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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman has chosen The Devil's Rejects as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl Grossman!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchmont moves in looking to clinch but Grossman pushes him off.
Birchmont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grossman lands the left hand.
Christian Birchmont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Birchmont is looking to clinch.
Grossman works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Grossman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've been told by Birchmont's head coaches at Favor House Atlantic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Birchmont connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Birchmont throws a jab but it's blocked by Grossman.
Grossman tries to land a front kick but Birchmont steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Grossman.
Grossman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grossman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Birchmont throws out the jab.
Grossman lands a body shot.
Grossman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Grossman misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman misses the jab.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grossman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birchmont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grossman throws a low kick but Birchmont avoids it.
Birchmont thows a body shot but no joy.
Grossman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Birchmont staying out of range there.
Birchmont tries to clinch there but Grossman circles away.
Birchmont moves in looking to clinch but Grossman pushes him off.
Grossman lands a lovely overhand right.
Birchmont scores with a jab.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Grossman moves away
enabling Grossman to counter with a crisp jab.
Birchmont throws a lazy uppercut
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Birchmont tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grossman misses with a low kick.
Grossman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grossman throws a looping overhand right but Birchmont ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont closes the distance but Grossman moves to the side
and Birchmont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grossman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Birchmont has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grossman finds it's way round the side to connect with Birchmont's head.
Grossman misses with an uppercut.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grossman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Birchmont had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Birchmont looks to land a left hand but Grossman moved out of range nicely.
Grossman throws a jab when Birchmont was well out of range.
Birchmont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Grossman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Birchmont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grossman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Birchmont on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Birchmont is out of range.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Grossman is having none of it.
Good shot there by Birchmont.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Grossman.
Birchmont throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grossman pushes Birchmont up against the cage in a clinch.
Birchmont tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grossman's elbow.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Birchmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Birchmont is trying to pull guard but Grossman has him pressed against the cage.
Birchmont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Grossman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birchmonts head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grossman.
Birchmont fails to pull guard.
Grossman lands a nice shot to the body.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Birchmont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Birchmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman is leaning against Birchmont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Birchmont.
Birchmont jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grossman walks away with a smile on his face. Birchmont gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Birchmont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Birchmont.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grossman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Birchmont looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Birchmont scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Birchmont moves into the clinch successfully.
Grossman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Birchmont tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grossman smiles and moves away.
Birchmont tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Birchmont tries to clinch but Grossman moves out of range.
Birchmont takes a swing at Grossman's ribcage but misses.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Birchmont is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Birchmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Karl Grossman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grossman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grossman misses with a head kick.
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Birchmont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grossman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Birchmont's sensitive parts.
Birchmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Birchmont instigates a clinch.
Grossman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grossman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Birchmont in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Grossman won't allow it.
Birchmont tries to break free but Grossman pushes him back against the cage.
Birchmont lands a body punch.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Grossman won't allow it.
Grossman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Birchmont's head.
Good body shot from Grossman.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Birchmont is working Grossman over against the cage.
Grossman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Birchmont jumps guard but Grossman stands there with Birchmont around his waist. Birchmont gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Birchmont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grossman scores with a shot to the side of Birchmont's head.
Grossman throws a punch but it's blocked by Birchmont.
Grossman tries to throw a body punch but Birchmont avoids it by throwing Grossman back against the cage.
Birchmont prevents a body shot from Grossman.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Birchmont breaks from the clinch.
Birchmont lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grossman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birchmont moves away from the strike by Grossman.
Grossman lands a front kick.
Some wild striking there from Grossman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont wants to clinch.
Grossman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birchmont.
Birchmont moves in looking to clinch but Grossman pushes him off.
Grossman moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grossman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grossman slips a jab from Birchmont.
The fight stays on the outside here - Birchmont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Birchmont tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grossman counters with a nice body shot.
Grossman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman moves into the clinch.
Birchmont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karl Grossman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Birchmont tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grossman smiles and moves away.
Grossman just misses with a punch to the body.
Birchmont misses with a looping right.
A swing and a miss from Birchmont.
Birchmont keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grossman.
Birchmont gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Birchmont jumps guard but Grossman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
Grossman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Birchmont blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grossman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grossman has a couple of punches blocked by Birchmont.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grossman is trying to maintain a safe position but Birchmont gets an underhook and turns Grossman into the cage.
Birchmont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Birchmont'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.
Grossman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grossman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grossman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grossman blocking some punches.
Grossman throws a head punch that misses.
Birchmont jumps guard but Grossman stands there with Birchmont around his waist. Birchmont gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grossman blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Grossman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Birchmont up against the cage.
Birchmont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Grossman 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! This is the final round!
Birchmont moves out of range of the strikes.
Grossman swings for the body but Birchmont moves out of range.
Birchmont takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grossman looks to throw the jab but Birchmont is out of range.
Birchmont fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grossman slips a jab from Birchmont.
Birchmont rushes Grossman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Birchmont has a couple of punches blocked by Grossman.
Birchmont misses with a hook from the clinch.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Grossman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grossman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Birchmont drags the fight down to the ground.
Grossman won't allow Birchmont to sweep him here.
Grossman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman wants to get up but he can't break Birchmont's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Birchmont looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grossman wanted to stand there but Birchmont had control of the position.
Grossman wants to control from the top but Birchmont keeps moving.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Karl Grossman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Birchmont tries to clinch but Grossman moves out of range.
Birchmont dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Birchmont takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Birchmont tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grossman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Birchmont thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grossman, as that shot connected.
Birchmont is looking to clinch.
Birchmont takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman lands an uppercut.
Birchmont goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Birchmont prevents a body shot from Grossman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Birchmont.
Grossman lands a knee to the head.
Grossman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Grossman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Birchmont fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Birchmont. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Birchmont tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Birchmont blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Grossman.
A head punch on the inside from Grossman fails to land.
Birchmont jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grossman walks away with a smile on his face. Birchmont gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Birchmont is looking to clinch.
Birchmont closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grossman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grossman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Birchmont backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Grossman won't allow it.
Birchmont is trying to pull guard but Grossman has him pressed against the cage.
Birchmont breaks the clinch.
Birchmont tries to clinch there but Grossman circles away.
Grossman lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grossman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Grossman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Birchmont keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Grossman.
Grossman keeps the fight on the outside.
Birchmont uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grossman.
Birchmont is looking to clinch.
Birchmont gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Birchmont fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Grossman holds him up against the cage and eventually Birchmont drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Grossman.
Birchmont tries to pull guard but Grossman won't allow it.
Grossman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grossman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Birchmont jumps guard.
Grossman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Birchmont throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Grossman.
Well Grossman 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Grossman!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Grossman 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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