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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steinar Sting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Rejects. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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148 lbs
35 - 20 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steinar Sting!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Sting misses the target.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sting is looking to clinch but Grossman is avoiding it.
Grossman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grossman.
Sting wants to clinch but Grossman slips to the side
and Grossman counters with a stiff right hand.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Sting checks it.
Grossman throws a right hand that Sting ducks under and follows up with a left that Sting also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Grossman there.
Grossman closes the distance and clinches.
Sting is looking to control Grossman's arms but Grossman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sting has his back to the cage.
Sting misses with the head strike.
Sting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Sting misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sting working aggressively here.
Sting takes a shot to the head.
Sting doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Sting.
Sting throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grossman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sting's face.
It looks like Steinar Sting has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sting.
It looks like Karl Grossman has been cut.
Sting is trying to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling him.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sting lands a body shot.
Sting keeps control of Grossman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Sting's coach down at GTi 888 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sting's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sting throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Sting walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Grossman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've been told by Grossman's head coaches at Vamonos Pest Control that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grossman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting tried to score with a low kick but Grossman checks it.
Grossman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sting momentarily.
Karl Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grossman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Grossman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sting, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sting softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grossman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sting taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sting.
Sting lands an uppercut.
Grossman can't break the clinch.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sting lands a shoulder strike.
Sting lands with a right to the head.
Sting is trying to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling him.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sting working aggressively here.
Sting takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sting.
Grossman tries a body shot but Sting blocks it.
Sting blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sting lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grossman.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman blocks a body shot from Sting.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sting scores with a hook to the body.
Sting tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Sting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sting lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sting tries a body shot but Grossman blocks it.
Sting swings wildly with an uppercut but Grossman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sting tries to throw a body punch but Grossman avoids it by throwing Sting back against the cage.
Sting takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sting backwards.
Grossman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sting tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grossman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Grossman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sting has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grossman.
Sting throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A low kick from Sting misses
and Grossman counters with a right hand to the body.
Sting with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grossman delivers a nice body kick.
Grossman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sting manages to avoid it.
Sting throws an off balance right hand
letting Grossman counter with a right hand.
Grossman lands a jab to the nose.
Grossman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sting to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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!
Sting trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sting.
Sting wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
Sting throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sting trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sting preventing the sweep.
Sting trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sting with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grossman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grossman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grossman moves out of range as Sting throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sting lands a right hook to the body.
Grossman misses with a body kick.
Grossman scoring well with a low kick there.
Sting is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grossman rather than just go for the knockout.
Sting misses with a right hand
and Grossman counters with a nice leg kick.
Grossman tries to bum rush Sting with a series of wild strikes but Sting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grossman misses with a few strikes there.
Sting lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman throws a right hand that Sting ducks under and follows up with a left that Sting also avoids with ease.
Grossman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sting checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grossman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sting misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sting uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
Grossman tries to bum rush Sting with a series of wild strikes but Sting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sting misses with a low kick.
Sting takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sting.
Grossman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sting.
Sting throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Grossman lands a head shot.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sting. That did some damage!
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sting's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
Sting lands a nice shot that snaps Grossman's head back.
Grossman lands a slapping body shot.
Grossman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sting.
Grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sting on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grossman clobbers Sting with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sting attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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 Karl Grossman will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grossman scores with a punch to the head.
Grossman lands the left hand.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Sting cracks Grossman with a good jab.
Sting lands a head kick. Grossman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sting ducks under a wild hook from Grossman.
Grossman blocks a jab.
Sting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sting blocks a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grossman!
Grossman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sting throws a one two combo.
Grossman is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Grossman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Grossman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sting feints a jab and as Grossman dips his head, Sting unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Grossman right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Grossman falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Sting smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Steinar Sting!
Steinar Sting decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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