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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Grober (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Torc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonard Grober!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Torc!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grober thows a body shot but no joy.
Grober throws a shot from downtown. Torc moves away and avoids it.
Torc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torc misses with a two punch combination.
Grober looks to score with a jab to the body but Torc is just out of range.
Grober thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torc is defended easily by Grober.
Grober shoots in but no luck this time.
Grober throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grober crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torc - the referee stops the clock and Grober gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torc. Grober manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Grober, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Torc closes the distance and clinches up with Grober, looking for a takedown. Torc pushes Grober against the cage but Grober circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Torc moves into the clinch.
Torc breaks the clinch.
Torc is looking to clinch but Grober is avoiding it.
Grober tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Torc was well out of range. Poor timing from Grober.
Grober looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torc is fending him off so far but Grober persists. Nope, Torc circles away and we're back to standing.
Torc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leonard Grober has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Torc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grober ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grober looks to land a right hand but Torc moved out of range.
A combination from Torc does no damage.
Grober takes a swing at Torc's ribcage but misses.
Grober showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Torc.
Torc fails with a takedown attempt.
Grober swats away the attempt to clinch by Torc.
Grober closes the distance and clinches up with Torc, looking for a takedown. Grober pushes Torc against the cage but Torc circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grober connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Torc takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Grober is breathing heavily.
Torc rushes Grober and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Torc stalling in the clinch but Grober improves position.
Grober decides to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Torc wants to control from the top but Grober keeps moving.
Torc trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grober's guard.
Torc trying to control but Grober is working from the bottom.
Torc prevents Grober from getting back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torc gets to his feet. Grober looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Torc misses with a few strikes there.
Torc has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grober finds it's way round the side to connect with Torc's head.
Torc shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grober manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Torc wants to get up but he can't break Grober's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Grober looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grober wants to stand up but Torc is controlling him.
Torc stands up and waves to Grober to follow him.
Torc is looking to clinch.
Torc leaves Grober with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grober.
Grober throws a shot to the body.
Grober shoots in but Torc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Torc or perhaps it was just good defense by Grober which made him look bad.
Torc slips a jab from Grober.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Torc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grober fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Torc shoots in but no luck this time.
Grober avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grober tries to clinch but Torc moves out of range.
Torc cracks Grober with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Grober swings for the body but Torc moves out of range.
Grober moves in looking to clinch but Torc pushes him off.
Torc fails to land the takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grober tries to bum rush Torc with a series of wild strikes but Torc uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grober will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grober jabs at Torc's body.
Leonard Grober seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torc shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grober napping and manages to drive through into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Torc will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grober scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Torc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Torc does no damage.
Torc swinging wildly here.
Torc throws a head kick that misses.
Grober lands a lovely overhand right.
Torc throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grober is defended easily by Torc.
Torc shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grober sprawls well. Grober wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Torc gets slowly back to his feet.
Grober leaves Torc with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Torc is breathing heavily.
Torc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grober swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torc tries a head kick but it misses.
Grober scores with a nice strike.
Grober instigates a clinch.
Torc is looking for a takedown.
Leonard Grober has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Torc.
Grober's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grober jabs Torc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice jab there from Grober.
Grober dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grober scores with a shot to the body.
Torc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grober jabs at Torc's body.
Grober shoots in for a double leg but Torc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Torc on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Torc fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grober sprawls well initially but Torc persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grober scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Torc manages to mount him!
Grober really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Grober tries to hold on but Torc pushes him away.
Torc lands a nice shot to the head.
Torc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grober really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torc tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grober is trying to stand up.
Torc controlling the position easily from mount.
Torc's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grober wants to hold on but Torc pushes him away.
Grober working to try and regain half guard.
Grober wants to hold on but Torc pushes him away.
Torc looking to control but Grober is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torc takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grober is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torc wants to control the pace but Grober is squirming around nicely.
Grober is working to get back to half guard.
Grober is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torc controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leonard Grober will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Torc tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grober manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grober misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torc.
Grober shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Torc defends it nicely.
Torc lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Torc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grober lands a right hook to the body.
Torc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Grober.
Torc misses with a takedown attempt - Grober sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice body kick there by Torc.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Max Torc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grober thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grober tries to score a power double leg takedown but Torc sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grober somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leonard Grober. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grober leaves Torc with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Torc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Torc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grober tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Torc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Torc scores with a takedown into Grober's guard.
Torc's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Grober controls Torc momentarily but Torc frees himself.
Grober can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Torc controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torc stops Grober from standing up.
Torc decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Torc throws a head kick that half lands.
Torc shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grober is trying to defend but Torc finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torc is looking to advance position but Grober won't allow it.
Torc prevents Grober from improving his position.
Torc is looking to advance position but Grober won't allow it.
Max Torc has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grober is doing well to control the position and prevent Torc from advancing to side control.
Grober is not content to let Torc control the position.
Torc might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Grober kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Max Torc has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Grober fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grober swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grober thows a body shot but no joy.
Torc fails with the takedown.
Grober scores with a three punch combo!
Grober tries to clinch up.
Torc closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Grober did well to prevent Torc getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Torc.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grober manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grober preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torc stops Grober from standing up.
Grober not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torc stands and steps away. Grober gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Grober throws a body punch but Torc moves out of range.
Torc shoots for a takedown but Grober saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grober lands a glancing blow to the side of Torc's head.
Torc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Grober avoids it really well and circles away.
Grober is looking to wear down Torc with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Torc is defended easily by Grober.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grober lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Torc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Torc 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Torc!
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RATING
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