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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 528 p4p, 510 weight class) and Jimmy Granite (ranked 57 p4p, 55 weight class). Granite has chosen Jungle as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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26 - 15 - 0 |
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21 - 13 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Granite !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granite tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Granite slips under a jab.
Granite 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.
Chukwuma looks to land a right hand but Granite moved out of range.
Chukwuma misses the jab.
Chukwuma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Granite counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Granite connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chukwuma moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Chukwuma fails to land.
Granite lands with a light punch inside.
Chukwuma blocks a body shot from Granite .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Granite .
Chukwuma letting Granite take a breather here.
Granite blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma stalling the fight.
Chukwuma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chukwuma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chukwuma is looking to control Granite 's arms but Granite gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chukwuma has his back to the cage.
Granite blocking some punches.
Granite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chukwuma misses with a punch on the inside.
Chukwuma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Granite trying to land knees to the body.
Granite lands a hook that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
A short left from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma trying to control the position but instead, Granite has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chukwuma into the cage.
Chukwuma lands with a left to the head.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Granite .
Granite trying to land knees to the body.
Granite swings wildly with an uppercut but Chukwuma uses good head movement to avoid it.
Granite doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to stall.
Granite tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chukwuma avoids it.
Granite unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Granite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chukwuma blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Granite working Chukwuma over with knees to the body.
Chukwuma is breathing heavily.
Chukwuma tries to land a knee to the head but Granite blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Granite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Granite putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chukwuma in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Granite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chukwuma with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Granite connects with a knee to the head.
Chukwuma misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chukwuma blocks a body shot from Granite .
Chukwuma lands with a right to the head.
Granite lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Granite lands with a light punch inside.
Granite lands a good knee to the midsection. Chukwuma won't want to take too many of those.
Granite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Granite lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Granite .
Granite lands a nice shot to the body.
Granite lands a nice knee to the body.
Chukwuma blocks a body shot from Granite .
Granite digs a right hand into Chukwuma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chukwuma's gas tank.
Granite tries to work over Chukwuma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Granite lands a shot to the body.
Granite lands with a short shot to the head.
Granite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granite working Chukwuma over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Granite .
A shot in the inside from Granite .
Granite working Chukwuma over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Granite digs a right hand underneath Chukwuma's ribcage. Chukwuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chukwuma avoiding damage as Granite throws knees to the body.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Granite lands a body shot.
Granite lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Granite lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Granite pushes Chukwuma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Granite .
Granite scores with a shoulder strike.
Granite lands with a light punch inside.
Chukwuma managing to block the knees to the body from Granite .
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Granite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Granite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Granite works on Chukwuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Granite lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Granite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Granite lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Granite .
Granite lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Granite lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Granite .
A body shot lands from Granite .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Granite dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Granite .
Chukwuma misses with a kick to the body.
Chukwuma moves to clinch but Granite breaks away
and Granite counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chukwuma tries to clinch there but Granite circles away.
Granite replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Chukwuma blocks it well.
Granite throws a right hand that Chukwuma ducks under and follows up with a left that Chukwuma also avoids with ease.
A lazy body kick from Chukwuma
and Granite counters with a nice right hand that sends Chukwuma toppling to the canvas! Chukwuma scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Granite finish him?!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Granite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Granite .
Granite misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma closes the distance looking to clinch
and Granite counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Granite !
A very excited looking Jimmy Granite 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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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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