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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rey Jericho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gronkowski comes to the cage accompanied by I Wanna Gronk. Jericho has chosen "Awesome God" as his entrance music. Rey Jericho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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153 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rob Gronkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rey Jericho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gronkowski does no damage.
Jericho slips a jab and a cross from Gronkowski.
Jericho dives in and grabs Gronkowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gronkowski pushes down on Jericho's head and hops out.
Gronkowski misses the shot to the body.
Gronkowski cracks Jericho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jericho fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gronkowski throws a combination that misses
and Jericho counters with a shoot takedown. Gronkowski fights it but they end up in guard.
Jericho stands up and waves to Gronkowski to follow him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jericho.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jericho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jericho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jericho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gronkowski is avoiding damage well.
Gronkowski struggling a bit here.
Jericho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jericho scoring with punches from side control.
Jericho cracks Gronkowski with a big elbow.
Jericho decides to stand back up.
Jericho keeps the fight on the outside.
Jericho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Jericho showed some decent athleticism there.
Jericho is nestled in close to Gronkowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski wants to get back to full guard.
Gronkowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jericho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gronkowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gronkowski tries to get out of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jericho connects with a nice short shot to Gronkowski's temple.
Gronkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jericho.
Nice strikes from Jericho there.
Gronkowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gronkowski tries to roll over but Jericho keeps him under control.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jericho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jericho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gronkowski's head.
Jericho is nestled in close to Gronkowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jericho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gronkowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jericho.
Jericho drops an elbow to the side of Gronkowski's head.
Jericho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jericho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jericho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jericho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jericho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gronkowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jericho on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jericho.
Jericho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jericho scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gronkowski wants to improve his position but Jericho is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Jericho dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronkowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice sprawl there from Gronkowski as Jericho shoots in.
Gronkowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gronkowski swinging wildly here.
Rob Gronkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jericho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gronkowski swings widly with a right hand
and Jericho makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jericho scores a takedown into full mount!
Jericho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jericho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski wants to hold on but Jericho pushes him away.
Rey Jericho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jericho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gronkowski is rocked!
Jericho lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Gronkowski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jericho unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gronkowski wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jericho celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rey Jericho!
A very excited looking Rey Jericho made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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