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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kleckner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Gronholm has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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200 cm
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Kleckner!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronholm throws a right hand that Kleckner ducks under and follows up with a left that Kleckner also avoids with ease.
Kleckner misses the shot to the body.
Kleckner fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gronholm.
It looks like John Kleckner has been cut.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gronholm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kleckner.
Kleckner dodges the punch combination from Gronholm.
Kleckner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gronholm is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kleckner working Gronholm over with strikes.
Kleckner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleckner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kleckner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kleckner thows a huge punch but Gronholm dodges it nicely.
Gronholm is staying active underneath Kleckner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gronholm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gronholm lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kleckner will feel that in the morning.
Kleckner looks gassed!
Gronholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gronholm cracks Kleckner with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gronholm misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm misses with a two punch combination.
Gronholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gronholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kleckner shoots in but no luck this time.
Marcus Gronholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kleckner.
Gronholm lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kleckner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kleckner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gronholm throws a nice looking combination but Kleckner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kleckner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gronholm as he avoids it easily.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Kleckner avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm misses with a two punch combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kleckner.
Danga de danga de dang - Gronholm scores with a four punch combination!
That has opened up John Kleckner's cut even more.
Gronholm lands a lovely overhand right.
Kleckner misses with a head kick.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Kleckner avoids them all with ease.
Gronholm throws a one two combo.
Marcus Gronholm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gronholm!
Kleckner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronholm scores with the left hand. Kleckner knows he should have avoided that one.
Kleckner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gronholm's sensitive parts.
Gronholm lands with a nice combination. Kleckner backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kleckner looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gronholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kleckner circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronholm misses with a two punch combination.
A nice combination there by Gronholm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kleckner shoots for a takedown but Gronholm saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gronholm lands with a nice body punch.
Kleckner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gronholm tries to avoid it but Kleckner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gronholm to the ground. Gronholm escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Gronholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kleckner's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that Kleckner avoids nicely.
Kleckner avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Gronholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kleckner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kleckner throws and elbow that misses. Gronholm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kleckner's guard. Nice move by Gronholm!
Gronholm being controlled here momentarily.
Kleckner working a defensive guard here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronholm wants to get up but he can't break Kleckner's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gronholm looking to sit in guard and control but Kleckner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gronholm looking to control.
Gronholm keeping moving, preventing Kleckner from controlling successfully.
Kleckner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kleckner throwing strikes but missing.
Kleckner stopping the sweep attempt from Gronholm.
Gronholm is trying to keep Kleckner in close.
Kleckner trying to control the position from guard on top but Gronholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kleckner lands a couple of digs.
Gronholm is trying to control the position but Kleckner postures up.
Kleckner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gronholm has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kleckner has managed to get both his arms back between Gronholm's legs - danger averted.
Gronholm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleckner tries to lock up and control but Gronholm gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kleckner is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kleckner has given up his back here.
Even with his hooks in, Gronholm manages to miss with strikes from the back.
A lull in the action here.
That's four 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.
Gronholm not allowing Kleckner to control his hands.
Gronholm patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kleckner has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kleckner rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kleckner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Kleckner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gronholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Gronholm scores with a jab.
Gronholm misses with a two punch combination.
Kleckner looks for a takedown but Gronholm sprawls well.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Kleckner moves out of range.
Gronholm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kleckner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gronholm napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gronholm gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kleckner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gronholm keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleckner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gronholm regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kleckner.
Gronholm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kleckner won't allow Gronholm to sweep him here.
Kleckner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gronholm tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kleckner throwing strikes from guard but Gronholm blocks nicely.
Gronholm working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kleckner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two 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.
Gronholm throws a right and a left that Kleckner avoids nicely.
Gronholm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kleckner closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gronholm tries to roll over but Kleckner keeps him under control.
Gronholm taking some punishment here, with Kleckner in his half guard.
Gronholm is not content to let Kleckner control the position.
Gronholm controlling the position for now.
Kleckner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleckner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kleckner throwing shots but Gronholm is blocking nicely.
Gronholm trying to control but Kleckner postures up.
Gronholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kleckner.
Kleckner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gronholm regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kleckner.
Gronholm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gronholm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kleckner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marcus Gronholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kleckner scores with a takedown into Gronholm's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleckner is looking to work some ground and pound but Gronholm has wrist control.
Kleckner throws a strike but Gronholm rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kleckner is working an open guard so Gronholm takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gronholm throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gronholm moves out of range as Kleckner strikes.
Gronholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Gronholm.
I think Gronholm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Gronholm!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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