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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Paulista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gruber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. Paulista comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Champagne Supernova kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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187 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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180 cm
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195 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior Paulista!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gruber - that will leave a mark!
Gruber throws a body kick that misses.
Gruber tests Paulista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruber throws a hook but Paulista blocks it.
Gruber shoots in and bounces Paulista off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Paulista is trying to keep Gruber in close.
Paulista preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paulista is pulling down on Gruber's head. It's preventing any offense from Gruber, at least for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gruber content to stall in guard here.
Paulista has Gruber pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Junior Paulista hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Gruber has taken the fight to the clinch.
Paulista's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paulista escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber throws a solid leg kick but Paulista takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gruber.
Gruber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paulista counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paulista lands a really nice looking cross but Gruber seems unphased.
Gruber is looking to chop away at Paulista's legs.
Gruber misses with a looping right.
Gruber throws a jab but it's blocked by Paulista.
Paulista moves into the clinch.
Paulista looking for a takedown.
Gruber prevents a takedown attempt there.
Paulista is trying to break free.
Paulista pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paulista gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulista missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulista throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gruber blocking the ground and pound attempt from Paulista.
Gruber wants to improve his position but Paulista is controlling well.
Gruber makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gruber.
Paulista throwing strikes but missing.
Paulista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulista throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gruber is trying to control the position but Paulista postures up.
Gruber avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Paulista controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber wriggles free and stands up.
Paulista rushes Gruber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Paulista tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gruber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paulista's elbow.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulista avoids it.
Paulista is trying to break the clinch but Gruber has him pressed against the cage.
Gruber trying to land knees to the body.
Paulista prevents a body shot from Gruber.
Nice elbow from Paulista.
It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Paulista wants to break free but Gruber has control.
Gruber throws a head punch that misses.
Gruber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gruber lands a nice uppercut.
Paulista is trying to force a seperation but Gruber has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulista manages to break the clinch.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Paulista coming out on top.
Gruber dips to his left and cracks Paulista with an uppercut!
Gruber misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulista takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Paulista fails with a takedown attempt.
Hans Gruber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Paulista.
Gruber connects with a right hand. Paulista shakes it off.
Gruber instigates a clinch.
Paulista blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gruber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paulista in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Paulista blocks a body shot from Gruber.
Paulista stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gruber lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paulista blocks a low kick nicely.
Junior Paulista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulista uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruber.
Paulista is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruber.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paulista misses with a body kick.
Gruber thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gruber pushes Paulista up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulista avoids it.
Gruber lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paulista or not.
Paulista wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruber won't allow it.
Paulista is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruber has double underhooks.
Gruber'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.
A shot in the inside from Gruber.
Paulista pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paulista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulista throws a chopping leg kick but Gruber manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gruber.
Paulista has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Gruber.
Paulista tries to circle away but Gruber has him pinned against the cage.
Paulista is looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Paulista scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Gruber.
Paulista has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gruber avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Paulista is breathing heavily.
Gruber unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber is leaning against Paulista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gruber misses with a body punch.
Gruber lands a body shot.
Gruber lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruber with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulista takes a shot to the head.
Gruber slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Gruber.
Paulista wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gruber has him pressed against the cage.
Hans Gruber has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gruber pushes Paulista back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Gruber.
Gruber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gruber is leaning against Paulista and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gruber lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Paulista is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gruber is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paulista to the mat. Paulista regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Paulista is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hans Gruber.
Paulista takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulista has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Paulista there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paulista is rocked!
Gruber throws a lazy right hand but Paulista sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paulista is still on wobbly legs! Can Gruber finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Gruber misses the target.
Gruber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paulista.
Paulista blocks a jab.
Paulista displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Gruber misses with a hook. Paulista ducked under it nicely.
Paulista moves away from the strike by Gruber.
Paulista slips a straight right by Gruber.
Gruber throws a jab when Paulista was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Paulista.
Gruber throws out a loose jab but Paulista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulista uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gruber.
Paulista ducks under a wild hook from Gruber.
Paulista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hans Gruber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruber steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Paulista is out on his feet! Gruber sets himself and nearly takes Paulista's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
In his post fight interview, Hans Gruber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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