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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Early Grayce (ranked 1187 p4p, 183 weight class) and Dalinar Kholin (ranked 2106 p4p, 301 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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222 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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187 cm
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217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Early Grayce !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dalinar Kholin!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kholin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kholin misses with a wild body shot.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Grayce throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grayce trying to control the position.
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grayce is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
Kholin trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kholin misses with the combination.
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.
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
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.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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