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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ming Xin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by Apple bottom jeans, boots with the fur.... Xin has chosen TEACH THE WORLD as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Les Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Xin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman dips to his left and cracks Xin with an uppercut!
Xin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Xin trying to control the action but Grossman is working from the bottom.
Xin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Xin looking to control but instead Grossman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Xin is pressing down on Grossman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grossman is holding on for now.
Xin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grossman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Grossman is looking to improve his position.
Grossman wants to control but Xin is keeping busy.
Grossman avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman is pressing down on Xin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grossman wants to sweep here but Xin controlling him for the moment.
Grossman keeping moving, preventing Xin from controlling successfully.
Grossman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Xin is controlling him.
Xin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Xin throws the left hand but Grossman avoids the punch easily.
Grossman misses with a two punch combination.
Xin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xin tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Xin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Les Grossman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grossman is breathing heavily.
Xin throws a leg kick which misses Grossman's front leg but catches the back leg as Grossman tries to avoid it.
Xin swings for the body but Grossman moves out of range.
Xin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grossman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xin manages to avoid it.
Xin feints and then cracks Grossman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grossman down.
Grossman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Xin.
Xin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ming Xin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Xin looks to score with a jab to the body but Grossman is just out of range.
Xin throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xin is looking to clinch but Grossman is avoiding it.
Xin rushes Grossman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Xin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xin lands a left hand.
Grossman is pressed up against the cage. Xin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Grossman down to the mat. Grossman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Xin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Xin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xin just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xin. That's going to slow Grossman down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Xin.
Xin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grossman moves away.
Xin misses with a straight right.
Grossman gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grossman looking for a sweep. Not yet Grossman, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xin pushes down on Grossman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Grossman trying to hold on to Xin's head to control him but Xin postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman is pressing down on Xin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Grossman looking for a sweep. Not yet Grossman, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ming Xin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grossman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xin.
Xin throws a hook but Grossman avoids it easily.
Grossman misses with a two punch combination.
Grossman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grossman.
Xin misses with a wild body shot.
Xin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grossman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Grossman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grossman with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Grossman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Xin is in Grossman's guard.
Xin stopping the sweep attempt from Grossman.
Grossman is trying to control the position but Xin postures up.
Xin is stalling in the full guard.
Xin wants to control from the top but Grossman keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Grossman holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Xin slips a jab from Grossman.
Xin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Grossman. Those never looked like landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xin.
Xin wants to land a leg kick but Grossman is out of range.
Grossman scores with a hook to the body. Xin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Xin throws a push kick but Grossman slaps the foot to one side.
Grossman pushes Xin up against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grossman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grossman tries a body shot but Xin blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xin.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Xin controls his hands.
Grossman struggles to land a body shot inside as Xin controls his hands.
Xin prevents a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xin's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin cracks Grossman with a nice body shot.
Grossman tries to work over Xin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grossman lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Xin misses the target.
A big left from Grossman misses.
Grossman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Xin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Grossman some visible discomfort.
Xin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Xin throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xin working away.
Xin lands a few punches from side control.
Xin scoring with punches and elbows.
Xin is looking to take a break and control but Grossman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Xin controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Grossman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Grossman is trying to control Xin's posture but Xin avoids it.
Xin wants to control but Grossman is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ming Xin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Xin throws a head kick but Grossman moves out of range.
Xin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Xin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Xin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grossman's waist but Grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xin off to one side.
Xin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grossman is looking to clinch but Xin is avoiding it.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grossman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grossman blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman checks a leg kick nicely.
Grossman wants to clinch.
Xin thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xin counters with a low kick, right behind Grossman 's knee.
Ming Xin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Grossman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Les Grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Xin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Xin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grossman throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xin. Grossman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xin.
Les Grossman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grossman misses with a looping left.
Grossman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xin.
Grossman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Xin digs a good body shot into Grossman's ribs.
Xin lands with an overhand left.
Xin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Xin throws a right hand that Grossman ducks under and follows up with a left that Grossman also avoids with ease.
Xin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grossman if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xin tried to score with a low kick but Grossman checks it.
Xin stuns Grossman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Xin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Xin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xin cracks Grossman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grossman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xin.
Grossman misses with a hook.
Xin throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch but Xin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xin keeps the fight on the outside.
Xin swats away the attempt to clinch by Grossman.
Nice body punch from Xin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xin scores with a kick to the body.
Xin lands a slapping body shot.
Xin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grossman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xin thows a body kick. Grossman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xin jabs Grossman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Xin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ming Xin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Xin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ming Xin!
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