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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen The Devil's Rejects as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
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151 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenji Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grossman.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Grossman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Grossman takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman tries to clinch up.
Grossman moves out of range of the body kick.
Grossman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
Grossman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kenji Silva has been cut.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Grossman. Grossman maintains the clinch.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Grossman trying to land knees to the body.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grossman tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grossman misses with a body kick.
Grossman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva slips under a jab.
Grossman misses with a head kick.
Silva slips a straight right by Grossman.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grossman doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab lands there for Grossman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva moves out of range as Grossman throws a body kick.
Silva throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
Grossman blocks the body kick.
Grossman misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Grossman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Grossman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Grossman. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grossman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a low kick but Grossman avoids it.
Grossman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grossman throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Grossman ducks down to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grossman checks a leg kick.
Grossman swinging wildly here.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Grossman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Grossman scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grossman lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Grossman moved away.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grossman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands with a cross.
Grossman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Grossman is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva slips under a jab from Grossman.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grossman thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grossman throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grossman thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grossman clinches with his opponent.
Grossman avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Silva prevents a body shot from Grossman.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Grossman blocks with his arms.
Grossman misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grossman.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grossman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva is trying to stall.
Grossman misses with a body punch.
Grossman lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries to circle away but Grossman has him pinned against the cage.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grossman.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grossman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a body shot from Grossman.
Silva prevents a body shot from Grossman.
Silva blocks a body shot from Grossman.
Grossman tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Silva.
Grossman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grossman tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grossman moves out of range of the body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grossman.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Grossman takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Grossman digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva throws a leg kick but Grossman moved away.
Grossman throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Grossman doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Grossman blocks the leg kick.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Grossman tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Grossman blocks the body kick.
Grossman misses with a hook.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Grossman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Grossman misses with a leg kick.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grossman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva looks for the body kick but Grossman saw that one coming.
Silva throws a hook but Grossman blocks it.
Grossman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Grossman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Grossman clinches.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grossman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman's corner calls for a 1-2. Grossman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
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 avoids a kick to the body.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grossman misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands a jab to Grossman's midsection.
Grossman throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Grossman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grossman - that will leave a mark!
Grossman looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grossman. That one must have hurt.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grossman.
Decent striking displayed by Grossman there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grossman.
Grossman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenji Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Grossman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Grossman fails to land with a series of punches.
Grossman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grossman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Grossman drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Grossman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grossman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grossman.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grossman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grossman throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grossman is keeping busy.
Silva tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Grossman looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Grossman working aggressively here.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grossman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Grossman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Grossman.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Grossman is controlling the position.
Grossman pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grossman has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to push Grossman away but Grossman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kenji Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Grossman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grossman lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Grossman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grossman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Grossman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Grossman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karl Grossman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Grossman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grossman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Grossman as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Grossman.
Grossman pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Grossman lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grossman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Grossman scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 punch.
Grossman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Grossman as the two fighters clinch.
Grossman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Grossman improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grossman lands a right hand.
Grossman tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grossman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Grossman throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grossman manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grossman with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Grossman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grossman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Karl Grossman!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Karl Grossman!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Karl Grossman!
Karl Grossman wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Karl Grossman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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