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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grabowski comes to the cage accompanied by Roar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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247 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Dangle!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dangle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grabowski cracks Dangle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dangle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grabowski counters with a single leg into guard. Dangle didn't expect that.
Grabowski is stalling in the full guard.
Dangle trying to keep a closed guard but Grabowski is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grabowski misses with a hook
and Dangle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dangle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dangle throws a hook but Grabowski blocks it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters circling - Grabowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dangle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grabowski.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle trying to control here.
Dangle tries to roll over but Grabowski keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Grabowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dangle defending well though.
Grabowski is trying to control the action in half guard but Dangle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Damian Grabowski has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dangle throws a right hand that misses
and Grabowski counters with a shoot takedown. Dangle fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Grabowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski 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.
A low kick from Dangle is predictable there
and Grabowski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grabowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grabowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dangle moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Dangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dangle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grabowski is trying to defend but Dangle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dangle trying to pass the guard but Grabowski defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Grabowski pushes Dangle off looking to stand but Dangle dives back in and keeps control.
Grabowski scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Dangle manages to mount him!
Dangle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dangle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dangle controlling his opponent.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grabowski swings widly with a right hand
and Dangle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grabowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grabowski is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dangle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grabowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Damian Grabowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dangle misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Grabowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dangle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Grabowski wants to control from the top but Dangle keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Damian Grabowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dangle lands with an uppercut that bounces Grabowski off the cage and back into rage.
Dangle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grabowski manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dangle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grabowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grabowski throws a big shot that misses.
Dangle fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dangle misses the body punch
and Grabowski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dangle trying to control here.
Grabowski prevents Dangle from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dangle misses with a shot to the body
and Grabowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Grabowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grabowski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dangle counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Grabowski counter with a right hand.
Dangle looks to score with a jab to the body but Grabowski is just out of range.
Grabowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dangle.
Grabowski misses with an uppercut
and Dangle counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangle throws a low kick but Grabowski avoids it.
Grabowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dangle counters with a stiff right hand.
Dangle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grabowski pinned against the cage. Grabowski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grabowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dangle counters with a single leg into guard. Grabowski didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to get back to his feet but Dangle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Grabowski keeping moving, preventing Dangle from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dangle shoots in looking for a takedown but Grabowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dangle's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four 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.
Dangle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dangle tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
Grabowski tries to escape but Dangle is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Dangle dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Grabowski has his takedown stuffed
and Dangle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dangle misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangle misses with an uppercut
and Grabowski counters with a shoot takedown. Dangle fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Dangle has wrist control.
Dangle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dangle holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jim Dangle hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dangle misses with a combination
so Grabowski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Damian Grabowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dangle wants to sweep here but Grabowski controlling him for the moment.
Dangle trying to keep a closed guard but Grabowski is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Dangle was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Grabowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dangle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangle gets caught napping as Grabowski dives in and scores a takedown. Dangle manages to retain guard.
Dangle looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grabowski throwing strikes but missing.
Grabowski preventing the sweep.
Jim Dangle has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grabowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dangle on the side of the head.
Grabowski shoots and misses
and Dangle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Grabowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Grabowski 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Grabowski!
Damian Grabowski retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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