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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Kovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Kovalov!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalov slips a straight right by Gruber.
Kovalov scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Gruber tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kovalov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gruber somewhat.
Gruber misses with a wild body shot.
Kovalov moves into range and clinches up with Gruber.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruber misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kovalov as the two fighters clinch.
Kovalov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruber.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gruber.
It looks like Antonio Kovalov has been cut.
Gruber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kovalov'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.
Kovalov avoiding damage as Gruber throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gruber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kovalov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gruber working Kovalov over with knees to the body.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovalov.
Gruber scores with a shot to the side of Kovalov's head.
Gruber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kovalov is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber has Kovalov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kovalov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gruber tries to work over Kovalov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gruber landing knees to the head.
Kovalov breaks the clinch.
Kovalov closes the distance and clinches.
Gruber lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber slows down the pace here.
Gruber drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kovalov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber lands with a right to the head.
Gruber throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalov.
Kovalov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kovalov blocks an uppercut.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but Kovalov blocks it.
Gruber can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalov controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kovalov backwards.
Kovalov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gruber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gruber misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber throws a head punch that misses.
Gruber lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kovalov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gruber manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gruber has Kovalov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kovalov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kovalov prevents a body shot from Gruber.
Gruber crunches a lovely knee into Kovalov's ribcage.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kovalov.
Kovalov is trying to stall.
Gruber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gruber stalling in the clinch but Kovalov improves position.
Gruber misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovalov avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber throws a punch but it's blocked by Kovalov.
Gruber is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kovalov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruber.
Gruber throws a hook to the side of Kovalov's head but Kovalov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kovalov looks to land a right hand but Gruber moved out of range.
Kovalov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gruber's head.
Antonio Kovalov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruber delivers a nice body kick.
Gruber cracks Kovalov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruber throws a head kick that Kovalov semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalov closes the distance and pushes Gruber back into the cage.
Kovalov managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Kovalov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruber tries to throw a body punch but Kovalov avoids it by throwing Gruber back against the cage.
Kovalov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kovalov.
Gruber misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gruber up against the cage.
Gruber pushes Kovalov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kovalov stops a takedown attempt from Gruber.
Gruber throws an elbow but it misses.
Gruber stalling in the clinch but Kovalov improves position.
Kovalov blocks a body shot from Gruber.
Gruber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kovalov's elbow.
Gruber presses Kovalov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gruber misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gruber missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Gruber.
Gruber misses with a knee strike.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Kovalov avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruber misses with some punches.
Kovalov is trying to maintain a safe position but Gruber gets an underhook and turns Kovalov into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gruber scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kovalov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber drops his hands momentarily and Kovalov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gruber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kovalov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gruber.
Gruber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kovalov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruber as he jumps to the side.
Kovalov staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gruber.
Kovalov tries to move into range but Gruber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovalov needs to keep his hands up - Gruber had a free shot at his head there.
Gruber fakes the leg kick and cracks Kovalov in the body.
Kovalov is breathing heavily.
Gruber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovalov takes one to the chin there.
Kovalov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gruber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That has opened up Antonio Kovalov's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to work over Kovalov's front leg with a kick but Kovalov checks it.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
Gruber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gruber ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gruber throws a hook but Kovalov avoids it easily.
Kovalov takes one to the side of the head.
Gruber loads up on a big right hand but Kovalov slips the punch.
Gruber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kovalov is looking to control Gruber's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kovalov avoid being mounted?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovalov tries to roll over but Gruber keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Kovalov blocks a head kick by Gruber.
Gruber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kovalov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kovalov checks a leg kick.
Gruber works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kovalov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kovalov misses with a double jab.
Gruber bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kovalov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kovalov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body kick from Kovalov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kovalov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kovalov blocks a low kick nicely.
Gruber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kovalov in his tracks.
Gruber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kovalov can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gruber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kovalov.
Kovalov darts in and clinches Gruber up against the cage.
Gruber has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kovalov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gruber misses with a knee to the head.
Gruber lands with a right to the head.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the head but Kovalov blocks with his arms.
Gruber swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalov avoiding damage as Gruber throws knees to the body.
Gruber gets through Kovalov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gruber fails to land.
Gruber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber misses with a punch on the inside.
Gruber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kovalov effectively controlling the action here.
Kovalov missing with knees to the body.
Gruber digs a right hand into Kovalov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovalov's gas tank.
Gruber working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Gruber.
Kovalov takes a shot to the head.
Gruber lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kovalov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gruber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kovalov or not.
Gruber is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gruber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gruber can't find room to land a body shot as Kovalov controls the action.
Gruber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gruber digs a right hand into Kovalov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovalov's gas tank.
Kovalov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gruber struggles to land a body shot inside as Kovalov controls his hands.
Kovalov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gruber is keeping busy.
Hans Gruber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruber digs a right hand into Kovalov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kovalov's gas tank.
Hans Gruber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gruber swings wildly with an uppercut but Kovalov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovalov is pushing Gruber up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Antonio Kovalov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gruber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kovalov pushes Gruber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gruber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gruber misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruber.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gruber takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruber has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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