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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taka Dive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Gruunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Gruunch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taka Dive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Gruunch!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dive shoots in for a double leg but Gruunch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gruunch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dive.
Dive misses with a body kick.
Dive shoots in for a takedown but Gruunch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Dive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dive shoots in and drives through. Gruunch sprawls well.
Dive tries for a takedown but Gruunch circles away easily
and Gruunch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dive shoots in for a takedown but Gruunch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dive is breathing heavily.
Dive shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gruunch's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gruunch looking to control.
Gruunch isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dive stacks Gruunch on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dive!
Dive stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dive shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gruunch as he jumps to the side.
Gruunch pushes Dive up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruunch connects with a knee to the head.
Dive taking a breather.
Dive takes an elbow to the temple.
Dive tries to pull guard but Gruunch won't allow it.
Gruunch prevents Dive from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruunch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dive is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gruunch landing knees to the head.
Dive misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gruunch.
Dive goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gruunch prevents it.
Gruunch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dive lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dive fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Gruunch.
Dive is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gruunch to keep the fight standing.
Gruunch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dive throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gruunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruunch tries to land a knee to the head but Dive blocks with his arms.
Dive tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gruunch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dive struggles to land a body shot inside as Gruunch controls his hands.
Dive tries to score a body lock takedown but Gruunch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gruunch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gruunch working Dive over with knees to the body.
Gruunch tries to land a knee to the head but Dive blocks with his arms.
Gruunch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dive jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gruunch walks away with a smile on his face. Dive gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dive is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gruunch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gruunch forces Dive back against the cage and clinches.
Dive on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gruunch gets underhooks to prevent Dive's takedown attempt.
Gruunch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dive tries to pull guard but Gruunch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gruunch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dive in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dive stalls.
Dive throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Taka Dive will probably get the nod.
That's time! Dive's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dive shoots in and drives through. Gruunch sprawls well.
Dive looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gruunch is fending him off so far but Dive persists. Nope, Gruunch circles away and we're back to standing.
Dive misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Dive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruunch closes the distance and clinches.
Dive jumps guard but Gruunch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gruunch lands a knee to the body.
Dive takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruunch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dive is trying to break the clinch but Gruunch is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dive takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dive is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gruunch is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gruunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dive tries to pull guard but Gruunch holds him up against the cage and eventually Dive drops back down to his feet.
Gruunch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dive's face.
Gruunch connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gruunch.
Dive is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gruunch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gruunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dive is trying to push Gruunch away but Gruunch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gruunch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruunch prevents Dive from breaking the clinch.
Gruunch tries a knee to the head but Dive blocks it.
Dive wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gruunch scores with a knee to the head.
Gruunch misses with a knee strike.
Dive wants to take the fight to the mat but Gruunch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gruunch with a knee to the head.
Gruunch lands a knee to the body.
Gruunch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dive blocks it with crossed arms.
Gruunch missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gruunch smiles and moves away.
Dive shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gruunch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dive.
Gruunch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dive wants to take the fight to the mat but Gruunch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dive takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dive tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gruunch lands an elbow just above Dive 's eye.
Dive jumps guard but Gruunch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gruunch.
Dive is trying to drag Gruunch to the mat but Gruunch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gruunch lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dive seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Gruunch is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Dive wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruunch landing knees to the body.
Gruunch landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Gruunch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dive tries for a takedown but Gruunch sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gruunch wants to clinch.
Dive fails with the takedown.
Gruunch has Dive up against the cage in a clinch.
Gruunch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dive's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gruunch crunches a lovely knee into Dive's ribcage.
Gruunch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruunch lands an elbow just above Dive 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruunch tries to land knees in the clinch but Dive avoids the damage to the body.
Dive is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gruunch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taka Dive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruunch lands a damaging elbow.
Dive goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gruunch prevents it.
Dive tries to pull guard but Gruunch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Steve Gruunch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dive wants to get back to striking at distance but Gruunch won't allow it.
Gruunch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gruunch lands an elbow that stopped Dive in his tracks for a moment.
Dive wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dive looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruunch scores with a knee to the head.
Dive is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gruunch lands an elbow just above Dive 's eye.
Gruunch lands an elbow just above Dive 's eye.
Dive tries for a takedown but Gruunch manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Gruunch.
Gruunch crunches a lovely knee into Dive's ribcage.
Gruunch with a knee to the head.
Gruunch has Dive pressed against the cage, preventing Dive from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dive tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gruunch smiles and moves away.
Dive fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruunch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dive's guard.
Dive has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gruunch off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gruunch has Dive up against the cage in a clinch.
Dive tries to break free but Gruunch pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dive just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gruunch's brow.
Gruunch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruunch working Dive over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dive working hard to break the clinch.
Gruunch keeps control of Dive as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dive jumps guard but Gruunch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gruunch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dive's face.
Dive wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gruunch utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gruunch obliges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruunch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Gruunch.
Gruunch landing knees to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Gruunch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gruunch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Gruunch!
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energy
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