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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Klum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzesimir Ciupaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ciupaga is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Polak potrafi. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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185 cm
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218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grant Klum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzesimir Ciupaga!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Ciupaga.
Ciupaga instigates a clinch.
Klum blocks an elbow strike from Ciupaga.
Klum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klum blocks the elbow strike.
Klum wants to get back to striking at distance but Ciupaga won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ciupaga.
Ciupaga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Klum is defending well for now.
Ciupaga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ciupaga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klum avoids it.
Ciupaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Grant Klum has been cut.
Ciupaga lands a right hand.
Ciupaga lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ciupaga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ciupaga lands a damaging elbow.
Ciupaga lands an elbow that stopped Klum in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciupaga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Klum.
Ciupaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ciupaga scores a nice knee to the body.
Klum is breathing heavily.
Ciupaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klum's defenses.
Klum takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciupaga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciupaga.
Nice elbow from Ciupaga.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciupaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ciupaga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ciupaga lands a knee to the body.
Ciupaga crunches a lovely knee into Klum's ribcage.
Ciupaga lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Ciupaga.
A hook to the body from Ciupaga.
Ciupaga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Klum up against the cage.
Ciupaga lands a nice shot to the body.
Ciupaga looking to throw knees to the head but Klum is blocking nicely.
Ciupaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klum's face.
Ciupaga lands a hook that snaps the head of Klum backwards.
Klum being controlled against the cage.
Ciupaga lands a shot to the body.
Klum avoiding damage as Ciupaga throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciupaga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ciupaga lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Klum being controlled against the cage.
Ciupaga scores with a knee to the head.
Klum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ciupaga has him pressed against the cage.
Ciupaga lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ciupaga misses with an elbow strike.
Ciupaga landing knees to the body.
Klum being controlled against the cage.
Ciupaga tries to land a knee to the head but Klum blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Ciupaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ciupaga lands an elbow inside that Klum shrugs off.
Ciupaga tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klum tries to break free but Ciupaga pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klum can't break the clinch.
Ciupaga dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klum is looking to break free of the clinch but Ciupaga has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzesimir Ciupaga dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Klum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ciupaga is looking to clinch.
Ciupaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ciupaga scores with a jab to the body.
Grant Klum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Klum. Those never looked like landing.
Klum throws a head kick that misses.
Ciupaga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ciupaga misses with a knee strike.
Ciupaga lands a damaging elbow.
Klum takes an elbow to the temple.
Klum is trying to break the clinch but Ciupaga is controlling him.
Ciupaga lands an elbow that stopped Klum in his tracks for a moment.
Ciupaga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ciupaga tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ciupaga putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Klum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciupaga lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klum or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciupaga lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ciupaga.
Ciupaga lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ciupaga has Klum pressed against the cage.
Klum takes an elbow to the temple.
Ciupaga works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ciupaga lands an elbow inside.
Ciupaga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ciupaga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ciupaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klum's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciupaga lands an elbow inside.
Ciupaga gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Klum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Klum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ciupaga working Klum over with knees to the body.
Ciupaga creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klum's defenses.
Ciupaga stalling in the clinch.
Ciupaga lands a damaging elbow.
Ciupaga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ciupaga.
Ciupaga'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.
Klum takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciupaga connects with a nasty looking knee right to Klum's face.
Come on Ciupaga - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A knee to the head by Ciupaga.
Ciupaga landing knees to the body.
Ciupaga displaying some good clinch control by pressing Klum up against the cage.
Ciupaga comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ciupaga lands a damaging elbow.
Klum wants to break free but Ciupaga has control.
Ciupaga using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ciupaga lands an elbow inside that Klum shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciupaga scores with a knee to the head.
Ciupaga is struggling to control the position.
Klum takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ciupaga lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Ciupaga.
Ciupaga scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzesimir Ciupaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grant Klum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ciupaga scores with a hook to the body. Klum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ciupaga checks the leg kick nicely there.
Klum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ciupaga sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Klum throws a sloppy body shot
and Ciupaga counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Klum!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ciupaga is taking a breather. Klum says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ciupaga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Klum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ciupaga.
Ciupaga controlling the pace.
Ciupaga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Klum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciupaga looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ciupaga with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ciupaga thows a huge punch but Klum dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ciupaga in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciupaga looks to land a strike but Klum avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ciupaga is looking to work some ground and pound but Klum has wrist control.
Ciupaga seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ciupaga wants to control from the top but Klum keeps moving.
Ciupaga controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Krzesimir Ciupaga wasn't active enough on the ground.
Klum dives in and grabs Ciupaga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ciupaga pushes down on Klum's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciupaga gets a clinch.
Ciupaga leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ciupaga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Klum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ciupaga lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krzesimir Ciupaga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ciupaga lands an elbow just above Klum 's eye.
Ciupaga lands with a right to the head.
Ciupaga lands a good knee to the midsection. Klum won't want to take too many of those.
Ciupaga unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciupaga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ciupaga obliges.
A knee to the head by Ciupaga.
Klum takes an elbow to the temple.
Klum takes a shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ciupaga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grant Klum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Klum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krzesimir Ciupaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ciupaga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krzesimir Ciupaga!
During a confident post fight interview, Krzesimir Ciupaga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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