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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Groenhud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groenhud comes to the cage accompanied by Sometime Lonely by Kelly Chen. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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135 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gronk Groenhud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Samir Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groenhud misses with a low kick.
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Kahn gets a clinch.
Groenhud tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kahn pushes Groenhud back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Groenhud managing to block the knees to the body from Kahn.
Groenhud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Groenhud throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
Kahn is looking to clinch but Groenhud is avoiding it.
Groenhud fails to land with a series of punches.
Groenhud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samir Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn has closed the distance and engaged Groenhud in a clinch.
Kahn controlling the action here for a moment.
Kahn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Groenhud manages to break the clinch.
Groenhud really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn forces Groenhud back against the cage and clinches.
Groenhud manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Groenhud misses.
Groenhud looks to land a combination but Kahn avoids it well.
A left and a right from Groenhud both land. Nice combination.
Groenhud lands a head kick. Kahn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Groenhud misses with a wild combination.
Groenhud throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
Kahn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Groenhud throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Groenhud lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Groenhud.
Groenhud scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn takes the fight into the clinch.
Groenhud can't break the clinch.
Kahn avoiding damage.
Groenhud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groenhud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Groenhud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
Groenhud is breathing heavily.
Kahn is looking to clinch but Groenhud is avoiding it.
Kahn wants to clinch.
Kahn throws a hook but Groenhud blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn clinches with his opponent.
Groenhud tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
Groenhud lands with a nice combination. Kahn backs away looking to recover.
Kahn clinches with his opponent.
Groenhud blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Groenhud manages to break the clinch.
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Groenhud, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Kahn is looking to clinch but Groenhud is avoiding it.
Kahn misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahn.
Kahn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Groenhud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Groenhud looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kahn closes the distance and clinches.
Kahn just leaning against Groenhud, taking a breather.
Kahn prevents Groenhud from breaking the clinch.
Kahn'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.
Kahn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Groenhud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Groenhud tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahn rushes Groenhud and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Groenhud dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Groenhud swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahn.
Kahn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Groenhud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kahn has had enough of the clinch but Groenhud keeps him there for the moment.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kahn clinches.
Kahn is leaning against Groenhud and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Groenhud is trying to break the clinch but Kahn has him pressed against the cage.
Groenhud tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
Kahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhud misses with the combination.
Groenhud tries to bum rush Kahn with a series of wild strikes but Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Groenhud takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahn throws a combination that misses
and Groenhud counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kahn clinches with his opponent.
Kahn looking to slow down the pace here.
Kahn prevents Groenhud from breaking the clinch.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Groenhud.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Groenhud was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kahn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kahn in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn is looking to clinch.
Groenhud throws a right hand that Kahn ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahn also avoids with ease.
Groenhud throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Groenhud throws a right hand that Kahn ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahn also avoids with ease.
Kahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Groenhud circles away.
Gronk Groenhud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kahn wants to clinch
and Groenhud counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kahn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groenhud slips a jab and a cross from Kahn.
Groenhud throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kahn misses with a combination
and Groenhud counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kahn tries to clinch up
and Groenhud counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn throws a low kick but it's checked well by Groenhud.
Kahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Groenhud.
Groenhud throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Groenhud keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Groenhud.
Groenhud keeps the fight on the outside.
Groenhud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Groenhud tries to keep at a distance but Kahn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kahn manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Groenhud attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kahn prevents Groenhud from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kahn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Groenhud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Groenhud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahn leaning against his opponent.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Groenhud breaks from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Groenhud tries to keep at a distance but Kahn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kahn stalling in the clinch.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Groenhud fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Groenhud pushes him off.
Kahn has Groenhud up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Groenhud dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Groenhud throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Groenhud tries to land a leg kick but Kahn saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn tries to clinch but Groenhud moves out of range.
Groenhud shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Groenhud connects with a nice looking jab.
Groenhud throws a head kick but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn has Groenhud up against the cage in a clinch.
Kahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groenhud wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Groenhud wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
Kahn misses with a combination
and Groenhud counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kahn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud lands with a straight right. Kahn didn't see that one coming.
Groenhud will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Groenhud takes one to the side of the head.
Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Groenhud.
Kahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kahn closes the distance but Groenhud moves to the side
enabling Groenhud to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Groenhud pushes him off.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groenhud is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Groenhud throws a head kick that misses.
Kahn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Groenhud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Groenhud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Groenhud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kahn has time to react.
Groenhud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
Kahn misses with a shot to the body
and Groenhud counters with a head kick.
Groenhud swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahn tries to clinch but Groenhud is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn forces Groenhud back against the cage and clinches.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Groenhud backwards.
Groenhud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kahn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kahn continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Groenhud.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Groenhud backwards.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Groenhud misses with a looping left.
Groenhud keeps the fight on the outside.
Groenhud misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahn tries to clinch there but Groenhud circles away.
Kahn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Groenhud counters with a three punch combo that has Kahn backing up. Kahn nods at Groenhud to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn wants to clinch up but Groenhud keeps it at a distance.
Groenhud lands a high kick!
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groenhud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groenhud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kahn wants to clinch up but Groenhud keeps it at a distance.
Groenhud swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahn.
Good work by Groenhud as he checks the leg kick.
Kahn forces Groenhud back against the cage and clinches.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Groenhud clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groenhud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Groenhud lands with a hook. Kahn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kahn moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Groenhud's head but Groenhud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Groenhud works over Kahn's head and body with a nice combination.
Kahn is rocked!
Gronk Groenhud is winning the standup battle so far.
Groenhud connects with the punch.
Kahn is still on wobbly legs! Can Groenhud finish him?
Groenhud throws a sloppy head kick and Kahn moves out of range easily.
Groenhud throws a nice looking combination but Kahn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahn seems to have recovered his senses.
Groenhud walks into a straight right hand from Kahn.
Kahn tries to clinch up.
Kahn wants to clinch.
Groenhud fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn tries to clinch up but Groenhud circles away and keeps his distance.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Groenhud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahn misses with the combination.
Groenhud connects with a nice looking jab.
Groenhud ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Groenhud lands a high kick!
Kahn rushes Groenhud and presses him up against the cage.
Kahn lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
Kahn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groenhud keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Groenhud circles away.
Kahn closes the distance and clinches.
Kahn breaks from the clinch.
Groenhud misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahn looks to clinch
and Groenhud counters with a head kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Groenhud lands with a cross.
Groenhud with a nice cross.
Groenhud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Kahn wants to clinch but Groenhud slips to the side
and Groenhud counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Groenhud sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahn blocks a head kick by Groenhud.
Kahn instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahn looks to clinch
and Groenhud connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Kahn clinches.
Groenhud blocks a body shot from Kahn.
Kahn keeps control of Groenhud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Kahn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Groenhud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Groenhud misses.
Kahn has Groenhud up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Kahn.
Groenhud breaks the clinch.
Kahn wants to clinch
and Groenhud counters with a one-two to the body.
Kahn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Groenhud.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groenhud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groenhud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Groenhud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Groenhud.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Groenhud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Groenhud had his way with Samir Kahn in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fighters circling - Kahn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Groenhud throws a head kick that misses.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Groenhud pushes him off.
Groenhud moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Groenhud pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kahn is out of range and Groenhud settles back down.
Kahn darts in and clinches Groenhud up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Kahn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A lazy left from Groenhud finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn slips a jab and a cross from Groenhud.
Groenhud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Groenhud saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn tries to clinch but Groenhud is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groenhud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Kahn throws a leg kick
and Groenhud counters with a head kick. That will keep Kahn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kahn closes the distance and clinches.
Groenhud tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Groenhud is looking to break free of the clinch but Kahn has double underhooks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Groenhud can't break the clinch.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Groenhud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kahn gets a clinch.
Kahn keeps control of Groenhud as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Groenhud ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch but Groenhud swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Groenhud misses the shot to the body.
Kahn lands with a hook. Groenhud tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samir Kahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Groenhud counters with a head kick.
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Groenhud rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Groenhud avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Groenhud misses with a jab, cross combination.
Groenhud keeps the fight on the outside.
Kahn is looking to clinch.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Groenhud.
Kahn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahn wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Groenhud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn rushes Groenhud and presses him up against the cage.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Kahn breaks the clinch.
Groenhud circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kahn forces Groenhud back against the cage and clinches.
Groenhud can't break the clinch.
Groenhud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Groenhud wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kahn has a couple of punches blocked by Groenhud.
Groenhud throws an elbow but it misses.
Kahn tries a body shot but Groenhud blocks it.
Groenhud swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Groenhud escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kahn misses with a wild combination.
Groenhud misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kahn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Groenhud tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Groenhud checks a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Groenhud.
Kahn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Groenhud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kahn wants to clinch but Groenhud slips to the side
and Groenhud counters with a nice uppercut.
Groenhud misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahn tries to clinch up but Groenhud circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahn moves into the clinch successfully.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahn trying to land knees to the body.
Groenhud tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Samir Kahn.
I think Groenhud has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 49:46
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gronk Groenhud!
Gronk Groenhud retains his bantamweight title!
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hype
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