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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ole Solseng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solseng is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Horse - Hero of the Day. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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285 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ole Solseng!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grabowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solseng lands a head shot.
Grabowski tries for a takedown but Solseng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grabowski looks to land a combination but Solseng avoids it well.
Solseng just misses with a punch to the body.
Grabowski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grabowski closes the distance and clinches up with Solseng, looking for a takedown. Grabowski pushes Solseng against the cage but Solseng circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Grabowski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Grabowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Solseng struggling a bit here.
Solseng tries to bench press Grabowski off him but Grabowski keeps the position.
Grabowski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Solseng is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Grabowski fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Grabowski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng dodges the ground and pound from Grabowski.
Grabowski looks up at the clock and then as Solseng takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grabowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Grabowski scoring with punches from side control.
Grabowski trying to control the position but Solseng is working away.
Solseng prevents Grabowski from moving into mount.
Grabowski in side control, throwing shots but Solseng defends.
Grabowski connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Solseng some visible discomfort.
Solseng is looking for a sweep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grabowski in side control, throwing shots but Solseng defends.
Grabowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Solseng controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Solseng tries to bench press Grabowski off him but Grabowski keeps the position.
Solseng manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Solseng is staying active underneath Grabowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Solseng sees it coming and defends easily.
Grabowski throwing shots but Solseng is blocking nicely.
Grabowski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Solseng wants to improve his position but Grabowski is controlling well.
Solseng trying to hold on to Grabowski's head to control him but Grabowski postures up.
Grabowski thows a huge punch but Solseng dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solseng is staying active underneath Grabowski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Grabowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Solseng gets full guard.
Solseng is trying to keep Grabowski in close.
Grabowski is fighting to break Solseng's control of his arms but Solseng is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Grabowski throwing strikes but missing.
Solseng has Grabowski pulled in close to control his posture.
Grabowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Grabowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng seems keen to control Grabowski's posture.
Grabowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Solseng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grabowski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grabowski landing with the ground and pound.
Grabowski throwing strikes but missing.
Grabowski postures up in Solseng's guard and throws a big left but Solseng blocks it.
Grabowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Solseng is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Solseng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grabowski postures up in Solseng's guard and throws a big left but Solseng blocks it.
Grabowski throws a big right hand that misses.
Solseng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Grabowski dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Solseng closes the distance and clinches.
Grabowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Solseng has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Solseng.
Grabowski looking for a takedown.
Solseng misses with a punch on the inside.
Grabowski working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Solseng.
A right hook to the body lands for Solseng.
Grabowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grabowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grabowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Grabowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solseng lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Solseng.
Solseng lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solseng stops a takedown attempt from Grabowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Solseng tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grabowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Solseng working aggressively here.
Grabowski wants a takedown.
Solseng lands an uppercut.
Solseng keeps control of Grabowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Grabowski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Solseng fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Solseng stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Solseng with a nice cross.
Solseng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Solseng has a couple of punches blocked by Grabowski.
Solseng pushes Grabowski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solseng misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grabowski wants to break free but Solseng has control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solseng tries a body shot but Grabowski blocks it.
Solseng prevents a takedown attempt there.
Solseng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Solseng scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Solseng lands a left hand.
Solseng lands with a right to the head.
Grabowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Solseng prevents the takedown attempt.
Solseng lands with a left to the head.
Grabowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Grabowski working hard to break the clinch.
Solseng lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Solseng won't allow it.
Solseng throws a head punch that misses.
Solseng lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Solseng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solseng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Solseng tries to throw a body punch but Grabowski avoids it by throwing Solseng back against the cage.
Solseng swings wildly with an uppercut but Grabowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grabowski wants a takedown but no success here.
Solseng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grabowski is trying to force a seperation but Solseng has the dominant position.
Grabowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Solseng prevents it.
Grabowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solseng gets through Grabowski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grabowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grabowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Solseng lands a hook to the side of the head.
Solseng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grabowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Solseng there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Solseng catches Grabowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Solseng sends Grabowski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Solseng is motioning to the referee to let Grabowski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Grabowski is rocked!
Solseng closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Grabowski out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ole Solseng!
Ole Solseng seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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