Post by The Sandmen on Dec 16, 2014 18:27:42 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Grant while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Michael Chiesa doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Michael Chiesa is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Nice punch by TJ Grant
that nearly tags Chiesa.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Grant is holding Michael Chiesa's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground.
TJ Grant is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa measures the resilience of Grant's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Grant's side.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
TJ Grant is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa tries to show some ground skills
Grant uses his strength to keep Grant at a disadvantage
TJ Grant is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa attempts to trap TJ Grant in his guard.
Michael Chiesa manages to switch to half guard.
TJ Grant is in half guard over Chiesa
Chiesa measures the resilience of Grant's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Grant's side.
TJ Grant is in half guard over Chiesa
Michael Chiesa attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chiesa manages to switch to full guard.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
Grant is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over TJ Grant!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
TJ Grant tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chiesa in his guard...
Michael Chiesa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
TJ Grant tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Michael Chiesa rolls TJ Grant to his stomach and takes his back!
Chiesa is in rear mount over Grant
Chiesa tries to open up TJ Grant's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Grant in the side of the head
Chiesa is in rear mount over Grant
TJ Grant seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
TJ Grant doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up TJ Grant. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Joondalup (Joondalup, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid low kick from Michael Chiesa.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Grant hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
TJ Grant fakes a punch and launches himself over Chiesa!
Nice move by Grant who clinches and pushes Chiesa against the cage
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
TJ Grant fakes a punch to Michael Chiesa ribs and the tries to trip him
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
Grant is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Chiesa's ribs.
Chiesa blocks TJ Grant's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
TJ Grant looks to posture up and open Michael Chiesa's guard...
Michael Chiesa has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
TJ Grant tries to pass Michael Chiesa's guard...
TJ Grant passes momentarily but Michael Chiesa regains full guard.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
Grant tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chiesa leans and gets TJ Grant's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
TJ Grant gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Grant is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over TJ Grant!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa throws a few hammer fists to the face of TJ Grant
Solid shots!
Grant's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Grant measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chiesa blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Grant's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Chiesa
Chiesa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chiesa controls the situation despite TJ Grant efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches TJ Grant's arm and tries an armbar!
Grant hold his own hand and breaks Chiesa's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Michael Chiesa.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Joondalup (Joondalup, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Some nice shots from TJ Grant
miss their mark.
Chiesa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Chiesa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Grant blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on TJ Grant's cheek! Grant stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Chiesa is standing while Grant is on the ground on his back
Grant tries to hit Michael Chiesa with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Chiesa steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Chiesa is standing while Grant is on the ground on his back
Michael Chiesa decides to jump inside Grant's guard.
Grant didn't see that coming. Chiesa is in open guard over Grant now.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Lightning fast low kick from Chiesa!
Grant blocks that kick with his leg.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Grant blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on TJ Grant's cheek! Grant stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Chiesa is standing while Grant is on the ground on his back
Michael Chiesa opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Grant's guard.
Grant didn't see that coming. Chiesa is in open guard over Grant now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Chiesa launches a barrage of elbows over Grant's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Grant doesn't fight back!
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chiesa blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Grant clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Chiesa is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at TJ Grant, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on TJ Grant's Right eye
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Michael Chiesa was tooling TJ Grant for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because TJ Grant lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chiesa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Grant
Grant switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Chiesa struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Grant
TJ Grant gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Chiesa spins out, but TJ Grant was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Chiesa is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Chiesa is trying to counter now!
Chiesa opts to jump inside Grant's guard.
Grant didn't see that coming. Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant now.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Michael Chiesa pushes TJ Grant against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Chiesa jumps and tries to free his leg! Grant doesn't allow this but Michael Chiesa is able to get half guard here.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Grant
Michael Chiesa pushes Grant's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Chiesa who is in full mount! Grant is in trouble now!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chiesa controls the situation despite TJ Grant efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Michael Chiesa is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chiesa positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Grant's being punished here!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Michael Chiesa tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Grant Hyper-extended his left arm
Chiesa is locking that armbar...
Grant is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
TJ Grant tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chiesa in his guard...
Michael Chiesa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa goes for an armbar!
TJ Grant taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Michael Chiesa by Submission (Armbar) at 3:08 Round 2
Statistics: TJ Grant
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 383 s
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/25 (88%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 351 s
Chiesa's upgrades shine through in this battle with the rookie TJ.
Michael Chiesa doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Michael Chiesa is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Nice punch by TJ Grant
that nearly tags Chiesa.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Grant is holding Michael Chiesa's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground.
TJ Grant is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa measures the resilience of Grant's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Grant's side.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
TJ Grant is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Chiesa tries to show some ground skills
Grant uses his strength to keep Grant at a disadvantage
TJ Grant is in side mount over Michael Chiesa
Michael Chiesa attempts to trap TJ Grant in his guard.
Michael Chiesa manages to switch to half guard.
TJ Grant is in half guard over Chiesa
Chiesa measures the resilience of Grant's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Grant's side.
TJ Grant is in half guard over Chiesa
Michael Chiesa attempts to move to full guard
Michael Chiesa manages to switch to full guard.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
Grant is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over TJ Grant!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
TJ Grant tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chiesa in his guard...
Michael Chiesa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
TJ Grant tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Michael Chiesa rolls TJ Grant to his stomach and takes his back!
Chiesa is in rear mount over Grant
Chiesa tries to open up TJ Grant's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Grant in the side of the head
Chiesa is in rear mount over Grant
TJ Grant seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
TJ Grant doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up TJ Grant. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Joondalup (Joondalup, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Solid low kick from Michael Chiesa.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Grant hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
TJ Grant fakes a punch and launches himself over Chiesa!
Nice move by Grant who clinches and pushes Chiesa against the cage
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
TJ Grant fakes a punch to Michael Chiesa ribs and the tries to trip him
Michael Chiesa loses balance and goes to the ground
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
Grant is trying to better his position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Chiesa's ribs.
Chiesa blocks TJ Grant's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
TJ Grant looks to posture up and open Michael Chiesa's guard...
Michael Chiesa has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
TJ Grant tries to pass Michael Chiesa's guard...
TJ Grant passes momentarily but Michael Chiesa regains full guard.
TJ Grant is in closed guard over Chiesa
Grant tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Chiesa leans and gets TJ Grant's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
TJ Grant gets sloppy and Michael Chiesa tries to take advantage...
Grant is in closed guard... Chiesa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over TJ Grant!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa throws a few hammer fists to the face of TJ Grant
Solid shots!
Grant's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Grant measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chiesa blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Grant's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Chiesa
Chiesa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chiesa controls the situation despite TJ Grant efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches TJ Grant's arm and tries an armbar!
Grant hold his own hand and breaks Chiesa's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Michael Chiesa.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arena Joondalup (Joondalup, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Some nice shots from TJ Grant
miss their mark.
Chiesa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Michael Chiesa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Grant blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on TJ Grant's cheek! Grant stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Chiesa is standing while Grant is on the ground on his back
Grant tries to hit Michael Chiesa with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Chiesa steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
Chiesa is standing while Grant is on the ground on his back
Michael Chiesa decides to jump inside Grant's guard.
Grant didn't see that coming. Chiesa is in open guard over Grant now.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Lightning fast low kick from Chiesa!
Grant blocks that kick with his leg.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Grant blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on TJ Grant's cheek! Grant stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Chiesa is standing while Grant is on the ground on his back
Michael Chiesa opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Grant's guard.
Grant didn't see that coming. Chiesa is in open guard over Grant now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Chiesa launches a barrage of elbows over Grant's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Grant doesn't fight back!
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant measures the resilience of Chiesa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Chiesa blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Grant clumsily fails here and it's time for Michael Chiesa to fight back!
Chiesa is looking to end this fight with strikes
He starts to pound away at TJ Grant, who is barely covering up!
There is a small laceration on TJ Grant's Right eye
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Michael Chiesa was tooling TJ Grant for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because TJ Grant lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Chiesa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Grant
Grant switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Chiesa struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Grant
TJ Grant gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Chiesa spins out, but TJ Grant was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Chiesa is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Chiesa is trying to counter now!
Chiesa opts to jump inside Grant's guard.
Grant didn't see that coming. Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant now.
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Grant tries to close his guard around Chiesa
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in open guard over Grant
Michael Chiesa pushes TJ Grant against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Chiesa jumps and tries to free his leg! Grant doesn't allow this but Michael Chiesa is able to get half guard here.
Michael Chiesa is in half guard over Grant
Michael Chiesa pushes Grant's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Chiesa who is in full mount! Grant is in trouble now!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Michael Chiesa controls the situation despite TJ Grant efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Michael Chiesa is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Chiesa positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Grant's being punished here!
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Michael Chiesa tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Grant Hyper-extended his left arm
Chiesa is locking that armbar...
Grant is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
TJ Grant tries to roll to his side and trap Michael Chiesa in his guard...
Michael Chiesa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Michael Chiesa is in full mount over TJ Grant
Chiesa goes for an armbar!
TJ Grant taps out after a text book armbar!
Winner is Michael Chiesa by Submission (Armbar) at 3:08 Round 2
Statistics: TJ Grant
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 383 s
Statistics: Michael Chiesa
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 22/25 (88%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 351 s
Chiesa's upgrades shine through in this battle with the rookie TJ.