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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Devil's Rejects. Soto comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Busta Rhymes Feat Eminem - I'll Hurt You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luiz Soto!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman misses with a straight right.
Grossman takes a swing at Soto's ribcage but misses.
Soto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grossman tries to avoid it but Soto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grossman to the ground. Grossman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Soto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Soto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grossman's half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grossman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grossman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Soto wants to control but Grossman is keeping him busy.
Soto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grossman is controlling Soto's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Soto is trying to work for a kimura but Grossman is defending well.
Soto wants to pass to mount but Grossman is defending the position.
Grossman wants to improve his position but Soto is controlling well.
Soto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grossman defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman is concentrating on defense, preventing Soto from advancing position.
Soto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Grossman is positioning himself well to prevent Soto advancing to mount.
Soto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
Soto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grossman works his way to full guard. Good work.
Grossman controls Soto momentarily but Soto frees himself.
Grossman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soto is one step ahead there.
Grossman has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Grossman is trying to keep Soto in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Soto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karl Grossman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grossman stuffs the takedown.
Grossman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman wants to stand and escape but Soto is having none of it.
Soto is looking to work some ground and pound but Grossman has wrist control.
Grossman controls Soto momentarily but Soto frees himself.
Soto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grossman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Soto.
Grossman is trying to control the position but Soto postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grossman is keeping the position for now.
Soto landing some decent shots from guard.
Soto advances to half guard.
Soto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Soto is trying to work for a kimura but Grossman is defending well.
Soto is trying to control. Grossman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grossman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Soto is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Soto postures up.
Soto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Grossman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Soto, into his guard.
Grossman trying to control the position from guard on top but Soto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Soto working his ground and pound in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grossman's face.
Grossman regains half guard.
Soto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Grossman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Soto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soto slips nicely into half guard.
Soto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Soto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grossman works Soto's body with a nice hook.
Grossman throws a shot from downtown. Soto moves away and avoids it.
Soto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Soto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Soto is out of range.
Soto connects with a body shot that sends Grossman's belly button to the back.
Soto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Some wild striking there from Soto.
A big left from Soto misses.
Grossman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman throws a hook but Soto avoids it easily.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Soto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grossman misses with a straight left.
Soto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Soto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Grossman counters with an inside leg kick.
Grossman throws a jab but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grossman sprawls well. Grossman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soto gets slowly back to his feet.
Soto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grossman swivels and escapes.
Grossman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soto throws a combination that misses
and Grossman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grossman cracks Soto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Soto shoots for a double leg takedown but Grossman sprawls well. He's pushed Soto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Grossman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Soto's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto tries to move into range but Grossman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Soto is rocked!
Soto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soto is still on wobbly legs! Can Grossman finish him?
Grossman misses with a two punch combination.
Luiz Soto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Soto.
Soto dives in for a single leg takedown but Grossman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grossman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman lands a left hand.
Soto is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Grossman to keep the fight standing.
Soto is trying to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling him.
Grossman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soto gets control of Grossman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soto will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Grossman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Soto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soto is breathing heavily.
Grossman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Soto seems to have recovered his senses.
Luiz Soto has got the better of the ground game so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Karl Grossman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Soto misses with a few strikes there.
Soto dives in for a single leg takedown but Grossman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grossman misses with the head strike.
Grossman is working Soto over against the cage.
Grossman stalls.
Soto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soto has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Grossman after a bit of a struggle.
Soto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grossman looks to land a right hand but Soto moved out of range.
Soto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Grossman tries to avoid it but Soto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Grossman to the ground. Grossman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soto fails to land the takedown.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Soto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grossman works the jab nicely.
Soto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grossman avoids it really well and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto tries for a takedown but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman throws the left hand but Soto avoids the punch easily.
Grossman stuffs the takedown attempt from Soto. Soto gets slowly back to his feet.
Soto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Grossman is fending him off so far but Soto persists. Nope, Grossman circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grossman misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grossman misses with a hook. Soto ducked under it nicely.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. Soto saw that one coming.
Soto shoots in but Grossman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grossman defends it nicely.
Soto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossman throws out the jab.
Grossman lands the left hand.
Grossman throws out a loose jab but Soto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soto fails with a takedown attempt.
Karl Grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Soto.
Soto has a takedown stuffed.
Grossman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman missing with a left hand there. Soto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soto shoots in but Grossman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grossman misses with a looping left.
Soto throws a nice looking combination but Grossman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soto moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman misses with a hook.
A big left from Grossman misses.
Soto moves out of range as Grossman strikes.
A head kick misses from Soto.
Soto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soto showed some decent athleticism there.
Grossman is trying to get back to full guard.
Soto trying to pass the guard but Grossman defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is positioning himself well to prevent Soto advancing to mount.
Soto is pressing down on Grossman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grossman is holding on for now.
Grossman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soto is working away from the top position though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Soto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grossman defending well though.
Grossman scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Soto manages to mount him!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman is wriggling around trying to escape.
Soto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman can't escape the position.
Soto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Soto scoring with strikes but Grossman is staying in there.
Grossman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Grossman has worked his arm free - good work by Grossman!
Grossman is trying to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Soto.
Soto cracks Grossman with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Grossman is looking for a sweep.
Grossman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Grossman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Soto is working away from the top position though.
Soto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Soto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grossman is looking to control Soto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grossman avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Soto unloads with some shots from mount but Grossman bucks and avoids them well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Soto throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grossman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Soto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grossman?
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luiz Soto.
I think Soto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luiz Soto!
A very excited looking Luiz Soto made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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