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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oscar Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Grice checks it well.
Grice misses with a series of wild punches.
As Grice backs off Dos Santos throws a huge counter combo but Grice manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Grice.
Grice scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Grice bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dos Santos drops his hands momentarily and Grice takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gary Grice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grice throws a right and a left that Dos Santos avoids nicely.
Dos Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grice throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dos Santos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dos Santos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grice. Grice obviously looking to wear him down.
Dos Santos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grice will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice throws a lazy body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dos Santos if he has to take too many more of those.
Grice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Grice moves out of range easily.
Grice lands a jab to the nose.
Grice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos throws a low kick but Grice avoids it.
Grice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dos Santos counters with a series of strikes that sends Grice to the canvas! Dos Santos follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Grice is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grice 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.
Oh Grice is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos looking to pass the guard.
Grice seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Grice seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grice swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dos Santos looking to sit in guard and control but Grice gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grice with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dos Santos wants to sweep but no luck.
Grice keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grice defends it easily.
Dos Santos has his foot on Grice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grice works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grice throwing strikes but missing.
Our spies down at at Petersen's Party Place inform us that Dos Santos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Dos Santos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice chips away with some ground and pound.
Grice looking to pass the guard.
Dos Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Dos Santos, not yet.
Dos Santos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grice looking to pass the guard.
Grice with a nice head shot there.
Dos Santos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grice lands a couple of elbows.
Dos Santos is trying to keep Grice in close.
Dos Santos is looking for a triangle but Grice pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice cracks Dos Santos with a solid left hand.
Grice tries to free his leg and advance position but Dos Santos is retaining full guard.
Dos Santos looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grice working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos is trying to control the position but Grice postures up.
Grice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dos Santos keeping moving, preventing Grice from controlling successfully.
Grice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dos Santos keeping full guard, as Grice tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grice has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grice misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grice lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grice tries to work over Dos Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dos Santos is trying to stall.
Grice misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos stalls.
Grice being controlled against the cage.
Dos Santos has a couple of punches blocked by Grice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Grice goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Grice lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Grice - that landed with a thud.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Grice forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
Grice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
Grice lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Grice lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dos Santos is still on wobbly legs! Can Grice finish him?
Grice works on Dos Santos's body with a couple of short punches.
Grice scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gary Grice has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grice cracks Dos Santos with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grice.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Grice.
Dos Santos seems to have recovered his senses.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Grice misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grice just stands there and leans against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Grice.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos has had enough of the clinch but Grice keeps him there for the moment.
Grice lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grice misses with the head strike.
Grice breaks the clinch.
Grice lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Grice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dos Santos ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Gary Grice is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice is looking to clinch.
Grice is looking to score with low kicks.
Grice swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Dos Santos slips under a jab.
Dos Santos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grice is out of range and Dos Santos settles back down.
Grice scores with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grice.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos gets tackled into the cage by Grice. Grice maintains the clinch.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grice tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice lands a body shot.
Grice keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dos Santos's efforts to push away.
Grice scores with a shot to the side of Dos Santos's head.
Grice throws a head punch that misses.
Dos Santos blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Grice.
Dos Santos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Grice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Grice.
I was talking to Grice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Grice fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grice as Dos Santos tries to tie him up.
Dos Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gary Grice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oscar Dos Santos.
Grice misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Grice dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Grice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dos Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grice has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Grice.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grice.
Dos Santos only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grice scores with a nice right hand.
Grice wants to clinch.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grice misses the jab.
Grice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grice throws a body punch but Dos Santos moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Grice
and Dos Santos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dos Santos throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Dos Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Grice was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dos Santos is looking to score with low kicks.
Dos Santos 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.
Nice body punch from Grice.
Grice connects with a nice looking jab.
Dos Santos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grice tries to land a body kick
and Dos Santos counters with a one-two to the body.
Dos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grice.
Oscar Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grice attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Grice misses with a body kick.
Grice connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Grice.
Dos Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grice connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grice looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Grice.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grice finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grice avoids the head kick by Dos Santos.
Grice appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grice finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Grice scores with a leg kick.
Dos Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grice.
Grice thumps Dos Santos with a low kick.
Gary Grice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oscar Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grice lands a slapping body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grice. That's going to slow Dos Santos down.
Grice uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dos Santos has time to react.
Dos Santos misses with a head kick.
Grice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grice fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grice moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Grice turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Dos Santos fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dos Santos looking to throw knees to the head but Grice is blocking nicely.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Grice gets an underhook and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Grice lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Grice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grice 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
A very excited looking Gary Grice 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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RATING
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