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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gruberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Fors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Gruberman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Gruberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Fors!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fors throws a head kick that misses.
Gruberman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gruberman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fors on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fors wants to get back to his feet.
Fors wants to get back to full guard.
Fors wants to control but Gruberman passes into side.
Gruberman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fors!
Gruberman avoids the attempt from Fors to control.
Gruberman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gruberman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fors working to try and regain half guard.
Gruberman wants to control the pace but Fors is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Fors that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gruberman landing shots from mount.
Fors is trying desperately to improve position.
Gruberman controlling the position easily from mount.
Gruberman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fors is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruberman wants to take Fors's back but he can't do it this time.
Gruberman looking for a guillotine from mount but Fors is having none of it.
Gruberman jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fors is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fors and Gruberman has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fors gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gruberman is pressing down on Fors's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fors is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruberman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gruberman wants to control but Fors is keeping him busy.
Fors is controlling Gruberman's trapped leg to prevent Gruberman from advancing to side control.
Gruberman is pressing down on Fors's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fors is holding on for now.
Gruberman is breathing heavily.
Fors tries to roll over but Gruberman keeps him under control.
Gruberman is pressing down on Fors's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fors is holding on for now.
Fors makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fors.
Gruberman stands up and waves to Fors to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fors fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fors avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fors goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fors tries to clinch up.
Gruberman shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fors works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fors bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gruberman's guard.
Gruberman has control of Fors's left arm, preventing Fors from doing any damage.
Gruberman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gruberman is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gruberman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Gruberman looks to land a body kick but Fors moved away.
Fors doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gruberman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gruberman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gruberman is looking for a kimura but Fors is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gruberman to get the leverage.
Gruberman controlling the action here.
Gruberman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fors wants to control but Gruberman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fors is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruberman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gruberman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fors defends it well.
Fors is trying to stand up here but Gruberman is controlling him well.
Gruberman controlling the pace.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ed Gruberman just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gruberman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fors is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gruberman looks up at the clock and then as Fors takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gruberman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fors is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gruberman asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fors is trying to control Gruberman's posture but Gruberman avoids it.
Gruberman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fors bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Fors closes the distance but Gruberman moves to the side
and Gruberman counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fors is trying to control but can't.
Ed Gruberman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fors is pressing down on Gruberman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gruberman stops Fors from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruberman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gruberman trying to control but Fors is working from the bottom.
Fors looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fors is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fors trying to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gruberman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fors is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fors wants to stand but Gruberman is controlling the position.
Gruberman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gruberman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gruberman stopping the sweep attempt from Fors.
Gruberman looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Gruberman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fors goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ed Gruberman has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gruberman.
Gruberman swats away the attempt to clinch by Fors.
Gruberman is looking to score with low kicks.
Fors knocks Gruberman to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Gruberman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fors decides to stand back up. Fors steps back and let's Gruberman get back to his feet.
Oh Gruberman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruberman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gruberman seems to have got his legs back now.
Gruberman throws some wild stikes that Fors manages to avoid easily.
Fors can't escape the position.
Fors wants to control but Gruberman is having none of it.
Fors manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gruberman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fors doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gruberman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fors is trying to stand up here but Gruberman is controlling him well.
Fors manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gruberman slips a jab and a cross from Fors.
Gruberman tries to bum rush Fors with a series of wild strikes but Fors uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fors shoots and misses
and Gruberman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fors is trying to control but can't.
Fors is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gruberman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fors keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gruberman there.
Gruberman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gruberman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fors doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gruberman.
Gruberman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fors is just riding it out for now. Gruberman eventually gives up the hold.
Gruberman wants to free his trapped foot but Fors is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fors moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fors is looking to stand up but Gruberman isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruberman wants to control from the top but Fors keeps moving.
Fors has a closed guard, preventing Gruberman from standing up.
Fors keeping full guard, as Gruberman tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Fors does no damage.
Fors tries a head kick but it misses.
Fors fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fors rushes Gruberman and presses him up against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Fors - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fors jumps guard.
Gruberman is pushing down on Fors's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fors is fighting to maintain full guard but Gruberman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fors trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fors really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fors is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommi Fors comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gruberman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Gruberman!
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energy
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hype
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