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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Gronholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Nealy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronholm comes to the cage accompanied by Eeppinen biisi. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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188 cm
26
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
26
270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Gronholm! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Nealy! The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nealy connects with a crisp jab. Marcus Gronholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gronholm misses with the combination.
A big right from Nealy misses. Gronholm takes a body punch but keeps moving. Nealy looks to score with a jab to the body but Gronholm is just out of range. Gronholm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gronholm takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Marcus Gronholm has been cut. Nealy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gronholm.
Gronholm misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Gronholm.
Gronholm throws a series of punches but Nealy moves out of range. Nealy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gronholm sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gronholm slips a straight right by Nealy. Gronholm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gronholm misses with the combination.
Gronholm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Tom Nealy has been cut. Nealy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gronholm slips under a jab. A punch combination from Gronholm misses. Gronholm throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danga de danga de dang - Gronholm scores with a four punch combination! Sloppy strikes from Gronholm. Those never looked like landing. Nealy works over Gronholm's head and body with a nice combination. This has been an exciting period of action! Gronholm on the wrong end of a nice hook. Nealy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Gronholm is breathing heavily. Nealy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gronholm has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nealy finds it's way round the side to connect with Gronholm's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nealy cracks Gronholm with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gronholm falls to his knees and Nealy doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Nealy! Tom Nealy is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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