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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Baller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Helicopter, made of meat!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gronholm's choice of entrance music: Eeppinen biisi. Paul Baller has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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280 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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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
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Baller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronholm avoids the body shot from Baller.
Baller scores with a jab.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gronholm walks into a stiff left hand from Baller.
Gronholm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baller.
Gronholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baller.
Gronholm lands a left and a right that send Baller crashing to the mat, dazed. Gronholm thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Paul Baller has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gronholm. Baller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gronholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baller circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice jab there from Baller.
Baller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gronholm misses with a body kick.
Gronholm misses with a wild combination.
Baller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gronholm misses with a two punch combination.
Baller scores with a body shot.
Gronholm avoids the head kick by Baller.
The fighters circling - Baller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gronholm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baller lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Gronholm misses.
Gronholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baller avoids the body shot from Gronholm.
Gronholm blocks a head kick by Baller.
Baller misses with a straight right.
Gronholm cracks Baller with an open hand slap.
Baller slips under a jab from Gronholm.
Baller lands a jab to the head.
Gronholm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gronholm looks gassed!
Gronholm thows a body shot but no joy.
Baller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gronholm eats them both and turns towards Baller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gronholm's head.
Baller throws a push kick but Gronholm slaps the foot to one side.
Baller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gronholm scores with a jab to the head.
Gronholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baller scores with a hook.
Gronholm needs to keep his hands up - Baller had a free shot at his head there.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronholm tries to land a front kick but Baller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gronholm under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gronholm misses the shot to the body.
Baller lands a nice shot that snaps Gronholm's head back.
Baller throws a head kick that Gronholm semi-blocks.
Gronholm takes one to the chin there.
Gronholm looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Gronholm takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronholm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baller lands with a right hand.
Gronholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baller.
Oooooh!!! Gronholm has knocked Baller down with a huge combo! Gronholm steps away and waves a wobbly Baller back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Baller is rocked!
Paul Baller's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Gronholm does no damage.
Oh Baller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gronholm ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gronholm.
Baller slips a jab and a cross from Gronholm.
Baller seems to have got his legs back now.
Baller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gronholm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baller tests Gronholm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Baller finds it's target.
Baller looks to land a left hand but Gronholm moved out of range nicely.
Baller misses with a looping left.
Gronholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gronholm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baller.
Gronholm slips a straight right by Baller.
Gronholm takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gronholm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baller throws a sloppy head kick and Gronholm moves out of range easily.
Gronholm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baller connects with a body shot that sends Gronholm's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baller digs a good body shot into Gronholm's ribs.
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!
Gronholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gronholm throws a big shot that misses.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Baller moves out of range.
Gronholm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baller moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gronholm throws a body kick that misses.
Baller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Baller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from Gronholm does no damage.
Baller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gronholm looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Baller throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gronholm swings for the body but Baller moves out of range.
Baller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gronholm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baller with a jab.
Gronholm slips a straight right by Baller.
Gronholm throws a right hand that Baller ducks under and follows up with a left that Baller also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gronholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Baller's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gronholm avoids the body shot from Baller.
Baller lands a body shot.
Gronholm scores with a sloppy right hand. Baller should have avoided that one.
Gronholm listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Baller is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Gronholm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baller scores with a jab.
Baller looks to throw the jab but Gronholm is out of range.
Baller cracks a nice hook into Gronholm's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gronholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gronholm throws a head kick but Baller moves out of range.
Baller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gronholm is breathing heavily.
Baller lands a slapping body shot.
Baller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gronholm takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baller feints a jab promting Gronholm to slip. Baller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gronholm slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Baller.
Gronholm takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Baller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Baller.
Baller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gronholm.
Baller jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baller throws a head kick that Gronholm semi-blocks.
Gronholm looks to land a combination but Baller avoids it well.
Gronholm lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronholm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baller throws a shot to the body.
Baller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Baller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baller lands a nice shot that snaps Gronholm's head back.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm fails to land with a series of punches.
Baller connects with a crisp jab.
Marcus Gronholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronholm takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gronholm's head.
Baller's corner calls for a 1-2. Baller obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baller, as that shot connected.
Gronholm is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Baller ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Gronholm clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Baller!
After winning the bout, Paul Baller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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