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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between robert grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gunnz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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191 cm
20
255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, robert grossman! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Gunnz! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gunnz wants to clinch up but grossman keeps it at a distance. Gunnz fails in his attempt to clinch. Gunnz has closed the distance and engaged grossman in a clinch.
Gunnz throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunnz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Gunnz blocks the body kick.
grossman forces Gunnz back against the cage and clinches. Gunnz trying to land knees to the body.
Gunnz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunnz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. grossman wants to clinch but Gunnz slips to the side and Gunnz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for grossman! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gunnz controlling the pace for now. grossman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gunnz wants to get back to his feet but grossman is holding on tight.
Gunnz is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's one minute gone in the round. grossman tries to reverse the position but Gunnz maintains control. grossman is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position. Gunnz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… grossman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by grossman and Gunnz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
grossman is trying to control Gunnz's posture but Gunnz avoids it. Gunnz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. grossman sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. grossman won't allow Gunnz to pass to mount. Gunnz trying to control the action but grossman is working from the bottom. Gunnz is thwarting grossman's attempts to control the position. Gunnz seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
grossman throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
grossman wants to control but Gunnz is keeping busy.
Gunnz decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Gunnz looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gunnz fails with an attempt to clinch.
grossman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
grossman tries for a takedown but Gunnz circles away easily and Gunnz counters with a nice double leg into guard. Gunnz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. grossman is keeping the position for now. Gunnz passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. grossman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunnz. Gunnz tries to stand and escape but grossman is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. grossman missing with punches from the bottom.
grossman is doing well to control the position and prevent Gunnz from advancing to side control. Gunnz wants to get back to his feet.
Gunnz is trying to control the action in half guard but grossman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. grossman has one foot on Gunnz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. grossman tries to clinch up. grossman fails with the takedown and Gunnz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gunnz dominated 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.
grossman tries to clinch but Gunnz is having none of it. grossman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. robert grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from grossman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gunnz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gunnz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. robert grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gunnz closes the distance looking to clinch and grossman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gunnz! grossman lands a big elbow. Gunnz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Gunnz is trying to get back to his feet but can't. grossman content just to control the position here. Gunnz is breathing heavily. Gunnz is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round. grossman controlling the position easily from mount. Gunnz is in a horrible position here. grossman smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tommy Gunnz has got the better of the ground game so far. Gunnz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
grossman is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gunnz is surviving well by controlling grossman's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round. grossman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gunnz working to try and regain half guard.
grossman controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. grossman with the ground and pound from mount. Gunnz is squirming around, avoiding grossman's attempts to control the action. grossman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round. grossman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground. Gunnz is working to get back to half guard.
grossman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gunnz manages to avoid the submission attempt. grossman taking a breather here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
robert grossman dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Gunnz moves out of range easily. grossman throws a head kick that misses. Gunnz moves into range and clinches up with grossman. Gunnz missing with knees to the body.
Gunnz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. grossman is defending well for now. Gunnz is trying to stall.
grossman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gunnz prevents it.
Gunnz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. grossman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gunnz's waist but Gunnz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing grossman off to one side. grossman clinches but Gunnz breaks the clinch and Gunnz counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. grossman misses with a takedown attempt and Gunnz moves into the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for robert grossman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gunnz gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gunnz postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for grossman to stand up. Gunnz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gunnz tries to land knees in the clinch but grossman avoids the damage to the body. Gunnz trying to land knees to the body.
Gunnz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and grossman avoids it. Gunnz trying to land knees to the body.
Gunnz tries to score a body lock takedown but grossman shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Gunnz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gunnz is fighting off a takedown attempt but grossman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Gunnz to the mat. Gunnz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. grossman working some strikes from top position. Gunnz looking to control.
grossman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. grossman throwing strikes from guard but Gunnz blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gunnz wants to sweep here but grossman controlling him for the moment. grossman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of robert grossman. grossman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round. grossman fails with the takedown and Gunnz counters into the clinch. Nicely done. grossman avoiding damage as Gunnz throws knees to the body.
Gunnz tries to land knees in the clinch but grossman avoids the damage to the body. grossman misses with some punches.
grossman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. grossman scores with a kick to the body.
grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Gunnz counters with a nice double leg into side control. grossman won't be happy with that. A bit of a lull in the action here. Gunnz scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Who's going to make the next move? grossman wants to get back to his feet but Gunnz drags him back down. grossman is looking for a sweep. grossman is trying to control Gunnz's posture but Gunnz avoids it. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. grossman looking for a sweep but Gunnz has passed into full mount! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight! Tommy Gunnz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Gunnz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29 Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunnz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
58% |
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