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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 3
Date: May 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Rasputin scores with a shot to the body.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Grano circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin lands a right hook to the body.
Rasputin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grano throws a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
Grano blocks a jab.
Grano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasputin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grano.
Grano lands a jab to the head.
#CUT2#
It looks like Evgeni Rasputin has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rasputin.#CUT#
It looks like Lavinio Grano has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Grano is just out of range.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grano.
A jab lands there for Rasputin.
Jab from Grano.#T1#
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Grano.
Rasputin tests Grano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Grano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CUT#
That has opened up Lavinio Grano's cut even more.
Rasputin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot lands for Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Grano moves out of range.
Grano throws a poor cross that misses
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grano has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grano pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Rasputin rushes Grano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Grano controls his hands.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Grano's ribcage. Grano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grano looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike. #CUT#
The cut above Lavinio Grano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Grano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Grano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin scores with a hook to the body.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Rasputin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Grano.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Grano.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
A short left from Grano.
Rasputin gets through Grano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grano misses with a punch on the inside.
Grano blocking some punches.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Grano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Rasputin pushes Grano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grano misses with a punch to the body.
Grano lands a left hand.
Grano blocking some punches.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.#CUT#
Lavinio Grano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Grano blocks an uppercut.
Grano lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Grano.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Grano. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grano.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grano backwards.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grano swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lavinio Grano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evgeni Rasputin!
Our winner, Evgeni Rasputin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Artemovich misses with a body shot
and Grano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#
It looks like Isayev Artemovich has been cut.
Artemovich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Grano.
Lavinio Grano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artemovich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grano stuffs the takedown attempt from Artemovich. Artemovich gets slowly back to his feet.
Grano misses with an uppercut. Artemovich saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Grano there.
Artemovich misses with a hook.
Grano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice cross by Grano.#CUT#
That has opened up Isayev Artemovich's cut even more.
Grano jabs Artemovich right on the nose. Artemovich blinks but takes it well.
Artemovich goes for a double leg but Grano avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Grano continues to drive forward.
Artemovich misses with a takedown attempt
and Grano counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#
Artemovich is rocked!
Artemovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lavinio Grano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isayev Artemovich.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Artemovich ducks into an uppercut from Grano and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lavinio Grano!
A relieved looking Lavinio Grano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
Grano moves into the clinch.
Grano digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like John Jones has been cut.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Grano.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Grano lands a right hand.
Grano dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Grano lands with a light punch inside.
Grano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #ROC2#
Jones is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grano.
Nice body punch from Grano.
Grano lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Jones to his knees! Grano keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lavinio Grano!
A very excited looking Lavinio Grano 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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Event:
IVT Friday 5
Date: Apr 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Luque misses with a left hand
and Luque takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luque could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Grano lands the left hand.
Grano with a nice cross.
Grano lands a body shot.
#KD2#
Grano cracks Luque with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Luque looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Grano finish him?
#ROC2#
Luque is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Orlando Luque has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luque throws a hook to the side of Grano's head but Grano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Luque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luque misses with a looping right.
BAM! Grano delivers a spinning backfist that drops Luque like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Lavinio Grano!
Our winner, Lavinio Grano, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Grano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grano misses the shot to the body.
Grano backing away here, and Cole unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Grano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but Grano moves out of range.
Grano tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cole manages to circle out of the way.
Cole tries to land a front kick but Grano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Grano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole tries to bum rush Grano with a series of wild strikes but Grano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grano with a nice cross.#CUT#
It looks like Billy Cole has been cut.
Cole drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws a body punch but Grano moves out of range.
Grano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
Grano drives through and clinches with Cole against the cage.
Grano lands a nice uppercut.#T1#
Cole blocks a body shot from Grano.
Cole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cole can't break the clinch.
Grano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grano has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Grano lands a hook that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Grano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grano lands a nice uppercut.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Grano.
Cole looks winded!
Grano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grano pushes Cole back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grano scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Grano lands a body punch.
Grano lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Grano.
Grano lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Grano scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grano.
Grano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Grano.
Grano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grano lands a left hand.
Grano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Grano.
A short right from Grano on the inside.
Grano scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Grano tries to throw a body punch but Cole avoids it by throwing Grano back against the cage.
Grano lands with a right to the head.
Grano lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Grano scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Grano.
Grano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Grano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Grano - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Grano.
Grano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Grano.
Grano is leaning against Cole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grano lands with a right to the head.
Grano lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#T4#
Grano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Grano.
Grano gets through Cole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grano lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grano.
A short uppercut from Grano.
Grano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grano digs a right hand underneath Cole's ribcage. Cole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grano gets through Cole's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grano lands with a light punch inside.
Grano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grano scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lavinio Grano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Cole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grano.
Grano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grano.
Billy Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grano is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Cole flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Cole is out cold! Grano holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lavinio Grano!
Lavinio Grano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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