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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and steven segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). steven segal looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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225 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, steven segal!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
segal swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruber.
Max Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
segal scores with a spinning back kick!
Gruber closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
segal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
segal wants to get back to his feet.
Gruber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gruber seems to be working for a kimura but segal defends the submission attempt.
Gruber is taking a breather. segal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gruber trying to mount his opponent but segal defends it.
segal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gruber wants to pass the guard but segal is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber trying to control from half guard but segal is working away.
segal wants to get back to his feet.
segal is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gruber doesn't manage to clinch there - segal circles away.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
segal jabs at Gruber's body.
Gruber is breathing heavily.
segal clinches.
Gruber tries for a takedown but segal manages to get underhooks.
Gruber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
segal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber tries for a takedown but segal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
segal scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gruber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gruber lands a head kick. segal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Gruber tries to clinch up
and segal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gruber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by segal.
Gruber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gruber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
segal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruber tries for a takedown but segal circles away easily
and segal counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by segal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
segal gets underhooks to prevent Gruber's takedown attempt.
segal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
Gruber tries for a takedown but segal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
segal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gruber is looking to clinch.
segal has his takedown stuffed
and Gruber decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in segal's guard.
segal manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber tries to clinch up.
Gruber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by segal.
Gruber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
segal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruber is fending him off so far but segal persists. Nope, Gruber circles away and we're back to standing.
segal tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gruber lands a damaging elbow.
Gruber breaks the clinch.
Gruber misses the body punch
and segal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gruber clinches but segal breaks the clinch
and segal moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
segal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
segal can't break the clinch.
segal is working for takedown but Gruber is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gruber wants a takedown.
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 Max Gruber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gruber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gruber doesn't manage to clinch there - segal circles away.
segal circles away from the clinch attempt
and segal counters with a nice uppercut.
Max Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
segal throws a sloppy body shot
and Gruber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gruber closes the distance and clinches.
segal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruber breaks the clinch.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses.
segal tries to clinch
and Gruber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gruber fails with the takedown.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts segal as he jumps to the side.
segal is breathing heavily.
segal shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber looks for a takedown but segal sprawls well.
segal takes a swing at Gruber's ribcage but misses.
segal throws a wild body kick that Gruber sees coming a mile off.
Nice body punch from Gruber.
Gruber has managed to clinch.
Gruber scores with a nice hook to the head.
segal throws a punch but it's blocked by Gruber.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from segal.
Gruber lands an elbow that stopped segal in his tracks for a moment.
Gruber taking a breather.
Gruber wants to break free but segal has control.
segal wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
segal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruber.
Gruber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber is looking to wear down segal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
segal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruber as he jumps to the side.
segal doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruber circles away.
segal just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and segal counters with a shoot takedown. Gruber fights it but they end up in guard.
Gruber is trying to keep segal in close.
segal wants to stand but Gruber is controlling his posture from full guard.
segal makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
segal would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looking to hit a scissor sweep but segal is one step ahead there.
Gruber has a closed guard, preventing segal from standing up.
Gruber trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruber looks to clinch
and segal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gruber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
segal has a takedown stuffed.
Gruber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from segal.
Gruber stuffs the takedown.
Gruber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
segal clinches up against the cage.
segal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
segal tries to clinch up.
Gruber misses with a takedown attempt
and segal counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gruber's guard now.
Gruber is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
segal jumps into guard, dragging Gruber to the mat.
segal is looking to stand up but Gruber isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruber is stalling in the full guard.
Gruber seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down segal for as long as he can get away with.
Gruber stops segal from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
steven segal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gruber tries for a takedown but segal circles away easily
and segal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
segal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gruber scores with a nice head shot.
segal wants to clinch.
segal tries to clinch but Gruber is having none of it.
Gruber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has segal pinned against the cage. segal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
segal misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber closes the distance but segal moves to the side
and segal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gruber tries to clinch but segal is having none of it.
Gruber moves in looking to clinch but segal pushes him off.
segal scores with a body shot.
segal doesn't manage to clinch there - Gruber circles away.
Gruber closes the distance looking to clinch
and segal counters with a right hand to the body.
Gruber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and segal counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gruber!
Gruber tries to hold on but segal pushes him away.
Gruber avoids a series of strikes thrown by segal.
Gruber keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
segal controlling from the full mount.
Gruber wants to control but segal is having none of it.
Gruber is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
segal tries to control but Gruber wriggling away.
Gruber tries to reverse the position but segal maintains control.
Gruber is squirming around, avoiding segal's attempts to control the action.
Gruber tries to reverse the position but segal maintains control.
segal is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gruber has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gruber!
segal wants to stand but Gruber is controlling the position.
Gruber stands up from segal's guard - Gruber perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gruber throws a solid leg kick but segal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gruber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
segal tests Gruber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruber tries to land a leg kick but segal saw it coming and moves away.
segal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
segal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gruber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
segal shoots in for a takedown but Gruber shows good takedown defense.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick
and segal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
steven segal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think segal 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... steven segal!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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