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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Pinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinta comes to the cage accompanied by God Is an Astronaut - All Is Violent, All Is Bright. Grossman has chosen Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur... as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Pinta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Les Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinta, right into the meat.
Grossman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pinta defends it nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pinta, right into the meat.
Pinta tries for a takedown but Grossman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grossman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big right from Pinta misses.
Pinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grossman.
Pinta looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pinta looking to sit in guard and control but Grossman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grossman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grossman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinta is keeping the position for now.
Pinta is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grossman wants to control from the top but Pinta keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pinta is on top in guard.
Pinta content to stall in guard here.
Pinta seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grossman for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grossman managing to control the position.
Pinta won't allow Grossman to sweep him here.
Grossman keeping moving, preventing Pinta from controlling successfully.
Pinta throwing strikes from guard but Grossman blocks nicely.
Pinta preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman seems keen to control Pinta's posture.
Pinta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pinta chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pinta just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pinta misses with a wild body shot.
Pinta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grossman.
Pinta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grossman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pinta throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinta is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grossman's half guard.
Grossman trying to control but Pinta postures up.
Pinta throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grossman keeping hold of Pinta's head, controlling as best he can.
Pinta is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Grossman is not content to let Pinta control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grossman misses with a takedown
and Pinta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pinta digs a good hook to Grossman's body.
Pinta throws a shot from downtown. Grossman moves away and avoids it.
Grossman misses with a body shot
and Pinta counters with a left to the body.
Pinta shoots in but no luck this time.
Grossman misses with a shot to the body
and Pinta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Grossman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pinta is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pinta manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grossman stopping the sweep attempt from Pinta.
Pinta is pulling down on Grossman's head. It's preventing any offense from Grossman, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grossman's guard.
Pinta controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grossman seems keen to control Pinta's posture.
Pinta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grossman is keeping the position for now.
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.
Pinta is fighting to break Grossman's control of his arms but Grossman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pinta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pinta stands up over Grossman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pinta throws a big right hand that misses.
Grossman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pinta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grossman trying to control the position here.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grossman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinta trying to control the position from guard on top but Grossman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four 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.
Grossman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grossman looking for a sweep. Not yet Grossman, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grossman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grossman thinking.
Grossman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pinta looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Grossman fails with the takedown
and Pinta counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thomas Pinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Les Grossman.
Grossman is breathing heavily.
Pinta throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pinta.
Pinta is looking to wear down Grossman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grossman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinta counters with a stiff right hand.
Grossman misses with a body shot.
Pinta tests Grossman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grossman with a poor takedown
and Pinta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas Pinta is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinta scores with a spinning back kick!
Pinta feints and as Grossman raises his hands in defense, Pinta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grossman is working an open guard so Pinta takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grossman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Pinta.
Grossman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pinta wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grossman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinta counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas Pinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Les Grossman.
Pinta sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pinta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grossman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pintais looking to pass into half guard but Grossman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Grossman is in guard.
Pinta bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grossman's guard.
Pinta trying to control but Grossman is working from the bottom.
Pinta throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grossman can do to turn this around?
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.
Grossman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pinta manages to get himself to full guard.
Pinta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinta keeping moving, preventing Grossman from controlling successfully.
Thomas Pinta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinta manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grossman manages to get himself to full guard.
Grossman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pinta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grossman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pinta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pinta trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Grossman shoots in and bounces Pinta off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Grossman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinta not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossman trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinta controls Grossman momentarily but Grossman frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pinta lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grossman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pinta counters with a nice uppercut.
Pinta scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Grossman slips under a jab.
Grossman tries for a takedown but Pinta circles away easily
and Pinta counters with a low kick, right behind Grossman 's knee.
Grossman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pinta counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas Pinta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Les Grossman.
Pinta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grossman's head backwards.
Pinta throws a body punch but Grossman moves out of range.
Pinta lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinta gets the takedown into side control.
Pinta just content to control the position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta stands up.
Grossman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pinta counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grossman!
Pinta controlling the position easily from mount.
Grossman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pinta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pinta throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grossman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pinta wants to control the pace but Grossman is squirming around nicely.
Pinta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta trying to control but Grossman is having none of it.
Grossman blocking the ground and pound.
Grossman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pinta content just to control the position here.
Grossman is looking to improve his position but Pinta isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinta avoids the attempt from Grossman to control.
Grossman taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pinta wants to control the pace but Grossman is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Pinta had his way with Les Grossman in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Pinta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossman moves away.
Pinta misses with a straight right.
Pinta moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pinta misses with the combination.
Grossman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pinta!
Pinta wants to control but Grossman is having none of it.
Grossman with the ground and pound from mount.
Grossman landing punches.
Pinta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pinta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Grossman cracks Pinta with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinta in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Grossman.
Pinta wants to control but Grossman is having none of it.
Grossman throws some wild stikes that Pinta manages to avoid easily.
Pinta tries to reverse the position but Grossman maintains control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Grossman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Grossman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pinta keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pinta manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pinta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throwing shots but Pinta is blocking nicely.
Grossman trying to control the action but Pinta is working from the bottom.
Grossman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pinta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Grossman trying to control but Pinta is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pinta working a defensive guard here.
Grossman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pinta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pinta pulls Grossman in close to prevent any damage.
Grossman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A clash of legs there as Grossman blocks the low kick.
Grossman misses with a takedown
and Pinta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pinta scores with a hook to the body. Grossman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pinta feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pinta's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grossman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pinta manages to get himself to full guard.
Thomas Pinta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinta wants to sweep but no luck.
Pinta is working hard here to advance position.
Les Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman is working Pinta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossman throwing strikes but missing.
Pinta wants to sweep here but Grossman controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Les Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 49:45
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Pinta!
Thomas Pinta retains his light heavyweight title!
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RATING
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