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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sirium Dante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirium Dante will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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263 lbs
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Grimaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirium Dante!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimaldi.
A swing and a miss from Grimaldi.
Grimaldi misses with a looping left.
Grimaldi throws an overhand right that lands on Dante's shoulder, as Dante tries to avoid the shot.
Dante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grimaldi lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Sirium Dante has been cut.
Grimaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dante throws a head kick but Grimaldi moves out of range.
Grimaldi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dante.
Dante misses with a straight left.
Dante throws a nice looking combination but Grimaldi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dante throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dante scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimaldi dodges the punch combination from Dante.
Dante swings for the body but Grimaldi moves out of range.
Dante lands a head shot.
Dante drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dante misses with a two punch combination.
Dante swinging wildly here.
Dante misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dante throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
An inside leg kick from Dante misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dante rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grimaldi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dante slips a jab and a cross from Grimaldi.
Grimaldi dodges the punch combination from Dante.
Grimaldi misses with an uppercut.
Grimaldi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dante throws a lazy right hand but Grimaldi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimaldi throws a lazy right hand but Dante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grimaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dante.
Dante fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dante throws a right and a left that Grimaldi avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Grimaldi misses.
Grimaldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Dante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dante swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimaldi counters with a straight right hand.
Dante throws a wild body kick that Grimaldi sees coming a mile off.
Grimaldi throws a shot from downtown. Dante moves away and avoids it.
Dante tries a low kick but Grimaldi avoids it.
Dante tries to clinch but Grimaldi moves away
enabling Grimaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Grimaldi misses with a two punch combination.
Dante throws a left and a right that both miss
and Grimaldi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grimaldi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dante's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Dante's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimaldi is trying to drag Dante to the mat but Dante just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dante is trying to push Grimaldi away but Grimaldi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grimaldi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Grimaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sirium Dante's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grimaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dante will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mike Grimaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dante uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grimaldi.
Dante swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Grimaldi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Dante.
Grimaldi looks to land a right hand but Dante moved out of range.
Grimaldi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dante lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimaldi avoids the head kick by Dante.
Mike Grimaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Dante throws a head kick that misses.
Dante throws a head kick that misses.
Grimaldi throws a hook to the side of Dante's head but Dante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dante misses with a combination
and Grimaldi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimaldi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dante.
Dante throws a combination that misses
and Grimaldi counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Dante has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Grimaldi!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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