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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Grigorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toole Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ring of fire. Adam Grigorian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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194 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ottis Toole Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian thows a leg kick but Toole Jr checks it
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigorian throws a leg kick
and Toole Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Toole Jr clinches.
Toole Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grigorian's efforts to push away.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigorian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grigorian gets tackled into the cage by Toole Jr. Toole Jr maintains the clinch.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Toole Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Grigorian breaks from the clinch.
Grigorian throws a front kick that sends Toole Jr stumbling back into the cage.
Grigorian lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian scores with a nice body kick.
Grigorian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Toole Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a leg kick
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigorian throws a leg kick which misses Toole Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Toole Jr tries to avoid it.
Grigorian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toole Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Toole Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Toole Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Toole Jr.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grigorian wants to get back to striking at distance but Toole Jr won't allow it.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toole Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigorian controls his hands.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Toole Jr lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigorian blocks a body shot from Toole Jr.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grigorian tries a body shot but Toole Jr blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr tries a body shot but Grigorian blocks it.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grigorian backwards.
Grigorian takes a shot to the head.
Toole Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toole Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Grigorian wants to get back to striking at distance but Toole Jr won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Toole Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Toole Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Toole Jr.
Grigorian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toole Jr's elbow.
Grigorian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Toole Jr lands a right hand.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigorian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Toole Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grigorian throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigorian throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Toole Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Toole Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grigorian can do to turn this around?
Grigorian throws a body kick that misses
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigorian swats away the attempt to clinch by Toole Jr.
Adam Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toole Jr instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigorian.
Toole Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Toole Jr controls the action.
Toole Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toole Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toole Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigorian controls his hands.
Toole Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Grigorian.
Toole Jr misses with a body punch.
Toole Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Toole Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Grigorian controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Grigorian in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Toole Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grigorian's elbow.
Toole Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grigorian misses with a body punch.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr misses with a body punch.
Grigorian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Toole Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
Toole Jr lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr blocks a body shot from Grigorian.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
Ottis Toole Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigorian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
A nice left hand lands by Toole Jr.
Toole Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
Grigorian is trying to break the clinch but Toole Jr is controlling him.
Toole Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Toole Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Grigorian controls the action.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
Grigorian tries to break the clinch but Toole Jr is controlling the position.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Grigorian.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from Grigorian.
Toole Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
Toole Jr tries to throw a body punch but Grigorian avoids it by throwing Toole Jr back against the cage.
Grigorian tries to break the clinch but Toole Jr is controlling the position.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian can't find room to land a body shot as Toole Jr controls the action.
Toole Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grigorian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toole Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grigorian can't break the clinch.
Toole Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grigorians head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Grigorian throws a low kick but Toole Jr avoids it.
Toole Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grigorian.
Grigorian misses with a leg kick
and Toole Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grigorian misses with a hook to the body
and Toole Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grigorian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toole Jr. That did some damage!
Grigorian throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Toole Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Toole Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grigorian throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toole Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grigorian misses with a left hand
and Toole Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigorian gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Toole Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grigorian tries to score with a low kick but Toole Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Grigorian is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Grigorian is predictable there
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grigorian, pushing him back against the cage.
Toole Jr lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grigorian.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Grigorian tries to break the clinch but Toole Jr is controlling the position.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Grigorian blocks an uppercut.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toole Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toole Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grigorian tries a body shot but Toole Jr blocks it.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grigorian is looking to break free of the clinch but Toole Jr has double underhooks.
Toole Jr misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grigorian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Grigorian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grigorian is rocked!
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Grigorian is still on wobbly legs! Can Toole Jr finish him?
Toole Jr lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grigorian to his knees! Toole Jr keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole Jr!
Ottis Toole Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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