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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit comes to the cage accompanied by RAWR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Trevor Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Grant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant tries to clinch there but Condit circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grant looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Grant rushes Condit and presses him up against the cage.
Grant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grant walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Condit blocks a leg kick.
Condit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Condit works over Grant's head and body with a nice combination.
Condit scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Condit forces Grant back against the cage and clinches.
Grant blocks a body shot from Condit.
Grant will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Condit up against the cage.
Condit wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Grant obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condit lands with a nice combination. Grant backs away looking to recover.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Condit. Those never looked like landing.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grant misses with a low kick.
Grant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Condit counters with a series of strikes. Grant will be more careful next time no doubt.
Condit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant manages to break the clinch.
Condit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Condit duly obliges.
Condit closes the distance and clinches.
Condit tries to circle away but Grant has him pinned against the cage.
Condit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Condit swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
Condit is trying to break the clinch but Grant is controlling him.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condit throws a series of strikes that have Grant backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Condit lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Condit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Condit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Condit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Condit has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant misses with a double jab
and Condit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant lands with a kick to the temple. Condit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Condit lands with an overhand left.
Condit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Condit swings wildly with an uppercut but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Grant is controlling the position.
Condit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grant working Condit over with knees to the body.
Condit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grant with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grant breaks the clinch.
Grant fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Condit counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a body kick.
Grant is looking to clinch.
Condit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grant on the side of the head.
Grant clinches with his opponent.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grant.
Grant putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Condit in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Condit is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grant gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Paul Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Condit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Condit blocks a head kick by Grant.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Condit tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Grant will probably get the nod.
That's time! Condit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Condit was well out of range. Poor timing from Grant.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Condit is looking to clinch.
Grant dodges the punch combination from Condit.
Condit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Condit back into the cage.
Grant scores a nice knee to the body.
Grant is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Grant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Condit misses with a series of wild punches.
Grant throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant moves into the clinch.
Condit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grant unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Condit tries a body shot but Grant blocks it.
Grant pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Condit.
Condit scores with a jab.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Condit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant with a knee to the head.
Condit misses with a punch to the body.
Grant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Condit looks to land a combination but Grant avoids it well.
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Condit lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Condit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trevor Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grant darts in trying to clinch
and Condit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grant scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grant circles away quickly and effectively.
That kick from Grant tenderised Condit's leg. Condit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Condit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Condit lands a lovely overhand right.
Condit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Condit swinging wildly here.
Condit dips to his left and cracks Grant with an uppercut!
Condit lands a nice hook to Grant's body. Grant takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Condit blocks a head kick by Grant.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Condit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grant. Condit does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grant tries to clinch but Condit is having none of it.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Condit tries to keep at a distance but Grant has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grant lands an elbow just above Condit 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Grant - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Condit misses the shot to the body.
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Condit takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Condit scores with a four punch combination!
Grant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Condit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Condit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Grant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Condit.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grant doesn't manage to clinch there - Condit circles away.
Grant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Condit checks a leg kick.
Grant moves into range and clinches up with Condit.
Grant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Condit tries to clinch up.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Condit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Grant thows a body shot but no joy.
Grant goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Condit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grant stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Condit keeps the fight on the outside.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant looks to land a left hand but Condit moved out of range nicely.
Grant throws a head kick but Condit moves out of range.
Grant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Condit counters with a left and a right that stings Grant.
The fighters circle momentarily. Condit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Grant tries to clinch but Condit moves out of range.
Condit swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Condit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Condit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Condit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trevor Condit is winning the standup battle so far.
Grant looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grant tries to clinch there but Condit circles away.
Condit lands with a nice body punch.
Condit throws a combination. Grant tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Condit.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Condit digs a good hook to Grant's body.
Condit fails to land with a series of punches.
Condit's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Condit duly obliges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Condit!
Condit tries to clinch up.
Grant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant darts in and clinches Condit up against the cage.
Condit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Condit is looking to break free of the clinch but Grant has double underhooks.
Paul Grant seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Condit is trying to push Grant away but Grant has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grant is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Condit looking to stall.
Grant connects with a nasty looking knee right to Condit's face.
Condit misses with a body punch.
Condit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grant avoiding damage.
Grant breaks from the clinch.
Condit scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Condit blocks a head kick by Grant.
Condit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant wants to clinch up but Condit keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot by Condit.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch but Condit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Condit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grant circles away from the clinch attempt.
Condit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grant wants to clinch.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trevor Condit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant motions for Condit to come forward. Grant throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Condit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grant 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Grant!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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