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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ed Gruberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruberman's entrance music is Boot to the Head. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Gruberman! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Diaz! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gruberman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A slow jab from Gruberman misses its intended target. Gruberman looks to land a body kick but Diaz moved away. Nice uppercut there from Gruberman. Diaz throws out a loose jab but Gruberman uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice leg kick lands there from Gruberman. Gruberman swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gruberman. Gruberman scores with a push kick. Gruberman misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Gruberman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gruberman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gruberman cracks Diaz with an open hand slap. Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruberman sees it coming and avoids it easily. Gruberman throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Diaz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gruberman but Gruberman pushes him off and we're back to square one. Gruberman lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Gruberman lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range. Gruberman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Diaz. Gruberman cracks Diaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round. Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick. Gruberman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gruberman scores with a jab to the body. Diaz swinging wildly here.
Ed Gruberman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Diaz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Gruberman thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him. Gruberman slips a straight right by Diaz. Gruberman scores with a kick to the body.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Gruberman saw that one coming. Gruberman lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gruberman lands the left hand. Gruberman cracks Diaz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gruberman finish him?
Diaz is rocked! Diaz looks winded! Gruberman thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side. Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Gruberman finish him? You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Diaz got wobbled bad by a big combination! Gruberman presses forward with punches and knees until Diaz stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Diaz closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Gruberman! Ed Gruberman is the new lightweight champion! A relieved looking Ed Gruberman thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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