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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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217 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good work by Grundi as he checks the leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Jackson slams his shin into Grundi's torso.
Grundi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jackson works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson lands a high kick to the side of Grundi's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Jackson dives into guard, looking to finish.
Grundi is rocked!
It looks like Angus Grundi has been cut.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grundi's guard.
Oh Grundi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Grundi wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grundi is proving hard to escape from.
Grundi seems to have got his legs back now.
Grundi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Grundi had control of the position.
Grundi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grundi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grundi is on top in guard.
Jackson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grundi is looking to work some ground and pound but Jackson has wrist control.
Grundi has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Grundi's guard.
Grundi 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.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Grundi had control of the position.
Grundi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grundi trying to keep a closed guard but Jackson is proving a slippery customer.
Grundi has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grundi looking for a sweep. Not yet Grundi, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Grundi won't let him.
Grundi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jackson is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grundi shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Grundi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peter Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundi slips a straight right by Jackson.
Grundi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackson quickly recovers to half guard.
Grundi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grundi throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Grundi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grundi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grundi wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Grundi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grundi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Grundi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Grundi eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
Grundi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grundi prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Grundi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jackson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jackson is trying to stand up here but Grundi is controlling him well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angus Grundi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grundi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Grundi getting side control.
Grundi thows a huge punch but Jackson dodges it nicely.
Grundi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grundi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Grundi stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.
Grundi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grundi is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grundi is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundi misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Grundi throws a strike but Jackson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grundi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Grundi is proving hard to escape from.
Grundi managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grundi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jackson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grundi throwing shots but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Grundi is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundi is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grundi seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jackson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Angus Grundi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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