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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the cage accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. Mack has chosen Elephant Man - Haters (feat Hunt & Jim Jones) as his entrance music. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Marcus Gronholm could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hammer Mack's chin.
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280 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Hammer Mack!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gronholm.
Gronholm is breathing heavily.
Gronholm looks to land a combination. Mack sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mack throws a head kick but Gronholm moves out of range.
Gronholm avoids the head kick by Mack.
Gronholm misses with the combination.
A combination from Gronholm does no damage.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gronholm. Mack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gronholm misses with a combination
and Mack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gronholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mack was well out of range. Poor timing from Gronholm.
Gronholm misses with a double jab
and Mack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm misses with a combination
and Mack counters with a head kick. That will keep Gronholm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mack missing with a left hand there. Gronholm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mack.
Mack avoids the body shot from Gronholm.
Gronholm throws a right hand that Mack ducks under and follows up with a left that Mack also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mack takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gronholm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gronholm circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mack counters with a head kick.
Gronholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gronholm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gronholm misses with a body shot
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gronholm throws a combination that misses
and Mack counters with a stiff right hand.
Gronholm looks to land a combination but Mack avoids it well.
Mack takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Mack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gronholm dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gronholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gronholm throws a combination that misses
and Mack counters with a left and a right that stings Gronholm.
Mack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Mack avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Gronholm moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gronholm lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gronholm rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gronholm misses with a combination
and Mack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Gronholm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Gronholm does no damage.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gronholm throws a lazy head kick
and Mack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gronholm throws a combination that misses
and Mack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mack throws a head kick but Gronholm moves out of range.
Jab from Gronholm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mack counters with a body kick.
Gronholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronholm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mack counters with a head kick. That will keep Gronholm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Marcus Gronholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gronholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mack counters with a head kick.
Gronholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Mack moves out of range.
Gronholm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gronholm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mack counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gronholm just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gronholm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gronholm dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gronholm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mack manages to avoid it.
Mack takes a swing at Gronholm's ribcage but misses.
Mack throws a lazy head kick
and Gronholm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mack thinking.
Gronholm lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack swings widly with a right hand
and Gronholm counters with a straight right hand.
Gronholm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm looks to throw the jab but Mack is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gronholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mack.
Gronholm works over Mack's head and body with a nice combination.
A head kick misses from Mack.
Mack looks to land a combination but Gronholm avoids it well.
Gronholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcus Gronholm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gronholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Mack is just out of range.
Hammer Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gronholm swings widly with a right hand
and Mack counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Gronholm.
Marcus Gronholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Mack throws a sloppy head kick and Gronholm moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mack backs up against the cage.
Gronholm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronholm scores with a jab to the body.
Mack moves away from the strike by Gronholm.
Mack scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm lands with an overhand left.
Gronholm misses with a double jab
and Mack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gronholm fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Mack. Those never looked like landing.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that Mack avoids nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Gronholm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gronholm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Gronholm!
Marcus Gronholm opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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