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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Grapple (ranked 4424 p4p, 4836 weight class) and Dirk Elskamp (ranked 554 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Grapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirk Elskamp!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elskamp misses with a straight right.
A big right from Elskamp misses.
Sloppy strikes from Grapple. Those never looked like landing.
Grapple fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elskamp manages to avoid it.
Grapple swings for the body but Elskamp moves out of range.
Grapple ducks under a wild hook from Elskamp.
Grapple on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Elskamp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elskamp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grapple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grapple throws a hook but Elskamp avoids it easily.
Grapple misses with a looping left.
A jab from Elskamp misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elskamp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grapple sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grapple scores with a hook.
Elskamp slips under a jab from Grapple.
Grapple throws a body shot but no joy.
Grapple takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grapple misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grapple misses with a body shot
and Elskamp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grapple looks to land a right hand but Elskamp moved out of range.
Elskamp slips under a jab.
Grapple steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Elskamp.
A jab from Elskamp misses.
Elskamp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elskamp has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Elskamp thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grapple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Grapple misses the target.
Elskamp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grapple looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elskamp has closed the distance and engaged Grapple in a clinch.
Elskamp pushes Grapple back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Elskamp misses with the head strike.
Elskamp blocking some punches.
Elskamp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elskamp breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grapple throws a right hand that misses
and Elskamp counters with a straight right hand.
Elskamp takes one to the side of the head.
Grapple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grapple gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Elskamp gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Grapple is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Elskamp!
Dirk Elskamp decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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