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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graig Jimenez (ranked 5832 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Galloun (ranked 5737 p4p, 551 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graig Jimenez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Galloun!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Galloun is pulling down on Jimenez's head to control his posture.
Galloun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jimenez throwing strikes but missing.
Jimenez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Galloun looking to control.
Jimenez throwing strikes from guard but Galloun blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galloun pulls Jimenez in close to his closed guard and prevents Jimenez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jimenez 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.
Galloun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.
Galloun is trying to keep Jimenez in close.
Galloun is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jimenez stands up over Galloun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jimenez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Galloun striking off his back but it's not causing Jimenez any problems.
Jimenez is fighting to break Galloun's control of his arms but Galloun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jimenez throws a big right hand that misses.
Jimenez preventing the sweep.
Jimenez with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez tries to free his leg and advance position but Galloun is retaining full guard.
Jimenez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galloun on the ground.
Galloun is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jimenez is controlling him.
Jimenez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Galloun is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Galloun has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimenez has control of Galloun's left arm, preventing Galloun from doing any damage.
Jimenez keeping full guard, as Galloun tries to pass.
Galloun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloun drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Jimenez dives on top into guard.
Jimenez landing with the ground and pound.
Jimenez stands up over Galloun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jimenez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Galloun can't keep his opponent in guard - Jimenez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Galloun misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jimenez looks to land a strike but Galloun avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jimenez chips away with some ground and pound.
Galloun trying to control the position.
Galloun throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Galloun avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jimenez cracks Galloun with a solid left hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Galloun is on top in guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graig Jimenez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galloun gets caught flat footed, as Jimenez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Graig Jimenez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jimenez is looking to work some ground and pound but Galloun has wrist control.
Galloun is trying to keep Jimenez in close.
Galloun wants to sweep but no luck.
Galloun controlling the position.
Galloun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jimenez's guard.
Galloun is looking to stand up but Jimenez won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galloun is stalling in the full guard.
Galloun looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galloun is fighting to break Jimenez's control of his arms but Jimenez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Galloun wanted to stand there but Jimenez had control of the position.
Galloun looking to sit in guard and control but Jimenez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jimenez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galloun can do to turn this around?
Jimenez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jimenez throwing strikes from guard but Galloun blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galloun is controlling Jimenez's posture.
Jimenez landing with the ground and pound.
Jimenez lands a couple of digs.
Jimenez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Galloun works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jimenez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Galloun controlling Jimenez's posture.
Galloun bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jimenez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez has a closed guard, preventing Galloun from standing up.
Jimenez working for a triangle but Galloun defends it easily.
Jimenez has a closed guard, preventing Galloun from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Galloun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jimenez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jimenez continues to stall.
Jimenez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brad Galloun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galloun doesn't manage to clinch there - Jimenez circles away.
Galloun scores with a takedown into Jimenez's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Graig Jimenez will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Galloun instigates a clinch.
Jimenez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jimenez tries to pull guard but Galloun holds him up against the cage and eventually Jimenez drops back down to his feet.
Jimenez just leaning against Galloun, taking a breather.
Jimenez is pushing Galloun up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Galloun goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jimenez prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galloun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galloun shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jimenez is trying to defend but Galloun finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jimenez missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jimenez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jimenez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Galloun wanted to stand there but Jimenez had control of the position.
Galloun 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.
Galloun wanted to stand there but Jimenez had control of the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Galloun slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jimenez gets a double leg takedown into Galloun's guard.
Jimenez stops Galloun from standing up.
Galloun wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jimenez is now in half guard.
Galloun is trying to get back to full guard.
Galloun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galloun taking some punishment here, with Jimenez in his half guard.
Galloun taking some punishment here, with Jimenez in his half guard.
Galloun has his hands clasped together around Jimenez's back. He's all about the action.
Jimenez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Galloun has his hands clasped together around Jimenez's back. He's all about the action.
Galloun is looking to control Jimenez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Galloun avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Galloun wants to improve his position but Jimenez is controlling well.
Galloun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Galloun manages to get to full guard.
Jimenez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jimenez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jimenez distracts Galloun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jimenez postures up in Galloun's guard and throws a big left but Galloun blocks it.
Brad Galloun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graig Jimenez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jimenez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graig Jimenez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jimenez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graig Jimenez!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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