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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knarles Grunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claude Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunt comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. Thompson has chosen If Rap Gets Jealous by K'naan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Knarles Grunt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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170 cm
27
166 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knarles Grunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Claude Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Thompson throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Grunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch lands to the side of Thompson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grunt.
Grunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Thompson scores with a nice head shot.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thompson.
Grunt lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
Thompson connects with a crisp jab.
Grunt stalks Thompson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thompson's face. Thompson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Claude Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Grunt is out of range.
Grunt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
Grunt misses with a hook.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunt slips under a jab from Thompson.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Grunt misses with a body shot.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Grunt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thompson cracks Grunt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Claude Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Grunt fails with a takedown attempt.
Grunt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Grunt scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson misses with a hook
letting Grunt counter with a right hand.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Grunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a jab when Grunt was well out of range.
Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thompson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson.
Thompson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grunt to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Grunt shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
Grunt dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Grunt off balance momentarily.
Grunt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Grunt.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Grunt avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson takes one on the button.
Grunt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thompson connects with a right hand. Grunt shakes it off.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thompson at a distance.
Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Grunt off balance momentarily.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Grunt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson throws a head kick but Grunt moves out of range.
Thompson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Grunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grunt sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Thompson's defenses. It connects perfectly with Thompson's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Knarles Grunt!
After winning the bout, Knarles Grunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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