinks but takes it well.
Kholin misses with a right hand #TD#
and Grayce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kholin's guard.
Grayce chips away with some ground and pound.
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Kholin blocks nicely.
Grayce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grayce looking to sit in guard and control but Kholin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayce has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T1#
Grayce controls Kholin momentarily but Kholin frees himself.
Grayce tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grayce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grayce lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Grayce stands up over Kholin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grayce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grayce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kholin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grayce is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Grayce is pushing down on Kholin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kholin is fighting to maintain full guard but Grayce has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grayce wants to free his trapped foot but Kholin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grayce working over Kholin with some ground and pound. Kholin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kholin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grayce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kholin is looking to control Grayce 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kholin avoid being mounted?
Grayce thows a huge punch but Kholin dodges it nicely.
#SUB#
Grayce 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.
Grayce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T3#
Kholin is not content to let Grayce control the position.
Grayce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kholin wants to improve his position but Grayce is controlling well.
Kholin has hold of Grayce 's hands but Grayce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grayce frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grayce is landing with some decent strikes but Kholin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T4#
Grayce lands a big shot to the head and Kholin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
BANDAI 9: Rising
Date: Sep 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Grayce tries to land a body kick
and Lad counters with a straight right hand.
Grayce misses with a hook to the body
and Lad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
Lad misses the shot to the body.
Lad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grayce .
Lad works the jab nicely.
Grayce with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD London BALLS OF STEEL in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Lad as he connects with a hook.
Lad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grayce doesn't seem bothered though.
Grayce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lad throwing a counter right hand but Grayce manages to avoid it.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lad lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Grayce shoots and misses
and Lad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayce misses with a hook
and Lad counters with a stiff right hand.
Lad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lad cracks Grayce with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Grayce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lad cracks Grayce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC#
Grayce is rocked!
Grayce with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lad to score with a decent uppercut.
Grayce is still on wobbly legs! Can Lad finish him?
Lad steps in with a hook that catches Grayce right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lad follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Grayce looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Young Lad!
Young Lad retains his light heavyweight title!
Young Lad really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that THE END 32 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E08
Date: Aug 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Grayce slips a jab and a cross from Kozlov.
#TD2#
Grayce gets a takedown into half guard.
Grayce is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grayce lands a big shot there that rocks Kozlov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grayce landing shots from mount.
Grayce punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Grayce .
Grayce lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kozlov hang on?#ROC2#
Kozlov is rocked!
Grayce postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kozlov badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Grayce around the waist but Grayce pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Grayce is the winner by TKO! Grayce jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Early Grayce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E07
Date: Aug 04, 2018 |
#R1#
Panda tries to clinch up.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Grayce .
Grayce lands an elbow.
Panda tries to bench press Grayce off him but Grayce keeps the position.
Grayce working the ground and pound from side control.
Panda is looking to reverse the position.
Grayce lands an elbow.
Grayce landing strikes.
Panda tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Panda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Panda takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Panda on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
Grayce cracks Panda with a big elbow.
Panda tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Grayce wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Panda is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Grayce 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grayce drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda is not content to let Grayce control the position.#T1#
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Panda is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Panda punching from the bottom.
Panda has hold of Grayce 's hands but Grayce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Panda tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Grayce drops an elbow to the side of Panda's head.
Panda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grayce 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.
Grayce working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Panda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Grayce working over Panda with some ground and pound. Panda looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grayce works his foot free and advances to mount.
Grayce unloading with bombs!
Panda is trying desperately to improve position.
Grayce in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
#T2#
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!
Panda gets back to half guard.
Panda is trying to get back to full guard.
Grayce is looking to take a break and control but Panda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Panda is looking for a sweep. Grayce is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grayce slips a nice elbow through Panda's hands, connecting with Panda's forehead.
Grayce 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.
Grayce works his way into full mount!
Grayce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Panda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Panda hang on?
Panda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce breaks from Panda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Grayce lands with some strikes.
Panda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grayce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.#ROC#
Panda is rocked!#T3#
Panda is looking to get to half guard.
A big strike lands for Grayce ! That's really hurt Panda and he's turned his back - Grayce keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Grayce jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
During a confident post fight interview, Early Grayce thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E06
Date: Jul 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Volg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grayce 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.
Grayce throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Volg to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Volg misses the target.
Grayce takes a swing at Volg's ribcage but misses.
Volg throws a good cross that connects.
Volg lands with a cross.
Volg looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
Grayce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Volg stuffs the takedown attempt from Grayce . Grayce gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab from Volg.
Volg lands a nice looking body shot.
Grayce missing with a left hand there. Volg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volg misses with a few strikes there.
Volg scores with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.#T1#
Volg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grayce throws out the jab.
Volg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grayce under the eye.
Grayce staying out of range there.
Grayce misses with a hook.
Volg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Grayce misses with a hook
enabling Volg to counter with a crisp jab.
Grayce defending well as Volg loads up on a big left hand.
Volg misses the jab.#TD#
Grayce closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Volg's guard.
Volg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volg is trying to control the position but Grayce postures up.
Grayce controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce postures up.
#T2#
Grayce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grayce connects with a couple of short punches.
Grayce distracts Volg with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grayce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Grayce lands a couple of digs.
Grayce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Volg keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Volg is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Grayce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Volg being controlled here, momentarily.
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Volg blocks nicely. #T3#
Volg working a defensive guard here.
Grayce slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Volg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grayce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grayce working some strikes from top position.
Volg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Volg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volg has momentary wrist control but Grayce slips an elbow through the middle.#T4#
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Grayce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Grayce postures up.
Grayce is working Volg over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Grayce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grayce landing with the ground and pound.
Volg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grayce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grayce trying to control but Volg is working from the bottom.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Volg is keeping the position for now.
Grayce works over Volg with some ground and pound from guard.#T5#
Grayce landing some decent shots from guard.
Grayce slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Grayce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Volg's head.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Volg's brow.
Grayce seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Volg has momentary wrist control but Grayce slips an elbow through the middle.
Grayce lands a couple of elbows.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Volg's brow. #ROC#
Volg is rocked!
Grayce postures up.
Volg is still in real trouble! Can Grayce finish him?
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Volg seems to have recovered his senses.#T6#
Volg trying to keep a closed guard but Grayce is proving a slippery customer.
Volg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Volg is trying to control the position but Grayce postures up.
Grayce cracks Volg with a solid left hand.
Grayce trying to control the position from guard on top but Volg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grayce lands a couple of elbows.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Volg keeps moving.
Grayce passes into half guard.
Volg is looking to improve his position.
Grayce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Volg defending well though. #T7#
Volg wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Volg wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Grayce .
Grayce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grayce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Volg 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.
Volg trying to control from the bottom.
Grayce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Grayce lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Volg quite badly. Volg pulls Grayce in close trying to recover. Grayce postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Volg on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Volg doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E05
Date: Jul 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Cailloux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grayce shoots for a takedown but Cailloux saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cailloux looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
Cailloux misses with a hook.
Cailloux defending well as Grayce loads up on a big left hand.
Cailloux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
#TD#
Grayce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cailloux's half guard.
Cailloux preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cailloux is pressing down on Grayce 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grayce 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.
Grayce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grayce content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Cailloux escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grayce gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Cailloux looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grayce 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cailloux avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayce postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grayce preventing the sweep.
Grayce scoring with some ground and pound.
Grayce postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Grayce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cailloux tries to get to full guard but Grayce has control of the leg.
Cailloux wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy.
#SUB2#
Cailloux looking for submissions off his back.
Grayce not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Cailloux is refusing to be controlled, as Grayce sits in half guard.
Ground and pound from Grayce .
Grayce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grayce is thwarting Cailloux's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grayce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cailloux wants to control but Grayce is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cailloux moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Grayce missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Cailloux keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cailloux preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cailloux trying to control the position here. #T3#
Grayce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cailloux works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grayce throwing strikes from guard but Cailloux blocks nicely.
Cailloux keeping moving, preventing Grayce from controlling successfully.
Grayce won't allow Cailloux to sweep him here.
Grayce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Cailloux is looking for a triangle but Grayce pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB2#
Cailloux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grayce defends well.
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cailloux is keeping the position for now.
Grayce postures up.
Grayce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grayce lands a couple of digs.#T4#
Grayce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cailloux is keeping the position for now.
Cailloux seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grayce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Grayce engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cailloux is trying to keep Grayce in close.
Cailloux looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grayce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grayce being controlled here momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grayce postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T5#
Grayce connects with a couple of short punches.
Grayce loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cailloux working a defensive guard here.
Cailloux controlling the position.#SUB2#
Cailloux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grayce landing some decent shots from guard.
Grayce throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Grayce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cailloux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grayce has managed to get both his arms back between Cailloux's legs - danger averted.
Grayce postures up and lands a big shot to Cailloux's brow.
Grayce cracks Cailloux with a solid left hand.
Grayce wants to control from the top but Cailloux keeps moving.
Cailloux is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T6#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Grayce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grayce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Grayce wants to pass the guard but Cailloux is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Cailloux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Grayce is aware though and is defending well.
Cailloux looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Grayce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cailloux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grayce has managed to get both his arms back between Cailloux's legs - danger averted.
Cailloux is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cailloux looks winded!
Grayce trying to control but Cailloux is working from the bottom.
Grayce working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grayce slips nicely into half guard.
Cailloux is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grayce scores with a couple of nice shots.#T7##SUB2#
Cailloux actively working from the bottom here.
Cailloux is looking to improve his position.
Grayce looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cailloux with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #ROC#
Cailloux is rocked!
Grayce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cailloux is still in real trouble! Can Grayce finish him?
Grayce scores with a big shot! Cailloux's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Cailloux! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
A very excited looking Early Grayce made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E03
Date: Jun 09, 2018 |
#R1#
Morus with a jab.
Grayce walks into a straight right hand from Morus.
Morus avoids a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Morus.
Morus tests Grayce 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Morus.
Morus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#KD#
Morus drops Grayce with a beautiful combination! Grayce stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morus is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Early Grayce has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morus connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#
Grayce is rocked!
Morus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grayce .
Morus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grayce .
Morus looks to throw the jab but Grayce is out of range.
Morus seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Grayce loads up on a big right hand but Morus slips the punch.
Grayce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grayce 's coach down at The Good Stuff was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grayce 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grayce misses with a hook.
Morus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morus scores with a jab.
Morus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Morus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grayce 's head.
Morus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grayce .
Morus scores with a jab to the body.#TD2#
Grayce looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Morus!
Morus tries to escape but Grayce is in control.
Morus is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grayce connects with a decent elbow.
Morus is trying to control Grayce 's posture but Grayce avoids it.
Grayce in side control, throwing shots but Morus defends.
Morus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grayce is controlling him well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Morus tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morus some visible discomfort.
Grayce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morus keeps working.
Morus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Grayce is controlling him well.#T2#
Grayce cracks Morus with a big elbow.
Morus trying to remain calm as Grayce controls from the top position.
Morus pushes Grayce away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Grayce gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morus is trying to get back to half guard.
Morus on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce wants to control but Morus is keeping him busy.
Grayce misses with the ground and pound.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morus down.
Grayce working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grayce scores with punches from side control.
Morus is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Grayce throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Morus is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grayce in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Morus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Morus taking a bit of punishment here - Grayce scoring with strikes.
Grayce landing a few strikes.
Morus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grayce has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morus is trying to control Grayce 's posture but Grayce avoids it.
Morus is not content to let Grayce control the position.
Grayce cracks Morus with an elbow. That is naaassty.#ROC2#
Morus is rocked!#T4#
Grayce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morus down.
Oh Morus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grayce cracks Morus with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Grayce immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Morus is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Grayce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
Early Grayce thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Gargan Morus spoke after the fight, saying 'I lose...I learn....I'll be back!'.
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E02
Date: May 26, 2018 |
#R1#
Huisbrink wants to clinch up but Grayce keeps it at a distance.
Grayce definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Grayce throws a hook but Huisbrink avoids it easily.
A big left from Huisbrink misses.
Nice uppercut there from Huisbrink.
Ruud Huisbrink seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grayce blocks a jab.#TD#
Grayce closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Grayce is staying tight to Huisbrink's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Grayce lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Huisbrink is trying to buck Grayce off.
Grayce working the body and head with strikes.
Huisbrink tries to improve position but can't.
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows. #CUT#
It looks like Ruud Huisbrink has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Huisbrink can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grayce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grayce working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Huisbrink is working to avoid the ground and pound but Grayce connects with a decent elbow.
Grayce cracks Huisbrink with a big right hand but Huisbrink just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Huisbrink can't do much from the bottom here. #T1#
Grayce scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grayce working the head with strikes.
Grayce happy to just control the position for now.
Huisbrink taking a bit of punishment here - Grayce scoring with strikes. #CUT#
The cut above Ruud Huisbrink's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Grayce working the ground and pound from side control.#CUT#
Ruud Huisbrink's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Huisbrink's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Early Grayce !
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Event:
Open Weight Grand Prix S01E01
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
De Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Grayce .
De Souza feinted with a counter takedown.
Grayce tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Souza throws a right hand that Grayce ducks under and follows up with a left that Grayce also avoids with ease.
Grayce fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Souza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Souza shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grayce eats them both and turns towards De Souza to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
De Souza slips under a jab from Grayce .
Grayce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#TD2#
Grayce shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches De Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Souza is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on De Souza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grayce scores with a couple of short elbows.
De Souza manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grayce 's best efforts.
De Souza has hold of Grayce 's hands but Grayce slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Grayce really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De Souza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nice strikes from Grayce there. #SUB#
De Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Grayce working the head and body with strikes.
Grayce working the head and body with strikes.
De Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Grayce scores with a couple of nice shots.#ROC2#
De Souza is rocked!
Grayce unloads with some huge strikes here! De Souza is out! Grayce wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 14, 2018 |
#R1#
Jacobi tries to clinch but Grayce moves out of range.
Jacobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jacobi lands a nice looking body kick.
Jacobi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grayce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacobi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grayce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jacobi tries to clinch but Grayce is having none of it.
Grayce feints the counter takedown.
Grayce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobi scores with a spinning back kick!
Jacobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grayce fails to land with a series of punches.
Grayce throws a big shot that misses.
Jacobi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grayce back to the cage. Jacobi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Grayce takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Grayce walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jacobi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce tries to score with a low kick but Jacobi moves his leg out of the way.
Jacobi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jacobi scores with a one two! Grayce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Elias Jacobi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobi lands with a nice combination. Grayce backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circling - Grayce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jacobi tried to counter with a leg kick but Grayce avoided it.
Jacobi scores with a kick to the midsection.#T1#
Jacobi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jacobi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacobi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grayce crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jacobi - the referee stops the clock and Grayce gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jacobi. Grayce manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jacobi lands with an uppercut that bounces Grayce off the cage and back into range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jacobi checks a leg kick.
Grayce misses with a straight right.
Jacobi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jacobi is looking to clinch.
Grayce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grayce throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacobi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jacobi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jacobi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jacobi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
#T2#
Jacobi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grayce 's calf.
Grayce throws a hook but Jacobi blocks it.
Jacobi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jacobi moves to clinch but Grayce breaks away #TD2#
and Grayce counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jacobi!
Grayce scores with punches from side control.
Grayce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Grayce is chipping away with strikes.
Grayce lands a decent elbow from side control.
Grayce working the head with strikes.
Grayce creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jacobi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Grayce just content to control the position.
Jacobi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grayce on the ground.
Jacobi on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #ROC2#
Jacobi is rocked!#T3#
Grayce cracks Jacobi with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Grayce immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jacobi is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Grayce !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Early Grayce !
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