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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Gromadowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borris Truck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gromadowski comes to the cage accompanied by Południowy Szaman. Borris Truck has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krystian Gromadowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Borris Truck!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gromadowski looks for a takedown but Truck sprawls well.
Truck looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Truck tries to clinch there but Gromadowski circles away.
Truck clinches.
Truck is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Truck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gromadowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Truck pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krystian Gromadowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Truck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Krystian Gromadowski has been cut.
Gromadowski wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gromadowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gromadowski has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Truck regains guard immediately.
Truck is trying to keep Gromadowski in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck has Gromadowski pulled in close to control his posture.
Gromadowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gromadowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Truck is keeping the position for now.
Gromadowski gets to his feet - Truck follows without any prompting.
Truck has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gromadowski prevents the takedown attempt.
Truck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gromadowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Truck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gromadowski's elbow.
Gromadowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Truck prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski can't get the takedown.
Truck crunches a lovely knee into Gromadowski's ribcage.
Truck wants a takedown but no success here.
Truck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gromadowski backwards.
Gromadowski looking for a takedown.
Truck utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gromadowski is breathing heavily.
Truck is pushing Gromadowski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Truck has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gromadowski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Truck is stalling here.
Truck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gromadowski is defending well.
Truck pulls Gromadowski into guard.
Gromadowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Gromadowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gromadowski looking to pass the guard.
Gromadowski preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truck looking for a guillotine here but Gromadowski defends easily.
Gromadowski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Truck is trying to keep Gromadowski in close.
Gromadowski wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Truck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gromadowski wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borris Truck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krystian Gromadowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truck throws a hook to the side of Gromadowski's head but Gromadowski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gromadowski is looking for a counter combo.
Truck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Truck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gromadowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Truck.
Nice defenses there by Gromadowski.
As Truck looks to move away, Gromadowski throws a big counter combo but Truck just gets out of the way.
Truck connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Truck has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gromadowski has picked Truck up - he's going for a ride! Gromadowski dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Gromadowski seems to be working for a kimura but Truck defends the submission attempt.
Gromadowski trying to mount his opponent but Truck defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Truck is pressing down on Gromadowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gromadowski controlling from the top position.
Gromadowski'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.
Truck is trying to keep Gromadowski in close.
Gromadowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Truck trying to keep a closed guard but Gromadowski is proving a slippery customer.
Gromadowski wants to stand but Truck is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gromadowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Borris Truck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gromadowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Truck looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gromadowski wants to control but Truck is keeping him busy.
Truck is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski trying to control the pace.
Truck is looking to improve his position.
Truck is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gromadowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Truck is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Gromadowski seems content to control.
Truck is looking to control Gromadowski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Truck avoid being mounted?
Truck is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gromadowski slows the pace down in half guard.
Truck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Truck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gromadowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Truck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gromadowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Krystian Gromadowski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Krystian Gromadowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Truck slaps away a takedown attempt from Gromadowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Truck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gromadowski momentarily.
Gromadowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Truck pinned against the cage. Truck gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Truck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gromadowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Truck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truck rushes Gromadowski and presses him up against the cage.
Truck ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Truck no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Truck can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gromadowski controls the pace.
Gromadowski preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truck looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gromadowski passes into half guard.
Truck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gromadowski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gromadowski's back!
Truck throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Truck missing with punches from the back.
Gromadowski avoids the strikes from Truck.
Truck has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Truck looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Gromadowski is controlling Truck 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Gromadowski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski wants to pass the guard but Truck is keeping the position.
Gromadowski controlling from the top position.
Further stalling from Gromadowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gromadowski wants to control from the top but Truck keeps moving.
Gromadowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gromadowski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gromadowski won't allow Truck to sweep him here.
Truck wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gromadowski is now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Truck is trying to get back to full guard.
Gromadowski is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Truck is refusing to be controlled, as Gromadowski sits in half guard.
Truck has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gromadowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Truck is looking for a sweep. Gromadowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borris Truck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Truck 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Borris Truck!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Borris Truck!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Borris Truck!
Borris Truck wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Borris Truck thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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