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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gromowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitor comes to the cage accompanied by Pregador Luo - Apaga Mas Não Bate. Joao Vitor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joao Vitor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Gromowski!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Vitor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vitor misses with a takedown attempt
and Gromowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vitor's knee momentarily.
Gromowski motions for Vitor to come forward. Gromowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vitor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gromowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Gromowski looks for the body kick but Vitor saw that one coming.
Gromowski throws a right hand that Vitor ducks under and follows up with a left that Vitor also avoids with ease.
Gromowski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gromowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Gromowski counter with a right hand.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Vitor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gromowski misses with a leg kick.
Vitor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gromowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vitor will feel that in the morning.
Gromowski throws a leg kick which misses Vitor's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitor tries to avoid it.
Vitor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gromowski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gromowski misses with a hook
and Vitor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gromowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gromowski cracks the inside of Vitor's front leg.
Gromowski cracks Vitor with an open hand slap.
Gromowski lands a jab to the nose.
Gromowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gromowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vitor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gromowski scores with a sloppy right hand. Vitor should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gromowski.
Michael Gromowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gromowski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vitor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gromowski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gromowski swings widly with a right hand
and Vitor counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gromowski seems keen to control Vitor's posture.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vitor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vitor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromowski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gromowski is pulling down on Vitor's head. It's preventing any offense from Vitor, at least for the moment.
Vitor wants to control from the top but Gromowski keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Joao Vitor.
Gromowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Gromowski throws a leg kick which misses Vitor's front leg but catches the back leg as Vitor tries to avoid it.
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.
Gromowski throws a front kick aimed at Vitor's knee but Vitor avoids it well.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromowski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vitor has his takedown stuffed
and Gromowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Gromowski misses the target.
Gromowski swings widly with a right hand
and Vitor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gromowski won't be happy with that.
Vitor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gromowski is avoiding damage well.
Vitor trying to control the action but Gromowski is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vitor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Gromowski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gromowski scores with a nice head shot.
Gromowski thows a body shot but no joy.
Vitor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gromowski.
Vitor misses with a takedown
and Gromowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gromowski.
An inside leg kick from Gromowski misses.
Gromowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gromowski swings for the body but Vitor moves out of range.
Gromowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gromowski feints and then cracks Vitor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vitor down.
Gromowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gromowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vitor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gromowski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gromowski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor with a poor takedown
and Gromowski counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Vitor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gromowski stuns Vitor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gromowski throws a low kick, looking for Vitor's leg but Vitor calmly moves out of range.
Gromowski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vitor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gromowski looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Vitor trying to control the position from guard on top but Gromowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vitor postures up and lands a big shot to Gromowski's brow.
Vitor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vitor goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gromowski rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Vitor's guard! Nice work there by Gromowski!
Vitor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gromowski is one step ahead there.
Vitor is trying to control the position but Gromowski postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vitor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gromowski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gromowski won't allow Vitor to sweep him here.
Gromowski trying to control but Vitor is working from the bottom.
Vitor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vitor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gromowski's half guard.
Gromowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vitor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vitor trying to control from half guard but Gromowski is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gromowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vitor.
Gromowski tries to get to full guard but Vitor has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joao Vitor will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vitor misses with a takedown attempt
and Gromowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Vitor wants to clinch but Gromowski slips to the side
enabling Gromowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Gromowski misses with a hook to the body
and Vitor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gromowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vitor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vitor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gromowski works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gromowski has his hands on Vitor's head, controlling the position.
Vitor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gromowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vitor looking to pass the guard.
Gromowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vitor advances position into side control!
Vitor laying and praying for a moment but Gromowski takes advantage and regains half guard.
Vitor throwing shots but Gromowski is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vitor works his way into full mount!
Vitor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gromowski is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gromowski and Vitor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vitor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vitor wants to control but Gromowski is keeping him busy.
Vitor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Vitor crashes against the mat.
Vitor wants to control but Gromowski is keeping him busy.
Vitor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vitor 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.
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.
Vitor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gromowski defending against the ground and pound.
Vitor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Vitor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Vitor wants to control but Gromowski is keeping him busy.
Vitor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Vitor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vitor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Joao Vitor!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Joao Vitor!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Joao Vitor!
Joao Vitor wins by unanimous decision!
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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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