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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Grimaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 cm
25
289 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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194 cm
29
263 lbs
18 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Dignam! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Grimaldi! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Dignam cracks the inside of Grimaldi's front leg. Grimaldi misses with a right hand and Dignam counters with a lovely straight right hand! Grimaldi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dignam counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Grimaldi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dignam counters with a leg kick. Grimaldi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dignam counters with a low kick, right behind Grimaldi 's knee. Dignam lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimaldi misses with a lunging right hand
and Dignam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Dignam works on Grimaldi's body with a couple of short punches. Grimaldi looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dignam lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dignam lands a body punch. Dignam lands a nice shot to the body. Dignam digs a right hand underneath Grimaldi's ribcage. Grimaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected. Dignam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Mike Grimaldi has been cut. Dignam stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Dignam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Dignam scores with a hook to the body. Dignam lands with a short shot to the head. Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimaldi. Dignam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Dignam lands a shoulder strike. Dignam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimaldis head. A nice right hand lands inside from Dignam. Dignam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Dignam lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dignam lands an uppercut. Dignam scores with a shot to the side of Grimaldi's head.
That has opened up Mike Grimaldi's cut even more. Dignam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Dignam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimaldis head. Nice elbow from Dignam. Dignam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grimaldi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Dignam digs a right hand underneath Grimaldi's ribcage. Grimaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected. Dignam cracks Grimaldi with a nice body shot. Dignam lands an elbow just above Grimaldi 's eye.
The cut above Mike Grimaldi's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Good body shot from Dignam.
Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grimaldi.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dignam lands a body shot. Dignam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike Grimaldi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Dignam scores with a hook to the body. Dignam lands a body punch. Dignam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grimaldi backwards. Dignam lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimaldi backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Grimaldi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Dignam!
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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
81% |
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