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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Ertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Grimwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimwald has chosen NoMeansNo - Mr. In Between 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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170 lbs
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163 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Ertz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Grimwald!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ertz blocks a jab.
Grimwald looks to land a left hand but Ertz moved out of range nicely.
Grimwald tries to bum rush Ertz with a series of wild strikes but Ertz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a head kick but Ertz moves out of range.
Ertz throws a hook to the side of Grimwald's head but Grimwald sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ertz.
Grimwald takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald stuns Ertz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grimwald tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ertz throws a low kick but Grimwald moves out of range easily.
Grimwald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ertz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ertz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grimwald connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ertz scrambles back to his feet.
Ertz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grimwald.
Gustav Grimwald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimwald stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ertz.
Grimwald keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Grimwald misses
and Ertz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ertz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ertz showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ertz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grimwald tries to roll over but Ertz keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimwald controlling the position well.
Ertz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimwald defending well though.
Ertz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Grimwald defending well though.
Ertz throwing shots but Grimwald is blocking nicely.
Grimwald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Grimwald wants to improve his position but Ertz is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ertz thows a huge punch but Grimwald dodges it nicely.
Ertz is thwarting Grimwald's attempts to control the position.
Grimwald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ertz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Grimwald trying to control here.
Ertz working over Grimwald with some ground and pound. Grimwald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grimwald moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ertz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Grimwald has momentary wrist control but Ertz slips an elbow through the middle.
Ertz is fighting to break Grimwald's control of his arms but Grimwald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ertz preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald controls Ertz momentarily but Ertz frees himself.
Ertz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ertz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grimwald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grimwald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ertz.
Ertz throws a strike but Grimwald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ertz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ertz being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ertz keeping moving, preventing Grimwald from controlling successfully.
Ertz trying to keep a closed guard but Grimwald is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Zack Ertz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grimwald chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ertz can pounce on him.
Grimwald motions for Ertz to come forward. Grimwald throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grimwald lands a nice looking body shot.
Ertz throws out a loose jab but Grimwald uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grimwald throws a nice looking combination but Ertz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimwald gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimwald showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ertz.
Ertz misses with a body shot.
Ertz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ertz gets a double leg takedown into Grimwald's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ertz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grimwald pulls Ertz in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ertz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grimwald seems keen to control Ertz's posture.
Zack Ertz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grimwald looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grimwald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grimwald is trying to keep Ertz in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grimwald is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ertz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ertz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Ertz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustav Grimwald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ertz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimwald.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ertz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grimwald cracks the inside of Ertz's front leg.
Grimwald lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Grimwald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ertz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ertz misses with a right hand
and Grimwald counters with a good low kick that Ertz was not able to check.
Good shot there by Ertz.
Grimwald with a jab.
Grimwald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Ertz misses.
Gustav Grimwald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ertz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grimwald misses with a wild body shot.
Ertz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimwald.
Grimwald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ertz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grimwald lands with an uppercut that bounces Ertz off the cage and back into range.
Ertz slips a jab and a cross from Grimwald.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gustav Grimwald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick by Grimwald misses
and Ertz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grimwald misses with a left hand
and Ertz counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Grimwald tries to roll over but Ertz keeps him under control.
Ertz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grimwald does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Grimwald tries to get to full guard but Ertz has control of the leg.
Grimwald wants to control but Ertz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ertz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ertz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grimwald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ertz throwing shots but Grimwald is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ertz throwing shots but Grimwald is blocking nicely.
Ertz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grimwald is controlling Ertz's trapped leg to prevent Ertz from advancing to side control.
Grimwald on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grimwald avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ertz.
Ertz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Ertz.
Ertz looks to land a strike but Grimwald avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grimwald not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ertz cracks Grimwald with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ertz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ertz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grimwald working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ertz.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Grimwald trying to control the position.
Grimwald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ertz is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Grimwald throws a leg kick but Ertz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ertz looks to throw the jab but Grimwald is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ertz slips a jab from Grimwald.
Grimwald misses with a head kick.
Grimwald throws a jab when Ertz was well out of range.
Grimwald lands with a good body shot.
Ertz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick by Grimwald misses
and Ertz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grimwald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimwald throws out a leg kick but Ertz moves out of range and Grimwald only half commits.
Ertz scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimwald is looking to chop away at Ertz's legs.
Grimwald misses with an uppercut.
Ertz misses with a right hand
and Grimwald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grimwald throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ertz counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ertz connects with the punch.
Nice jab there from Ertz.
Ertz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grimwald.
Grimwald throws a jab when Ertz was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Ertz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ertz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gustav Grimwald!
A victorious Gustav Grimwald thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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