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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Peppertooth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Eeppinen biisi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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195 cm
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257 lbs
17 - 16 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Chauncey Peppertooth!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronholm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Peppertooth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that Peppertooth avoids nicely.
Gronholm scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Chauncey Peppertooth has been cut.
Gronholm misses with a jab to the body
enabling Peppertooth to counter with a crisp jab.
Gronholm misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peppertooth dodges the punch combination from Gronholm.
A nice combination there by Gronholm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gronholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gronholm misses with a left hand
and Peppertooth counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm avoids the body shot from Peppertooth.
Gronholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Peppertooth misses with a straight right.
Gronholm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gronholm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gronholm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peppertooth.
Peppertooth lands an overhand right.
Peppertooth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gronholm throws a jab when Peppertooth was well out of range.
Gronholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peppertooth circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice straight punches there by Gronholm. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gronholm.
No joy there for Gronholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gronholm misses with a few strikes there.
Gronholm throws a combination that misses
and Peppertooth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Peppertooth. Gronholm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gronholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peppertooth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gronholm throws a combination that misses
and Peppertooth counters with a good low kick that Gronholm was not able to check.
Gronholm is breathing heavily.
Peppertooth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gronholm momentarily.
Gronholm lands a jab to the nose.
Gronholm scores with a hook to the body. Peppertooth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that Peppertooth avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Peppertooth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Peppertooth looks to land a left hand but Gronholm moved out of range nicely.
Gronholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peppertooth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gronholm misses with a double jab
and Peppertooth counters with a good low kick that Gronholm was not able to check.
Peppertooth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gronholm did well to prevent Peppertooth getting side control.
Gronholm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Peppertooth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gronholm's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth is trying to control the action in half guard but Gronholm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peppertooth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gronholm on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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!
Peppertooth is nestled in close to Gronholm, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Peppertooth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gronholm's head.
Peppertooth drops an elbow to the side of Gronholm's head.
Gronholm taking some punishment here, with Peppertooth in his half guard.
Peppertooth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peppertooth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peppertooth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peppertooth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peppertooth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Peppertooth winds up and cracks Gronholm with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Peppertooth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chauncey Peppertooth will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chauncey Peppertooth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Peppertooth just misses with a punch to the body.
Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gronholm misses with a double jab
and Peppertooth counters with a leg kick.
Gronholm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peppertooth counters with a nice uppercut.
Marcus Gronholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Peppertooth cracks Gronholm with a good jab.
Gronholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Peppertooth counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gronholm's knee momentarily.
Gronholm stalks Peppertooth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Peppertooth's face. Peppertooth staggers backwards, shaken.
Peppertooth feints and then cracks Gronholm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gronholm down.
Gronholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peppertooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Peppertooth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marcus Gronholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronholm misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Peppertooth.
Gronholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peppertooth works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Peppertooth lands a knee to the body.
Peppertooth is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gronholm can't fight it off and eventually Peppertooth manages to take the fight to the floor. Gronholm looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peppertooth passes Gronholm's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peppertooth lands a nice short elbow.
Peppertooth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Peppertooth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gronholm with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gronholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Peppertooth.
Gronholm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peppertooth is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gronholm has managed to free his arm - good work.
Peppertooth thows a huge punch but Gronholm dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Peppertooth.
Peppertooth drops an elbow to the side of Gronholm's head.
Gronholm taking some punishment here, with Peppertooth in his half guard.
Peppertooth working over Gronholm with some ground and pound. Gronholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gronholm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peppertooth scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gronholm is rocked!
Peppertooth lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Gronholm quite badly. Gronholm pulls Peppertooth in close trying to recover. Peppertooth postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Gronholm on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Gronholm doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chauncey Peppertooth!
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