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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 14768 p4p, 5842 weight class) and Billy Grandall (ranked 0 p4p, 228 weight class). Grandall has chosen 80/20SKYBEEF as his entrance music. Grigoryan is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Billy Grandall acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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28 - 10 - 3 |
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2 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Grandall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Grandall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grigoryan is breathing heavily.
Grandall throws a jab when Grigoryan was well out of range.
Grandall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Grigoryan to the ground. Grandall is now in Grigoryan's guard.
Grigoryan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grigoryan tries to get out of the position.
Grandall wants to control from the top but Grigoryan keeps moving.
Grandall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grandall throwing strikes but missing.
Grandall is working Grigoryan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grandall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grigoryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grandall is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandall passes Grigoryan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Grandall wants to free his trapped foot but Grigoryan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Grandall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandall is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grigoryan is staying active underneath Grandall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Grandall.
Grandall passes to full mount!
Grandall thowing shots but they're missing.
Grandall misses with a head shot.
Grandall punching from mount but Grigoryan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grandall looking to ground and pound but Grigoryan is blocking nicely.
Grandall thowing shots but they're missing.
Grigoryan blocking the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandall throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Grandall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Grandall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grandall punching from mount but Grigoryan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grandall punching from mount but Grigoryan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grandall thowing shots but they're missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grandall throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Grigoryan because Grandall loaded up on that one.
Grandall lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grandall thowing shots but they're missing.
Grigoryan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grandall.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grandall cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grandall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grigoryan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Grandall.
Grandall with shots to the head and body - Grigoryan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grigoryan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Grandall there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Grandall unloads with some shots from mount but Grigoryan bucks and avoids them well.
Grandall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grandall unloads with some shots from mount but Grigoryan bucks and avoids them well.
Grigoryan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grandall thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Grandall.
Grigoryan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandall throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Oh Grigoryan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grandall throws some wild stikes that Grigoryan manages to avoid easily.
Grandall postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Grigoryan badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Grandall around the waist but Grandall pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Grandall is the winner by TKO! Grandall jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Grandall!
An out of breath Billy Grandall 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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