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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hal Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by The Devil's Rejects. Jordan has chosen Dawn of the Dead by Does it Offend you, yeah? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Karl Grossman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
12 - 1 - 1 |
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194 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hal Jordan!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grossman misses with a series of wild punches.
Grossman throws a leg kick but Jordan checks it.
Jordan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jordan scores with a four punch combination!
Grossman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jordan tries to land a front kick but Grossman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jordan throws a jab but it's blocked by Grossman.
Jordan moves out of range of the strikes.
Jordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan tries to work over Grossman's front leg with a kick but Grossman checks it.
Grossman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jordan at a distance.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Karl Grossman has been cut.
Jordan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman wants to clinch.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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.
Jordan with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jordan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grossman manages to avoid it.
Jordan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jordan cracks the inside of Grossman's front leg.
Grossman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grossman lands a nice looking body kick.
Karl Grossman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Jordan misses.
Grossman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grossman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Grossman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jordan's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grossman looks to land a combination. Jordan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Grossman tries to clinch up.
Grossman is looking to slow Jordan down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a lazy head kick
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grossman thinking.
Jordan throws a poor cross that misses
and Grossman counters by moving into the clinch.
Grossman lands with a right to the head.
Grossman digs a right hand underneath Jordan's ribcage. Jordan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grossman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan throws a punch but it's blocked by Grossman.
Jordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grossman backwards.
Jordan controlling the action here for a moment.
Jordan receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Good body shot from Grossman.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordan.
Jordan pushes Grossman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Grossman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is stalling here.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jordan stalling in the clinch but Grossman improves position.
Jordan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grossman can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Grossman blocking some punches.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman pushes Jordan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grossman scores with a shoulder strike.
Grossman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Grossman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grossman breaks from the clinch.
Jordan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grossman is out of range and Jordan settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grossman. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grossman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan clobbers Grossman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, jab by Grossman - just one landing.
Grossman gets tackled into the cage by Jordan. Jordan maintains the clinch.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Jordan's head.
Grossman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grossman being controlled against the cage.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Jordan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grossman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Jordan blocks an uppercut.
Grossman misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grossman misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grossman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Karl Grossman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karl Grossman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grossman finds it's way round the side to connect with Jordan's head.
Grossman cracks Jordan with an open hand slap.
Grossman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jordan.
Grossman tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan clinches.
Grossman misses with a knee strike.
Jordan avoiding damage as Grossman throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordan is working Grossman over against the cage.
Grossman lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jordan breaks the clinch.
Karl Grossman is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan connects with a looping right hand.
Jordan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grossman throws out the jab.
Grossman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan throws a front kick aimed at Grossman's knee but Grossman avoids it well.
Jordan throws a wild body kick that Grossman sees coming a mile off.
Grossman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jordan blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Grossman.
Jordan throws a chopping leg kick but Grossman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grossman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grossman tries a head kick but it misses.
Jordan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grossman momentarily.
Grossman with a hook.
Jordan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grossmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jordan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Grossman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jordan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grossman will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Grossman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jordan.
Jordan slips a straight right by Grossman.
Good leg kick by Jordan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grossman throws a leg kick
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Grossman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh Grossman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jordan is stalking Grossman. Grossman circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Jordan, and it's lights out! Grossman really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hal Jordan!
A victorious Hal Jordan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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