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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franz Grave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgios Geremek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geremek is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by stam1na - kadonneet kolme sanaa . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Franz Grave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Georgios Geremek!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grave throws a left and a right that both miss
and Geremek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Franz Grave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grave misses with a hook to the body
and Geremek counters with a big head kick but Grave shrugs it off.
Geremek's coach down at Facebreaker Academy : Striking was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Geremek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Grave throws a lazy uppercut
and Geremek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grave throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geremek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grave throws a sloppy body shot
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
Grave misses with a hook to the body
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grave throws a right hand that misses
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
Grave lunges at Geremek with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Geremek's hand.
Grave has taken the fight to the clinch.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grave avoids it.
Grave misses with the head strike.
Geremek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Grave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geremek blocks an uppercut.
Grave tries to throw a body punch but Geremek avoids it by throwing Grave back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Geremek.
Grave has a couple of punches blocked by Geremek.
Grave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grave fails to pull guard.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grave avoids it.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Grave throws a head punch that misses.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
Grave misses with a hook to the ribs.
Geremek is leaning against Grave and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grave misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek prevents a body shot from Grave.
Geremek presses Grave against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Geremek.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Geremek digs a right hand into Grave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grave's gas tank.
Geremek prevents a body shot from Grave.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Grave fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Grave fails to land.
Geremek lands a body shot.
Geremek blocks an uppercut.
Geremek cracks Grave with a nice body shot.
Grave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grave avoids it.
Geremek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave jumps guard but Geremek stands there with Grave around his waist. Grave gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grave is breathing heavily.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grave doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Grave avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
Geremek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geremek.
A right hand to the body from Geremek.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Grave throws a punch but it's blocked by Geremek.
Grave can't find room to land a body shot as Geremek controls the action.
Grave misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek blocking some punches.
Geremek is working Grave over against the cage.
Geremek digs a right hand into Grave's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grave's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grave.
Grave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Geremek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Geremek as the two fighters clinch.
Grave doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grave swings wildly with an uppercut but Geremek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Geremek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grave falls off balance throwing a combination
and Geremek counters with a head kick. That will keep Grave thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grave throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Geremek counters with a big head kick but Grave shrugs it off.
Grave swings away with a body shot that misses
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
Grave misses with a left hand
and Geremek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grave misses with an uppercut
and Geremek counters with a head kick. That will keep Grave thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grave throws a lazy uppercut
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
Grave throws a lazy uppercut
and Geremek counters with a head kick. That will keep Grave thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grave rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geremek counters with a head kick.
Franz Grave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grave throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geremek counters with a head kick. That will keep Grave thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Grave misses with a jab to the body
and Geremek counters with a big head kick but Grave shrugs it off.
Grave has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Grave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Geremek trying to land knees to the body.
Grave tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Geremek just stands there and leans against the cage.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Grave avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
Grave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Geremek - that landed with a thud.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grave swings wildly with an uppercut but Geremek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Grave has a couple of punches blocked by Geremek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Grave tries a body shot but Geremek blocks it.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Grave avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Geremek.
Geremek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grave throws a head punch that misses.
Grave tries to pull guard but Geremek holds him up against the cage and eventually Grave drops back down to his feet.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Grave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grave avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Geremek as the two fighters clinch.
Grave tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Geremek works on Grave's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Grave fails to land.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Geremek lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek blocking some punches.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grave avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
Grave tries to pull guard but Geremek holds him up against the cage and eventually Grave drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Grave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grave swings wildly with an uppercut but Geremek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geremek looking to throw knees to the head but Grave is blocking nicely.
Geremek blocking some punches.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Grave tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Grave fails to land.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geremek.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grave fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geremek.
Grave throws a head punch that misses.
Geremek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgios Geremek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Grave misses with a lunging right hand
and Geremek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grave misses with a double jab
and Geremek counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Grave rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Geremek counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Grave is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Grave moves into the clinch.
Grave tries to work over Geremek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek blocks an uppercut.
Grave misses with some punches.
Geremek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
Geremek blocks a body shot from Grave.
A head punch on the inside from Grave fails to land.
Grave throws a punch but it's blocked by Geremek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grave tries to pull guard but Geremek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Grave tries to throw a body punch but Geremek avoids it by throwing Grave back against the cage.
Grave swings wildly with an uppercut but Geremek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grave has a couple of punches blocked by Geremek.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grave.
Georgios Geremek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Grave - that landed with a thud.
Geremek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grave swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Geremek lands a shot to the body.
Grave swings wildly with an uppercut but Geremek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grave can't find room to land a body shot as Geremek controls the action.
Grave tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Geremek's elbow.
Franz Grave has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Grave working aggressively here.
Grave throws a head punch that misses.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Grave tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Grave avoiding damage as Geremek throws knees to the body.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Grave misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grave throws a punch but it's blocked by Geremek.
Geremek blocking some punches.
Grave tries to throw a body punch but Geremek avoids it by throwing Grave back against the cage.
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
Grave struggles to land a body shot inside as Geremek controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Grave misses with a punch to the body.
Geremek tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grave avoids it.
Geremek blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geremek blocking some punches.
Grave throws a head punch that misses.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Grave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geremek.
Grave misses with a body punch.
Grave managing to block the knees to the body from Geremek.
Geremek lands a body punch.
Grave throws a head punch that misses.
Grave fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Franz Grave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geremek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grave is defending well for now.
Geremek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grave.
Grave misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
Grave can't find room to land a body shot as Geremek controls the action.
Grave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Geremek digs a right hand underneath Grave's ribcage. Grave let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Geremek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grave misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Geremek.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Geremek.
Geremek pushes Grave back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Geremek tries to land knees in the clinch but Grave avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grave.
Geremek missing with knees to the body.
Grave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Georgios Geremek.
Well Geremek 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgios Geremek!
A victorious Georgios Geremek thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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