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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Groove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dis Tion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groove comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Chaos B.C.. Tion has chosen The Prodigy 'Omen' as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kendall Groove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dis Tion!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groove avoids the body shot from Tion.
Tion tries to clinch but Groove is having none of it.
Tion avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Groove misses.
Nice defenses there by Groove.
Groove really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tion tries to bum rush Groove with a series of wild strikes but Groove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kendall Groove has been cut.
Tion throws a hook to the side of Groove's head but Groove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Dis Tion has been cut.
Tion misses with a straight right.
Groove blocks a jab.
Groove stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tion.
Tion throws a shot from downtown. Groove moves away and avoids it.
Tion misses with a wild body shot.
Groove ducks under a wild hook from Tion.
Groove keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groove slips under a jab.
Tion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Tion misses.
Tion connects with a crisp jab.
Groove steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tion.
Tion throws a head kick that misses.
Tion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tion counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Groove has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tion finds it's way round the side to connect with Groove's head.
Groove displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tion throws out the jab.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch but Groove swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tion dips to his left and cracks Groove with an uppercut!
Tion misses with an uppercut. Groove saw that one coming.
Dis Tion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groove counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tion ducks under a wild hook from Groove.
A shot to the body from Groove misses
and Tion makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tion throws a hook but Groove blocks it.
A big right from Groove misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tion swinging wildly here.
Tion loads up on a big right hand but Groove slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Groove misses with a series of wild punches.
Tion tries to bum rush Groove with a series of wild strikes but Groove uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tion loads up on a big right hand but Groove slips the punch.
Groove ducks under a wild hook from Tion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tion lands a left and a right that send Groove crashing to the mat, dazed. Tion thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Groove is rocked!
Groove misses with a few strikes there.
Oh Groove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Groove swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tion counters with a crisp right hand that drops Groove! Tion lets Groove back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Kendall Groove's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tion wants to clinch up but Groove keeps it at a distance.
Groove seems to have got his legs back now.
Dis Tion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Tion misses
and Tion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Groove doesn't seem bothered though.
Tion cracks Groove with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tion has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Groove to stand back up!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tion swinging wildly here.
Tion throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tion misses with a combination
and Groove counters with a left and a right that stings Tion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tion misses with a body punch
and Groove counters with a series of strikes. Tion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion throws a combination that misses
and Groove counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tion tries to clinch but Groove moves out of range.
Groove misses with a body shot.
Tion looks to land a right hand but Groove moved out of range.
Groove ducks under a wild hook from Tion.
Tion lands with an uppercut that bounces Groove off the cage and back into rage.
Kendall Groove's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion misses with a straight left.
Tion misses with a looping right.
Groove throws a lazy right hand but Tion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tion misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tion misses with a hook.
Tion sends Groove crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tion is motioning to the referee to let Groove up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groove avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dis Tion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Groove avoids the body shot from Tion.
Sloppy strikes from Groove. Those never looked like landing.
Tion tries to clinch up.
Tion moves forwards but Groove connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tion throws a hook to the side of Groove's head but Groove sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tion throws a big shot that misses.
Kendall Groove is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Groove counters with a right hand to the body.
Tion jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groove throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tion counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Groove thinking.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groove bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tion connects with a solid leg kick.
Tion avoids a punch combination nicely.
Groove avoids the head kick by Tion.
Kendall Groove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tion. Groove does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groove swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tion.
Tion misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Groove to counter with a crisp jab.
Tion takes a swing at Groove's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tion swings for the body but Groove moves out of range.
Groove ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tion fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Tion does no damage.
Tion misses with a double jab
and Groove counters with a right hand to the body.
Tion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tion misses with a straight right.
Tion looks to land a right hand but Groove moved out of range.
Dis Tion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Groove manages to avoid it.
Tion swings for the body but Groove moves out of range.
Tion tries to work over Groove's front leg with a kick but Groove checks it.
Tion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kendall Groove showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tion 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dis Tion!
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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
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