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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Grunt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Hiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My Hero. Hiroshimo Hiro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 cm
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170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
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168 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Knarles Grunt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshimo Hiro! The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Grunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Hiro misses with the combination.
Hiro throws out a loose jab but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it. Hiro slips under a jab. Grunt closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hiro did well to prevent Grunt getting side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Grunt stalling away here and it's allowed Hiro to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. Hiro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Grunt throws a strike but Hiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Grunt is retaining full guard. Grunt is pulling down on Hiro's head. It's preventing any offense from Hiro, at least for the moment. Grunt looking for a sweep. Not yet Grunt, not yet. Grunt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Grunt keeping full guard, as Hiro tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hiro postures up.
Hiro preventing the sweep. Hiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Grunt is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Grunt doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiro circles away.
Grunt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Grunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Hiro wants to get back to full guard. Grunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiro defending well though. Grunt throws a strike but Hiro avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Grunt throws and elbow that misses. Hiro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Grunt's guard. Nice move by Hiro!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hiro passes Grunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Grunt trying to hold on to Hiro's head to control him but Hiro postures up.
Hiro thows a huge punch but Grunt dodges it nicely.
Grunt manages to get to full guard.
Hiro trying to control but Grunt is working from the bottom. Hiro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Grunt is trying to get back to half guard. Grunt is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hiro lands some shots froms side control. Grunt is looking to reverse the position. Grunt is not content to let Hiro control the position. Grunt tries to buck Hiro off but Hiro is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Grunt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grunt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Grunt keeping full guard, as Hiro tries to pass. Grunt is trying to keep Hiro in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grunt has momentary wrist control but Hiro slips an elbow through the middle. Grunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Hiro passes Grunt's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Hiro drops an elbow to the side of Grunt's head. Hiro throwing shots but Grunt is blocking nicely. Hiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Hiro wants to pass the guard but Grunt is defending well. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Hiro looks gassed! Grunt gets full guard. Grunt controls Hiro momentarily but Hiro frees himself. Grunt looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hiro throws a big right hand that misses. Grunt is looking to sweep but instead, Hiro has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hiroshimo Hiro will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grunt blocks a low kick nicely. Hiro throws a right and a left that Grunt avoids nicely. Hiro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Grunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hiro manages to avoid it. Grunt fails in his attempt to clinch. Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Grunt is just out of range. Hiro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Grunt shoots in looking for a takedown. Hiro tries to sprawl out of it but Grunt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Grunt jabs Hiro right on the nose. Hiro blinks but takes it well. Grunt 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. Hiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grunt circles away. Grunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hiro. Hiro misses with a double jab.
Hiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Grunt. Grunt throws a big shot that misses. Nice body punch from Grunt.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Hiro does no damage. Hiro swinging wildly here.
Hiro tries to keep at a distance but Grunt has taken the fight into the clinch. Hiro gets control of Grunt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hiro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Grunt trying to control but Hiro is working from the bottom. Hiro wants to get back to his feet but Grunt is in a dominant position and won't allow it. Hiro is breathing heavily. Grunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hiro swivels though and keeps the full guard. Grunt throws a big right hand that misses. Grunt scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two 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. Grunt with a flurry of punches that miss. Grunt is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Grunt throws a strike but Hiro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Hiro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Grunt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Hiro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Hiro landing some decent shots from guard. Grunt keeping moving, preventing Hiro from controlling successfully. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Grunt is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Grunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Grunt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Hiro uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Grunt tries to bum rush Hiro with a series of wild strikes but Hiro uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hiro throws a shot from downtown. Grunt moves away and avoids it. Grunt leaves Hiro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Grunt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Nice cross by Grunt. A punch combination from Hiro misses. Grunt lands with an uppercut that bounces Hiro off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Grunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grunt circles away quickly and effectively. Hiro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Hiro looks to land a combination but Grunt avoids it well. Grunt scores with a nice strike. Grunt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The fighters circle momentarily. Grunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Hiro shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Knarles Grunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshimo Hiro. A cross from Grunt lands. Grunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hiro takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Grunt scores with a jab. Grunt throws a nice looking combination but Hiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Grunt scores with a body shot.
Grunt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Grunt slips a straight right by Hiro. Grunt ducks under a wild hook from Hiro. Hiro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Grunt with a body punch. A glancing blow. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knarles Grunt dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grunt. Hiro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grunt avoids it really well and circles away. Grunt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard. Hiro is refusing to be controlled, as Grunt sits in half guard. Grunt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Nice strikes from Grunt there. Grunt thows a huge punch but Hiro dodges it nicely.
Grunt working Hiro over with strikes. Grunt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Hiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round. Grunt is looking to take a break and control but Hiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Grunt missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Grunt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Grunt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hiro defending well though. Grunt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hiro's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Grunt tries to close the distance and clinch but Hiro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Grunt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A jab lands there for Grunt. Hiro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Excellent takedown into side control there by Grunt. Grunt controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Grunt throws a strike aimed at the side of Hiro's head but Hiro avoids it well. Knarles Grunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Grunt prevents Hiro from escaping the position. Grunt lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hiro down.
Grunt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Grunt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Grunt tries for a kimura but Hiro is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hiro is trying to get back to half guard. Hiro wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Hiro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. A telegraphed right hand from Grunt misses the target. Hiro wants to land a leg kick but Grunt is out of range. Hiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Hiro has his takedown stuffed and Grunt counters by clinching up. Knarles Grunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshimo Hiro. Grunt digs a right hand underneath Hiro's ribcage. Hiro let out a lung full of air as it connected. A hook to the body from Grunt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Grunt. Hiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grunt scores with a nice hook to the head. Grunt lands a hook to the side of the head. Grunt lands a hook to the side of the head. Grunt lands a body punch. Grunt lands a left hand.
Grunt is leaning against Hiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Grunt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Grunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hiro or not. Grunt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Grunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A right handed body shot lands from Grunt.
Grunt cracks Hiro with a nice body shot. Grunt is leaning against Hiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Grunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hiro. A body shot lands from Grunt.
Grunt manages to break the clinch.
Grunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Grunt has managed to clinch.
Hiro jumps guard but Grunt stands there with Hiro around his waist. Hiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight! Knarles Grunt showed his dominance in that final round. Well Grunt 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28 Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knarles Grunt!
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