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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Grimwald has chosen NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Grimwald eats them both and turns towards Monroe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Grimwald dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Monroe lands a nice shot to the body.
A low kick from Monroe is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Monroe.
Grimwald missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Grimwald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe cracks Grimwald with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Grimwald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
Grimwald tries a low kick but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe is looking to chop away at Grimwald's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Grimwald lunges at Monroe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monroe's hand.
We've been told by Monroe's head coaches at Midnight MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Monroe throws a wild body kick that Grimwald sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Grimwald.
Monroe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimwald.
Grimwald lands a body shot.
Monroe misses the jab.
Grimwald throws a hook to the side of Monroe's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimwald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monroe.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grimwald circles away quickly and effectively.
Jon Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grimwald is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
Grimwald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Grimwald scores with a kick to the midsection.
Monroe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Monroe. Those never looked like landing.
Monroe backing away here, and Grimwald unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Monroe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimwald is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe misses with a double jab.
Grimwald fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Monroe.
Grimwald with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monroe to score with a decent uppercut.
Grimwald connects with a body shot that sends Monroe's belly button to the back.
Grimwald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monroe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Grimwald lands a front kick.
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Monroe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grimwald will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe drops his hands momentarily and Grimwald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Grimwald fails with a takedown attempt.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Grimwald avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grimwald blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and Grimwald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Monroe throws a combination that misses
and Grimwald counters with a slapping leg kick.
Grimwald swinging wildly here.
Grimwald lands a leg kick that knocks Monroe off balance momentarily.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grimwald.
Grimwald blocks a head kick by Monroe.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut. Monroe saw that one coming.
Monroe swinging wildly here.
Monroe lands a jab to Grimwald's midsection.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Monroe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monroe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grimwald.
Monroe avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monroe is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimwald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Grimwald on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Grimwald slips the punch.
A left lands for Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a straight right.
Grimwald steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monroe.
A cross from Grimwald lands.
Monroe tries to bum rush Grimwald with a series of wild strikes but Grimwald uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Monroe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Monroe.
Monroe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jon Monroe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grimwald swinging wildly here.
Grimwald misses with a body kick.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 Jon Monroe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Grimwald.
Monroe feints a jab promting Grimwald to slip. Monroe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grimwald slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grimwald is looking to land body kicks.
Monroe tries to land a body kick
and Grimwald counters with a nice uppercut.
Monroe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Monroe lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimwald scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Monroe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses
and Grimwald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jon Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
Grimwald scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Grimwald or perhaps it was just good defense by Monroe, which made it look bad.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimwald counters with a stiff right hand.
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grimwald.
Monroe tries to score with a low kick but Grimwald moves his leg out of the way.
Grimwald takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses.
Monroe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monroe feints and then cracks Grimwald's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grimwald down.
Monroe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Monroe throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Monroe throws a head kick but Grimwald moves out of range.
Grimwald lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Monroe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grimwald scores with a nice strike.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimwald.
Monroe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monroe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Grimwald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grimwald feints and then cracks Monroe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Monroe down.
Grimwald scores with a leg kick.
Grimwald throws an overhand right that lands on Monroe's shoulder, as Monroe tries to avoid the shot.
Monroe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grimwald tries a quick counter leg kick but Monroe is wise to it.
Monroe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grimwald walks into a straight right hand from Monroe.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grimwald takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grimwald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Monroe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Grimwald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monroe.
Monroe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grimwald takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Monroe throws a sloppy head kick and Grimwald moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Grimwald.
Jon Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimwald lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimwald. That snapped Monroe's head back.
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Grimwald counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Grimwald's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Grimwald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monroe.
Monroe misses with the combination.
Grimwald checks a leg kick.
Grimwald let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monroe throws a series of punches but Grimwald moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimwald misses.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimwald lands a two punch combo.
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe misses with a left hand
and Grimwald scores with a counter punch that sends Monroe to the canvas! Grimwald smells blood - he's punishing Monroe with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Monroe has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Grimwald!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Grimwald thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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