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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Grunge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luu Viulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunge comes to the cage accompanied by Temple of the Dog - Say Hello To Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
27 - 0 - 1 |
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185 cm
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215 lbs
38 - 21 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Grunge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
38 - 21 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Luu Viulu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunge throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Viulu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Viulu throws a series of punches but Grunge moves out of range.
Viulu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Viulu throws a hook to the side of Grunge's head but Grunge sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grunge appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Grunge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grunge lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Viulu looks to throw the jab but Grunge is out of range.
Viulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Viulu moves out of range of the strikes.
Viulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grunge.
Grunge looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grunge throws a head kick but Viulu moves out of range.
Viulu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grunge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Viulu if he has to take too many more of those.
Viulu moves into the clinch.
Grunge blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viulu misses with a body punch.
Viulu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Viulu lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunge can't find room to land a body shot as Viulu controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grunge breaks the clinch.
Viulu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Viulu misses the shot to the body.
Grunge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grunge moves out of range of the strikes.
Viulu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Viulu scores with a hook to the body. Grunge takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Viulu looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunge is just out of range.
Grunge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Viulu throws a right hand that Grunge ducks under and follows up with a left that Grunge also avoids with ease.
Viulu forces Grunge back against the cage and clinches.
Viulu struggles to land a body shot inside as Grunge controls his hands.
Viulu scores with a hook to the body.
Viulu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu lands a shoulder strike.
Grunge misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Viulu.
Viulu is pushing Grunge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grunge breaks the clinch.
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!
A swing and a miss from Grunge.
Viulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grunge.
Viulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Viulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grunge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Viulu throws out a loose jab but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viulu throws out a loose jab but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Grunge lands a head kick. Viulu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grunge.
Viulu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grunge scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge throws a push kick but Viulu slaps the foot to one side.
Viulu tries to close the distance and clinch but Grunge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viulu misses with a wild body shot.
Viulu connects with a looping right hand.
Viulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grunge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Grunge.
Viulu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunge.
Grunge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viulu.
Viulu scores with a punch to the head.
Viulu tries to clinch but Grunge moves away
and Grunge counters with a low kick, right behind Viulu 's knee.
Grunge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grunge.
Viulu darts in trying to clinch
and Grunge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viulu has closed the distance and engaged Grunge in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunge lands with a right to the head.
Grunge blocking some punches.
Viulu is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.
Viulu leaning against his opponent.
Grunge misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grunge.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Viulu avoids a wild elbow strike from Grunge.
Viulu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grunge lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grunge lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Viulu misses with some punches.
Viulu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
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 Tommy Grunge will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Viulu fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Grunge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Viulu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grunge keeps Viulu at a distance using the push kick.
Grunge swats away the attempt to clinch by Viulu.
Viulu swings for the body but Grunge moves out of range.
Grunge connects with the punch.
Viulu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grunge counters with an outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Grunge.
Viulu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grunge.
Grunge throws a hook but Viulu avoids it easily.
Grunge throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grunge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grunge bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grunge just misses with a punch to the body.
Grunge looks to throw the jab but Viulu is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viulu swings for the body but Grunge moves out of range.
Viulu's corner calls for a 1-2. Viulu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Viulu tries to clinch
and Grunge counters with a good low kick that Viulu was not able to check.
Viulu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grunge under the eye.
Viulu throws a series of strikes that have Grunge backpedaling.
Grunge lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Viulu tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grunge.
Viulu scores with a jab to the head.
Viulu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grunge takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grunge misses with a hook. Viulu ducked under it nicely.
Grunge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viulu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grunge scores with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Viulu blocks the leg kick.
Viulu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grunge counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viulu rushes Grunge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Viulu pushes Grunge back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viulu tries to work over Grunge's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Viulu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viulu blocks an uppercut.
Viulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge trying to land knees to the body.
Viulu working aggressively here.
Grunge's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viulu.
Grunge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Viulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Grunge circles away.
Grunge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grunge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Grunge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice shot by Grunge.
Viulu throws the left hand but Grunge avoids the punch easily.
Grunge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tommy Grunge is winning the standup battle so far.
Grunge slips a jab from Viulu.
Viulu moves into the clinch.
Grunge blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Viulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunge lands an elbow that stopped Viulu in his tracks for a moment.
Viulu avoiding damage as Grunge throws knees to the body.
Viulu misses with a punch on the inside.
Viulu trying to control the position but instead, Grunge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viulu into the cage.
Viulu takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Viulu trying to stall but Grunge improves his position.
Viulu blocking some punches.
Viulu misses with the head strike.
Viulu effectively controlling the action here.
Viulu slows down the pace here.
Viulu swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunge uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grunge.
Viulu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grunge can't find room to land a body shot as Viulu controls the action.
Viulu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grunge works on Viulu's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Viulu.
Grunge scores with a shot to the side of Viulu's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Grunge dominated that second round.
That's time! Grunge's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
A jab from Grunge misses.
Grunge connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Viulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grunge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Viulu backs away, Grunge returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Grunge there.
Viulu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grunge counters with an inside leg kick.
Grunge lands a nice shot to the body.
Viulu throws a lazy uppercut
and Grunge makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grunge.
Viulu is rocked!
Grunge cracks the inside of Viulu's front leg.
Viulu is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunge finish him?
Grunge lands an uppercut, right on the button! Viulu tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Grunge!
A very excited looking Tommy Grunge 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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